Patent ID: 9723443
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G08B,H04L,H04N,H04W,Y10S

Claim:
1. A system for facilitating electronic communications, the system comprising: a central controller; a memory; and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit, through a wireless transmission channel, an item status signal in connection with an initiation of an increase of a household inventory of an item, the wireless transmission channel being established for transmission of the item status signal in a local wireless communication network in response to an indication of an updated status of the item; wherein the memory is configured to store a unique identifier for the item and information related with the household inventory of the item, the information related with the household inventory of the item including a purchase requirement of the item; wherein the wireless transmitter is designated to transmit the item status signal; wherein the central controller is configured to receive information regarding the item status signal and identify the item in connection with a successful transmission of the item status signal from the wireless transmitter; wherein the wireless transmitter is associated with the item; wherein the information regarding the item status signal comprises information for the unique identifier for the item; wherein the central controller is further configured to identify the item is based on recognition of the unique identifier of the item stored in the memory; wherein the central controller is further configured to perform a processing of a purchase request for the item to increase the household inventory of the item in connection with identification of the item; wherein the central controller is further configured to communicate information for the processing of the purchase request through a network communication channel to complete the processing of the purchase request, the network communication channel being separate from the wireless transmission channel established for the transmission of the item status signal; wherein the information for the processing of the purchase request comprises a shipping payment information for the purchase request address for the item; and wherein the central controller is configured to send confirmation information regarding the processing of the purchase request.