Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for facilitating pick up of products ordered by a customer by a friend or family member of the customer
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Application No.: US15646568Application Date: 2017-07-11
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Publication No.: US10769578B2Publication Date: 2020-09-08
- Inventor: Bruce W. Wilkinson , Sai Phaneendra Sri Harsha Viswanath Putcha , Balaraman Kirthigaivasan , Todd D. Mattingly
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06Q50/00

Abstract:
In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that permit a customer to purchase products from a retailer and elect an option for a friend or family member of the customer to pick up the ordered products from the retail facility of the retailer associated with the geographic location of the customer. If the friend or family member of the customer agrees to pick up the products for the customer, and if the customer agrees to have the selected friend or family member of the customer pick up the products for the customer, the friend or family member is allowed to pick up the products at the retail facility associated with the geographic location of the customer. The customer is then allowed to either pick up the products from such a friend or family member or the friend or family member may deliver the products to the customer.
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