公开(公告)号：US20210304288A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17221343

申请日：2021-04-02

Applicant: Coupang Corp.

Inventor： Woong KIM ,  Sang Ho YIM ,  Sung Jin PARK ,  Hyeon Chang BAEK ,  Yoo Suk KIM ,  Hyunggeun Jl

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06F16/28 ,  G06F16/25 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: Methods and systems for allocating cells of a sorting apparatus include associating, in a database, an identifier of the sorting apparatus with an identifier of a first container storing a first item of the purchase order, the purchase order including a second item stored in a second container; before associating the sorting apparatus with the second container, receiving an identifier of the first item; determining, in the database using the identifier of the first item, whether any cell of the sorting apparatus is associated with the purchase order; when no cell of the sorting apparatus is associated with the purchase order, associating, in the database, an identifier of a cell of the sorting apparatus with the identifier of the purchase order; and transmitting a first signal to a computer associated with a worker instructing placement of the first item in the cell.