Patent ID: 8368562

Claim:
A notification system having a computer-based architecture using one or more computers, the notification system comprising: one or more memories for storing computer program code; and one or more processors for executing the computer program code, the computer program code comprising: code designed to communicatively couple the notification system with a first personal communication device (PCD) associated with a first party to engage in a first communication session so that delivery or pickup information in connection with a good or service can be exchanged; code designed to, during the first communication session, enable the first party to input or select at least an identification of the good or service, a quantity of the good or service, and a stop location for a delivery or pickup of the good or service; code designed to, during the first communication session, store the identification of the good or service, the quantity of the good or service, and the stop location for the delivery or pickup in the one or more memories; code designed to analyze timing information pertaining to when a mobile thing (MT) is to deliver or pickup the good or service at the stop location; code designed to communicatively couple the notification system with the first PCD to engage in a second communication session based upon an analysis of a proximity of the MT and the stop location; code designed to, during the second communication session, enable the first party associated with the first PCD to select whether or not to communicate with an entity having access to details of the delivery or pickup; code designed to, during the second communication session, when the first party selects to communicate with the entity, communicate the timing information to the first PCD; and code designed to, during the second communication session, enable the first party to change the stop location.