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Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 02, 2012
Applicants:

Gadi Lifshitz, Kiryat Ono, IL;

Gilad Opher, Kibbutz, IL;

Guy Ephraim, Tel Aviv, IL;

Inventors:

Gadi Lifshitz, Kiryat Ono, IL;

Gilad Opher, Kibbutz, IL;

Guy Ephraim, Tel Aviv, IL;

Assignee:

Sears Brands, L.L.C, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04M 11/04 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for providing location based assistance. The method and system including hosting a database of information regarding a customer, hosting a database of information regarding sale associate availability, and receiving a customer assistance request. The system determines the location of the customer and determines the availability of at least one sale associate within a predetermined location threshold of the location of the customer to service the customer assistance request. The customer assistance request is then routed to the at least one sale associate within the predetermined location threshold of the location of the customer for assistance.


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