According to an embodiment, the controller of a commodity pickup apparatus obtains information related to a commodity to be picked up and the number of pieces thereof. Further, the controller detects a fact that a commodity picked up is put in the accommodation portion and commodity information of the commodity put in the accommodation portion, on the basis of an image obtained by imaging the accommodation portion. The display device of the commodity pickup apparatus identifies the commodity to be picked up as a commodity picked up, a commodity to be picked up next, or a commodity not yet picked up and displays the commodity.

Provided is a comprehensive cosmetic provision platform server for providing a service that recommends a cosmetic to a user, the comprehensive cosmetic provision platform server including: a manufacturer management unit configured to conclude a contract with a manufacturer server and to obtain information about a manufacturer and information about the cosmetic provided by the manufacturer from the manufacturer server; a distributor management unit configured to conclude a contract with a distributor server and to obtain distributor information from the distributor server; a data management unit configured to be interlocked with the comprehensive cosmetic provision platform server and to obtain a face image of the user from a kiosk installed in a distribution store of the distributor server; a skin characteristic determination unit configured to determine skin characteristics of the user based on the obtained face image; a cosmetic determination unit configured to determine a cosmetic including an ingredient and effect necessary for the user based on the determined skin characteristics; a kiosk control unit configured to display information about the determined cosmetic through the kiosk; a payment processing unit configured to obtain a payment request signal for the cosmetic from the kiosk and to perform payment for the cosmetic according to the obtained payment request signal; and a settlement processing unit configured to settle a sales amount for the cosmetic and to charge a fee to the manufacturer server and the distributor server based on the sales amount.

A computerized system and method to provide a marketplace for real-time matching of a blood order to a blood supplier based on a variety of variables tracked by the system including real-time marketplace trend statistical analysis.

Methods and systems for e-commerce fulfillment is disclosed. The method includes sending instruction to product feeder to receive a plurality of products. The method includes sending instruction to product feeder to place each product of plurality of products on a conveyor belt after receiving plurality of products. The method includes receiving product barcode information associated with each product of plurality of products from a barcode scanner. The method includes receiving sales data associated with each product based on product barcode information associated with each product. The method includes computing a return on investment (ROI) associated with each product based on a product value of each product obtained from sales data. The method further includes sending an instruction to conveyor belt to channelize product in a first conveyor path of conveyor belt if ROI of a product of plurality of products is more than or equal to a threshold ROI.

An online concierge system displays an ordering interface to users that displays items offered by various warehouses. The online concierge system includes machine learning availability model that estimates an item's availability and visually distinguishes items offered by a warehouse having less than a threshold availability from other items. Because information from a warehouse that an item that was out of stock is now in stock is often delayed, the online concierge system transmits a request to a shopper fulfilling an order to check for an item's availability at a warehouse. For example, the online concierge system allows users to include a request for an indication of an item's availability when placing an order. When the online concierge system receives a threshold number of requests for the item, the online concierge system prompts a shopper fulfilling an order including items near the item for the item's availability.

Systems and methods for consolidated ordering are provided. The systems and methods for consolidated ordering may allow merchants to list products for sale and allow users to select products from multiple merchants to be included in a single order, pay for the order, and pick-up the order or receive the order in a single delivery. The systems and methods for consolidated ordering may also determine fees associated with the order, apportion the fees between the user and merchants associated with the order, and apportion payment of the order between the merchants associated with the order. Additionally, the systems and methods for consolidated ordering may determine order preparation instructions for the merchants, pick-up instructions for users, and delivery instructions for delivery services.

An order processing system, such as may be used in a high-volume pharmacy, may include a material handling system, an accumulator, and a packing device. The material handling system may move containers through a plurality of container paths. The container sorting device may receive the containers, scan the plurality of containers to detect container identifiers, and separate the containers based on the container identifiers to travel through a first container exit path or a second container exit path. The accumulator may accumulate containers that traveled through the first container exit path and the second container exit path. The accumulator may include an accumulator scanning device for scanning the containers to detect the container identifiers. The accumulator may group the containers together based on the detected container identifiers and orders, and provide the grouped containers. The packing device may package the grouped containers along with literature associated with the orders.

A system and method for providing proxy picking of non-fungible goods within an automated storage and retrieval system is provided, which repurposes one or more automated mobile robots operating within the automated inventory management system to perform a plurality of tasks across multiple different areas of an automated store. The proxy picking system and method are configured to pick individually identified non-fungible goods according to a customer selection on an ordering screen based on measured attributes and images of the goods, the attributes selected by the customer.

A computerized system and method of managing events surrounding the lifecycle of used and new mobile devices. The system provides a “360 view” that integrates a mobile device's service options, such as financing and device protection, as well as at the device level regarding potential hardware/software errors. This provides an end-to-end view of consumers, such as claims on device protection plans, repayment issues, utilization of upgrades and/or other information in a user's profile across multiple underlying systems during the device's lifecycle.

A computer system is configured for digital rights management for distributing and tracking downloadable proprietary source code defining a 3-D object and being usable to print the object on a 3D printer and protect the 3D object data from unauthorized printing. The computer system stores an inventory of proprietary source code corresponding to designs of a plurality of 3D objects, and enables a user to see the inventory of designs of the plurality of 3D objects in an online store, and permits the user to securely purchase use of the source code of a desired 3D object viewed therein. The computer system sends the proprietary source code defining the desired 3D object to a 3D printer, and controls printing of the desired 3D object made by the 3D printer to prevent further use of the source code when the purchased use in completed, using one of three different typologies.