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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2019
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Eytan Daniyalzade, San Francisco, CA (US);
Berk Atikoglu, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Nelms, Rogers, AR (US);
WALMART APOLLO LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a system that can comprise one or more processing modules and/or one or more non-transitory memory storage modules storing computing instructions on the one or more processing modules. The computing instructions can be configured to perform the acts of receiving an ordered list from a user via a software application on a mobile device of the user, wherein the software can comprise a bar code scanner, wherein the ordered list can comprise a first set of records describing a first set of physical items; receiving first data obtained from the barcode scanner, wherein the first data can comprise a first distinct record describing a first distinct physical item within the first set of physical items; querying a physical item database, wherein the physical item database can comprise a second distinct record describing the location of the first distinct physical item and a second set of records describing locations of the first set of physical items; calculating a first optimized route from the location of the first distinct physical item to a first series of distinct physical items using at least a portion of the second set of records and the second distinct record, wherein the first series of distinct physical items can comprise at least a portion of the first set of physical items; creating a first reordered list from the first series of distinct physical items using the first optimized route; and presenting the first optimized route and the first reordered list to the user via a graphic user interface on the software application on the mobile device of the user. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.