RU2673388C1 - Method of orders distribution - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: data processing.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method for distributing orders. In the method using the server distributes orders between carriers selected by users, or between carriers who have chosen an order for shipping, the server automatically provides for selection information about orders for the carriage of goods to carriers whose routes are as close as possible to the points of loading and shipment indicated by users, and/or provides for selection information to users about carriers whose routes are as close as possible to the points of loading and shipment indicated by users, either orders are distributed automatically between carriers, and the server interacts with users and carriers using mobile devices, either stationary computers, or by means of calls to the operator, and the server automatically predicts the information about the routes of carriers using mobile devices of carriers that receive information from navigators, or information about the routes of carriers server receives from carriers who have indicated their route in mobile devices, and information about the route represents the trajectory and location.EFFECT: technical result is to automate the distribution of orders.13 cl

Description

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The invention relates to the field of distribution of orders, in particular to the distribution of orders for the delivery of goods between carriers. More specifically, the invention relates to automated methods for distributing orders between carriers taking into account their route and points of loading and shipment of the order.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The closest known solutions from the prior art are described in documents RU 2191482 C1 (SISSK MOBILE AG) 10.20.2002; RU 2417437 C2 (NOKIA CORPORATION) 04/27/2011; RU 2534953 C2 (IBEI INC) 10.12.2014; US 2001/0044751 A1 (ANTHONY V / PUGLISE III et al) 11.22.2001. But they all reflect only the general level of technology and are solutions that help in the sale of goods and services. These decisions do not take into account many factors affecting the effective distribution of orders.

The task set by the developer of a new method for distributing orders is to develop a method that, in comparison with known analogues, would provide a more accurate distribution of orders.

The technical result of the proposed method for the distribution of orders is to increase the accuracy of the distribution of orders by taking into account factors affecting the accuracy of the distribution of orders.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The essence of the invention, the method of distribution of orders is that based on orders received from users for the carriage of goods and information received from carriers, orders are distributed using the server, between carriers selected by users, or between carriers that have chosen an order for transportation of goods, and the server automatically provides to select information on orders for the transportation of goods to those carriers whose routes are as close as possible to the points of loading and unloading of goods and / or cars specified by users mathematically provides for selection information to users about carriers whose routes are as close as possible to the points of loading and unloading of goods indicated by users, or orders are automatically distributed taking into account the information received by the server between carriers, and the server interacts with users and carriers using mobile devices or stationary computers, moreover, the server predicts information on carrier routes automatically using carriers' mobile devices, gender aspirants information from browsers that may be separate devices or integrated into the phone application, or routing information carriers server receives from carriers reporting their route in mobile devices. To implement the method can use a software application. From carriers, you can receive information about the amount of free space in the transport and the possible limit of the transported weight, and, upon request, transmit this information to users, or use this information to automatically distribute orders. Users can also transmit information about the movement of carriers in real time and information about the possibility of transporting goods by different carriers, about the time of arrival of goods at the points of loading and shipment of cargo. When distributing orders to increase the tonality of the distribution of orders, they can also take into account the time required for loading and unloading goods and inform carriers about this time. Carriers can refuse to transport goods and specify settings for the distribution of orders, including setting up the application so that they are distributed only those orders that do not require additional time for loading goods. They also enable the carrier to indicate the time of arrival at the place of loading. Orders for the carriage of goods that need to be transported along a similar route can be accumulated for further transfer to one carrier to reduce the cost of transportation. If the order for the carriage of goods also contains information about which point of sale you need to purchase the goods, or only what type of goods you need to purchase without specifying a point of sale is indicated, then the order is conditionally divided into two orders, one of which is distributed between points of sale and the second between carriers, and the distribution of the order between the outlets depends on the choice of the outlet by the user, or on the location of the outlets, the time for preparing the goods and the distribution of the order between carriers, and the aforementioned point of sale is the cargo loading point, while the shipping point is the place where the user will expect his cargo. As carriers, aircraft and cars with and without autopilot are also taken into account.

