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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Michael John Burkhart, Round Rock, TX (US);
James C. Colson, Austin, TX (US);
Phuc KY DO, Morrisville, NC (US);
Justin Monroe Pierce, Cary, NC (US);
Michael John Burkhart, Round Rock, TX (US);
James C. Colson, Austin, TX (US);
Phuc Ky Do, Morrisville, NC (US);
Justin Monroe Pierce, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an approach is provided in which a product request is received that corresponds to a point-of-sale (POS) device, which is located at a merchant facility. In addition to identifying a product location corresponding to the product, an employee location of an employee in proximity to the product location is also identified. In turn, an electronic message is sent to the employee's mobile device that includes a request to transport the product from the product location to the POS device.