Patents by Inventor Todd W. Franke

Todd W. Franke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Delivery of remotely ordered items to the current location of a user when geographic information indicates that the user is within a predetermined area associated with a physical store
    Patent number: 10185984
    Abstract: Embodiments of a computer-implemented method and system pertaining to drive through grocery pickup are described. In one example, a computer-implemented method receives geographic information about a user. The geographic information indicates that the user is within a predetermined area associated with the physical store. The method also determines whether there is a pending remotely placed order for a user account associated with the user in a database associated with the physical store. In response to a determination that there is the pending remotely placed order for the user account associated with the user in the database, the method transmits order information to a computing device of the physical store. The order information includes one or more items in the pending remotely placed order. The method also determines a current location of the user. The method further causes a delivery of the one or more items to the current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Jason D. Shaffer, Rachael Ulman, Richard Ramsden, David Jon Carr, Mark J. Valentine, Corey L. Peach, Kevin A. Ruehle, David G. Tovey, Todd W. Franke, Timothy James Burleson, Danielle McPherson, Kuleni Gebisa
  • DRIVE THROUGH GROCERY PICKUP
    Publication number: 20160063604
    Abstract: Embodiments of a computer-implemented method and system pertaining to drive through grocery pickup are described. In one example, a computer-implemented method receives geographic information about a user. The geographic information indicates that the user is within a predetermined area associated with the physical store. The method also determines whether there is a pending remotely placed order for a user account associated with the user in a database associated with the physical store. In response to a determination that there is the pending remotely placed order for the user account associated with the user in the database, the method transmits order information to a computing device of the physical store. The order information includes one or more items in the pending remotely placed order. The method also determines a current location of the user. The method further causes a delivery of the one or more items to the current location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Jason D. Shaffer, Rachael Ulman, Richard Ramsden, David Jon Carr, Mark J. Valentine, Corey L. Peach, Kevin A. Ruehle, David G. Tovey, Todd W. Franke, Timothy James Burleson, Danielle McPherson, Kuleni Gebisa