Prioritized ordering system and method

US11037218B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Lisa Coleman · Kansas City, US
• Blythe P. Cook · Arlington, US
• Mohanakrishnan V. Giridharan · Overland Park, US
• Jeffrey S. Henshaw · Ashburn, US
• Aleksander Koromyslov · Olathe, US
• Deepthi Kota · Overland Park, US
• Neilesh Nath · Ashburn, US
• Nagaraj Palaniswamy · Overland Park, US
• Robert Roy · Hoffman Estates, US
• Kathy Ternes · Overland Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 15, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0641
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system for ordering a new electronic device is provided with an application programming interface to receive notification of the availability of a new electronic device and to send a selection of a feature for that new electronic device. A database can be coupled to a server to store the selected feature and to store a priority status value assigned to the new electronic device when feature selections are made. The priority status value allows prioritized ordering of a new electronic device. Preferably, one or more new electronic devices are ordered within a pre-determined period after a pre-order opening date, all of which is performed on the application programming interface of an electronic device.