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Abstract

A method of recommending goods or services to a user is described. The recommendations are made based on various data sources containing information of the user and the possible recommendations. A first recommendation is made to a user within a restricted time limit via a portable computing device such as a mobile telephone or a PDA, the time limit restricting the available sources of information which may be consulted to produce the recommendation. The user is then offered a second recommendation of improved accuracy; to achieve this the time limit is increased, so allowing additional data sources to be consulted. The second recommendation may be offered via a fixed computing device such as a self service terminal (SST), allowing greater bandwidth access to the data sources, and allowing additional services or information to be provided to the user, such as detailed information or images on the recommendations.

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