Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Replenishing a retail facility
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Application No.: US13647147Application Date: 2012-10-08
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Publication No.: US09663293B2Publication Date: 2017-05-30
- Inventor: Peter R. Wurman , Michael C. Mountz
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NV Reno
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Reno
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B65G1/10
- IPC: B65G1/10 ; G06Q10/08 ; B65G1/137

Abstract:
A system includes storage shelves and display shelves at a retail facility. The system also includes a management module operable to determine to replenish a display shelf with an inventory item stored by a storage shelf. The management module is also operable to coordinate movement of mobile drive units to replenish the display shelf with the inventory item at an inventory restocking station. The system also includes a first mobile drive unit and a second mobile drive unit. The first mobile drive unit is operable to receive first instructions from the management module to transport the display shelf to the inventory restocking station. The second mobile drive unit is operable to receive second instructions from the management module to transport the storage shelf to the inventory restocking station. At the inventory restocking station, the display shelf receives the inventory item.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140100769A1 REPLENISHING A RETAIL FACILITY Public/Granted day:2014-04-10
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