System and method for delivery order processing
AssigneeIPDEV Co.
InventorsJames Vitek, Jeremiah A. Sheehy, JR.
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Abstract
A method for determining dispatch assignments of delivery orders by a point of sale (POS) device of a storefront is described. A plurality of delivery orders for the storefront are received by the POS device. The POS device determines an estimate of an order efficiency value for the storefront based on the plurality of delivery orders and a delivery employee pool corresponding to the storefront. The POS device automatically determines a dispatch assignment of one or more delivery orders for the storefront to one of i) an employee of the delivery employee pool, or ii) a contractor of an independent contractor pool, based on whether the order efficiency value meets a predetermined service threshold.
Claims14
A method for determining dispatch assignments of delivery orders by a point of sale (POS) device of a storefront, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the POS device, a plurality of delivery orders for the storefront;
- determining, by the POS device, an estimate of an order efficiency value for the storefront based on the plurality of delivery orders and a delivery employee pool corresponding to the storefront;
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- automatically determining, by the POS device, a dispatch assignment of one or more delivery orders for the storefront to one of i) an employee of the delivery employee pool, or ii) a contractor of an independent contractor pool, based on whether the order efficiency value meets a predetermined service threshold.
A method for grouping delivery orders into a dispatch assignment by a point of sale (POS) device of a storefront, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the POS device, a plurality of delivery orders for the storefront;
- determining, by the POS device, respective location statuses of a plurality of delivery order handlers, wherein at least one of the plurality of order handlers is currently unavailable to handle deliveries and has an estimated time of availability for handling deliveries;
- automatically determining, by the POS device, a dispatch assignment of one or more delivery orders of the plurality of delivery orders to a selected delivery order handler of the plurality of delivery order handlers based on the respective location statuses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.