Automated Retailer Portal Data Entry via Programmed Keystrokes
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current manual process of logging into multiple retailer online portals to notify arrival times and product details for truck shipments is time-consuming and costly, requiring hours of labor to input hundreds of thousands of lines of information, affecting the bottom line of consumer packaged goods companies.
Innovation Solution
An automated system that uses pre-programmed keystrokes and mouse movements to analyze and input relevant shipping data into retailer interfaces, streamlining the scheduling of delivery appointments and integrating information into online portals, with adaptive transportation features to tailor data entry for each retailer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual data entry is used to input shipping information into retailer portals, then compliance with retailer protocols is achieved, but time consumption and labor costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service data entry by programmatically accessing retailer portals, automatically filling required fields with shipping information, and submitting appointments without human intervention. This maintains protocol compliance while eliminating manual labor time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual data entry process with an automated computer-based system that uses pre-programmed keystrokes and mouse movements to interact with retailer portals, substituting human physical actions with automated digital operations.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual data entry is used to input shipping information into retailer portals, then accurate information input is achieved, but labor costs and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual data entry with automated computer-based input using pre-programmed keystrokes and mouse movements, maintaining accuracy through systematic data field mapping while dramatically increasing processing speed by eliminating human typing and navigation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-programming the sequences of keystrokes and mouse movements required to access each retailer portal and populate their specific data fields, allowing rapid accurate data entry without real-time human decision-making.
3Loss of time
If automated systems are implemented to reduce manual data entry, then time and costs are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated system that acts as a bridge between the shipping management process and retailer portals. This intermediary handles the complexity of multiple portal interfaces, authentication, and data field mappings centrally, simplifying the overall process while reducing time consumption.
Data Source
AI summary
A computerized system and method for scheduling shipping deliveries to one or more retailer locations autonomously, where the system receives a set of data and selects a relevant portion of the set of data that corresponds to the data required by a retailer interface associated with each of the one or more retailer locations, the retailer interfaces having a set of data fields that each require a particular piece of information associated with the shipping delivery. The system and method of the present invention determines a series of mouse clicks and keystrokes necessary to navigate and complete the retailer interface, then uses the determined series of mouse clicks and keystrokes to autonomously schedule shipping deliveries by supplying the relevant portion of the data set to the appropriate data fields on the retailer interface.