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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
West View Research, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark J. Gazdzinski, Newark, DE (US);
Robert F. Gazdzinski, San Diego, CA (US);
WEST VIEW RESEARCH, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A computerized apparatus useful for causing transfer of items (tangible or otherwise) from at least one location to another. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a portable user-operated apparatus having at least one input device enabled to receive input identifying the item(s) to be transferred, and a wireless interface to interface with a nearby computer system (e.g., desktop computer, kiosk, or other device) to cause the computer system to invoke the transfer via a remote entity. In one variant, the transfer involves inputting barcode data via the portable device, and resultant shipment of consumable items to the user's location. In another variant, the transfer is an electronic transfer of a data structure such as an MP3 music file.