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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Paul N. Haake, Seattle, WA (US);
Dennis Lee, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Sarah T. Rowe, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve R. Harman, Renton, WA (US);
Paul N. Haake, Seattle, WA (US);
Dennis Lee, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Sarah T. Rowe, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve R. Harman, Renton, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Various systems and methods are described for insertion of optional stops in delivery routes. To this end, a plurality of delivery routes is provided in a computing device, where each delivery route has a plurality of stops. A determination is made in the computing devices as to whether an optional stop can be inserted between a pair of the stops in at least one of the delivery routes without violating a predefined set of criteria. The optional stop is ultimately inserted between a respective pair of stops in a selected one of the delivery routes.