SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING WEBSITE MODULES
Granted: November 8, 2018
Application Number:
20180322540
Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform acts of receiving initial product content for a product, generating modularized product content from the initial product content for displaying on a website, storing the modularized product content, coordinating displaying on the website the modularized product content for the product,…
CENTRALIZED MONITORING AND COORDINATION OF MERCHANDISE TRANSPORTATION USING SHIPPING CONTAINERS
Granted: November 8, 2018
Application Number:
20180322452
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage mediums for coordinating, monitoring, and transporting merchandise are provided to ensure that a retail business can replenish merchandise fast. An example system can include a database for storing merchandise information and a server for maintaining an online dashboard configured to place and track delivery of merchandise orders. The server is also configured to receive merchandise delivery information, associating merchandise with a…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESTOCKING ITEMS ON SHELVES
Granted: November 8, 2018
Application Number:
20180322448
Systems, methods and computer-readable media for automating the restocking of shelves process by sending a notification when a product on a shelf has reached, or will reach, an undesired level of emptiness. This is determined using imaging sensors, such as cameras, which can calculate how full or empty a respective shelf is and predict when the shelf will need to be restocked. When the restocking time arrives, the notification can be sent to automated systems, which automatically cause…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESTOCKING ITEMS ON SHELVES USING A CONVEYOR SYSTEM
Granted: November 8, 2018
Application Number:
20180321660
Systems, methods and computer-readable media for automating the restocking of shelves process by sending a notification when a product on a shelf has reached, or will reach, an undesired level of emptiness. This is determined using imaging sensors, such as cameras, which can calculate how full or empty a respective shelf is and predict when the shelf will need to be restocked. When the restocking time arrives, the notification can be sent to automated systems, which automatically cause…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESTOCKING ITEMS ON SHELVES USING A PNEUMATIC PIPE SYSTEM
Granted: November 8, 2018
Application Number:
20180319607
Systems, methods and computer-readable media for automating the restocking of shelves process by sending a notification when a product on a shelf has reached, or will reach, an undesired level of emptiness. This is determined using imaging sensors, such as cameras, which can calculate how full or empty a respective shelf is and predict when the shelf will need to be restocked. When the restocking time arrives, the notification can be sent to automated systems, which automatically cause…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC PICK TIME ESTIMATION AND REAL-TIME ORDER DELAY MANAGEMENT
Granted: November 1, 2018
Application Number:
20180315112
Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of receiving an order comprising items for sale at a store, coordinating displaying an order promise time to the customer, automatically determining in real-time an estimated order completion time using at least a dynamic pick time estimation for the order, and, if the estimated…
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING SHIPMENT OF PRODUCTS FROM A DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Granted: November 1, 2018
Application Number:
20180315018
Systems and methods are provided for managing shipment of a plurality of online orders for one or more carriers from a distribution center. The systems and methods include receiving online orders that each comprise a product and a delivery destination for delivering the product, determining the delivery destination for delivering the product of each of the online orders, determining a distribution center to fulfill the online orders, determine a route for each carrier to deliver products…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ORDER DELAY MANAGEMENT
Granted: November 1, 2018
Application Number:
20180315003
Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of receiving a plurality of orders for items for sale at a store, determining a picking start time, a picking end time, and an order completion time for each order based on at least one of: (1) availabilities of one or more associates of the store to collect the items of the…
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING FULLFILLMENT OF ONE OR MORE ONLINE ORDERS
Granted: November 1, 2018
Application Number:
20180314999
Systems and methods are provided for fulfilling an online order. The systems and methods include identifying a product and a delivery destination in an online order, identifying at least one distribution center and retail store having the product within a defined radius from the delivery destination, determining a cost for each of the distribution center and retail store to fulfill the online order, and selecting one of the distribution center and retail to fulfill the online order. The…
System and Method for Using Stores as Receiving Points for Third Party, E-Commerce Suppliers
Granted: October 25, 2018
Application Number:
20180308051
Systems, methods and computer-readable media for providing e-commerce suppliers an alternative shipping and distribution system based on real-time sales and demand being coupled with iterative machine learning processes. As an example, an e-commerce supplier can contract with a retailer to have products sold in retail locations belonging to the retailer. However, rather than the retailer providing to the e-commerce supplier a quoted price for acquiring the merchandise, the retailer can…
System and Method for Managing Returned Merchandise Using Trucks Tasked With Delivering Merchandise
Granted: October 25, 2018
Application Number:
20180308048
