Patent ID: 11941600
Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for identifying a customer at a store, the system comprising:
(A) a computing device including an output device and located within a store; and
(B) a customer detection apparatus located at the store, wherein the customer detection apparatus is configured to:
(i) detect a mobile electronic device that is located at a second area, by wirelessly transmitting a first signal conforming to a first protocol to cause the mobile electronic device to respond to receiving the first signal by wirelessly broadcasting, a second signal conforming to a second protocol that is different from the first protocol, wherein the second signal carries identification information uniquely associated with a customer who has placed, an order for an item but who has not yet picked up the item; and
(ii) respond to receiving the identification information by transmitting, to the computing device, a message to cause the computing device to provide, via the output device, an audible or visual notification to obtain the item for pick-up by the customer.