System and method for processing waste material
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1. A method for processing waste in a material handling system, comprising:
- detecting, by a management module, an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location, wherein the first location is located adjacent to a workstation;
in response to detecting the trigger event, selecting, by the management module, one of a plurality of mobile drive units;
instructing, by the management module, the selected mobile drive unit to move to the first location;
instructing, by the management module, the selected mobile drive unit to load waste material onto the selected mobile drive unit at the first location; and
instructing, by the management module, the selected mobile drive unit to transport the waste material from the first location to a waste station, wherein the waste station is operable to perform a waste processing task.
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Abstract
A method for processing waste in a material handling system includes detecting an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location and, in response to detecting the trigger event, moving a mobile drive unit to the first location. The method also includes loading waste material onto the mobile drive unit at the first location and transporting the waste material to a waste station using the mobile drive unit.
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1. A method for processing waste in a material handling system, comprising:
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detecting, by a management module, an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location, wherein the first location is located adjacent to a workstation; in response to detecting the trigger event, selecting, by the management module, one of a plurality of mobile drive units; instructing, by the management module, the selected mobile drive unit to move to the first location; instructing, by the management module, the selected mobile drive unit to load waste material onto the selected mobile drive unit at the first location; and instructing, by the management module, the selected mobile drive unit to transport the waste material from the first location to a waste station, wherein the waste station is operable to perform a waste processing task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A material handling system, comprising:
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a plurality of waste holders operable to store waste material; a waste station operable to perform a waste processing task; a plurality of mobile drive units operable to transport waste material stored by the waste holders; and a management module operable to; detect an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location, wherein the first location is located adjacent to a workstation; in response to detecting the trigger event, select one of the plurality of mobile drive units; instruct the selected mobile drive unit to move to the first location; instruct the selected mobile drive unit to load waste material onto the mobile drive unit at the first location; and instruct the selected mobile drive unit to transport waste material from the first location to the waste station. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code, the code operable, when executed by a management module, to:
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detect an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location, wherein the first location is located adjacent to a workstation; in response to detecting the trigger event, select one of a plurality of mobile drive units; instruct the selected mobile drive unit to move to the first location; instruct the selected mobile drive unit to load waste material onto the mobile drive unit at the first location; and instruct the selected mobile drive unit to transport waste material stored by the waste holder from the first location to a waste station, wherein the waste station is operable to perform a waste processing task. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A material handling system, comprising:
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means for detecting an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location, wherein the first location is located adjacent to a workstation; means for selecting a mobile drive unit in response to detecting the trigger event; means for moving the mobile drive unit to the first location; means for loading waste material onto the mobile drive unit at the first location; and means for transporting the waste material from the first location to a waste station using the mobile drive unit.
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