EXAMPLE OF SPECIFIC APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION

The inventive method of distribution of orders is as follows. To implement the claimed method create an Internet site and / or software Internet application, for example for mobile phones. As soon as the user who has installed the application or has visited the Internet site wants to deliver his cargo, using a mobile device or a stationary computer, he carries out a request to fulfill the order for the carriage of goods, indicating the information on the points of loading and unloading the goods in the order. The user can carry out the order in the same way by calling the operator, who, using the server, will provide the necessary information to both the user and the carrier. The point of loading of the goods should be understood as the place where the carrier will receive the goods for transportation, and the point of shipment should be understood as the place where the carrier should deliver the goods. Moreover, the user can specify this information, as well as create the order himself, using an electronic card, marking the points of loading and shipping on it and adding information regarding the order (for example, cargo volume, cargo weight, type of cargo, delivery time, time for loading and shipping etc). The application can use, for example, its own electronic cards, or it may already have existing cards such as Yandex cards or Google cards, etc. You can create an order without using electronic cards, for example, filling out an electronic order form. After the order for transportation of goods is created, the server receives a request from the user, and also analyzes information about all available carriers that have the application installed on mobile devices, or which of the carriers went to the appropriate site by transmitting information about their route. Further, the server transmits to users information about carriers with details of their routes and approximate arrival times at various points on the route, and transmits information only about those carriers that, traveling along the route, will be as close as possible to the points of loading and shipment of cargo. Also, to increase the accuracy of the distribution of orders, carriers can indicate the amount of free space in the transport and the maximum value of the weight that they are able to load, which will also be taken into account when transmitting information to the user about carriers. This is more necessary for trucks. Based on the information received, the user selects the appropriate carrier and the server transmits the order to the carrier, which describes in detail information about the points of loading, shipment, and possibly other information, such as cargo weight, cargo volume, etc. If necessary, the user can also indicate the time of loading the cargo, information about which will be transmitted with the order to the selected carrier. The carrier may refuse to transport the goods, then the server will again carry out the procedure for the distribution of the order, if the carrier agrees to accept the order for the carriage of goods, then the distribution of the order will be considered completed. The user will be able to observe the movement of the carrier with the cargo throughout the route. Also, when distributing orders, the time for loading and unloading cargo can be indicated, which will also be taken into account during distribution.

In an alternative embodiment of the method, the server transmits to the carrier information about orders for the carriage of goods, the loading and unloading points of which are as close as possible to its route. At the same time, all details regarding the transportation of goods described above (cargo volume, cargo weight, time for loading and shipment, etc.) can also be indicated. The carrier selects the cargo that he is able to deliver and if the user who created the order agrees that this carrier will deliver his cargo, he confirms his consent and the order is considered distributed. Further, the user throughout the route monitors the movement of the carrier with the cargo.

According to another alternative embodiment, the server, having received information about the routes of carriers, information about orders for the carriage of goods and additional information regarding the distribution of orders from carriers or users, automatically distributes orders between carriers and provides information to users and carriers about each other, as well as additional information relating to the order or the parameters of the carrier. If the user and the carrier agree, they confirm the automatic decision of the server, and the order for the transportation of goods is considered distributed.

According to another alternative embodiment of the invention, an order for the carriage of goods also contains information about at which point of sale it is necessary to purchase goods, or it is indicated only which type of cargo must be purchased without a specific indication of the point of sale. In this case, we can talk about any cargo, such as sand, gravel, and maybe about pizza or any other food. In this case, the order is conditionally divided into two orders, one of which is distributed between outlets, and the second between carriers, and the distribution of the order between outlets depends on the choice of the outlet by the user, or on the location of outlets, the time for preparing the goods and the distribution of the order between carriers. Depending on the routes of the carriers, it is possible to calculate which outlets by the time a particular carrier arrives and which ones do not have time to prepare the cargo, this is especially true when the cargo is food, and depending on the carrier’s choice, designate a point of sale that will be able to prepare the cargo. And it is possible to distribute such orders consisting of 2 order distributions so that they first distribute the order between the outlets, and when the outlets prepare the goods for loading (for example, prepare pizza), they will use the application or the Internet site to note that the goods are ready for loading, and after that there will be a distribution of the order for the transportation of goods with already known loading points (a point of sale selling goods that could have prepared it) and shipping (the point where the user expects his cargo and information about which he sound even when the form orders).

