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ORDERING SYSTEMS AND METHOD

  • US 20160171591A1
  • Filed: 12/16/2014
  • Published: 06/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ordering method, comprising:

  • receiving, at an in-vehicle application resident on a memory of an in-vehicle infotainment unit of a vehicle or a mobile-device application resident on a memory of a mobile device, an order for a product;

    without contacting a merchant of the consumable product, determining, by the in-vehicle application or the mobile-device application, a preparation time for the product;

    receiving, at the in-vehicle application or the mobile-device application, a position of the vehicle or the mobile device from a global positioning system at preset times after the order is received;

    dynamically determining, by the in-vehicle application or the mobile-device application, an estimated time of arrival of the vehicle or the mobile device at a location of the merchant at each of the preset times based on the received position; and

    holding, at the in-vehicle application or the mobile-device application, the order for the product until the estimated time of arrival is equal to or less than the preparation time for the product.

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