Systems, non-transitory computer readable mediums, and methods for grocery order batching and customer experience

US11783403B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Walmart Apollo, LLC · US

Inventors

• Pratosh Deepak Rajkhowa · Bengaluru, IN
• Sneha Narahalli BALASUBRAMANYA · San Jose, US
• Manish Gupta · Sunnyvale, US
• Deepak Deshpande · San Jose, US
• Hagit Katzenelson · Palo Alto, US
• Rohit Jain · Danville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 24, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/0836
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

This application relates to apparatus and methods for batching orders for delivery. In some examples, a computing device may obtain order data identifying at least a first order and a second order. The computing device may determine whether the first order can be delivered to a first delivery address and the second order can be delivered to a second delivery address within a delivery time window. Based on the determination, the computing device may batch the first order and the second order to generate a batched order. In some examples, the computing device determines if the delivery vehicle can store the items for the first order and the second order to determine whether the orders may be batched. The computing device may generate assignment data identifying an assignment of the batched order to a delivery vehicle, and may transmit the assignment data to another computing device.