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System and method for integrated stowing and picking in a materials handling facility

  • US 8,244,603 B1
  • Filed: 02/15/2010
  • Issued: 08/14/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • performing, by one or more computers;

    determining that a first unit has been stowed in a particular inventory location of a materials handling facility that comprises a plurality of inventory locations;

    in response to that determination, evaluating a region comprising one or more of the plurality of inventory locations including the particular inventory location in order to determine whether the region comprises a unit designated to be picked from inventory; and

    in response to determining that the region comprises a particular unit designated to be picked from inventory, generating an instruction to pick the particular unit from a respective location within the region, wherein the particular unit is different from the first unit.

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