Managing network paths within a network of inventory spaces

US10248922B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Andrea Qualizza · Phoenix, US
• Matt Watson · Seattle, US
• Hehe Zhou · Sammamish, US
• Burak Karacik · Seattle, US
• Qizhang Dai · Seattle, US
• Cary Rotman · Seattle, US
• Priya Sekar · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 11, 2016
• Grant date: Apr 2, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for managing network paths within a network of inventory spaces are described. The inventory spaces may store items. The network paths may connect the inventory spaces such that network vehicles may transport the items between the inventory spaces. Based on consumer demand for the items, unconstrained fulfillment options may be generated to fulfill the consumer demand from the network. A subset of the fulfillment options may be selected based on a performance of the network. The performance may be associated with utilizing the subset of the fulfillment options to fulfill the consumer demand. The performance may be evaluated based on constraints associated with the network and variables associated with utilizing the network paths. Data about the subset of the fulfillment options may be provided to a deployment system configured to deploy the network vehicles according to the schedules.