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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Christopher L. Undernehr, Bentonville, AR (US);
Tushar Agrawal, Bentonville, AR (US);
Sandesh N. Ramnathkar, Bentonville, AR (US);
John Turknett, Centerton, AR (US);
Mohandas N. Vonga, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Matthew S. Woitaszek, San Bruno, CA (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a product inventory information distribution apparatus, comprising: a central electronic data storage buffer; a control circuit; and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed cause the control circuit to: detect product inventory update information messages, wherein each of the product inventory update information messages is received from one of multiple different product inventory systems and is generated by a corresponding one of the multiple product inventory systems when one of the multiple product inventory systems detects a change in an inventory state corresponding to any one of hundreds or more products available through the product inventory storage facility; direct each of the multiple product inventory update information messages to the central electronic data storage buffer; and maintain messages in the central electronic data storage buffer received during a buffer retention window of time.