Methods, systems, and products for ordering items

• US 10,269,053 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2017
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Savusdiphol, Paultep
• Application Number:
  US15/456,481
• Publication Number:
  US 20170186067A1
• Time in Patent Office: 773 Days
• Field of Search: 235383, 235385
• 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

Electronic commerce is enhanced for customer convenience. When an online order is received, a profile may be checked. A customer may her profile with items that are automatically added to the online order. Food and beverages, for example, may be items that are frequently consumed and thus automatically added to any online order. Electronic commerce may thus be enhanced to restock items that are frequently purchased.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing executable instructions, the instructions when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving an online order associated with a user;

querying an electronic database for the user associated with the online order, the electronic database electronically associating users to items;

identifying an item of the items in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the user associated with the online order and with a different user; and

automatically adding an electronic description of the item to the online order.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise associating the user to a parent.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the electronic description of the item.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the electronic description of the item from the electronic database.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise accessing payment information associated with the user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise processing payment information associated with the user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise processing payment information for the online order.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server, an online order associated with a user;

querying, by the server, an electronic database for the user associated with the online order, the electronic database electronically associating the user to items;

identifying, by the server, an electronic description of an item of the items in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the user associated with the online order and with a different user; and

automatically adding, by the server, the electronic description of the item to the online order.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising associating the user to a parent.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising retrieving the electronic description of the item.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising retrieving the electronic description of the item from the electronic database.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising accessing payment information associated with the user.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising processing payment information associated with the user.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising processing payment information for the online order.

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

receiving an online order associated with a user;

querying an electronic database for the user associated with the online order, the electronic database electronically associating the user to electronic descriptions of items;

identifying an electronic description of an item of the electronic descriptions of items in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the user associated with the online order and with a different user; and

automatically adding the electronic description of the item to the online order.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise associating the user to a parent.

17. The memory device of claim 15, further comprising retrieving the electronic description of the item.

18. The memory device of claim 15, further comprising retrieving the electronic description of the item from the electronic database.

19. The memory device of claim 15, further comprising accessing payment information associated with the user.

20. The memory device of claim 15, processing payment information for the online order.