Patents by Inventor Wessel Antonie Pieterse

Wessel Antonie Pieterse 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).

  • Publication number: 20150170254
    Abstract: A system (100) and method for processing an electronic order is provided. The system comprises a remotely accessible server (102) having a first interface (108) with an ordering entity (106), a second interface (112) with a number of vendors (110), and a third interface (116) with a number of delivery providers (114). The server (102) is configured to receive an order placed by a consumer (104) with the ordering entity (106) through the first interface (108), transmit the order to a vendor (110) by means of the second interface (112) and once the order is ready for fulfillment, transmit a delivery instruction to a delivery provider (114) through the third interface (116). The server (102) is further configured to compute fees due to the vendor (110) and delivery provider (114), update a ledger account with the applicable amounts and, at regular intervals, transmit an instruction to a payment gateway (120) for settlement of the amounts due to each party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Ernst Heinz Van Biljon, Wessel Antonie Pieterse