Methods And Systems For Adding Items To Existing Orders

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016125508-A1
Application number	US-201414527110-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2014
Priority date	Oct 29, 2014
Publication date	May 5, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Various examples of methods and systems for allowing placement of additional order before pickup of a pre-existing online order are described. In one implementation, a method may receive a first order placed by a user to purchase at least a first item and an indication of a first time as an estimated time for pickup of the first order. The method may also receive at a second time a confirmation by the user that confirms pickup of the first order at approximately the estimated time for pickup. The method may further provide a selection of one or more items for the user to purchase in addition to the first order. The quantity and variety of the one or more items of the selection may be based at least in part on a duration between the second time and the first time.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors of a computing device, a first order placed by a user to purchase at least a first item and an indication of a first time as an estimated time for pickup of the first order; receiving, by the one or more processors, at a second time a confirmation that the user will pickup of the first order at approximately the estimated time for pickup; and identifying, by the one or more processors, a selection of one or more items for the user to purchase in addition to the first order, a quantity and a variety of the one or more items of the selection based at least in part on a duration between the second time and the first time.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the selection of the one or more items for the user to purchase in addition to the first order comprises determining the one or more items from a plurality of items available for sale at a physical store for the pickup of the first order based at least in part on the duration between the second time and the first time.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more items comprise one or more items having a preparation time for pickup no greater than the duration between the second time and the first time.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the first order comprises receiving the first order from a website associated with a merchant.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the confirmation comprises receiving the confirmation at a kiosk associated with a merchant.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the one or more processors, a request to the user to confirm whether the user will pick up the first order at approximately the first time.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the one or more processors, a second order placed by the user to purchase at least a second item of the one or more items in response to providing the selection; and processing the first order and the second order as a single transaction.

8 . One or more computer-readable media storing a computer-executable instruction that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving a first order placed by a user to purchase at least a first item via a website associated with a merchant; receiving an indication of a physical store associated with the merchant for pickup of the first order; receiving a notification that the user has arrived at the physical store or a location proximate the physical store; determining a selection of one or more items for the user to purchase in addition to the first order, a quantity of a variety of the one or more items based at least in part on availability of the one or more items and a threshold duration of time; and providing the selection of the one or more items to the user.

9 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the one or more items comprise one or more items having a preparation time for pickup no greater than the threshold duration of time.

10 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the receiving the notification comprises receiving the notification via a kiosk proximate the physical store.

11 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the providing the selection of the one or more items to the user comprises allowing the user to select at least an item from the selection of the one or more items within a predefined duration of time.

12 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8 , further comprising:
sending a request to the user to confirm whether the user will pick up the first order at approximately a first time.

13 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a second order placed by the user to purchase at least a second item of the one or more items in response to providing the selection.

14 . The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13 , further comprising:
processing the first order and the second order as a single transaction.

15 . An apparatus, comprising:
a memory configured to store one or more sets of instructions; a processor configured to access the memory to execute the one or more sets of instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving a first order placed by a user to purchase at least a first item and an indication of a first time as an estimated time for pickup of the first order at a physical store;
receiving at a second time a confirmation by the user that confirms pickup of the first order at approximately the estimated time for pickup;
accessing a database that stores data associated with a plurality of items available for sale at the physical store; and
determining a selection of one or more items from the plurality of items for the user to purchase in addition to the first order, a quantity and a variety of the one or more items of the selection based at least in part on a threshold duration or a duration between the second time and the first time.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more items comprise one or more items having a preparation time for pickup no greater than the threshold duration or the duration between the second time and the first time.

17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first order is received from a website associated with a merchant, and wherein the confirmation is received from a kiosk associated with the merchant.

18 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide the selection to the user.

19 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a second order placed by the user to purchase at least a second item of the one or more items in response to providing the selection.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to process the first order and the second order as a single transaction.

Assignees

• Wal Mart Stores Inc

Inventors

• Carr David Jon
• Ramsden Richard Mark

Classifications

• G06Q30/0635 Primary

  replenishment orders; recurring orders · CPC title

• G06Q30/0631

  Recommending goods or services · CPC title