US 12,333,482 B2
Order fulfillment systems and methods with customer location tracking
Varun Reddy Agasti, Schaumburg, IL (US); and Leena Munjal, Algonquin, IL (US)
Assigned to TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC, Hoffman Estates, IL (US)
Filed by TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC, Hoffman Estates, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,278.
Application 18/425,278 is a continuation of application No. 18/113,540, filed on Feb. 23, 2023, granted, now 11,934,993.
Application 18/113,540 is a continuation of application No. 16/654,573, filed on Oct. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,605,050, issued on Mar. 14, 2023.
Application 16/654,573 is a continuation of application No. 14/831,218, filed on Aug. 20, 2015, granted, now 10,453,025, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Application 14/831,218 is a continuation of application No. 13/923,695, filed on Jun. 21, 2013, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0169309 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/12 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, the method comprising:
via a mobile computing device:
receiving an order confirmation for an item;
checking for an indication that the item is ready for pickup;
increasing a frequency of the checking;
receiving the indication that the item is ready for pickup;
determining a current location of the mobile computing device via a GPS receiver;
determining a pickup zone for the item according to the current location of the mobile computing device;
inquiring whether a user of the mobile computing device desires to initiate a pickup of the item; and
automatically declining the pickup of the item if the user fails to respond to the inquiry after spending a preset amount of time in the pickup zone.