Delivery of remotely ordered items to the current location of a user when geographic information indicates that the user is within a predetermined area associated with a physical store

US10185984B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Walmart Apollo, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jason D. Shaffer · Rogers, US
• Rachael Ulman · New York, US
• Richard Mark Ramsden · Foster City, US
• David Jon Carr · Mountain View, US
• Mark J. Valentine · Bentonville, US
• Corey L. Peach · Berryville, US
• Kevin A. Ruehle · Rogers, US
• David G. Tovey · Rogers, US
• Todd Franke · Bentonville, US
• Timothy J. Burleson · Bentonville, US
• Danielle McPherson · Springdale, US
• Kuleni Gebisa · Mountain View, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 17, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 22, 2019
• Expiry date: Apr 10, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/021
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of a computer-implemented method and system pertaining to drive through grocery pickup are described. In one example, a computer-implemented method receives geographic information about a user. The geographic information indicates that the user is within a predetermined area associated with the physical store. The method also determines whether there is a pending remotely placed order for a user account associated with the user in a database associated with the physical store. In response to a determination that there is the pending remotely placed order for the user account associated with the user in the database, the method transmits order information to a computing device of the physical store. The order information includes one or more items in the pending remotely placed order. The method also determines a current location of the user. The method further causes a delivery of the one or more items to the current location.