Patent ID: 7171377
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A shopping system for ordering and delivering merchandise, said system comprising: a first order reception unit receiving a first order for merchandise from a first client; a second order reception unit receiving a second order for merchandise from a second client; a shopping list creation unit creating a first shopping list and second shopping list based on the first order and the second order; a merchandise packing instruction unit receiving the first shopping list and the second shopping list from the shopping list creation unit, and generating a first set of instructions to pick and pack the merchandise; and a merchandise delivery means for delivering the merchandise to a first location and a second location corresponding to the first client and the second client; wherein the first order reception unit or the second order reception unit is provided in a workplace, and the first location or the second location is an address of the workplace, wherein the merchandise packing instruction unit sorts the merchandise listed in the first shopping list and the second shopping list into an order to facilitate packing, creates a first picking list, and generates the first set of instructions for picking and for packing the merchandise in accordance with the first picking list, and wherein the merchandise packing instruction unit creates a second picking list, and generates a second set of instructions to pick and pack the merchandise based on the second picking list when the picking and packing of the merchandise of the first client or the second client is completed.