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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2008
Cherie G. Wong, Seattle, WA (US);
Irina M. Somin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric Young, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Patrick W. Ramey, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Barry Adrian Shepherd, Seattle, WA (US);
Cherie G. Wong, Seattle, WA (US);
Irina M. Somin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric Young, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Patrick W. Ramey, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Barry Adrian Shepherd, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a method and apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process are described. The apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process may include a conveyance mechanism including at least one item inducted into the conveyance mechanism. The apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process may also include an item allocation component. The item allocation component may be configured to assign the item to a particular sorting station of a group of multiple sorting stations. The item allocation component may determine the particular sorting station to which the item is assigned based upon a determined quantity of other items located at the particular sorting station and a determined quantity of other items en route to the particular sorting station.