METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-DESTINATION ITEM SELECTION USING MOTES
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Method and apparatus for multi-destination pick using motes. In embodiments, each receptacle may be assigned to a destination and may have a mote that may include an indicator that may be activated by a control system to indicate to the agent that the receptacle is the destination receptacle for a picked item. The agent may then place the item in the indicated destination receptacle. A mote may include a communication interface for communicating with a control system and with other motes in an ad-hoc network. In one embodiment, the mote on the destination receptacle may be activated when the picked item is scanned by the agent. In some embodiments, each receptacle may also have a sensor that detects when an item is placed in the receptacle to deactivate the indicator and/or to verify that the item was placed in the correct receptacle.
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19. An apparatus for receiving and transporting items picked from a materials handling facility to one of a plurality of destinations in the materials handling facility, the apparatus comprising:
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a receptacle for holding said items; and a mote, comprising; a mote core comprising; a processor; a memory; and
;a communications interface; and an indicator coupled to the mote core; wherein the mote is configured to communicate with a materials handling facility control system to activate said indicator in response to information about an item received by the control system to indicate to an agent of the materials handling facility that the item is to be placed in the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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