Systems, methods and apparatus for distribution of products and supply chain management
US10643170B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/0723
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to access and advance a work flow for a product or a plurality of products during unloading and loading shipments at a distribution center or unloading and processing shipments at a retail store. In some embodiments, RFID tags and wearable smart devices are employed such that products are monitored as they are unloaded from shipments at a retail facility, such as a distribution center, and repackaged into containers and onto a delivery truck for delivery to another retail facility, such as a physical retail store, or one or more customers.
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