Systems and computerized methods for optimizing item retrieval allocation efficiencies
US11657363B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0643
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a computerized method for assigning items to pickers including: determining a priority of an ordered item; inserting the item into an ordered data structure based on the priority of the item; iteratively, for items in the ordered data structure: determining an item physical location corresponding to a first unassigned item in the ordered data structure; determining a plurality of picker physical locations corresponding to locations of user devices of pickers; calculating a plurality of distances between the item physical location and picker physical locations among the plurality of picker physical locations; assigning the first unassigned item by: identifying a closest picker corresponding to a shortest distance of the plurality of distances; selecting the identified picker; correlating the first unassigned item with the selected picker in a data structure; and sending information of the item and physical location to the user device of the picker.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.