Facilitation of authorized in-store pickup in conjunction with online ordering

US9721285B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Home Depot Product Authority, LLC · US

Inventors

• Mary B. Jones · Powder Springs, US
• Jenna Floyd · Smyrna, US
• Ashley Yancey · Dacula, US
• Carly Westcott · Atlanta, US
• Emily Knox · Smyrna, US
• Shannon Chister · Canton, US
• Reid Tarentino · Mableton, US
• Sastry Akella · Marietta, US
• Nathan Hawk · Marietta, US
• Brandon Knox · Smyrna, US
• Christopher Nuckles · Austell, US
• Todd Stormes · Canton, US
• Angie Brown · Atlanta, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 1, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 13, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0617
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Technologies are described herein for the facilitation of authorized in-store pickup in conjunction with online ordering. A request to process an order of an item selected by a customer and placed through a website may be received. The website may be transformed to a cart fulfillment web page including a fulfillment interface. Through the fulfillment interface, a selection of an option for in-store pickup by a third party may be received from the customer. Through the fulfillment interface, identifying information regarding the third party, pickup details associated with the in-store pickup of the item by the third party, and a preferred notification method for contacting the third party may also be received from the customer. An authorization pickup record related to the in-store pickup of the item by the third party may be generated. The authorization pickup record may be transmitted to the third party via the preferred notification method.