Custom containers in a materials handling facility
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-059/00
B65B-005/00
G06Q-010/08
G06Q-050/04
B65B-057/00
출원번호
US-0429257
(2012-03-23)
등록번호
US-10118723
(2018-11-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Clark, David Henry
Fullerton, Dean Christopher
Shigihara, Patricia T.
Vliet, Kevin R.
Battles, Jon S.
Smith, Brian C.
Lehmann, Sebastian
James, Jaffin
Nidamarthi, Lakshmi S.
출원인 / 주소
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Athorus, PLLC
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초록▼
Described herein are systems and techniques for determining a pack station for storing inventory in a materials handling facility, routing item packages to pack stations based on size ranges for custom containers and optimizing dimensions of custom containers based on dimensions of a shipping contai
Described herein are systems and techniques for determining a pack station for storing inventory in a materials handling facility, routing item packages to pack stations based on size ranges for custom containers and optimizing dimensions of custom containers based on dimensions of a shipping container. For example, the systems described herein may allocate a percentage of inventory to a custom inventory location that is physically near custom container forming devices, thereby reducing the cost to pick, sort, pack and route items for shipment, storing or otherwise handling in a custom container.
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1. A system, comprising: a custom container forming device within a materials handling facility, the custom container forming device operable to form custom containers based at least in part on received dimension values;a computing system, including: one or more processors; anda memory storing progr
1. A system, comprising: a custom container forming device within a materials handling facility, the custom container forming device operable to form custom containers based at least in part on received dimension values;a computing system, including: one or more processors; anda memory storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to at least: determine that a plurality of like items are present at a receive station of the materials handling facility;estimate a percentage of shipments to be shipped in custom containers formed by the custom container forming device in which each custom container will contain an item of the plurality of like items and a second item;determine, based at least in part on the percentage, at least a portion of the plurality of like items to be allocated to an inventory location of the materials handling facility for storage;determine, based at least in part on a first plurality of dimension values of the item and a second plurality of dimension values of the second item, a third plurality of dimension values for a custom container such that the item and the second item may be contained in a custom container formed in accordance with the third plurality of dimension values;form, with the custom container forming device, the custom container in accordance with the third plurality of dimension values;cause the item and the second item to be placed into the custom container such that the custom container, the item, and the second item form a single item for inventory handling;initiate routing of the single item to an inventory location of the materials handling facility for storage;subsequent to the single item being routed to the inventory location and stored at the inventory location: receive an order for the item and the second item; andinitiate a pick of the single item from the inventory location and a routing of the single item from the inventory location to a shipping station of the materials handling facility for shipment of the single item to fulfill the order. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the program instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to at least: prior to the order being received, associate, in a data store, the third plurality of dimension values with the item and the second item. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the inventory location is within a defined distance of the custom container forming device. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein: the inventory location is segmented into a plurality of regions, each region associated with a size range; anda region of the plurality of regions is configured to receive the single item based at least in part on the third plurality of dimension values. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the program instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to at least: determine that the percentage exceeds a threshold; andwherein routing of the single item is initiated in response to the determination that the percentage exceeds the threshold. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the threshold is determined based at least in part on at least one of: an amount of space available in the inventory location, a size of an item of the plurality of like items, a cost to move an item of the plurality of like items within the materials handling facility, or a frequency with which an item of the plurality of like items is ordered. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the program instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to at least: determine an amount of like items included in the materials handling facility; andwherein the at least a portion of the plurality of like items is determined such that a sum of the at least a portion of the plurality of like items and a second amount of other like items at a standard inventory location corresponds to the amount of like items. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least a portion of the plurality of like items is determined such that an amount of items in the at least a portion of the plurality of like items corresponds to the percentage. 9. A system, comprising: a custom container forming device within a materials handling facility, the custom container forming device operable to form custom containers based at least in part on received dimension values;a computing system, including: one or more processors; anda memory storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to at least: determine that a plurality of like items are present at a receive station of the materials handling facility;estimate that a percentage of the plurality of like items will be placed in custom containers formed within the materials handling facility;determine, based at least in part on the percentage, at least a portion of the plurality of like items to be allocated to an inventory location of the materials handling facility;determine, based at least in part on a first dimension value of an item of the plurality of like items and a second dimension value of the second item, a third dimension value for a custom container such that the item and the second item may be contained in a custom container formed in accordance with at least the third dimension value;form, with the custom container forming device, the custom container in accordance with at least the third dimension value;cause the item and the second item to be placed into the custom container such that the custom container, the item, and the second item form a single item for inventory handling;initiate routing of the single item to the inventory location of the materials handling facility for storage; andsubsequent to the single item being automatically routed to the inventory location and stored: receive an order for the item and the second item; androute the single item to a shipping station of the materials handling facility for shipment of the single item to fulfill the order. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the program instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to at least: prior to receiving the order, associate, in a data store, the item and a dimension of the item with the second item and a dimension of the second item. 11. The system of claim 9, wherein the inventory location is within a defined distance of the custom container forming device. 12. The system of claim 9, wherein: the inventory location is segmented into a plurality of regions, each region associated with a size range; andone of the plurality of regions is determined for each item of the portion of like items based at least in part on dimension values associated with each item. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of regions is within a defined distance of at least one custom container forming device capable of forming custom containers having dimension values corresponding to the associated size range. 14. The system of claim 9, further comprising: determine an amount of like items included in the materials handling facility; andwherein the at least a portion of the plurality of like items is determined such that a sum of the portion of the plurality of like items and a second amount of other like items at a standard inventory location corresponds to the amount of like items. 15. The system of claim 9, wherein the portion of the plurality of like items is determined such that an amount of like items in the portion of the plurality of like items corresponds to the percentage. 16. A system, comprising: a custom container forming device within a materials handling facility, the custom container forming device operable to form custom containers based at least in part on received dimension values;a product dimension estimator configured to scan an item and determine a plurality of dimension values of the item;a computing system, including: one or more processors; anda memory storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to at least: determine that a plurality of like items are present at a receive station of the materials handling facility;estimate that a percentage of the plurality of like items will be placed in custom containers formed within the materials handling facility;estimate a frequency in which an item of the plurality of like items will be shipped with a second item;scan, with the product dimension estimator, an instance of the item to obtain a first plurality of dimension values for the item;determine a second plurality of dimension values for a custom container such that the item and the second item may be contained therein, wherein the second plurality of dimension values are based at least in part on the first plurality of dimension values;form, with the custom container forming device, the custom container in accordance with the second plurality of dimension values;cause the item and the second item to be placed into the custom container such that the custom container, the item, and the second item form a single item for inventory handling;initiate routing of the single item to an inventory location of the materials handling facility for storage;subsequent to the single item being routed to the inventory location and stored at the inventory location; receive an order for the item and the second item; andinitiate a pick of the single item from the inventory location and a routing of the single item to a shipping station of the materials handling facility for shipment of the single item to fulfill the order.
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