Predictive inventory availability
US11544810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N5/01
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for predicting inventory availability, involving receiving a delivery order including a plurality of items and a delivery location, and identifying a warehouse for picking the plurality of items. The method retrieves a machine-learned model that predicts a probability that an item is available at the warehouse. The machine-learned model is trained, using machine learning, based in part on a plurality of datasets. The plurality of datasets include data describing items included in previous delivery orders, whether each item in each previous delivery order was picked, a warehouse associated with each previous delivery order, and a plurality of characteristics associated with each of the items. The method predicts the probability that one of the plurality of items in the delivery order is available at the warehouse, and generates an instruction to a picker based on the probability. An instruction is transmitted to a mobile device of the picker.
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