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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2020
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Brian C. Roth, Bentonville, AR (US);
Paul E. Durkee, Centerton, AR (US);
WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
There are provided systems and methods for assembling merchandise ordered by customers, such as at shopping facilities. In one form, the system includes: a shopping order interface for receiving merchandise orders; a shopping facility including a merchandise pickup area and a merchandise assembly area; an automated retrieval system for transporting merchandise to the assembly area; an automated retrieval inventory database; an offline retrieval inventory database; and a merchandise database containing dimensions of merchandise. The system also includes a control circuit configured to: receive a merchandise order, determine dimensions of the items in the order, determine an arrangement of the items in order containers, instruct retrieval of items by the automated retrieval system; instruct retrieval of a second set of items not capable of retrieval by the automated retrieval system; and instruct transfer and deposit of the items in the order containers.