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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Inventor:
Fareed Adib Qaddoura, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for managing packing containers for shipping items. A system obtains a container dimension of a container and an item dimension of an item to be shipped in the container. The system determines a target amount of dunnage based at least upon the container dimension and item dimension, the dunnage being configured to be packed into the container to protect the item during shipment, the dunnage being dispensed by a dispenser. The system instructs the dispenser to dispense the target amount of dunnage for the container.