System, method and process for computer controlled delivery of classified goods and services through an amalgamated drive-thru complex

• US 20070187183A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Saigh and Son LLC
• Original Assignee: Saigh and Son LLC
• Inventors: Saigh, Michael, Beardsley, Steve
• Application Number:
  US11/712,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20070187183A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 186/53
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 14/00 Buildings for combinations of different purposes not covered by any single one of main groups E04H1/00-E04H13/00 of this subclass, e.g. for double purpose E04H3/02, E04H9/06 take precedence; Buildings of the drive-in type

Abstract

The present invention comprises, in one embodiment, a system, method and process for delivery of classified goods and serviced items through a vehicle drive-thru facility, the facility having a plurality of vehicle drive-thru pick-up portals for goods or services orderable via an electronic or computer medium. The present invention comprises, in another embodiment, a computer controlled transport system for the variable or high speed retrieval and delivery of amalgamated classified goods or services at any location within the facility or adjacent to the facility.

Claims

1. A process for controlling the delivery of goods or services offered by a vehicle drive-thru or drive-up facility, the process comprising the steps of:

providing a structural facility adapted to receive, store and deliver commercial and retail classified goods and serviceable items offered by tenants, the structural facility having a centralized order processing portion and a plurality of vehicle drive-thru pick up areas attached to the centralized processing portion adapted to receive a customer'"'"'s vehicle;

introducing at least one core computer system communicatively compatible with a customer and with other computers communicating with the core computer system;

introducing at least one variable speed transport system in electronic communication with the core computer system, each transport system adapted to deliver the commercial and retail classified goods or services from one location in or adjacent to the facility to another location in or adjacent to the complex as determined by the core computer system, the core computer system adapted to control, access and deliver the classified goods and serviceable items from within and outside of the facility to a customer'"'"'s location, adapted to control and access the centralized order processing portion and adapted to control the plurality of drive-thru pick up areas for potential delivery of classified goods and serviceable items to a customer and for potential acceptance of items from a customer, the core computer system further adapted to optimize traffic flow through the drive-thru pick up area.

2. The process according to claim 1, the transport system comprising one or more transport units attached to a movable conveyor by a corresponding attachment means, each transport unit adapted to receive, hold and deliver commercial and retail classified goods and serviceable items from one location in the facility to another location in the facility, each transport unit and each attachment means being in electronic communication with, and controlled by, the core computer system.

3. The process according to claim 1, each transport unit further having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag being in electronic communication with the computer system.

4. The process according to claim 1, each transport unit further having a satellite signals system, the satellite signals system being in electronic communication with the computer system.

5. The process according to claim 1, each transport unit further having a satellite GPS guidance system, the satellite GPS guidance system being in electronic communication with the computer system.

6. The process according to claim 1, the attachment means comprising an electromagnetic control system, the electromagnetic control system being in electromechanical communication with the core computer system.

7. The process according to claim 1, the attachment means comprising a wire guided system, the wire guided system being in electromechanical communication with the core computer system.

8. The process according to claim 1, the core computer system controlling the path of the transport system to travel to each tenant location and to travel to each pick up area.

9. The process according to claim 8, the core computer system controlling the path of the transport system to further travel to a location adjacent to each tenant location.

10. The process according to claim 1, the attachment means further comprising a release means in electronic communication with the core computer system, each release means releasing the corresponding transport unit upon direction from the core computer system.

11. The process according to claim 1, the transport system comprising a single loop continual path system.

12. The process according to claim 1, the transport system comprising a non-continual path system.

13. A process for controlling the delivery of goods or services offered by a retail store, the process comprising the steps of:

providing a structural facility adapted to receive, store and deliver commercial and retail classified goods and serviceable items offered by tenants, the structural facility having a centralized order processing portion and a plurality of vehicle drive-thru pick up areas attached to the centralized processing portion adapted to receive a customer'"'"'s vehicle;

introducing at least one core computer system communicatively compatible with a customer and with other computers communicating with the core computer system;

introducing at least one variable speed transport system in electronic communication with the core computer system and in electromechanical communication with a secure pick up kiosk, the core computer system adapted to accept a goods or services order from a customer from a customer order kiosk, process the order, and fulfill the order by placing the goods or services order on the transport system for delivery to the secure pick up kiosk.

14. The process according to claim 13, the transport system comprising one or more transport units attached to a movable conveyor by a corresponding attachment means, each transport unit adapted to receive, hold and deliver commercial and retail classified goods and serviceable items from one location in the facility to another location in the facility, each transport unit and each attachment means being in electronic communication with, and controlled by, the core computer system.

15. The process according to claim 14, the attachment means further comprising a release means in electronic communication with the core computer system, each release means releasing the corresponding transport unit upon direction from the core computer system.

16. The process of claim 15, wherein the step of introducing a variable speed transport system in electronic communication with the core computer system further includes the step of allowing the core computer system to create a password upon acceptance of a goods or services order, allowing the core computer system to transmit the password to the customer order kiosk, and allowing the core computer system to open the secure pick up kiosk upon entry of the password at the pick up kiosk.

19. The process according to claim 14, the attachment means further comprising a release means in electronic communication with the core computer system, each release means releasing the corresponding transport unit upon direction from the core computer system.

20. The process of claim 15, wherein the step of introducing a variable speed transport system in electronic communication with the core computer system further includes the step of allowing the core computer system to create a password upon acceptance of a goods or services order, allowing the core computer system to transmit the password to the customer order kiosk, and allowing the core computer system to open the secure pick up kiosk upon entry of the password at the pick up kiosk.

17. A process for controlling the delivery of goods or services offered by a tenant within a drive-thru complex, the process comprising the steps of:

providing a structural facility adapted to receive, store and deliver commercial and retail classified goods and serviceable items offered by tenants, the structural facility having a centralized order processing portion and a plurality of vehicle drive-thru pick up areas attached to the centralized processing portion adapted to receive a customer'"'"'s vehicle;

introducing at least one core computer system communicatively compatible with a customer and with other computers communicating with the core computer system;

introducing at least one variable speed transport system in electronic communication with the core computer system and in electromechanical communication with a secure pick up kiosk; and

introducing an automated picking system in the facility in communication with the core computer system, the automated picking system adapted to travel along a predetermined path within the facility to retrieve goods or services from a location in the facility identified by the core computer system, and deliver the goods or services to the transport system, the core computer system adapted to accept a goods or services order from a customer from a customer order kiosk, process the order, and fulfill the order by controlling the automated picking system for delivery to the secure pick up kiosk.

18. The process according to claim 17, the transport system comprising one or more transport units attached to a movable conveyor by a corresponding attachment means, each transport unit adapted to receive, hold and deliver commercial and retail classified goods and serviceable items from one location in the facility to another location in the facility, each transport unit and each attachment means being in electronic communication with, and controlled by, the core computer system.