System and Method for Order Processing Using Customer Location Information
AssigneeWal-Mart Stores, Inc.
InventorsTravis Brantley, Bryan Finster, Ben Rowse, Khem Chander, Anthony G. Wind
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to electronic order processing of items in an electronic commerce environment. A geographic boundary associated with a physical location of a retail entity can be implemented using, for example, a geo-fence. An order for an item from the retail location can be received by a customer and a notification prioritizing processing of the order can be generated based on a location of the user relative to the geographic boundary.
Claims20
In an electronic commerce environment, a method of processing an order for an item, the method comprising:
- defining a geographic boundary associated with a physical location of a retail entity;
- receiving, from a customer via the electronic commerce environment, an order for an item from the retail location;
- and
- generating an electronic notification prioritizing processing of the order based on a location of the user relative to the geographic boundary.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage device configured to store instructions executable by a processing device, wherein execution of the instructions in an electronic commerce environment causes the processing device to implement a method of processing an order for an item comprising:
- Reading instructions to define a geographic boundary associated with a physical location of a retail entity;
- receiving, from a customer via an electronic commerce environment, an order for an item from the retail location;
- and
- reading instructions to generate an electronic notification prioritizing processing of the order based on a location of the user relative to the geographic boundary.
An electronic commerce system for processing an order for an item comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium storing an order processing engine;
- and
- a processing device programmed to execute the order processing engine to:
- define a geographic boundary associated with a physical location of a retail entity;
- receive, from a customer, an electronic order for an item from the retail location;
- and
- generate an electronic notification prioritizing processing of the order based on a location of the user relative to the geographic boundary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.