Patent ID: 11934993
Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, the method comprising:
via a mobile computing device:
after receiving an order confirmation for an item, increasing a frequency of checking for an indication that the item is ready for pickup;
receiving the 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;
determining that the current location of the mobile computing device corresponds to a predefined pickup zone for the item;
inquiring whether a user of the mobile computing device desires to initiate a pickup of the item; and
one of initiating the pickup of the item or declining the pickup of the item, wherein the pickup is automatically declined if the user fails to respond to the inquiry after spending a preset amount of time in the predefined pickup zone.