Patent ID: 9015069
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. In an electronic commerce environment, a method of processing an order for an item, the method comprising: executing code in an electronic commerce environment including one or more computing devices to create a geo-fence defining a geographic boundary associated with a physical location of a retail entity, the geographic boundary defined by the geo-fence being specified according to coordinates on a geographic map to encompass the physical location; receiving, from a customer via the electronic commerce environment, an order for an item from the retail location; receiving, by the one or more computing devices in the electronic commerce environment, an electronic message from a mobile device associated with the customer indicating that the customer intends to pick-up the order; generating a notification by the one or more computing devices to fill the order in response to the electronic message received from the mobile device; determining the customer is within the geographic boundary based on GPS-based tracking of the mobile device associated with the customer; generating a notification to stage the order for the item by the one or more computing devices in the electronic commerce environment in response to determining the customer is within the geographical boundary; controlling, via the one or more computing devices, an indicator affixed to the item to activate the indicator in response to generation of the notification to stage the order; controlling, via the one or more computing devices, the indicator affixed to the item to deactivate the indicator subsequent to the staging of the order; scanning an identifier when the customer arrives at the physical location of the retail entity to identify the item associated with the order; and controlling, via the one or more computing devices, the indicator associated with the order to activate the indicator in response to scanning the identifier.