System and method for product recognition and assignment at an automated storage and retrieval device

US11397910B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Walmart Apollo, LLC · US

Inventors

• Paul E. Durkee · Centerton, US
• Edwin H. Reed · Bentonville, US
• Stuart William Clark · Centerton, US
• Bradley Morris Johnson · Bentonville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 26, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 24, 2040

Classification

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

Abstract

Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are provided for processing items within an automated storage and retrieval device. A scanned machine-readable identifier associated with an item is received at an automated storage and retrieval device. A determination is made whether the machine-readable identifier that was scanned is a container identification (ID). The machine-readable identifier is identified based on pre-defined criteria when the machine-readable identifier is determined not to be a container ID. The machine-readable identifier is mapped to an existing order using stored order information. A container ID is created by the fulfillment system and passed back to the automated storage and retrieval device. The item is stored in the automated storage and retrieval device using the created container ID.