Method and device for processing transaction information of merchandise object assembly

• US 10,783,493 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2018
• Issued: 09/22/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cainiao Smart Logistics Holding Limited
• Original Assignee: Cainiao Smart Logistics Holding Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Yueyang, Jiang, Hao
• Primary Examiner(s): Rudy, Andrew Joseph
• Application Number:
  US15/982,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20180268368A1
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• Field of Search: 705 22, 705 261, 705 262, 705 2681, 705 28, 235380, 235383, 235385
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08355 Routing methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

A method may comprise: receiving, by a front-end transaction central server, a browse request for browsing detailed information of a combined merchandise object, and acquiring stock information of each sub-merchandise object, respectively; if a target physical warehouse has a physical stock of at least one first sub-merchandise object and no physical stock of at least one second sub-merchandise object, and if a target virtual negative sale warehouse corresponding to the target physical warehouse has a virtual negative sale stock of the at least one second sub-merchandise object, providing salable information of the combined merchandise object; and when a request for buying the merchandise object is received, generating a transaction order, and determining the target physical warehouse as a prerouting warehouse of the first sub-merchandise object, and determining the target virtual negative sale warehouse as a prerouting warehouse of the second sub-merchandise object.

Claims

1. A method for processing transaction information of a combined merchandise object, comprising:

receiving, by one or more servers, a browse request for browsing detailed information of the combined merchandise object comprising a first sub-merchandise object and a second sub-merchandise object that are to be sold together as the combined merchandise object, and acquiring, by the one or more servers, stock information of each of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object;

in response to determining, by the one or more servers, that a target physical warehouse has a physical stock of the first sub-merchandise object and no physical stock of the second sub-merchandise object, determining, by the one or more servers, whether a target virtual negative sale warehouse corresponding to the target physical warehouse has a virtual negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object;

in response to determining that the target virtual negative sale warehouse corresponding to the target physical warehouse has a virtual negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object, providing, by the one or more servers, salable information of the combined merchandise object;

in response to that a request for buying the combined merchandise object is received, generating, by the one or more servers, a transaction order; and

generating, by the one or more servers, prerouting information for routing the combined merchandise object, the prerouting information indicating that the target physical warehouse is a prerouting warehouse of the first sub-merchandise object, and that the target virtual negative sale warehouse is a prerouting warehouse of the second sub-merchandise object.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the one or more servers comprise a front-end transaction central server, a logistic central server, and a shipment central server; and

before the receiving, by one or more servers, a browse request, the method further comprises;

creating a corresponding virtual negative sale warehouse for each physical warehouse, the virtual negative sale warehouse inheriting a coverage region of the corresponding physical warehouse;

storing stock information records of merchandise objects that participate in negative sales, the stock information records comprising;

physical stock, held physical stock, virtual negative sale stock, and held virtual negative sale stock;

using the physical warehouse for prerouting; and

when the physical warehouse has no salable physical stock, using the virtual negative sale warehouse for prerouting.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the salable information of the combined merchandise object comprises salable stock quantity information of the combined merchandise object, and the salable stock quantity information of the combined merchandise object is determined by:

determining a stock quantity of each of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object, and determining a minimum value of the determined stock quantities of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object to be the salable stock quantity of the combined merchandise object.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

generating logistic orders associated with the transaction order by generating a first logistic order for the first sub-merchandise object and a second logistic order for the second sub-merchandise object according to different types of prerouting warehouses.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

shipping the combined merchandise object based on the logistic orders, the shipping comprising;

combining the first logistic order and the second logistic order associated with the transaction order, and

packaging the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object for shipping when detecting that there is a reserved negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object in the target physical warehouse.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining the transaction order for to-be-generated logistic orders associated with the combined merchandise object;

determining the prerouting information recorded in the transaction order; and

in response to that the first sub-merchandise object in the transaction order is routed to the target physical warehouse and the second sub-merchandise object is routed to the virtual negative sale warehouse, generating a first logistic order for the first sub-merchandise object, and generating a second logistic order for the second sub-merchandise object.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

synchronously updating logistic information of the transaction order by tracking states of the first logistic order and the second logistic order.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

in response to the states of the first logistic order and the second logistic order indicating that none of the first logistic order and the second logistic order is cancelled, combining the first logistic order and the second logistic order associated with the transaction order; and

executing, in response to the states of the first logistic order and the second logistic order indicating that one of the first logistic order and the second logistic order is cancelled, a shipping operation only based on the uncancelled logistic order.