At the same time, the function of carriers, if the cargo is not heavy and must be delivered a short distance, can be performed by people moving even on foot, if they indicate their route in advance. For example, a student, leaving the university, can indicate his route from the university to KFC and vice versa. Then the application will regard it as a carrier with a low speed and a weight limit on delivery. Other students who wish to eat will make a request in the application and see the route of the aforementioned student and will be able to place orders at KFC and other outlets that will be on the route. Sales outlets will start preparing the order in advance and ideally, the student regarded by the system as a carrier, if he has accepted delivery orders, going to the outlets, he will pick up orders that need to be delivered to the university without waiting and waiting. Thus, some students have the opportunity to work part-time right during the break, while others get their order without leaving the university. In this case, the shipment will be carried out at the end point of the specified route, but other options are possible.

An order for the transportation of goods can be created separately by retail outlets, for example, for delivering food by cars, which along the way can deliver food (load and ship), which is cheaper than sending a separate car for delivery, and the distance in this case is not particularly important and it may almost not affect the cost of delivery, since the carrier (an ordinary citizen in a passenger car, transport company or truck) in any case move along its route, and it takes time for loading and shipment and they will cost the same, regardless of how far the cargo needs to be transported (1 km or 10 km ....).

User preferences can be saved, or the user himself can create bookmarks in which particular outlets he likes to place orders or which particular products he prefers, in which combination. When distributing orders, outlets can receive information about the user, such as a name for personal contact, a photo, and the data that this user most often orders so that they can offer the user what they like on top of the order at the outlet. For example, if a user usually takes Pepsi with a hamburger, then having ordered a hamburger, the user will be prompted to take Pepsi. Also, when ordering, transferred to the outlet, the user can indicate his preferences, for example, what ingredients and in what quantity he would like to see in a particular dish, etc.

When driving past retail outlets, or planning to drive retail outlets (which is known to the application from the user's route in the navigator), their application or even personal offers may appear in the application.

Users and carriers have the opportunity to display on the map all outlets and goods.

When ordering at a point of sale, it is possible to observe how the order is being prepared in real time, for example, by video link.

You can create and accept orders in the application or on the website using voice control.

User identification can be carried out using code words, demonstration of codes in the application, attachment of a mobile device, marks on receipt of cargo in the application, and other known methods.

The application can exchange information with social networks such as Facebook, Vkontakte and others.

Goods can also be marked.

When distributing orders for the carriage of goods, as carriers, you can also consider autopilot cars that move without a driver, and regard them as carriers. Just like carriers, you can take into account aircraft, such as airplanes, helicopters, etc., since often they also have the opportunity for additional cargo transportation.

Carriers, users and outlets have ratings that are compiled by the participants among themselves due to the ratings that they put to each other. It is possible to complain to each other in any conflict situation with any participant in the process.

Carriers can be divided by type of transport. For example, cars, trucks, tanks, etc. Also, goods can be divided into types, such as food delivery, bulk cargo, liquid bulk cargo, etc. And such sections can be present in the filter when creating an order with users or in the setting with carriers, which allows you to filter orders that they are ready to accept. This information is also taken into account when distributing freight orders.

Instead of loading and unloading points, the user can indicate the route along which it is necessary to deliver the goods, which, in fact, will not affect the result and will be an equivalent sign. In the context of the present invention, the trajectory, speed, time of arrival at various places, location and other information used to predict or determine the movements of carriers or users are considered equivalent signs of a route.

All payments between users of carriers and outlets can be made through the application using a bank card and other non-cash payment methods, or in cash. Moreover, funds for payment of services may be delayed by the application until the end of the service.

If the order has low weight and dimensions, users creating orders can wait until orders from other users appear along a similar route so that one carrier can execute several orders at once, moving once along the intended route. Transport companies for these purposes can wait until a certain number of orders is collected.

The application may introduce tariffs for the transportation of goods and delivery of goods, or may be an intermediary between parties freely offering prices to each other.

Users can also be informed about the possibility of transporting goods by various carriers, as well as the estimated and actual time of arrival of the carrier at the points of loading and shipment of cargo.

For any embodiment, carriers may refuse to distribute an order or specify settings restricting the distribution of orders. For example, choose a delivery that does not require long loading or shipment. Such orders for the delivery of goods may be in cases where the carrier agrees to the transport of pizza, which does not require a long loading time, unlike, for example, a large number of bags of cement. In case of refusal to transport cargo, carriers may be fined.

