发明名称 Processing of misplaced items to resolve inventory defects
摘要 A misplaced item service identifies a plurality of inventory storage locations in a materials handling facility associated with a misplaced item. The misplaced item service determines an ordered list of the plurality of inventory storage locations, wherein the inventory storage locations are arranged in the ordered list based at least in part on a location density of the inventory storage locations, a population density of the inventory storage locations and a last inventory storage location inspected.
申请公布号 US9132957(B1) 申请公布日期 2015.09.15
申请号 US201414299984 申请日期 2014.06.09
申请人 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 发明人 Girdhar Sachin;Agarwal Manish;Multani Lakhan Arya
分类号 G06F7/00;B65G1/00 主分类号 G06F7/00
代理机构 Lowenstein Sandler LLP 代理人 Lowenstein Sandler LLP
主权项 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processing device, an indication of a location of a misplaced item bin within a materials handling facility, the materials handling facility comprising a plurality of bins, the plurality of bins comprising the misplaced item bin and a plurality of item storage bins; receiving, by the processing device, an indication of a misplaced item, the misplaced item having been inadvertently removed from one of the plurality of item storage bins and placed in the misplaced item bin; identifying, by the processing device, a group of potential item storage bins for storage of the misplaced item, wherein each potential item storage bin in the group is located within a threshold distance of the location of the misplaced item bin, wherein a virtual inventory of the materials handling facility indicates that each potential item storage bin in the group comprises one or more items having a same item type as the misplaced item; determining, by the processing device, an ordered list of potential item storage bins from the group of potential bins, wherein the potential item storage bins on the ordered list are arranged in an order configured to optimize a transit time between the potential item storage bins in the materials handling facility for a materials handling facility associate to store the misplaced item; and providing, by the processing device, the ordered list to a client device corresponding to the materials handling facility associate.
地址 Reno NV US