9. A system for processing transaction information of a combined merchandise object, comprising one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a browse request for browsing detailed information of the combined merchandise object comprising a first sub-merchandise object and a second sub-merchandise object that are to be sold together as the combined merchandise object, and acquiring stock information of each of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object;

in response to determining, by the one or more servers, that a target physical warehouse has a physical stock of the first sub-merchandise object and no physical stock of the second sub-merchandise object, determining, by the one or more servers, whether a target virtual negative sale warehouse corresponding to the target physical warehouse has a virtual negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object;

in response to determining that the target virtual negative sale warehouse corresponding to the target physical warehouse has a virtual negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object, providing, by the one or more servers, salable information of the combined merchandise object;

in response to that a request for buying the combined merchandise object is received, generating, by the one or more servers, a transaction order; and

generating, by the one or more servers, prerouting information for routing the combined merchandise object, the prerouting information indicating that the target physical warehouse is a prerouting warehouse of the first sub-merchandise object, and that the target virtual negative sale warehouse is a prerouting warehouse of the second sub-merchandise object.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein, before the receiving a browse request, the instructions further cause the one or more processors to perform:

creating a corresponding virtual negative sale warehouse for each physical warehouse, the virtual negative sale warehouse inheriting a coverage region of the corresponding physical warehouse;

storing stock information records of merchandise objects that participate in negative sales, the stock information records comprising;

physical stock, held physical stock, virtual negative sale stock, and held virtual negative sale stock;

using the physical warehouse for prerouting; and

when the physical warehouse has no salable physical stock, using the virtual negative sale warehouse for prerouting.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the salable information of the combined merchandise object comprises salable stock quantity information of the combined merchandise object, and the salable stock quantity information of the combined merchandise object is determined by:

determining a stock quantity of each of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object, and determining a minimum value of the determined stock quantities of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object to be the salable stock quantity of the combined merchandise object.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating logistic orders associated with the transaction order by generating a first logistic order for the first sub-merchandise object and a second logistic order for the second sub-merchandise object according to different types of prerouting warehouses.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

shipping the combined merchandise object based on the logistic orders, the shipping comprising;

combining the first logistic order and the second logistic order associated with the transaction order, and

packaging the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object for shipping when detecting that there is a reserved negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object in the target physical warehouse.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the transaction order for to-be-generated logistic orders associated with the combined merchandise object;

determining the prerouting information recorded in the transaction order; and

in response to that the first sub-merchandise object in the transaction order is routed to the target physical warehouse and the second sub-merchandise object is routed to the virtual negative sale warehouse, generating a first logistic order for the first sub-merchandise object, and generating a second logistic order for the second sub-merchandise object.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

synchronously updating logistic information of the transaction order by tracking states of the first logistic order and the second logistic order.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the states of the first logistic order and the second logistic order indicating that none of the first logistic order and the second logistic order is cancelled, combining the first logistic order and the second logistic order associated with the transaction order; and

executing, in response to the states of the first logistic order and the second logistic order indicating that one of the first logistic order and the second logistic order is cancelled, a shipping operation only based on the uncancelled logistic order.

17. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by one or more servers, a browse request for browsing detailed information of a combined merchandise object comprising a first sub-merchandise object and a second sub-merchandise object that are to be sold together as the combined merchandise object, and acquiring, by the one or more servers, stock information of each of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object;

in response to determining, by the one or more servers, that a target physical warehouse has a physical stock of the first sub-merchandise object and no physical stock of the second sub-merchandise object, determining, by the one or more servers, whether a target virtual negative sale warehouse corresponding to the target physical warehouse has a virtual negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object;

in response to determining that the target virtual negative sale warehouse corresponding to the target physical warehouse has a virtual negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object, providing, by the one or more servers, salable information of the combined merchandise object;

in response to that a request for buying the combined merchandise object is received, generating, by the one or more servers, a transaction order; and

generating, by the one or more servers, prerouting information for routing the combined merchandise object, the prerouting information indicating that the target physical warehouse is a prerouting warehouse of the first sub-merchandise object, and that the target virtual negative sale warehouse is a prerouting warehouse of the second sub-merchandise object.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media according to claim 17, wherein the salable information of the combined merchandise object comprises salable stock quantity information of the combined merchandise object, and the salable stock quantity information of the combined merchandise object is determined by:

determining a stock quantity of each of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object, and determining a minimum value of the determined stock quantities of the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object to be the salable stock quantity of the combined merchandise object.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media according to claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating logistic orders associated with the transaction order by generating a first logistic order for the first sub-merchandise object and a second logistic order for the second sub-merchandise object according to different types of prerouting warehouses.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media according to claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

shipping the combined merchandise object based on the logistic orders, the shipping comprising;

combining the first logistic order and the second logistic order associated with the transaction order, and

packaging the first sub-merchandise object and the second sub-merchandise object for shipping when detecting that there is a reserved negative sale stock of the second sub-merchandise object in the target physical warehouse.