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for identifying groups of retail locations and initiating the collection of returned goods in a group of retail locations using a transport vehicle tasked with delivering merchandise to one of the retail locations in the group. Determining when to dispatch a delivery vehicle to also collect returned goods can be based on the meeting of a group threshold regarding the returned items across all stores, or a threshold associated with a…
System and Method for Dynamically Establishing A Regional Distribution Center Truck Flow Graph to Distribute Merchandise
Granted: October 25, 2018
Application Number:
20180308039
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for establishing an inter-distribution truck flow to distribute merchandise. Using machine learning, a forecast for retail demand of a product is made. Real-time updates of the product inventory at both retail locations and distributions are received, and a graph identifying preferred routes between distribution centers is used, to arrange a shipment to move a needed amount of the product between distribution centers. Based on that…
System and Method for Establishing Regional Distribution Center Inventory Levels for New Third Party Products
Granted: October 25, 2018
Application Number:
20180308030
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for using historical data associated with related products, current inventory levels, and machine learning, to predict the amount of inventory for a new product (which a retailer has not previously sold) multiple retail locations require. Data regarding actual sales of the new product is then saved and used to update the machine learning model, such that the next time a new product is released, an improved algorithm for predicting the…
SYSTEMS TO FULFILL A PICKED SALES ORDER AND RELATED METHODS THEREFOR
Granted: October 18, 2018
Application Number:
20180300800
Some embodiments include a system. The system can include one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory storage devices storing computer instructions configured to run on the processor(s) and perform acts including: receiving a request for a picked sales order; estimating an estimated fulfillment time interval to make ready the good(s) of the picked sales order for receipt by the customer, wherein estimating the estimated fulfillment time interval to make ready the good(s)…
SYSTEMS TO FULFILL A PICKED SALES ORDER AND RELATED METHODS THEREFOR
Granted: October 18, 2018
Application Number:
20180300799
Some embodiments include a system. The system can include one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory storage devices storing computer instructions configured to run on the processor(s) and perform acts including: receiving a request for a picked sales order; promising the good(s) of the picked sales order for receipt by the customer at a receivable clock time; after promising the good(s) of the picked sales order for receipt by the customer at the receivable clock time,…
SYSTEMS TO FULFILL A PICKED SALES ORDER AND RELATED METHODS THEREFOR
Granted: October 18, 2018
Application Number:
20180300798
Some embodiments include a system. The system can include one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory storage devices storing computer instructions configured to run on the processor(s) and perform acts including: receiving a request for a picked sales order; estimating an estimated fulfillment time interval to make ready the good(s) of the picked sales order for receipt by the customer, wherein estimating the estimated fulfillment time interval to make ready the good(s)…
RE-USING E-COMMERCE PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS FOR IN-STORE USE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Granted: October 18, 2018
Application Number:
20180300713
Provided are a re-using e-commerce payment instruments for in-store purchasing systems and methods. A customer enters a check out and a transaction at the point of sale is started. The system receives a pairing request at a wallet processor from a customer mobile device operating a mobile application. This pairing request is created and sent in response to scanning of a code having a transaction identification. The system associates a customer payment profile with the transaction…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN AMOUNT OF DISPOSABLE MATERIAL IN A SPOOL
Granted: October 18, 2018
Application Number:
20180300674
A method and a system for determining an amount of material remaining in a spool are provided herein. The system includes a radiofrequency identification (RFID) reader that is configured to read an RFID tag disposed at an end of a core of the spool. The RFID reader is provided on or in a vicinity of a support surface configured to hold at least a portion of the material. The system further includes a computer system in communication with the RFID reader, the computer system being…
TAPE FOR MODULAR SHELF SYSTEM
Granted: October 4, 2018
Application Number:
20180279806
A system and method are disclosed which facilitate installation of modular shelving through utilization of a notch indication tape. The notch identification tape may include an adhesive surface and an opposing identification surface having a plurality of identification markers. The identification markers can be numbers, letters, a combination thereof, or any other identification scheme. The notch identification tape may be placed on a vertical plane of a modular shelf so that it adheres…
MECHANISM FOR KEEPING SHOPPING CARTS WITHIN A STORAGE AREA
Granted: October 4, 2018
Application Number:
20180279812
A mechanism for keeping shopping carts within a storage area and a system for storing shopping carts are described herein. The mechanism includes a mechanical stop disposed at or near the ground at an opening of a storage area that is configured to store a plurality of shopping carts, the mechanical stop being moveable from an upward locked position to a downward unlocked position, the mechanical stop being configured to engage one or more wheels of a shopping cart to keep the shopping…
