Network-based grocery store
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1. A method of fulfilling a network-based product order, the method comprising:
- providing product subgroups, each product subgroup having a distinct product subgroup area;
separating the network-based product order into subgroup orders based on the product subgroups; and
retrieving ordered products from each product subgroup area in an independent parallel fashion.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for a network-based grocery store. The invention provides for network-based order placement, fulfillment, and delivery.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of fulfilling a network-based product order, the method comprising:
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providing product subgroups, each product subgroup having a distinct product subgroup area;
separating the network-based product order into subgroup orders based on the product subgroups; and
retrieving ordered products from each product subgroup area in an independent parallel fashion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of retrieving ordered products for a network-based product order, the method comprising:
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providing an order label listing the ordered products;
scanning the order label;
providing a plurality of actuable indicators, each indicator being associated with a product;
actuating the indicators associated with the ordered products based on the scanning of the order label;
locating and retrieving each of the ordered products;
placing the ordered products into a carrier; and
transporting the carrier to a delivery area. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of retrieving ordered products for a network-based product order, the method comprising:
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providing a list of the ordered products;
retrieving one of the ordered products;
scanning an area of the one of the ordered products;
providing a plurality of actuable indicators, each indicator being associated with a carrier for a single order;
actuating the indicator associated with the carrier for the single order requiring the one of the ordered products;
placing the one of the ordered products into the carrier for the single order requiring the one of the ordered products; and
transporting the carrier to a delivery area. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method of fulfilling network-based product orders and delivering ordered products, the method comprising:
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creating an order summary based on all received orders;
separating the order summary into subgroup orders based on product subgroups;
retrieving products from each of the product subgroups in an independent parallel fashion; and
combining the products into delivery packages based on the received orders; and
delivering the delivery packages. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of ordering and delivering a network-based product, the method comprising:
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providing a customer interface wherein a customer can place an order;
allowing the customer to select at least one meal plan from a plurality of meal plans;
designating for delivery each product required for the at least one meal plan selected by the customer; and
adding each product required for the at least one meal plan to a delivery package; and
delivering the delivery package. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A fulfillment hub for fulfilling a network-based product order, the fulfillment hub comprising:
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at least two subgroup areas, each subgroup area designated for a particular type of product;
a delivery area positioned to facilitate transportation of products between the delivery area and the at least two subgroup areas. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A network-based grocery store process for receiving, filling, and delivering grocery items, the items located in a plurality of predefined gathering sites, the process comprising:
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grouping items in an order based on their respective gathering site;
concurrently gathering items in an order at their respective gathering site; and
reassembling the order at a distribution point. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of supplying grocery items over a computer network, the method comprising:
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providing a website in communication over the computer network with an order receiving interface;
placing each order into at least one subgroup;
gathering items in each subgroup in parallel;
reassembling the items gathered for each subgroup of an order to form a complete order; and
delivering the order. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A network-based system for receiving an order for grocery items from a customer, filling the order, and delivering the order to the customer, the system comprising:
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a server adapted to receive the order from the customer over the network;
a warehouse for storing a plurality of grocery items, the warehouse including a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of types of grocery items;
a server engine programmed to place each of a plurality of requested grocery items included in the order into a plurality of subgroups, based on the corresponding location of the grocery item in the warehouse;
a gathering system adapted to fill the items for each of the subgroups of the order, in parallel;
a reassembly system adapted to gather the filled items for each subgroup of an order to form a complete order; and
a plurality of delivery vehicles for transporting the completed order to the customer.
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