US Patent:
20180300680, Oct 18, 2018
Inventors:
- Bentonville AR, US
Tushar Agrawal - Bentonville AR, US
Sandesh N. Ramnathkar - Bentonville AR, US
John Turknett - Centerton AR, US
Mohandas N. Vonga - Bentonville AR, US
Matthew S. Woitaszek - San Bruno CA, US
International Classification:
G06Q 10/08
G06Q 10/10
Abstract:
Some embodiments provide a product inventory information distribution apparatus, comprising: a central electronic data storage buffer; a control circuit; and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed cause the control circuit to: detect product inventory update information messages, wherein each of the product inventory update information messages is received from one of multiple different product inventory systems and is generated by a corresponding one of the multiple product inventory systems when one of the multiple product inventory systems detects a change in an inventory state corresponding to any one of hundreds or more products available through the product inventory storage facility; direct each of the multiple product inventory update information messages to the central electronic data storage buffer; and maintain messages in the central electronic data storage buffer received during a buffer retention window of time.
