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A system is provided in which a handheld computing device may be used to provide a user with shopping assistance services. A shopping assistance service may allow a user to obtain directory information for a shopping mall. A user may use the handheld computing device to handle shopping lists. The ha

A system is provided in which a handheld computing device may be used to provide a user with shopping assistance services. A shopping assistance service may allow a user to obtain directory information for a shopping mall. A user may use the handheld computing device to handle shopping lists. The handheld computing device may display promotional material based on the shopping lists. The handheld computing device may be used to obtain information on products being sold in a store. Products may be purchased using wireless financial transactions. Reminders and other messages may be sent to the handheld computing device. The location of the handheld computing device may be monitored. Services may be provided to the user based on the location of the handheld computing device. The handheld computing device may communicate with communications equipment in retail establishments using a local wireless link.

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A system is provided in which a handheld computing device may be used to provide a user with shopping assistance services. A shopping assistance service may allow a user to obtain directory information for a shopping mall. A user may use the handheld computing device to handle shopping lists. The ha

A system is provided in which a handheld computing device may be used to provide a user with shopping assistance services. A shopping assistance service may allow a user to obtain directory information for a shopping mall. A user may use the handheld computing device to handle shopping lists. The handheld computing device may display promotional material based on the shopping lists. The handheld computing device may be used to obtain information on products being sold in a store. Products may be purchased using wireless financial transactions. Reminders and other messages may be sent to the handheld computing device. The location of the handheld computing device may be monitored. Services may be provided to the user based on the location of the handheld computing device. The handheld computing device may communicate with communications equipment in retail establishments using a local wireless link. recited in claim 1, wherein the knowledge database has a structured tree configuration for relating the patient condition to related data including at least one of a treatment, a symptom, and a diagnosis. 11. The medical record processor recited in claim 1, further comprising a revisor in electronic communication with a user interface for receiving and implementing a user revision to the draft medical record to create an accepted medical record. 12. The medical record processor recited in claim 11, wherein the user interface comprises at least one of a display terminal, a keyboard, a pointing device, and a printer. 13. The medical record processor recited in claim 12, wherein the revisor comprises means for matching the user revision with data in the knowledge database. 14. The medical record processor recited in claim 13, wherein the matching means comprises a best-fit comparing software routine. 15. The medical record processor recited in claim 11, further comprising a medical record storage routine for storing the accepted medical record. 16. The medical record processor recited in claim 15, further comprising means for adding an acceptance identifier to the accepted medical record. 17. The medical record processor recited in claim 1, further comprising a medical record storage routine for storing the draft medical record. 18. A medical record processing system comprising: a voice input device; a voice processor for receiving unprompted and unstructured free dictation from a medical personnel via the voice input device, for processing the dictation, and for generating voice data comprising a plurality of terms therefrom; a key term comparator for identifying a key medical term in the generated voice data by comparing each term in the generated voice data with a plurality of key medical terms; a separator for separating the identified key medical terms from non-key medical terms in the generated voice data and for eliminating a non-key medical term from the generated voice data; a medical term matcher for matching the identified key medical term with a patient condition and for extracting from a knowledge database additional data on the patient condition; and a medical record creator for generating a draft medical record comprising the identified key medical term and the additional data. 19. The system recited in claim 18, wherein the voice input device comprises a voice recorder. 20. The system recited in claim 18, further comprising a personnel identifier for identifying the medical personnel from whose dictation the generated voice data have come. 21. The system recited in claim 18, further comprising a key medical term database containing the plurality of key medical terms, and wherein the key term comparator comprises means for accessing the key medical term database. 22. The system recited in claim 18, wherein the separator comprises a natural language parser. 23. The system recited in claim 18, further comprising a memory device for storing the eliminated non-key medical term and software means for routing the eliminated non-key medical term thereto. 24. The system recited in claim 18, further comprising a storage device whereon the knowledge database resides. 25. The system recited in claim 24, wherein the additional data from the knowledge database comprise treatment data related to the patient condition. 26. The system recited in claim 24, wherein the comparator comprises a software subroutine having means for accessing the storage device. 27. The system recited in claim 24, wherein the knowledge database has a structured tree configuration for relating the patient condition to related data including at least one of a treatment, a symptom, and a diagnosis. 28. The system recited in claim 18, further comprising a user interface and a revisor in electronic communication with the user interface for receiving and implementing a user revision to the draft medical record to create an accepted medical record. 2