Method and system for placing and filling remote orders
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1. A method for filling orders, said method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a customer location where a customer is currently located in response to a general vendor request from the customer;
determining vendors close to the customer location;
sending to the customer a vendor listing based on the customer location;
receiving a desired vendor request from the customer; and
facilitating placement of an order from a customer to the desired vendor via a direct link between the customer and the desired vendor.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for filling remote orders placed by customers. A customer location is identified where the customer is currently located and vendors close to the customer location are determined. A desired vendor request is received from the customer and placement of an order is facilitated from a customer directly to the desired vendor using a direct link. In one particular embodiment, the customer makes a delivery request to receive the prepared order using an identification tag to identify the previously placed order and subsequently the customer is provided with the order prepared using an automated delivery system.
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1. A method for filling orders, said method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a customer location where a customer is currently located in response to a general vendor request from the customer;
determining vendors close to the customer location;
sending to the customer a vendor listing based on the customer location;
receiving a desired vendor request from the customer; and
facilitating placement of an order from a customer to the desired vendor via a direct link between the customer and the desired vendor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for placing orders and filling orders placed by a customer, said method comprising the steps of:
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sending a vendor request from a customer to an order control center;
establishing a customer location at which the customer is currently located;
receiving by the customer of a list of vendors close to the customer location;
selecting a desired vendor by the customer;
placing an order by the customer with the desired vendor;
receiving by the customer of an identification tag corresponding to the order; and
after arrival of the customer at the desired vendor, receiving by the customer of the order via an automated delivery system upon presenting the identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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13. A method for filling orders, said method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a customer location at which a customer is currently located in response to a general vendor request;
determining vendors close to the customer location;
sending to the customer a vendor listing based on the customer location;
receiving a desired vendor request from the customer;
receiving by the desired vendor a remote order placed by the customer;
assigning an identification tag corresponding to the order;
preparing the order;
receiving a delivery request to receive the prepared order by the customer using the identification tag; and
providing the order to the customer using an automated delivery system.
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14. A system for filling remote orders placed by customers, said system comprising:
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an order control center for determining vendors close to a customer location, for receiving a desired vendor request from a customer at the customer location and for facilitating placement of an order from the customer to the desired vendor via a direct link between the customer and the desired vendor;
a receiving device for receiving remote order requests from customers and for assigning a respective identification tag corresponding to each order; and
an automated delivery system adapted to receive a delivery request from customers using the respective identification tag of the customer and for delivering the respective order corresponding to the respective identification tag to the respective customer.
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