NETWORK-BASED GROCERY STORE

• US 20080033842A1
• Filed: 10/12/2007
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: C2Morrow IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: SimonDelivers.com, Inc. (Coborn's Incorporated)
• Inventors: Foster, Simon, Servais, Chris, Clark, Bruce, Zosel, Tom
• Application Number:
  US11/871,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20080033842A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders

Abstract

The present invention is a method and system for a network-based grocery store. The invention provides for network-based order placement, fulfillment, and delivery.

Claims

1. A method of ordering and delivering a network-based product, the method comprising:

providing a customer interface wherein a customer can place an order;

allowing the customer to select at least one meal plan from a plurality of meal plans;

designating for delivery each product required for the at least one meal plan selected by the customer; and

adding each product required for the at least one meal plan to a delivery package; and

delivering the delivery package.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing the customer to select a desired product from a product category and to add the desired product to the delivery package.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein allowing the customer to select the desired product from the product category comprises:

allowing the customer to select the product category; and

allowing the customer to select the desired product from the product category.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising allowing the customer to select a desired predefined product from a predefined list of products and to add the desired predefined product to the delivery package.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein allowing the customer to select the desired predefined product from the predefined list of products comprises:

allowing the customer to select the predefined list of products; and

allowing the customer to select the desired predefined product from the predefined list of products.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the predefined list of products is previously created by the customer.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the predefined list of products includes products previously ordered by the customer.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising requiring the customer to complete product selection prior to a predetermined deadline.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising requiring the customer to select a delivery time for delivery of the order package.