User configured order status updates

• US 20060122894A1
• Filed: 12/03/2004
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: McGary, Jon, Smith, Bradley
• Application Number:
  US11/004,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20060122894A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method for providing user configurable order status updates which includes presenting a plurality of status update options, enabling a user to selectively choose from the plurality of status update options, and providing a customer with status updates based upon the status update options selected by the customer.

Claims

1. A method for providing user configurable order status updates comprising:

presenting a plurality of status update options;

enabling a user to selectively choose from the plurality of status update options; and

,

providing a customer with status updates based upon the status update options selected by the customer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

the plurality of status update options include milestone update options.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein

the milestone update options include at least one of an order received update milestone, a system starting assembly update milestone, a system beginning test milestone, a system completed test milestone, and a system shipped milestone.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein

the plurality of status update options include notification update options.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein

the notification update options include at least one of an email notification update, a text message notification update, a online message notification update and a facsimile notification update.

6. An apparatus for providing user configurable order status updates comprising:

means for presenting a plurality of status update options;

means for enabling a user to selectively choose from the plurality of status update options; and

,

means for providing a customer with status updates based upon the status update options selected by the customer.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein

the plurality of status update options include milestone update options.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein

the milestone update options include at least one of an order received update milestone, a system starting assembly update milestone, a system beginning test milestone, a system completed test milestone, and a system shipped milestone.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein

the plurality of status update options include notification update options.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein

the notification update options include at least one of an email notification update, a text message notification update, a online message notification update and a facsimile notification update.

11. A system for providing user configurable order status updates comprising:

a presenting module, the presenting module presenting a plurality of status update options;

a selection module, the selection module for enabling a user to selectively choose from the plurality of status update options; and

,

a status update module, the status update module providing a customer with status updates based upon the status update options selected by the customer.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein

the plurality of status update options include milestone update options.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein

the milestone update options include at least one of an order received update milestone, a system starting assembly update milestone, a system beginning test milestone, a system completed test milestone, and a system shipped milestone.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein

the plurality of status update options include notification update options.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein

the notification update options include at least one of an email notification update, a text message notification update, a online message notification update and a facsimile notification update.