Thomas A Wildman

US Patent:

20080040233, Feb 14, 2008

Filed:

Aug 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/500838

Inventors:

Thomas Alfred Wildman - Redwood City CA, US
David William Barry - Atherton CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26

Abstract:

A mobile order fulfillment system communicates and processes advance orders, such that the order is ready or delivered at a time and place agreed upon in the transaction. A consumer can enter an order message into a mobile device. The order message is received and processed by an order processing server that prepares the order for transmission to a vendor. The order processing server then forwards the order to the vendor. If the vendor can commit to the order, a confirmation will be sent from the vendor to the consumer, directly or through the order processing server. Payment can be processed electronically. Provision of the product/service at the fulfillment location is timed to substantially coincide with the expected arrival of the consumer at the fulfillment location. As such, the ordering consumer's wait at the fulfillment location can be substantially reduced or eliminated.