Muthukumar Udaiyanathan

US Patent:

20220327599, Oct 13, 2022

Filed:

Apr 13, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/228956

Inventors:

- Hillsboro OR, US
Muthukumar Udaiyanathan - Hillsboro OR, US
Sandeep Sivanpillai Nair - Thiruvananthapuram, IN

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 10/02
G06Q 10/08

Abstract:

A system and method for slot selection is provided. A customer order is received for an in-store pickup at a retail store and a set of inputs is received. The set of inputs includes slot-related information related to a first set of timeslots available at the retail store within a first time-period, inventory information, and order preparation constraints. Based on the set of inputs, a capacity constraint is determined. The capacity constraint sets a number of customer orders to be scheduled for the in-store pickup within each of the first set of timeslots. Thereafter, a first timeslot is determined from among the first set of timeslots. The first timeslot accommodates the customer order in accordance with the capacity constraint and a pickup wait time within the first timeslot is below a threshold. The first timeslot is displayed on a customer device.