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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2019
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Emily R. Parrish, Seattle, WA (US);
Max Alfonso Bruccoleri, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for automated balancing and flow management of items in multi-item orders to packing equipment. In one embodiment, an example method may include determining a first order identifier associated with a first item identifier and a second item identifier, determining that a first sorting load associated with a first item sorting machine is less than a second sorting load associated with a second item sorting machine, and determining a first tote identifier associated with the first item sorting machine. The method may include determining that a first item associated with the first item identifier is placed in a first tote associated with the first tote identifier, causing the first tote to be routed to the first item sorting machine, and determining that the first item and a second item associated with the second item identifier are ready for packing into a shipment.