Patent ID: 9679271
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A delivery system comprising: a conveyor adapted to convey a product; a chute having an open top to allow visibility of the product moving through the chute and wherein the chute is adapted to receive the product from the conveyor, and wherein the chute has a top opening for receiving the product from the conveyor and a bottom opening; wherein the chute is adapted to deliver the product to a delivery container; a scanner located on the conveyor for scanning the product as it passes on the conveyor; a control system for communicating with the scanner for obtaining information about the product; a printer; a release mechanism located at the top opening of the chute for holding the product at the opening until the system is ready to release the product into the chute for delivery; a sensor attached at the top opening of the chute configured to point down the length of the chute for detecting for the presence of the product; a processing system in communication with the control system and the printer, the processing system programmed with one or more software routines executing on the processing system to: 1) receive product information about the product; 2) instruct the printer to print out documents having product information about the product; 3) instruct the delivery system to release the product into the chute for delivery; 4) update the delivery system when the product has been released for delivery; 5) receive data from the sensor and to provide instructions to complete the delivery order if the chute area is clear.