LOCATION REGULATED POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM AND ENHANCEMENTS

• US 20160275470A1
• Filed: 12/30/2015
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MYQ Incorporated
• Original Assignee: MYQ Incorporated
• Inventors: Straw, Thomas M., Majewski, Gregg M., Frobenius, Gabe Jon, Bordeaux, Paul W., Leahy, Daniel Patrick, Novick, Thomas E.
• Application Number:
  US14/984,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20160275470A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0268 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A location regulated POS system employs a customer POS subsystem and a provider POS subsystem connected by one or more networks. The customer POS subsystem is operated by a customer and the provider POS subsystem is operated by a provider of good(s)/service(s). In operation, the subsystems (1) conduct a transaction between the customer and the provider for the good(s)/service(s) as ordered by the customer (remotely or locally) from a provider location (stationary or mobile) for receipt of the good(s)/service(s) to the customer, (2) track a customer location (stationary or mobile) relative to a preparation time zone encompassing the provider location, the preparation time zone for managing a preparation by the provider of the good(s)/service(s), and (3) identifies the customer location relative to the provider location for the receipt of the good(s)/service(s). Alternatively, the subsystems may (1) track the provider location (stationary or mobile) relative to a preparation time zone encompassing the customer location, the preparation time zone for managing a preparation by the customer for delivery of the good(s)/service(s) by the provider, and (3) identify the provider location relative to the customer location for the delivery by the provider of the good(s)/service(s).

Claims

1. A location regulated POS system, comprising:

a customer POS subsystem operable by a customer and a provider POS subsystem operable by a provider of at least one of a good and a service, the customer POS subsystem and the provider POS subsystem being connected by at least one network,

wherein the customer POS subsystem and the provider POS subsystem are structurally configured to conduct a transaction between the customer and the provider for the at least one of the good and the service as ordered by the customer from a provider location for receipt of the at least one of the good and the service by the customer,

wherein at least one of the customer POS subsystem and the provider POS subsystem are further structurally configured to track a customer location relative to a preparation time zone encompassing the provider location, the preparation time zone for managing a preparation by the provider of the at least one of the good and the service,

wherein at least one of the customer POS subsystem and the provider POS subsystem are further structurally configured to identify the customer location relative to the provider location for the receipt by the customer of the at least one of the good and the service, and

wherein at least one of an initial customer location is changeable to a different customer location and an initial provider location is changeable to a different provider location.

2. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the customer POS subsystem is further structurally configured to monitor a movement of the customer relative to an initial position of the customer location.

3. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to monitor a movement of the provider relative to an initial position of the provider location.

4. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to increase an accuracy of the preparation time zone prior to the transaction between the customer and the provider for the at least one of the good and the service.

5. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to increase an accuracy of the preparation time zone responsive to the transaction between the customer and the provider for the at least one of the good and the service.

6. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to provide informational access of the at least one good and the service by the customer based on the customer location relative to the provider location.

7. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to facilitate the transaction between the customer and the provider for at least one good and the service by the customer based on the customer location relative to the provider location.

8. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to notify the provider to prepare delivery services based on the customer location relative to the provider location.

9. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the customer POS subsystem is further structurally configured to enable the customer to increase the preparation time zone.

10. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the customer POS subsystem is further structurally configured to designate the customer location being different than an order location.

20. The location regulated POS system of claim 1, wherein the customer POS subsystem is further structurally configured to designate the customer location being different than an order location.

11. A location regulated POS system, comprising:

a customer POS subsystem operable by a customer and a provider POS subsystem operable by a provider of at least one of a good and a service, the customer POS subsystem and the provider POS subsystem being connected by at least one network,

wherein the customer POS subsystem and the provider POS subsystem are structurally configured to conduct a transaction between the customer and the provider for the at least one of the good and the service as ordered by the customer from a provider location for delivery of the at least one of the good and the service to the customer,

wherein at least one of the customer POS subsystem and the provider POS subsystem are further structurally configured to track a provider location relative to a preparation time zone encompassing the customer location, the preparation time zone for managing a preparation by the customer for the at least one of the good and the service, and

wherein at least one of the customer POS subsystem and the provider POS subsystem are further structurally configured to identify the provider location relative to the customer location for the delivery by the provider of the at least one of the good and the service.

12. The location regulated POS system of claim 11, wherein the customer POS subsystem is further structurally configured to monitor a movement of the customer relative to an initial position of the customer location.

13. The location regulated POS system of claim 11, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to monitor a movement of the provider relative to an initial position of the provider location.

14. The location regulated POS system of claim 11, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to increase an accuracy of the preparation time zone prior to the transaction between the customer and the provider for the at least one of the good and the service.

15. The location regulated POS system of claim 11, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to increase an accuracy of the preparation time zone responsive to the transaction between the customer and the provider for the at least one of the good and the service.

16. The location regulated POS system of claim 11, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to provide informational access of the at least one good and the service by the customer based on the customer location relative to the provider location.

17. The location regulated POS system of claim 11, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to facilitate the transaction between the customer and the provider for at least one good and the service by the customer based on the customer location relative to the provider location.

18. The location regulated POS system of claim 11, wherein the provider POS subsystem is further structurally configured to notify the provider to prepare delivery services based on the customer location relative to the provider location.

19. The location regulated POS system of claim 11, wherein the customer POS subsystem is further structurally configured to enable the customer to increase the preparation time zone.