Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Order fulfillment system having dynamic routing
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Application No.: US16001848Application Date: 2018-06-06
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Publication No.: US11854062B2Publication Date: 2023-12-26
- Inventor: Vivek Kumar Jha , Puneet Jolly , Vasmi Krishna Korada , Sourabh Tripathi , Jainesh Doshi , Dhanesh Kothari , Arush Nagpal
- 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: Barta, Jones & Foley, PLLC
- Priority: IN 1841015623 2018.04.25
- Main IPC: G06Q30/0601
- IPC: G06Q30/0601 ; G06Q10/0835 ; G06Q30/08 ; G06F16/901 ; H04L67/52 ; H04L67/55 ; G06F3/04842

Abstract:
Examples provide order fulfillment that includes receiving an online order from a user. An initial distribution hub for delivery of the order is identified and the order routed from the initial distribution hub to an intermediate hub. A notification of receipt of the order at the intermediate hub is received and a user location is determined. A plurality of options for routing the order to a next hub based on the user location and a cost associated with routing the order to the next hub are identified. The cost is based on a bidding process performed among a plurality of possible hubs to which the order will be routed. The order is routed to the next hub in response to a user confirmation of acceptance of a change in delivery location for the order.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190333130A1 Order fulfillment system having dynamic routing Public/Granted day:2019-10-31
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