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US 2022/0188741 A1Published application
Electronic apparatus and information providing method thereof
AssigneeCoupang Corp.
InventorsYoung Shin KANG, Hye Joon CHA, Seung Hoon PARK, Hong Gyem KIM
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Abstract
An information providing method of an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The information providing method may include acquiring order information for at least one sub-center, the order information including ordered item information and item quantity information on an ordered item, checking information on a number of vehicles for each of a plurality of vehicle types required for delivery to the at least one sub-center based on the order information, and providing the checked information on the number of vehicles for each of the vehicle types.
Claims14
An information providing method of an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus comprising a communication device and a controller, the information providing method comprising:
- acquiring order information for at least one sub-center from the at least one sub-center of a first main center via the communication device, the order information comprising ordered item information and item quantity information on an ordered item;
- determining, via the controller, a number of vehicles for each of a plurality of vehicle types required for delivery of the ordered item to the at least one sub-center based on the ordered item information and the item quantity information, the plurality of vehicle types including freezer vehicles, refrigerator vehicles, and general vehicles;
- providing the determined number of vehicles for each of the vehicle types required for delivery of the ordered item to the first main center via the communication device;
- providing first item quantity information on an item quantity for which a vehicle is allocated and second item quantity information on an item quantity for which a vehicle is not allocated, among a quantity of items ordered for the at least one sub-center based on the item quantity information and the information on the number of vehicles for each of the vehicle types;
- determining, based on the second item quantity information, that a number of available vehicles at the first main center are insufficient to deliver a second item quantity of the ordered item;
- transmitting instructions to a vehicle scheduled to return to the first main center to process the item related to a first category corresponding to the second item quantity information;
- and
- transmitting instructions to a vehicle available in a second main center that received the order information to process the item related to a second category corresponding to the second item quantity information,
- wherein the vehicles associated with the first item quantity information are allocated according to a priority among the vehicles available in consideration of stock information of the at least one sub-center
- wherein a delivery based on the vehicle available in the second main center is processed within a shorter time than a delivery based on the vehicle scheduled to return to the first main center.
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An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a communication device;
- a display;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- acquire order information for at least one sub-center from the at least one sub-center of a first main center via the communication device, the order information comprising ordered item information and item quantity information on an ordered item,
- determine a number of vehicles for each of a plurality of vehicle types required for delivery of the ordered item to the at least one sub-center based on the ordered item information and the item quantity information, the plurality of vehicle types including freezer vehicles, refrigerator vehicles, and general vehicles,
- provide the determined number of vehicles for each of the vehicle types required for delivery of the ordered item to the first main center via the communication device;
- provide first item quantity information on an item quantity for which a vehicle is allocated and second item quantity information on an item quantity for which a vehicle is not allocated, among a quantity of items ordered for the at least one sub-center based on the item quantity information and the information on the number of vehicles for each of the vehicle types;
- determine, based on the second item quantity information, that a number of available vehicles at the first main center are insufficient to deliver a second item quantity of the ordered item;
- transmit instructions to a vehicle scheduled to return to the first main center to process the item related to a first category corresponding to the second item quantity information;
- and
- transmit instructions to a vehicle available in a second main center that received the order information to process the item related to a second category corresponding to the second item quantity information,
- wherein the vehicles associated with the first item quantity information are allocated according to a priority among the vehicles available in consideration of stock information of the at least one sub-center,
- wherein a delivery based on the vehicle available in the second main center is processed within a shorter time than a delivery based on the vehicle scheduled to return to the first main center.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.