Patent ID: 11911797
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A system comprising:
memory configured to store computer-executable instructions, and
at least one computer processor configured to access memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
cause, by a controller, a first conveyor to convey a package toward a scanner device, the package having package information on an outer surface of the package;
cause the scanner device to scan the package information;
determine a packaging route for the package based on package information, the packaging route associated with a second conveyor;
cause the first conveyor to convey the package to a first multi-path conveyor system having a first conveyor portion adjacent to a second conveyor portion, the first conveyor portion and the second conveyor portion configured to move in a first direction; and
cause the first multi-path conveyor system to route the package to the second conveyor, the first multi-path conveyor system adapted to:
move the first conveyor portion independently from the second conveyor portion in the first direction to selectively move packages in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and
receive the packages from the first conveyor and a third conveyor, and selectively deposit the packages onto the second conveyor, a fourth conveyor, and a second multi-path conveyor system.