Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatically initiating product replenishment
- Patent Title (中): 自动启动产品补货
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Application No.: US13358464Application Date: 2012-01-25
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Publication No.: US09324042B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Amit D. Agarwal
- Applicant: Amit D. Agarwal
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon.com, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon.com, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q10/00 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06Q20/20 ; G06Q30/06

Abstract:
A facility for assessing product replenishment is described. The facility determines that a purchasing entity possesses an item, determines an expiration time for the item, and schedules, for a time preceding the expiration, a unilateral communication to the purchasing entity indicating that the item should be replenished. The facility can also manage automatic item replenishment, including determining a target date for replenishment of the item, transmitting to the purchaser in advance of the target date (when the purchaser is not engaged in an electronic shopping activity) a replenishment proposal, and ordering a replacement for the item. In some cases, the facility places an order within a predetermined tolerance of the target date without intervention by the consumer. The facility can also establish and test a condition for suggesting replenishment, can raise an event when the condition is satisfied, and can unilaterally make the replenishment suggestion when the event is raised.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120136741A1 AUTOMATICALLY INITIATING PRODUCT REPLENISHMENT Public/Granted day:2012-05-31
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