公开(公告)号：US20230162141A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US17534281

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)

Inventor： Benjamin Knight ,  Darren Johnson ,  Dan Haugh ,  Saumitra Maheshwari ,  Qi Xi ,  Conor Woods

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q30/06

CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/0629 ,  G06Q30/0641

Abstract: An online concierge system receives information from a warehouse including locations of items within the warehouse. When a shopper selects an order for fulfillment from the warehouse, the online concierge system sorts the items for the shopper to minimize the time spent in the warehouse using the received information. When the online concierge system does not receive a location of an item within the warehouse, the online concierge system obtains a taxonomy for the warehouse including multiple levels, with each level having a different level of specificity. The online concierge system determines a higher level in the taxonomy for the item and identifies other items offered by the warehouse having the determined category. The online concierge system infers a location of the item within the warehouse used for sorting items of the order from locations of the other items within the warehouse and times when shoppers retrieved the other items.

公开(公告)号：US20250037076A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18916477

申请日：2024-10-15

Applicant: Maplebear Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Knight ,  Darren Johnson ,  Daniel Haugh ,  Saumitra Maheshwari ,  Qi Xi ,  Conor Woods

IPC: G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/0601

Abstract: A method for optimizing order fulfillment in a warehouse by an online system. The system receives an item catalog from an inventory system, which includes item locations. The system also obtains a taxonomy that organizes items into hierarchical levels based on attributes. When an order is placed by a user, the system checks whether the item catalog contains location data for each item. If an item's location is missing, the system identifies alternative items from the taxonomy with shared attributes and uses the location of a selected alternative item as a proxy. The system determines a picking sequence for the items in the order, optimized to minimize travel distance within the warehouse, and transmits the sequence to a shopper's device for fulfillment.

公开(公告)号：US12147938B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17534281

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: Maplebear Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Knight ,  Darren Johnson ,  Daniel Haugh ,  Saumitra Maheshwari ,  Qi Xi ,  Conor Woods

IPC: G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/06

Abstract: An online concierge system receives information from a warehouse including locations of items within the warehouse. When a shopper selects an order for fulfillment from the warehouse, the online concierge system sorts the items for the shopper to minimize the time spent in the warehouse using the received information. When the online concierge system does not receive a location of an item within the warehouse, the online concierge system obtains a taxonomy for the warehouse including multiple levels, with each level having a different level of specificity. The online concierge system determines a higher level in the taxonomy for the item and identifies other items offered by the warehouse having the determined category. The online concierge system infers a location of the item within the warehouse used for sorting items of the order from locations of the other items within the warehouse and times when shoppers retrieved the other items.

公开(公告)号：US20230036666A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17387943

申请日：2021-07-28

Applicant: Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)

Inventor： Yilena Xu ,  Qingyuan Chen ,  Laurentia Romaniuk ,  Jonathan Newman ,  Josh Roberts ,  Conor Woods ,  Lorna Qin

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: An online concierge system offers items for sale and uses different units of measurements for items, allowing users to purchase numbers of an item, a weight of an item, or a packages of an item. To avoid confusing users with multiple options for specifying a quantity of an item, the online concierge system determines whether to present an interface for purchasing an item by a number of the item, by weight of the item, or a number of packages in the item from dynamic information about the item. For example, the online concierge system obtains historical pricing information an items and computes a par-weight price for the item from prior purchases of the item. The online concierge system uses the par-weight of the item to select an interface for a user when purchasing the item.