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Order fulfillment systems and methods with customer location tracking

US10453025B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

20Claims

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Assignee

TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC · US

Inventors

Varun Reddy Agasti · Schaumburg, US
Leena Munjal · Algonquin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2015
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that provide a pickup process for items purchased from a store. In some embodiments, a mobile computing device of a customer may determine whether the mobile computing device and therefore the customer are in a pickup zone for a store. In response to determining that the mobile computing device is in the pickup zone, the mobile computing device may notify the customer and request whether the customer wishes to initiate pickup of purchased items from the store. The mobile computing device may notify a merchandise pickup system of the customer's desire to pickup the purchased items.

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