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US 10,762,552 B2Granted
Retail subscription in internet of things environment
AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorsChandrashekar Natarajan, Donald R. High
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Abstract
A system and method for item replenishment comprise a subscription device that associates tags with items, a tag tracking device for collecting data on the tags associated with the items, and a management system that monitors changes in use of the items, including analyzing use patterns to determine when the items should be replenished, replaced, or upgraded.
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A method for delivery to a consumer location, comprising:
- registering with a subscription service that determines an automatic purchase of both a product of interest and an item having a relationship with the product of interest;
- applying a monitoring device to the product of interest;
- monitoring consumption of the product of interest;
- automatically determining by an item replenishment device a need for a replenishment, upgrade or replacement of the product of interest from the monitoring device in response to a result generated by the monitoring device in response to sensing and monitoring the product of interest, and according to a set of predefined rules;
- identifying the item having a relationship with the product of interest and combining both the item and the product of interest for a same delivery;
- generating the automatic purchase of both the item and commensurate with the performed replenishment, upgrade or replacement of the product of interest.
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A system for item replenishment, comprising:
- a subscription device that associates tags with items of products of interest;
- a tag tracking device for collecting data on the tags associated with the items;
- an analyzer that monitors changes in use of the items, including analyzing use patterns to determine when the items should be replenished, replaced, or upgraded and outputs a monitoring result;
- a customer profile generator that identifies a relationship between a first item of the items and a second item having no tag, wherein the analyzer processes the data collected by the tag tracking device and generates analysis data for recommending the second item;
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- an order processor that automatically orders the second item in response to the monitoring result of the analyzer, wherein the system registers with a subscription service that determines the automatic order of both the first and second items.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.