Patent ID: 9466045
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving an order for a plurality of items over a network, wherein each of the plurality of items is located in a fulfillment center; identifying, for each of the plurality of items, a container having the item; obtaining a plurality of images depicting at least one aspect of the fulfillment center; processing, for each of the identified containers, at least one of the plurality of images to identify a unique location with respect to a floor plan of the fulfillment center of the identified container; determining a minimum practicable distance between each of the identified containers based at least in part on the determined unique locations of the identified containers; determining an optimal path for retrieving the plurality of items from the fulfillment center based at least in part on the minimum practicable distances between each of the identified containers; and providing information regarding the optimal path to at least one worker, wherein the information comprises an instruction to retrieve each of the plurality of items from the fulfillment center along the optimal path.