System and method for managing the delivery of orders for goods
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1. A system for facilitating and controlling route-based delivery of an orders for goods from a central servicing warehouse to a remote ship-to sites, comprising:
- a self-service, drop-off container located at the remote ship-to site;
an inventory control system associated with the self-service, drop-off container;
a device for reading from a machine readable label a code that has been assigned to a good to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container in communication with the inventory control system and associated with the self-service, drop-off container;
a manifesting system in communication with the inventory control system, the manifesting system providing to the inventory control system a committed manifest wherein the committed manifest includes a listing of codes that have been assigned to each good to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container; and
a security monitoring system in communication with the inventory control system;
wherein the inventory control system uses the committed manifest and data provided by the device for reading from a machine readable label as obtained by the device for reading from a machine readable label as each good is being deposited with the self-service, drop-off container to determine if any good that is being deposited within the self-service, drop-off container is not assigned to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container, to provide an audible or visual alert when it is determined that a good that is being deposited within the self-service, drop-off container is not assigned to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container, to determine, after input has been provided to the inventory control system to indicate that all goods have been deposited within the self-service, drop-off container, whether any goods to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container are missing, and to automatically generate and send a communication alert to the security monitoring system when it is determined that one or more goods to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container are missing.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing the delivery of goods. The system and method particularly provides for manifesting and controlling route-based delivery of orders or packages from a vendor to one or more locations accessible by customers. The locations may include automated, self-service vending machines and/or will-call lockers, under the control of a system (ideally centralized and automated) that can receive and actively manage manifest information.
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1. A system for facilitating and controlling route-based delivery of an orders for goods from a central servicing warehouse to a remote ship-to sites, comprising:
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a self-service, drop-off container located at the remote ship-to site; an inventory control system associated with the self-service, drop-off container; a device for reading from a machine readable label a code that has been assigned to a good to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container in communication with the inventory control system and associated with the self-service, drop-off container; a manifesting system in communication with the inventory control system, the manifesting system providing to the inventory control system a committed manifest wherein the committed manifest includes a listing of codes that have been assigned to each good to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container; and a security monitoring system in communication with the inventory control system; wherein the inventory control system uses the committed manifest and data provided by the device for reading from a machine readable label as obtained by the device for reading from a machine readable label as each good is being deposited with the self-service, drop-off container to determine if any good that is being deposited within the self-service, drop-off container is not assigned to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container, to provide an audible or visual alert when it is determined that a good that is being deposited within the self-service, drop-off container is not assigned to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container, to determine, after input has been provided to the inventory control system to indicate that all goods have been deposited within the self-service, drop-off container, whether any goods to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container are missing, and to automatically generate and send a communication alert to the security monitoring system when it is determined that one or more goods to be deposited within the self-service, drop-off container are missing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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