Title:
REFRIGERATING HOME DELIVERIES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/003943
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
Deliveries of meal ingredients to a user are made in a crate and retrieval times of the crate are detected, such as by detecting input of a code to the crate or detecting proximity of a mobile device of a user to the crate. Retrieval times are used to train a retrieval model for the user. The amount of refrigerant (e.g. ice) required for subsequent deliveries is estimated based on a period between an expected delivery time and an expected retrieval time determined from the retrieval model as well as expected weather conditions during the period. A pick list for the meal ingredients is output and includes the amount of refrigerant as an item to be retrieved for the delivery.
Inventors:
WILKINSON BRUCE WALTER (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2016/039629
Publication Date:
April 13, 2017
Filing Date:
June 27, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WAL MART STORES INC (US)
International Classes:
G06Q30/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
STEVENS, David, R. (US)
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