Methods, systems, and products for ordering items

• US 8,794,519 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2009
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shopify Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Malik, Dale W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Savusdiphol, Paultep
• Application Number:
  US12/500,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20090276327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,852 Days
• Field of Search: 235/383, 235/385
• US Class Current: 235/383
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for online ordering of items. An online order is received from a first user requesting to purchase an item. The first user is associated to a profile of a second user. A favorite item is retrieved from the second user'"'"'s profile and automatically added to the first user'"'"'s order.

Claims

1. A method for ordering items, comprising:

receiving, at a server, an online order sent from a client device, the online order requesting purchase of an item offered for sale;

determining, by the server, a usercode associated with the client device;

associating, by the server, the usercode to a profile;

determining, by the server, that the usercode is associated with a child of a parent;

retrieving, by the server, a parental profile associated with the parent;

retrieving, by the server from the parental profile, a favorite item of the parent that is automatically added to the online order of the child; and

automatically adding, by the server, a description of the favorite item to the online order of the child.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the profile to the parental profile.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the child to the parent.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the parental profile to the favorite item that is automatically added to the online order.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the usercode to the parental profile.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing payment information.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising processing the payment information for the online order.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising processing the payment information for the favorite item that is automatically added to the online order.

9. A system for ordering items, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a usercode from a client device;

authorizing the usercode to an e-commerce virtual storefront;

sending descriptions of items offered for sale to the client device;

associating the usercode to a profile;

determining from the profile that the usercode is associated with a child of a parent;

retrieving a parental profile associated with the parent;

receiving an online order from the client device, the online order requesting purchase by the usercode of an item in the descriptions of items offered for sale;

retrieving from the parental profile a favorite item of the parent that is automatically added to the online order of the child; and

automatically adding a description of the favorite item to the online order of the child.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise associating the profile to the parental profile.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

accessing payment information; and

processing the payment information for the online order.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

retrieving payment information from the parental profile; and

processing the payment information for the online order.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

retrieving payment information from the profile; and

processing the payment information for the online order and for the favorite item that is automatically added to the online order.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise billing the parent for the online order.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise prompting an address of the parent to approve the order.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise displaying pre-approved items that the child is authorized to purchase.

17. A hardware memory storing executable instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a usercode from a client device;

authorizing the usercode to an e-commerce virtual storefront;

sending descriptions of items offered for sale to the client device;

associating the usercode to a profile;

determining from the profile that the usercode is associated with a child of a parent;

retrieving a parental profile associated with the parent;

receiving an online order from the client device, the online order requesting purchase by the usercode of an item in the descriptions of items offered for sale;

retrieving from the parental profile a favorite item of the parent that is automatically added to the online order of the child; and

automatically adding a description of the favorite item to the online order of the child.

18. The hardware memory of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise processing payment information for the online order.

19. The hardware memory of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise charging the parent for the online order.

20. The hardware memory of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a meal rule from the profile that automatically selects a meal option from the descriptions of items offered for sale to the client device.