Automated preparation of deliveries in delivery vehicles using automated guided vehicles
US11119487B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/08355
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for automated preparation of deliveries in delivery vehicles using automated guided vehicles is described. In an example implementation, the method may determine a future delivery in a set of deliveries assigned to a delivery vehicle, the future delivery including a first item and determine a storage location in the delivery vehicle of the first item. In some implementations, an AGV may, during transit of the delivery vehicle along a route for delivering the set of deliveries, navigate to a point proximate to the storage location of the first item in the delivery vehicle, and retrieve the first item from the storage location in the delivery vehicle. The AGV may then deliver the first item to a delivery point.
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