Howard A Cohl

US Patent:

20020002504, Jan 3, 2002

Filed:

May 3, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/848631

Inventors:

Andrew Engel - Huntington Beach CA, US
Peter Engel - West Hollywood CA, US
Howard Cohl - West Hollywood CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/026000

Abstract:

A mobile shopping assistant coupled to a global positioning system and a global computer network facilitating a potential consumer's purchasing decision. A mobile shopping assistant comprising an optical scanner and a global positioning system scans a bar code of a product. The information from the bar code along with location information of the mobile shopping assistant is transmitted to a global computer network such as the internet. Based upon the information provided, a price and discount server transmits back to the mobile shopping assistant pricing and location information about similar products. The potential consumer may then use this information to make a purchasing decision and to obtain the best value. The potential consumer saves considerable time in making a purchasing decision. Additionally, the potential consumer may save money, obtain a better value, or obtain the product more quickly based on the information provided. The potential consumer's use may be tracked and used to better serve the potential consumer.

US Patent:

59765500, Nov 2, 1999

Filed:

Nov 20, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/196527

Inventors:

Peter H. Engel - Los Angeles CA
Howard Cohl - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

A61K 3578
A61K 39385
A61K 3173
A61K 31205
A61K 3119
A61K 31045

US Classification:

4241951

Abstract:

A dietary food supplement for weight reduction formed of a mixture of a sugar based confectionary containing therapeutic amounts of chitosan, kava and a fat burning nutriceutical which may include choline/inusital, chromium picolinate, beta-hydroxy-beta-methyl butyrate, L-carnitine and pyruvate or any combination thereof.