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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2016
Grey Orange Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Akash Gupta, Delhi, IN;
Wolfgang Kurt Hoeltgen, Laatzen, DE;
Samay Kohli, New Delhi, IN;
Gaurav Kejriwal, Benares, IN;
Srijan Choudhary, Bilaspur, IN;
Tushar Agrawal, Gurgaon, IN;
Swarnik, Jamshedpur, IN;
GREY ORANGE PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Described herein are an apparatus and a method of fulfilling an order. The method includes: determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, the order to be processed; selecting an operator station where the order will be fulfilled, a rack that includes an item required to fulfill the order, and a vehicle to transport the rack to the operator station; transmitting at least a portion of a transportation path to the selected vehicle; and monitoring locations of the selected vehicle along the transportation path based on marker information received for each marker of a plurality of markers that is detected by the selected vehicle, wherein the plurality of markers is located at predetermined positions.