Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods of controlling delivery of retail products
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Application No.: US15581294Application Date: 2017-04-28
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Publication No.: US10679170B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Sai Phaneendra Sri Harsha Viswanath Putcha , Gary J. Delperdang
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to enable product deliveries based on an interruption condition, comprising: a delivery scheduling system; a cancellation system; and a time reserving system; wherein the delivery scheduling system comprises a delivery scheduling control circuit configured identify that a delivery interruption condition exists for a delivery day; the cancellation system is configured to identify multiple scheduled product deliveries on the delivery day that are to be halted; the time reserving system is configured to: identify a non-interrupted second delivery day, and reserve at least a portion of the second delivery day; and block the reserved portion of the second delivery day and prevent previously unscheduled deliveries from being scheduled during the reserved portion; and the delivery scheduling control circuit is configured to reschedule a delivery of a halted product delivery during the reserved portion of the second delivery day.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170316370A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING DELIVERY OF RETAIL PRODUCTS Public/Granted day:2017-11-02
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