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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2014
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Krishnaditya Kandregula, Rajahmundry, IN;
Nimish Kasat, Indore, IN;
Palvali Teja Burugu, Seattle, WA (US);
Swapnil Shukla, Hyderabad, IN;
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Aspects of real time communications for carrier operations are described. In one embodiment, a shipping or operations schedule may include information associated with containers awaiting disposition at a materials handling facility. Based on a schedule of vehicles expected to arrive for loading or unloading the containers, for example, one or more move plan messages may be generated and forwarded to carriers. When a carrier starts a loading or unloading operation at the materials handling facility, messages from the carrier, such as load start, move update, or load complete messages may be received. The messages may be used to update the shipping or operations schedule in an ongoing fashion. Further, a display may be generated based on the updated shipping or operations schedule. By reference to the display, it may be possible to identify holdups, backups, errors, or other problems in loading and/or unloading operations at the materials handling facility.