Systems and methods for automatically requesting delivery drivers for online orders
US11126954B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0633
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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 delivery orders and/or pickup orders from customers for pickup and/or delivery of the orders during a predetermined window of time, receiving an additional delivery order from an additional customer for an additional pickup and/or delivery of the additional order to the additional customer by a delivery driver during the predetermined window of time, determining if a pickup area at the store exceeds a predetermined level of congestion during the predetermined window of time, and, if the pickup area at the store does not exceed the predetermined level of congestion during the predetermined window of time, transmitting an additional delivery request to the delivery driver to fulfill the additional delivery order during the predetermined window of time.
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