SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF RETAIL PRODUCTS
In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to deliver retail products outside of a retail facility including: one or more sensors configured to monitor personal items associated with at least one of a user or a personal status of the user; a shopping user interface configured to operate on an electronic user device associated with the user; and a control circuit configured to: monitor individual activity associated with the user; estimate a travel location of the user; present a suggested retail item to the user based, in part, on readings from the one or more sensors monitoring the personal items associated with the at least one of the user or the personal status of the user; receive a request for the suggested retail item; and instruct delivery of the suggested retail item to the user at the travel location.
1 . A travel shopping system for delivery of retail products outside of a retail facility comprising:
one or more sensors configured to monitor personal items in a vehicle associated with at least one of a user or a personal status of the user; and provide sensor data to a control circuit, wherein the sensor data includes the monitored personal items;
a shopping user interface configured to operate on an electronic user device associated with the user; and
the control circuit in communication with the one or more sensors and the electronic user device, the control circuit configured to:
monitor individual activity associated with the user including a present location of the user based on at least one of: user data provided by the electronic user device or the sensor data provided by the one or more sensors;
estimate a travel location of the user based on at least one of the monitored personal items;
present a suggested retail item to the user, via the shopping user interface, based, in part, on the monitored personal items from the one or more sensors;
receive a request for the suggested retail item from the user through the shopping user interface; and
instruct delivery of the suggested retail item to the user at the travel location.
2 . The travel shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to:
estimate a travel location arrival time associated with the travel location; and instruct delivery of the suggested retail item at or after the estimated travel location arrival time.
3 . The travel shopping system of claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to receive a user travel itinerary with at least one user destination and analyze the user travel itinerary when estimating the travel location of the user and the estimated travel location arrival time.
4 . The travel shopping system of claim 3 , wherein the control circuit is configured to receive social media information, weather reports, and news reports for at least one of the travel location or the at least one user destination and present the suggested retail item based, in part, on information therein.
5 . The travel shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to monitor a plurality of users and individual activities or personal statuses associated with the plurality of users thereby permitting the control circuit to forecast retail needs of a specific population.
6 . The travel shopping system of claim 5 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to communicate the forecast retail needs of the specific population to a supply chain management server.
7 . The travel shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors monitor a personal location of the user and are mounted on or in at least one of: a vehicle, a trailer, a suitcase, a handbag, a trunk, a case, a personal effect, or a backpack of the user.
8 . The travel shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises at least one of: an optical sensor, a temperature sensor, a motion sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a digital camera, a solid state compass, an RFID tag and RFID reader, a force sensor, a global positioning system sensor, a fitness tracker, and a health or physical indicator.
9 . The travel shopping system of claim 8 , wherein the health or physical indicator comprises at least one of: a heart rate sensor, a continuous glucometer, a blood pressure sensor, and a pulse oximeter.
10 . The travel shopping system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one optical sensor configured to monitor an inventory of retail items at a personal location.
11 . The travel shopping system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one optical sensor scans product codes on the retail items at the personal location.
12 . The travel shopping system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one optical sensor is configured to capture electronic images of the personal location, and wherein the control circuit is further configured to analyze the captured electronic image to determine the retail items in the personal location.
13 . The travel shopping system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to process the captured electronic images via at least one of image contrast enhancement or dynamic range reduction.
14 . The travel shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the suggested retail item is delivered to the user at the travel location based on locational data provided by the electronic user device, and wherein the monitoring of the personal items in the vehicle is during a travel of the user to the travel location.
15 . A computer-implemented method for providing delivery of retail products outside of a retail facility comprising:
monitoring personal items associated with a user via at least one sensor mounted in a personal location, wherein the personal location corresponds to an area in a vehicle associated with the user;
receiving a user travel itinerary with at least one user destination via a shopping user interface configured to operate on an electronic user device associated with the user;
monitoring an individual's activity including a present user location via the electronic user device associated with the user;
estimating a travel location of the user and an estimated arrival time associated with the travel location based, in part, on the user travel itinerary and the present user location;
presenting a suggested retail item to the user, via the shopping user interface, based, in part, on readings from the at least one sensor mounted in the personal location, the at least one user destination, or the travel location;
receiving a request for the suggested retail item; and
instructing delivery of the suggested retail item to the user at the travel location.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising monitoring a personal status of a user via at least one sensor mounted onto the user.
17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising monitoring a plurality of users and individual activities or personal statuses associated with the plurality of users.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising: forecasting retail needs of a specific population based, in part, on the monitoring of the plurality of users and individual activities or personal statuses associated with the plurality of users; and sending a retail need request to a supply chain management server.
19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising analyzing social media data, weather reports, and news reports for at least one of the travel location or the at least one user destination, wherein the presenting of the suggested retail item is based, in part, on information therein.
20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the suggested retail item is delivered to the user at the travel location based on locational data provided by the electronic user device, and wherein the monitoring of the personal items in the vehicle is during a travel of the user to the travel location.