Order fulfillment systems and methods with customer location tracking
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1. A method, comprising:
- after receiving an order confirmation for an item, increasing, via one or more processors of a mobile computing device, a frequency of checking for an indication that the item is ready for pickup;
receiving, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, an indication that the item is ready for pickup;
determining a current location of the mobile computing device via a satellite-based location determining system, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a GPS receiver, a display, a processor, and a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the GPS receiver;
in response to said receiving, determining, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, whether the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds to a predefined pickup zone for the item;
in response to determining that the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds to the predefined pickup zone, generating and presenting, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, a notification to a user of the mobile computing device that requests whether the user desires to initiate pickup of the item;
after generating and presenting the notification, automatically declining, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, to initiate pickup of the item if the user fails to respond to the notification while in the predefined pickup zone after a preset amount of time;
in response to determining that the mobile computing device has exited the predefined pickup zone, waiting until the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds again to the predefined pickup zone before presenting the notification again to the user of the mobile computing device; and
transmitting a request, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, to initiate pickup of the item in response to the notification if the user desires to initiate pickup of the item, wherein the request causes the item to be delivered to the predefined pickup zone.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that provide a pickup process for items purchased from a store. In some embodiments, a mobile computing device of a customer may determine whether the mobile computing device and therefore the customer are in a pickup zone for a store. In response to determining that the mobile computing device is in the pickup zone, the mobile computing device may notify the customer and request whether the customer wishes to initiate pickup of purchased items from the store. The mobile computing device may notify a merchandise pickup system of the customer'"'"'s desire to pickup the purchased items.
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1. A method, comprising:
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after receiving an order confirmation for an item, increasing, via one or more processors of a mobile computing device, a frequency of checking for an indication that the item is ready for pickup; receiving, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, an indication that the item is ready for pickup; determining a current location of the mobile computing device via a satellite-based location determining system, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a GPS receiver, a display, a processor, and a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the GPS receiver; in response to said receiving, determining, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, whether the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds to a predefined pickup zone for the item; in response to determining that the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds to the predefined pickup zone, generating and presenting, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, a notification to a user of the mobile computing device that requests whether the user desires to initiate pickup of the item; after generating and presenting the notification, automatically declining, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, to initiate pickup of the item if the user fails to respond to the notification while in the predefined pickup zone after a preset amount of time; in response to determining that the mobile computing device has exited the predefined pickup zone, waiting until the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds again to the predefined pickup zone before presenting the notification again to the user of the mobile computing device; and transmitting a request, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, to initiate pickup of the item in response to the notification if the user desires to initiate pickup of the item, wherein the request causes the item to be delivered to the predefined pickup zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage device comprising a plurality of instructions, that in response to being executed, cause a mobile computing device to:
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after receiving an order confirmation for an item, increase, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, a frequency of checking for an indication that the item is ready for pickup; determine a current location of the mobile computing device via a satellite-based location determining system, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a GPS receiver, a display, a processor, and a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the GPS receiver determine, in response to receiving an indication that an item is ready for pickup, whether the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds to a predefined pickup zone; in response to determining that the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds to the predefined pickup zone, generate and present, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, a notification to a user of the mobile computing device that requests whether the user desires to initiate pickup of the item; after generating and presenting the notification, automatically decline, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, to initiate pickup of the item if the user fails to respond to the notification while in the predefined pickup zone after a preset amount of time; in response to determining that the mobile computing device has exited the predefined pickup zone, wait until the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds again to the predefined pickup zone before presenting the notification again to the user of the mobile computing device; and request, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, pickup of the item in response to the notification if the user desires to initiate pickup, wherein the request causes the item to be delivered to the predefined pickup zone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a mobile computing device executing an application that configures the mobile computing device to; after receiving an order confirmation for an item, increasing increase, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, a frequency of checking for an indication that the item is ready for pickup, determine a current location of the mobile computing device via a satellite-based location determining system, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a GPS receiver, a display, a processor, and a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the GPS receiver, request, in response to a first notification that the mobile computing device is at a predefined pickup zone, whether the user of the mobile computing device desires to initiate pickup of one or more items of an order, automatically decline, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, to initiate pickup of the item if the user fails to respond to the request while in the predefined pickup zone after a preset amount of time; request, in response to a second notification that the mobile computing device is again at the predefined pickup zone after having exited the predefined pickup zone, whether the user of the mobile computing device desires to initiate pickup of one or more items of an order, and request, via one or more processors of the mobile computing device, pickup of the one or more items in response to receiving a reply to the first notification or the second notification. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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