公开(公告)号：WO2018053083A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：PCT/US2017/051495

申请日：2017-09-14

Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Inventor： WILKINSON, Bruce W. ,  JONES, Nathan G. ,  MUSANI, Parvez ,  MATTINGLY, Todd D. ,  MCHALE, Brian G.

IPC: G06K7/10 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06

Abstract: Partiality vectors for a particular customer and vectorized characterizations of a plurality of products are employed by a control circuit to select a particular one of the plurality of products to ship to a particular customer. By one approach this selected product is shipped without the particular customer having ordered this product. By one approach the aforementioned selection is based upon a prediction that the particular customer will keep the selected product upon receipt thereof based upon those partiality vectors and vectorized characterizations notwithstanding that it may not be known whether the particular customer has ever previously made a purchasing decision regarding this particular product. By one approach a customer can return a delivered product without being required to leave their delivery address, (re)seal the product/package, and/or attach a return label thereto.

Abstract translation: 用于特定顾客的部分矢量和多个产品的矢量化表征由控制电路采用以选择多个产品中的特定一个以运送到特定顾客。 通过一种方法，所选产品在没有特定客户订购该产品的情况下发货。 通过一种方法，上述选择是基于这样的预测，即特定顾客将基于那些偏向量和向量化表征而保留选择的产品，尽管可能不知道特定顾客是否曾经做过关于 这个特殊的产品。 通过一种方法，客户可以返回交付的产品，而不需要离开他们的送货地址，（重新）密封产品/包装，并且/或者将返回标签附加到其上。

公开(公告)号：WO2018013463A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：PCT/US2017/041329

申请日：2017-07-10

Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Inventor： MCHALE, Brian G. ,  MUSANI, Parvez ,  HIGH, Donald R. ,  MATTINGLY, Todd D.

IPC: G06Q30/00

Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that provide for delivering products to customers while analyzing and satisfying product-associated and/or delivery location-associated restrictions. The delivery attempt of the products is commenced after the product-associated restrictions are determined to be satisfied. The delivery of the product or products to the customer or an authorized person is authorized after the delivery location-associated restrictions are determined to be satisfied.

Abstract translation: 在一些实施例中，提供了在分析和满足产品相关和/或传送位置相关限制的同时向客户提供产品的方法和系统。 产品交付尝试在确定满足产品相关限制后开始。 在确定交货地点相关的限制被满足后，授权将产品交付给客户或授权人员。