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US9195986B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 2012
Grant dateNov 24, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0603
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Electronic-based systems and methods for enhancing a user's experience when shopping for components of a mechanical or electrical device or apparatus, which include downloadable software (i.e., a mobile device application) that provides access to component information/data using the mobile device, in particular component information/data provided by a manufacturer from its personal database, electronic devices that include such software, and methods of accessing the component information and optionally, acting upon the information to order the component.

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