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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Cordell Mountz, Lexington, MA (US);
John Joseph Enright, Somerville, MA (US);
Joseph W. Durham, Somerville, MA (US);
Michael Harrison Decker, Concord, MA (US);
Jonathan Harris Schechter, Cambridge, MA (US);
Peter R. Wurman, Acton, MA (US);
Eryk Brian Nice, Medford, MA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An inventory system can include a workspace in which is defined different areas and different stations at which tasks can be performed. A receipt receptacle received from a shipping vehicle can be moved to a rack without separating items from the receipt vehicle. A mobile drive unit can move the rack to an area on the workspace depending on information known about the items. Items from the receipt receptacle can be removed from the receipt receptacle and placed in inventory holders for movement or storage or in other receptacles for performance of other tasks such as order processing.