Methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting customer presence to initiate the ordering and purchase of goods and services

• US 9,430,786 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2011
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Inventors: Khan, Mohammad, Roy, Kaushik
• Primary Examiner(s): Civan, Ethan D
• Application Number:
  US13/220,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20120059741A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,828 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261- 272
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/36 using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting customer presence to initiate the ordering and purchase of goods and services are disclosed. In one example, a system includes a detection server configured to detect the presence of a mobile device in a designated area associated with a merchant location and for initiating a menu selection application in the mobile device for placing an order for at least one product. The system further includes a merchant server configured to receive, from the mobile device, purchase order data associated with the order for the at least one product, a customer identifier associated with the mobile device, and a location identifier associated with the designated area, and for utilizing the customer identifier to send a notification message that indicates that the at least one product is available to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A system for detecting customer presence to initiate the ordering and purchase of goods and services, the system comprising:

a trigger management server (TMS) configured to receive a customer identifier associated with a mobile device and purchase order data including payment credential data and a product selection identifier for an order of at least one product from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device receives a location identifier associated with the TMS and the product selection identifier upon interfacing with a smart tag via near field communications (NFC), wherein the interfacing with the smart tag initiates a menu selection application in the mobile device for placing the order, and wherein the mobile device is configured to utilize the location identifier received from the smart tag to communicate with the TMS; and

a backend merchant server configured to receive, from the mobile device via the TMS, the purchase order data, wherein the payment credential data received by the backend merchant server includes electronic payment softcard data that is provided by a wallet application stored in memory in the mobile device, to utilize the customer identifier to send a notification message that indicates that the at least one product is available to the mobile device, wherein the backend merchant server is configured to utilize the customer identifier to identify a pre-stored order associated with the mobile device and to query the mobile device to determine whether the pre-stored order is to be included in a purchase transaction corresponding to the order for the at least one product, and to send a notification message to an on-site merchant server located at the merchant location indicating that the purchase transaction has been successfully conducted by the backend merchant server.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the product selection identifier includes at least one identifier associated with a predefined meal package, a predefined beverage item, and a predefined food item.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart tag is located at a parking spot.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the backend merchant server uses the location identifier to determine the designated location in which the at least one product is to be delivered.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the mobile device interfacing with the smart tag triggers the menu selection application in the mobile device to display a menu selection associated with the at least one product.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the menu selection application in the mobile device enables a user of the mobile device to modify features of the menu selection.

7. A method for detecting customer presence to initiate the ordering and purchase of goods and services, the method comprising:

receiving, by a trigger management server (TMS), a customer identifier associated with a mobile device and purchase order data including payment credential data and a product selection identifier for an order of at least one product from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device receives a location identifier associated with the TMS and the product selection identifier upon interfacing with a smart tag via near field communications (NFC), wherein the interfacing with the smart tag initiates a menu selection application in the mobile device for placing the order, and wherein the mobile device is configured to utilize the location identifier received from the smart tag to communicate with the TMS;

receiving, at a backend merchant server from the mobile device via the TMS, the purchase order data wherein the payment credential data received by the backend merchant server includes electronic payment softcard data that is provided to the backend merchant server by a wallet application stored in memory in the mobile device;

utilizing the customer identifier to identify a pre-stored order associated with the mobile device and querying the mobile device to determine whether the pre-stored order is to be included in a purchase transaction corresponding to the order for the at least one product;

sending, by the backend merchant server, a notification message to an on-site merchant server located at the merchant location indicating that the purchase transaction has been successfully conducted by the backend merchant server; and

utilizing the customer identifier to send a notification message that indicates that the at least one product is available to the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the product selection identifier includes at least one identifier associated with a predefined meal package, a predefined beverage item, and a predefined food item.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the smart tag is located at a parking spot.

10. The method of claim 7 comprising using the location identifier to deliver the at least one product to the designated location.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein initiating a menu selection application in the mobile device further comprises displaying a menu selection associated with the at least one product.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein initiating a menu selection application in the mobile device further comprises triggering a menu selection application in the mobile device that enables a user of the mobile device to modify features of the menu selection.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:

receiving, by a trigger management server (TMS), a customer identifier associated with a mobile device and purchase order data including payment credential data and a product selection identifier for an order of at least one product from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device receives a location identifier associated with the TMS and the product selection identifier upon interfacing with a smart tag via near field communications (NFC), wherein the interfacing with the smart tag initiates a menu selection application in the mobile device for placing the order, and wherein the mobile device is configured to utilize the location identifier received from the smart tag to communicate with the TMS;

receiving, at a backend merchant server from the mobile device via the TMS, the purchase order data, wherein the payment credential data received by the backend merchant server includes electronic payment softcard data that is provided to the backend merchant server by a wallet application stored in memory in the mobile device;

utilizing the customer identifier to identify a pre-stored order associated with the mobile device and querying the mobile device to determine whether the pre-stored order is to be included in a purchase transaction corresponding to the order for the at least one product;

sending, by the backend merchant server, a notification message to an on-site merchant server located at the merchant location indicating that the purchase transaction has been successfully conducted by the backend merchant server; and

utilizing the customer identifier to send a notification message that indicates that the at least one product is available to the mobile device.