INTER-FACILITY TRANSPORT IN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND FULFILLMENT SYSTEMS

Title:

INTER-FACILITY TRANSPORT IN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND FULFILLMENT SYSTEMS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/042587

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

In an infrastructure that uses a mobile order fulfillment system, robotic drive units may be dispatched and instructed to bring inventory holders to a workstation where at least one of the inventory holders is packed and prepared for shipment. The robotic drive units are then instructed to move the prepared inventory holder to a transport vehicle such as a truck. Fiducial marks may be removably placed within the transport vehicle to aid navigation of the robotic drive units. At a destination facility, additional robotic drive units may be instructed to move the inventory holders from the truck and place the inventory holders at appropriate storage locations.

Inventors:

MOUNTZ MICHAEL CORDELL (US)
GLAZKOV OLEKSANDR (US)
BRAGG TIMOTHY AARON (US)
VERMINSKI MATTHEW DAVID (US)
BRAZEAU JEREMIAH DAVID (US)
WURMAN PETER R (US)
CULLEN JOHN W (US)
BARBEHENN MICHAEL T (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2014/057018

Publication Date:

May 21, 2015

Filing Date:

September 23, 2014

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

AMAZON TECH INC (US)

International Classes:

B65G1/137

Foreign References:

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US20130096873A1	2013-04-18
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