Patent 7596513 was granted and assigned to Intuit on September, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Internet enhanced local shopping system in which businesses having physical stores where products and services can be purchased submit their inventories and business terms, including their geographic locations, into a searchable database available to shoppers wanting to buy products and services locally so that shoppers can find stores in their area where the products and services they desire are available and can be purchased under specified terms.