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US 2014/0236778 A1Published application
Truck inventory locator
OwnerAnthony Villarditoinventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments for managing inventory are disclosed. Some embodiments include receiving a request for an item at a particular location, and coordinating a transfer of the requested item to the particular location in response to determining that a vehicle has the requested item and is within a vicinity of the particular location.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for an item at a particular location;
- and
- coordinating a transfer of the requested item to the particular location in response to determining that a vehicle has the requested item and is within a vicinity of the particular location.
A computing system for managing inventory, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more storage devices comprising a plurality of instructions, wherein the plurality of instructions, in response to being executed by the one or more processors, configure the computing system to process a request for an item at a service location, track inventory for each vehicle from a plurality of vehicles, select a vehicle from the plurality of vehicles based on inventory and location of the vehicle, and request a transfer of the item from the selected vehicle to the service location.
A system for managing inventory, comprising:
- a plurality of vehicles comprising an inventory of on-board items;
- a tracking system configured to track a location for each vehicle from the plurality of vehicles;
- a inventory system configured to track on-board inventory for each vehicle from the plurality of vehicles;
- and
- a management system configured to process a request for an item at a customer's location, select a vehicle from the plurality of vehicles based on inventory and location of the vehicle received from the location system and inventory system, and request a transfer of the item from the selected vehicle to a customer's location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.