Patent ID: 7574365

Claim:
A method for direct delivery of consumer products, comprising: generating a direct store delivery order based on one or more received customer orders; generating vehicle space optimization instructions using a vehicle space optimization interface for loading a transport vehicle with a first group of products to be delivered based on the one or more received customer orders and a second group of products not based on the one or more received customer orders, wherein generating vehicle space optimization instructions comprises; generating using a vehicle space optimization graphics generator an image of how the transport vehicle should be loaded according to the vehicle space optimization instructions; generating using the vehicle space optimization graphics generator video graphics showing how the transport vehicle should be loaded in accordance with the vehicle space optimization instructions; and transmitting to a direct store delivery mobile device the image of how the transport vehicle should be loaded according to the vehicle space optimization instructions and the video graphics showing how the transport vehicle should be loaded in accordance with the vehicle space optimization instructions; generating using the vehicle space optimization interface an order to retrieve the first group of products and the second group of products and an order to load the first group of products and the second group of products on to the transport vehicle based on the video graphics showing how the transport vehicle should be loaded; loading the first group of products and the second group of products on to the transport vehicle based on the video graphics showing how the transport vehicle should be loaded; providing a travel route for the transport vehicle for delivering the first group of products and the second group of products to customers; and delivering the first group of products to the customers.