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System and method for mobile proximity ordering

  • US 8,660,965 B1
  • Filed: 03/09/2010
  • Issued: 02/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transmitting an order from a smartphone comprising a GPS receiver to a physical location of a merchant, comprising:

  • receiving, by the smartphone, the order and a plurality of order restrictions from a user of the smartphone, the plurality of order restrictions comprising;

    a distance restriction specifying a predetermined distance between the smartphone and the physical location of the merchant; and

    an additional restriction selected from a group consisting of a monetary restriction and a time restriction,wherein the order and the plurality of order restrictions are received while the smartphone is outside the predetermined distance from the physical location, andwherein the GPS receiver is used to determine that the smartphone is outside the predetermined distance from the physical location;

    storing the order and the plurality of order restrictions to a storage device;

    determining, using the GPS receiver and after storing the order and the plurality of order restrictions, that the distance restriction is satisfied because the smartphone is within the predetermined distance from the physical location;

    determining, using a processor of the smartphone and after storing the plurality of order restrictions, that the additional restriction is satisfied;

    displaying, by the smartphone and in response to determining that both the distance restriction and the additional restriction are satisfied, a prompt to the user requesting submission of the stored order;

    receiving, by the smartphone, a request from the user to transmit the stored order in response to the prompt;

    retrieving the stored order from the storage device in response to the request; and

    transmitting the stored order to the merchant after retrieving the stored order.

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