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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2021
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Jeremy Paul Duke, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Charles A Carman, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 10/083 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); B65G 1/1371 (2013.01); B65G 47/905 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0838 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for tracking and determining completion of sub-tasks to ensure completion of an overall task related to an item are described. The method and system receive item information describing a particular item to be acted upon and a task to complete with the item, such as assembly or shipping of the item. One or more intermediate states of the item are determined based on a process for transitioning to the final completed state. One or more intermediate tasks are determined to accomplish the transition to the completed state. The instructions for completing the tasks are then generated and conveyed for completion.


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