Reorder and default order mechanisms for a shopping cart of an e-commerce website
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
at least one previous order residing in the memory, each previous order including at least one order item;
an e-commerce application residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the e-commerce application including;
a shopping cart that may contain a plurality of order items; and
a reorder mechanism that automatically places all order items in a selected previous order in the shopping cart.
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Abstract
A shopping cart on an e-commerce web site includes a reorder mechanism and a default order mechanism. The reorder mechanism causes all items that were in a previous order to be automatically added to the shopping cart. The default order mechanism causes all items in a defined default order to be automatically added to the shopping cart. The default order may be defined in any suitable way, including entering an order and selecting the order as default order, and entering order items directly into a default order. The reorder mechanism and default order mechanism of the preferred embodiments place one or more order items in the shopping cart. The user can then delete any of the order items, or may continue shopping, as desired. The preferred embodiments thus provide a shortcut to shopping when the same goods are repeatedly ordered.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
at least one previous order residing in the memory, each previous order including at least one order item;
an e-commerce application residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the e-commerce application including;
a shopping cart that may contain a plurality of order items; and
a reorder mechanism that automatically places all order items in a selected previous order in the shopping cart. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
a default order residing in the memory, the default order including at least one order item;
an e-commerce application residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the e-commerce application including;
a shopping cart that may contain a plurality of order items; and
a default order mechanism that automatically places all order items in the default order in the shopping cart. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
a previous order residing in the memory;
a default order residing in the memory;
an e-commerce application residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the e-commerce application including;
a shopping cart that may contain a plurality of order items;
a reorder mechanism that automatically places all order items in the previous order in the shopping cart; and
a default order mechanism that automatically places all order items in the default order in the shopping cart. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for a buyer to shop on an e-commerce web site, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing a previous order that includes at least one order item with the e-commerce web site;
presenting a shopping cart to the buyer;
presenting an activation mechanism for a reorder mechanism to the buyer; and
when the buyer selects the activation mechanism for the reorder mechanism, automatically placing in the shopping cart all order items in the previous order. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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12. A method for a buyer to shop on an e-commerce web site, the method comprising the steps of:
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(A) defining a default order that includes at least one order item;
(B) presenting a shopping cart to the buyer;
(C) presenting an activation mechanism for a default order mechanism to the buyer; and
(D) when the buyer selects the activation mechanism for the default order mechanism, automatically placing in the shopping cart all order items in the default order.
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15. A method for a buyer to shop on an e-commerce web site, the method comprising the steps of:
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(A) placing a previous order comprising at least one order item with the e-commerce web site;
(B) defining a default order comprising at least one order item;
(C) presenting a shopping cart to the buyer;
(D) presenting an activation mechanism for a reorder mechanism to the buyer;
(E) presenting an activation mechanism for a default order mechanism to the buyer;
(F) when the buyer selects the activation mechanism for the reorder mechanism, automatically placing in the shopping cart all order items in the previous order; and
(G) when the buyer selects the activation mechanism for the default order mechanism, automatically placing in the shopping cart all order items in the default order.
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19. A computer-readable program product comprising:
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a shopping cart that may contain a plurality of order items;
a reorder mechanism that automatically places all order items in a previous order in the shopping cart; and
computer-readable signal bearing media bearing the shopping cart and the reorder mechanism.
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23. A computer-readable program product comprising:
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a shopping cart that may contain a plurality of order items; and
a default order mechanism that automatically places all order items in a defined default order in the shopping cart; and
computer-readable signal bearing media bearing the shopping cart and the default order mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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