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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11854062 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2018

Order fulfillment system having dynamic routing

Applicant:

Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);

Inventors:

Vivek Kumar Jha, Bangalore, IN;

Puneet Jolly, Delhi, IN;

Vasmi Krishna Korada, Hyderabad, IN;

Sourabh Tripathi, Hyderabad, IN;

Jainesh Doshi, Mumbai, IN;

Dhanesh Kothari, Bangalore, IN;

Arush Nagpal, Punjab, IN;

Assignee:

Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);

Attorney:

Barta, Jones & Foley, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Ibrahim N El-Bathy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01); G06Q 30/08 (2012.01); G06F 16/901 (2019.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01); G06F 16/9024 (2019.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); G06Q 30/08 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/55 (2022.05); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01);
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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Jha, Vivek. (2023). Order fulfillment system having dynamic routing (U.S. Patent No. 11854062). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11854062

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