Receiving and processing user orders may include receiving an order for an order quantity of a product from a user computing device, retrieving a threshold inventory quantity of the product, retrieving a last known inventory quantity of the product, comparing the threshold inventory quantity with the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, performing an asynchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is less than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, and performing a synchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is greater than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity.

The invention provides, in some aspects, a digital commerce system that includes a first digital data device, a second digital data device and a third digital data device, each of which is connected to a network that provides at least intermittent communications coupling between the second digital data device and each of the first and second digital data devices. Redirection logic executing on at least the second digital data device effects storage on the third digital data device of a digital media object downloaded from the first digital data device to the second digital data device. The redirection logic accomplishes that in such a manner that storage of the digital media object on the third digital data device is effected before storage of that digital media object on the second digital data device—if the digital media object is stored to the second digital data device at all. In related aspects of the invention, redirection logic executing on at least the second digital data device circumvents storage of the downloaded digital media object at least until that object has been stored on the third digital data device.

A combination automated-service and self-service store for implementation at brick-and-mortar retail locations is provided. The store and corresponding method of implementation is an automated-service model in which robots, deployed at the brick-and-mortar location, fill orders for fungible goods placed by customers either online or in-store. The store also includes a shopping section where customers can select/order items and/or personally select non-fungible goods. The store includes a shopping section for non-fungible goods that customers prefer to pick out by hand and a back end automated order fulfillment section for other goods (e.g., fungible goods, dry goods, etc.). The two sets of goods are merged to a delivery bundle and delivered together for pickup by the customer. The combination automated-service and self-service store combines the convenience of online shopping and self-service shopping using an unconventional approach that reduces costs for the retailer and simultaneously increases customer satisfaction.

A certification computer system electronically receives contractor data from a contractor device. The certification computer system electronically stores the contractor data as certification data. The certification computer system automatically partially certifies a third-party contractor as a partially-certified contractor. The certification computer system electronically receives an electronic service request communicated from an e-commerce computer system. The electronic service request is based, at least in part, on a purchase of a product with a contractor service made in electronic communication with a purchaser computer system. The certification computer system automatically creates an electronic service work order. The certification computer system electronically communicates a certification request to the partially-certified contractor. The certification computer system automatically certifies the partially-certified contractor as a certified contractor. The certification computer system automatically selects the certified contractor. The certification computer system electronically communicates the electronic service work order to the certified contractor.

Systems and methods for facilitating WiFi transactions are provided. A consumer device logs in to a merchant's WiFi network and a tab for the consumer is opened up with the merchant. The merchant adds items ordered by the consumer to the tab until the consumer decides to close the tab. The consumer can close the tab by logging off the merchant's WiFi network, pressing a button on a mobile device indicating that he or she wants to settle the tab, or specifying that the tab should be closed after a certain amount of time.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for more efficiently providing and implementing order management and order processing services to one or more tenants of a multi-tenant business data processing platform. In one embodiment, processes, sub-processes, or functions within a larger order processing system may participate in an implementation of a subscriber-publisher protocol, wherein processes, sub-processes, or functions “publish” notifications and/or related information about “events” for consumption by subscribing processes, sub-processes, or functions. The subscribing processes, sub-processes, or functions may then use information about an event to trigger a related or dependent aspect of the order processing system

The present invention generally relates to web based electronic commerce systems. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods configured to provide a three dimensional shopping cart for the display of items to be ordered by a user or group of users.

A method for reward-based surrogate shopping may include receiving remote orders from remote shoppers, each including order parameters defining items for purchase and a desired date or time of day of fulfillment of the remote order, receiving assignment requests from surrogate shoppers, each including request parameters identifying a brick-and-mortar store and a desired date or time of day for fulfilling by the surrogate shopper of one or more remote orders, comparing the received remote orders with the received assignment requests and pairing together ones in which at least one order parameter matches at least one request parameter, and for each matched pair, receiving a completion indicator identifying fulfillment by the surrogate shopper of the remote order paired therewith, and providing a reward to the surrogate shopper for completion of surrogate shopping at the identified store for the paired remote order.

A more effective real time visual representation of the factors and parameters in a timeline that is involved in executing an overall process. Such a process may be a typically be a manufacturing process, but the process may be any in which materials and resources are used to produce an end product. In one embodiment, a computer-based system and computer-implemented method are directed to a generating a dynamic graphical representation or user interface that depicts a time-ordered sequence of sub-processes and parameters associated with those sub-processes. The parameters may include one or more of tasks, manufacturing processes, material consumed at a given time, material required to complete a process at a given time, the rate of material consumption at a given time, additional material needed (beyond that currently available to the process), availability of the additional material (based on current or near-current inventory levels, warehouse or storage locations), time to complete for a required inter-dependent related process or task, and the like.

A method for security and/or automation systems is described. In one embodiment, the method includes integrating, via a processor of a first computing device, a secure delivery option in relation to a checkout interface of a point of sale (POS) system. In some cases, the method includes receiving, via the processor, an input to enable the secure delivery option in relation to an order being placed via the checkout interface, generating, via the processor, an access code for the order based at least in part on enabling the secure delivery option, and enabling, via the processor, access to a premises via the access code generated for the order.