Customer order fulfillment method, system, and device
First Claim
1. A notification system for customer order fulfillment at an establishment of an earlier placed order, comprising:
- a customer interface in the vicinity of said establishment for accepting customer specific information from a customer;
a notification means in said establishment for providing said customer specific information to facilitate identification and fulfillment for said customer of an earlier placed order by an attendant; and
a communication means for transmitting said customer specific information to said notification means.
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Abstract
A low-cost paging based order fulfillment method, system, and apparatus that allows customers to easily indicate their arrival at a place of business without entering the business or using voice based communications and which is able to simultaneously transmit specifically identifiable information to relevant employees for purposes of expediting delivery of customer purchases. Customers arriving at the place of business in a vehicle are allowed to remain in the vehicle during the entirety of the notification and delivery process. The business may designate specific employees for receipt of customer notification and identification data for quick payment processing and delivery of customer purchases.
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24 Claims
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1. A notification system for customer order fulfillment at an establishment of an earlier placed order, comprising:
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a customer interface in the vicinity of said establishment for accepting customer specific information from a customer;
a notification means in said establishment for providing said customer specific information to facilitate identification and fulfillment for said customer of an earlier placed order by an attendant; and
a communication means for transmitting said customer specific information to said notification means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A notification method for customer order fulfillment at an establishment of an earlier placed order, comprising the steps of:
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providing a customer interface in the vicinity of said establishment for accepting customer specific information from a customer;
providing a notification device for receiving said customer specific information in said establishment;
inputting by a customer of customer specific information into said customer interface;
transmitting said customer specific information to said notification device;
notifying an attendant using said notification device for facilitating identification and fulfillment for said customer of an earlier placed.
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21. A method for fulfilling customer orders in a business, comprising the steps of:
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(a) remotely placing an order at a business by a customer, said order also containing customer identification information;
(b) applying of said customer identification information to said order by an employee at said business;
(c) proceeding by said customer to a customer interface in the vicinity of said business;
(d) entering by said customer of said customer identification information in said customer interface;
(e) sending by said customer of said customer identification information to a notification device for alerting an employee of said customers status;
(f) matching by the employee of said customer identification information to said order for identification of said order;
(g) delivering the order. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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