Approach for processing electronic orders
Assigneee-centives, Inc.
InventorsPradeep Javangula, Norbert Hendrikse, Sailendra Padala
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Abstract
Processing an electronic order involves receiving from a mobile customer device first order data for an order that contains less than a minimum set of data required by a merchant to completely process the order. Additional information required by the merchant to completely process the order is retrieved. Second order data is generated based upon the first order data and the additional information. The second order data contains at least the minimum set of data required by the merchant to completely process the order. The second order data is provided to a merchant for processing.
Claims44
A method for processing electronic orders comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- receiving from a mobile customer device first order data for an order and device identification data, wherein the first order data includes less than a minimum set of data required by a merchant to completely process the order and the device identification data identifies the mobile customer device;
- retrieving, based upon the device identification data, at least one data item that is not contained in the first order data, but that is required to completely process the order;
- generating, based upon the first order data and the at least one data item, second order data that includes the minimum set of data required by the merchant to completely process the order;
- and
- providing the second order data to the merchant for processing.
A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- receiving from a mobile customer device first order data for an order and device identification data, wherein the first order data includes less than a minimum set of data required by a merchant to completely process the order and the device identification data identifies the mobile customer device;
- retrieving, based upon the device identification data, at least one data item that is not contained in the first order data, but that is required to completely process the order;
- generating, based upon the first order data and the at least one data item, second order data that includes the minimum set of data required by the merchant to completely process the order;
- and
- providing the second order data to the merchant for processing.
A computer system for processing electronic orders comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory includes one or more sequences of one more instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- receiving from a mobile customer device first order data for an order and device identification data, wherein the first order data includes less than a minimum set of data required by a merchant to completely process the order and the device identification data identifies the mobile customer device;
- retrieving, based upon the device identification data, at least one data item that is not contained in the first order data, but that is required to completely process the order;
- generating, based upon the first order data and the at least one data item, second order data that includes the minimum set of data required by the merchant to completely process the order;
- and
- providing the second order data to the merchant for processing.
An apparatus for processing electronic orders comprising:
- an information repository;
- and
- a transaction facilitator communicatively coupled to the information repository, wherein the transaction facilitator is configured to:
- receive from a mobile customer device over a wireless communications link first order data for an order and device identification data, wherein the first order data includes less than a minimum set of data required by a merchant to completely process the order and the device identification data identifies the mobile customer device;
- retrieve from the information repository, based upon the device identification data, at least one data item that is not contained in the first order data, but that is required to completely process the order;
- generate, based upon the first order data and the at least one data item, second order data that includes the minimum set of data required by the merchant to completely process the order, and
- provide the second order data to the merchant for processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.