Centralised Online Ordering and Fulfilment Method and System
First Claim
1. A method for receiving and processing an order for an item oharacterised in that it comprises:
- providing a facility for vendors to make available items for order by customers, providing a facility for customers to order and pay for items ordered by customers, receiving an order for at least one item from a customer at the server system, information received at the server system pertaining to the order including information relating to a geographic location pertaining to the customers the at least one item ordered and the relevant vendor from whom the item was ordered by the customer, transmitting the order from the server system to the relevant vendor for fulfillment of the order, receiving notification at the server system from the vendor of either or both of the receipt of the order and the fulfillment of the order, notifying the customer of either or both of the receipt of the order and the fulfillment of the order, and processing payment for the order at the time of receiving the order or at a time after receiving the order.
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Abstract
A centralised online ordering and fulfillment method and system for vendors to make available product or services for order by customers and for customers to order and pay for them. After logging in to the system, a customer will provide differing levels of information in relation to the product or service and the geographic location pertaining to the customer and order a product or service from a relevant vendor. The order is transmitted (32) from a server system to the relevant vendor for order fulfillment. The server system receives notification from the vendor of either or both of the receipt of the order (33) and the fulfillment of the order (35). The customer is notified of either or both of the receipt of the order (34) and the fulfillment of the order (37). Payment for the order is processed at the time of receiving the order (42) or at a time after receiving the order (43).
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42 Claims
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1. A method for receiving and processing an order for an item oharacterised in that it comprises:
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providing a facility for vendors to make available items for order by customers, providing a facility for customers to order and pay for items ordered by customers, receiving an order for at least one item from a customer at the server system, information received at the server system pertaining to the order including information relating to a geographic location pertaining to the customers the at least one item ordered and the relevant vendor from whom the item was ordered by the customer, transmitting the order from the server system to the relevant vendor for fulfillment of the order, receiving notification at the server system from the vendor of either or both of the receipt of the order and the fulfillment of the order, notifying the customer of either or both of the receipt of the order and the fulfillment of the order, and processing payment for the order at the time of receiving the order or at a time after receiving the order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for receiving and fulfilling an order for an item comprising:
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subscribing to an order placement service under control of a server system, receiving from the server system an order for an item placed with the server system by a customer, fulfilling the order, and notifying the server system of either or both of the receipt of the order and fulfillment of the order. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for placing an order for an item comprising:
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subscribing to an order placement service under control of a server system for a customer to order and pay for items ordered, placing an order for at least one item with the server system, information sent to the server system pertaining to the order including information relating to a geographic location pertaining to the customer, at least one item ordered, the relevant vendor from whom the item was ordered and payment authorisation. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system to enable an item to be ordered and paid for comprising a server engine, a vendor database, a customer database, an auditable item database for each of the vendors in the vendor database, and an order database for each vendor in the vendor database wherein an order for at least one item is received at the server engine which transmits the order from the server engine to the relevant vendor for fulfillment of the order.
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