SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING ITEM LISTS WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS

• US 20140279210A1
• Filed: 03/12/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WW Grainger Incorporated
• Original Assignee: WW Grainger Incorporated
• Inventors: Cooney, Michael, Grimm, Daniel S., Gillespie, William, Moustafa, Ismael
• Granted Patent: US 9,727,907 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations

Abstract

A current geographic location of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or the like, is used to retrieve one or more lists of product related items, such as information related to product that has been delivered/shipped to one or more locations in the vicinity of the current geographic location of the mobile device. The lists of product related items provide details about the product related items and a user interface element for allowing, among other things, items to be ordered, e.g., for delivery/shipment to a corresponding geographic location.

Claims

1. A method for using a mobile device to provide access to at least one list of product related items, comprising:

receiving into the mobile device data indicative of a geographic location;

causing the mobile device to retrieve from a data store at least one list of product related items that has been cross-referenced to the data indicative of the geographic location; and

causing the mobile device to display in a user interface the at least one list of product related items has been cross-referenced to the data indicative of the geographic location;

wherein the user interface comprises a user interface element for initiating from the mobile device an ordering of at least one item from the at least one list of product related items that has been cross-referenced to the data indicative of the geographic location.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising including in the at least one list of product related items those items that are related to product that has been ordered from a vendor for delivery to the geographic location.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising including in the at least one list of product related items those items that are related to product that has been purchased from a vendor for installation at the geographic location.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising providing a user interface for allowing a user to manually create the at least one list of product related items.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising using an absolute positioning device to provide the data that is representative of the geographic location.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising using a relative position device to provide the data that is representative of the geographic location.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising using a direct entry device to provide the data that is representative of the geographic location.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising causing the mobile device to display in the user interface a floor plan that has been cross-referenced to the data indicative of the geographic location whereupon the mobile device is caused to display the at least one list of product related items in response to a user selecting a location on the displayed floor plan.

9. A method for using a mobile device to provide access to at least one list of product related items, comprising:

receiving into the mobile device data indicative of a geographic location;

causing the mobile device to retrieve from a data store at plurality of lists of product related items each of which having been cross-referenced to a geographic location that is within a predetermined distance from the geographic location indicated by the received data; and

causing the mobile device to display in a user interface the plurality of lists of product related items;

receiving via the user interface a selection of a one of the plurality of lists of product related items; and

causing the mobile device to display in the user interface the selected one of the plurality of lists of product related items;

wherein the user interface comprises a user interface element for initiating from the mobile device an ordering of at least one item from the selected one of the plurality of lists of product related items.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, comprising including in each of the plurality of lists of product related items those items that are related to product that has been ordered from a vendor for delivery to a corresponding one of a plurality of geographic locations.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the items that are related to product that has been ordered from a vendor comprises product repair services.

12. The method as recited in claim 9, comprising including in each of the plurality of lists of product related items those items related to product that has been purchased from a vendor for installation at a corresponding one of a plurality of geographic locations.

13. The method as recited in claim 9, comprising providing a user interface for allowing a user to manually create each of the plurality of lists of product related items.

14. The method as recited in claim 9 comprising using an absolute positioning device to provide the data that is representative of the geographic location.

15. The method as recited in claim 9, comprising using a relative position device to provide the data that is representative of the geographic location.

16. The method as recited in claim 9, comprising using a direct entry device to provide the data that is representative of the geographic location.

17. The method as recited in claim 9, comprising causing the mobile device to display the plurality of lists of product related items in a list view.

18. The method as recited in claim 9, comprising causing the mobile device to display the plurality of lists of product related items in a map view.

19. The method as recited in claim 9, comprising providing user interface elements for allowing the mobile device to display the plurality of lists of product related items in one of a list view and a map view.

20. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the plurality of lists of product related items are retrieved from one or more server devices via a network connection.

21. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of lists of product related items comprises at least product images.