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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Jon S. Battles, North Bend, WA (US);
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean O. Maylone, Seattle, WA (US);
Vivek S. Narayanan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Mohit Malik, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for automated item sortation and container handling. In one embodiment, an example method may include determining, by a controller, a first item identifier of a first item at an induction portion of a sortation system, determining an order identifier associated with the first item identifier, and determining a first container associated with the order identifier. The method may include causing a first mobile carrier unit to receive the item, and causing the first mobile carrier unit to deliver the first item to the first container.