Automated replenishment shopping harmonization
US11875370B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06315
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An auto-replenishment platform may receive retailer, manufacturer, and 3rd party consumer data on a regular time interval, via their e-commerce platforms. The auto-replenishment platform, via a harmonization engine, may aggregate all data sets, mine the aggregated data, and then cluster the data. Subsequently, the auto-replenishment platform may generate a consumer model for predicting the consumer demand for a product, factors that influence a consumer's perception of convenience or ease in purchasing that product, and for aggregating a consumer's purchased products for shipment or pickup. The auto-replenishment platform may send the consumer model to the retailer, manufacturer, and 3rd party e-commerce platforms to integrate the auto-replenishment platform into those platforms. Additionally, the auto-replenishment platform may group a consumer's products for shipment which provides additional efficiencies for the customer and retailer/manufacturer/3rd party in the form of time savings and/or reduced shipping and handling cost and related logistical advantages.
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