Patent ID: 8531317
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B60R,G01C,G06F,G06Q,G08G,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for an automated notification system implemented by one or more computers, comprising: engaging in a first communication session with a personal communications device (PCD) for scheduling an order relating to pickup or delivery of a good or service at a stop location; during the first communication session, providing a plurality of arrival or departure times for the pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location; during the first communication session, enabling selection of a time for pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location; enabling a mobile thing (MT) to arrive at or depart from the stop location at substantially the selected time; enabling initiation of a second communication session with the PCD; and during the second communication session, enabling a change to information associated with the order that was established during the first communication session.