Patent ID: 11893535
Assignee: STAPLES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
dispatching, by one or more computing devices, a storage fetching automated guided vehicle (AGV) including a drive unit adapted to provide motive force to the storage fetching AGV, a guidance system adapted to locate the storage fetching AGV in an operating environment, and an item holder adapted to hold a plurality of storage units, the storage fetching AGV adapted to retrieve the plurality of storage units from a storage area of the operating environment and transport the plurality of storage units to a first end point;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, a first item and a second item in a one or more orders;
determining, by the one or more computing device, a first storage unit holding a first plurality of items, the first storage unit being selected based on the first plurality of items including a quantity of the first item in the one or more orders;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, a second storage unit holding a second plurality of items, the second storage unit being selected based on the second plurality of items including a quantity of the second item in the one or more orders;
navigating, by the one or more computing devices, the storage fetching AGV to one or more locations of the plurality of storage units in the storage area, the plurality of storage units at the one or more locations including the first storage unit at a first location and the second storage unit at a second location;
retrieving, by the storage fetching AGV, the plurality storage units from the storage area including the first storage unit and the second storage unit, the item holder holding the first storage unit during navigation from the first location to the second location in the storage area; and
navigating, by the one or more computing devices, the storage fetching AGV from the one or more locations of the plurality of storage units in the storage area to the first end point.