AUTOMATED ORDERING SCHEME MANAGEMENT

摘要

Methods and systems for facilitating initiation of resupply orders for consumable commodities include using a stand-alone electronic or audio-generating device incorporated into retail product packaging. The stand-alone device is equipped with a rudimentary processor or logic circuit, a memory, and a wireless transmitter. A simple user interface/activation device such as a push button or membrane switch is coupled to the logic circuit or processor. The stand-alone device is incorporated into or with product packaging, and may be configured with a resupply code at or after a point of sale. A user may activate the user interface of the device when the product needs resupplying, causing the resupply code to be transmitted to an access point or terminal that initiates a reorder sequence for the product.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
associating, in a memory of a computer server, a scheme identifier to an automated ordering scheme identifying a commodity, a quantity of the commodity, and a physical shipping address for a user account identified by an account identifier; encoding the scheme identifier in a code-provision device supplied with the commodity to the physical shipping address; receiving a transmission from a client device, the transmission including digital information encoding the scheme identifier; and automatically placing a purchase order according to the automated ordering scheme, in response to receiving the transmission.