System, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for allowing a customer to place orders remotely and for automatically adding goods to an order based on historical data

US9805409B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WAL-MART STORES, INC. · US

Inventors

• David Jon Carr · Mountain View, US
• Richard Mark Ramsden · Foster City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 29, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0635
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for allowing a customer to order goods on-line or remotely and to pick-up the goods at a desired location or store are disclosed. The techniques include receiving a customer order. The customer order includes at least one good. The techniques further include populating a virtual basket with a preset list of goods as a function of reference time data and time data associated with the preset list of goods.