Carriers can also indicate the time of arrival at the points of loading or shipping.

For the transport of certain goods, carriers may require permits or evidence that they are able to transport certain types of goods. Such permissions are marked on the server so that certain carriers have the opportunity to receive more orders during distribution.

In any embodiment of the method, the server can receive information about the routes of carriers or users from mobile devices automatically if the user or carrier uses a navigator, or not automatically if the user or carrier indicates route information manually. During trips, carriers will be offered delivery of goods.

A route can be a collection of information, such as a trajectory of movement, speed, location, etc.

Let us illustrate an example of the use of several different advantages of the invention at the same time. For example, after work, an employee of the enterprise (hereinafter referred to as the user) gets into the car and drives home, planning a route in the navigator and noting that it is time to eat, the application offers to place an order at a point of sale located along the way or at the end of the route, which will have time to prepare food by the time the user arrives. While the user is on the way, he receives offers to deliver, for example, pizza along the way without leaving his route and give a ride to fellow travelers. Thus, while driving his usual route, the user can earn money on the delivery of goods, transportation of a fellow traveler, and by the time of arrival at the point of sale immediately start a meal without waiting for the food to be prepared.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The claimed method of distribution of orders provides an increase in the accuracy of distribution of orders by taking into account the routes of carriers and users, as well as points of loading and unloading of cargo.

Claims (13)

1. A method of distributing orders, in which, based on orders received from users for the carriage of goods and information received from carriers, orders are distributed using a server between carriers selected by users or between carriers that have selected an order for transportation of goods, and the server automatically provides selection of information on orders for the carriage of goods to those carriers whose routes are as close as possible to the points of loading and unloading of goods indicated by users, and / or automatically provides for I select information for users about carriers whose routes are as close as possible to the points of loading and unloading of goods indicated by users, or orders are automatically distributed taking into account the information received by the server between carriers, and the server interacts with users and carriers using mobile devices or stationary computers , or by calling the operator, moreover, the server predicts information on carrier routes automatically using the carrier’s mobile devices in receiving information from the navigator, which may be separate devices or integrated into the phone application, or routing information server receives carriers from the carriers reporting their route in mobile devices, and route information is the motion path and location. 2. The method of distribution of orders under item 1, characterized in that they use a software application. 3. The method of distributing orders according to claim 2, characterized in that they receive information from carriers about the amount of free space in the transport and the possible limit of the transported weight, and upon request they transmit this information to users or use this information to automatically distribute orders. 4. The method of distribution of orders under item 3, characterized in that users are informed about the movement of carriers in real time. 5. The method of distribution of orders under item 2, characterized in that during the creation of orders, users are informed about the possibility of transporting goods by various carriers. 6. The method of distribution of orders under item 2, characterized in that users are informed about the time of arrival of the goods at the points of loading and shipment of the goods. 7. The method of distribution of orders under item 2, characterized in that when distributing orders take into account the time required for loading and shipping goods, and inform carriers about this. 8. The method of distribution of orders according to claim 2, characterized in that it enables carriers to refuse to transport goods and specify settings for the distribution of orders, including setting up an application so that they are distributed only those orders that do not require additional time for loading goods. 9. The method of distribution of orders under item 2, characterized in that it enables the carrier to indicate the time of arrival at the place of loading. 10. The method of distribution of orders under item 2, characterized in that orders for the carriage of goods that need to be transported along a similar route can be accumulated for further transfer to one carrier to reduce the cost of transportation. 11. The method of distribution of orders under item 1, characterized in that if the order for the carriage of goods also contains information about which point of sale you need to purchase the goods, or only what type of cargo you need to purchase without a specific indication of the point of sale, then the order is conditionally divided into two orders, one of which is distributed between outlets, and the second between carriers, and the distribution of the order between outlets depends on the choice of the outlet by the user or on the location of the outlets points, time for preparation of the goods and distribution of the order between carriers, and the aforementioned point of sale is the point of cargo loading, while the point of shipment is the place where the user will expect his cargo. 12. The method of distributing orders according to claim 11, characterized in that the orders that need to be delivered along a similar route can be accumulated for further transfer to one carrier in order to reduce the cost of delivery. 13. The method of distribution of orders under item 2, characterized in that aircraft carriers, as well as cars with an autopilot and without a driver, are taken into account as carriers.