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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);

Inventors:

Linda Knowlton Apsley, Sammamish, WA (US);

Colin Ian Bodell, Seattle, WA (US);

Jacob Conrad Danton, Bellevue, WA (US);

Scott Randall Hayden, Woodinville, WA (US);

SaiPrasad Kapila, Redmond, WA (US);

Eric Lessard, Goodyear, AZ (US);

Robert Benjamin Uhl, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0621 (2013.01); B29C 67/0051 (2013.01); B29C 67/0085 (2013.01); G06F 17/50 (2013.01); G06F 17/5009 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0619 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to users. A user request for an item can be received. The item can have 3D manufacturing instructions associated therewith. A delivery method for the item can be determined. A manufacturing apparatus can be selected to manufacture the item based on the 3D manufacturing instructions. Instructions can be sent to the manufacturing apparatus to manufacture the item based on the 3D manufacturing instructions. Delivery instructions can be provided for delivering the item according to the delivery method.


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