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Automated inventory management

  • US 9,129,250 B1
  • Filed: 09/25/2013
  • Issued: 09/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inventory system comprising:

  • a plurality of inventory holders comprising at least a first inventory holder and a second inventory holder, wherein the first inventory holder and the second inventory holder include one or more bins to store one or more inventory items;

    a plurality of mobile drive units that are remotely controllable to transport the plurality of inventory holders;

    an inventory tracking device, wherein the inventory tracking device is separate from the plurality of inventory holders and is configured to;

    determine, free from input from an operator, configuration data for the first inventory holder, wherein the configuration data comprises a location of individual bins in the first inventory holder;

    determine that a first inventory item has been added to a particular location on the first inventory holder;

    determine, based on the configuration data for the first inventory holder, a first bin identifier that is associated with the particular location on the inventory holder;

    determine, free from input from an operator, configuration data for the second inventory holder, wherein the first inventory holder is separate from the second inventory holder, and wherein the configuration data comprises a location of individual bins in the second inventory holder;

    determine that a second inventory item has been added to a particular location on the second inventory holder;

    determine, based on the configuration data for the second inventory holder, a second bin identifier that is associated with the particular location on the second inventory holder; and

    store inventory location data that associates the first inventory item with the first bin identifier and the second inventory item with the second bin identifier.

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