Patent ID: 9505559
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B65G,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a hub associated with a fulfillment center; at least one node associated with a customer; a plurality of subterranean conveyors configured to transport at least one item, wherein a first conveyor extends along a first axis at least in part between the hub and a first junction, wherein a second conveyor extends along a second axis at least in part between the first junction and the at least one node; a first diverter at the first junction, wherein the first diverter is aligned to transfer items from a surface of the first conveyor to a surface of the second conveyor or from the surface of the second conveyor to the surface of the first conveyor; and a control system comprising at least one computer device, the control system configured to at least: