Shipment aggregation in mobile phone order fulfillment
US8756119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0633
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for aggregating mobile phone orders for shipping to a recipient comprising analyzing, by a server computer, orders placed via a plurality of ordering systems, wherein the orders may comprises a plurality of ordered items; identifying, by the server computer, recipient addresses with common destinations; unifying, by the server computer, the identified recipient addresses with common destinations; determining, by the server computer, criteria for when to release an order for shipment to a recipient; accumulating, by the server computer, ordered items for the recipient; combining, by the server computer, the accumulated ordered items into a shipment, wherein a shipment comprises at least one container; and releasing, by the server computer, the container for shipment when at least one of the criteria is met.
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