Patent ID: 6876958
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computerized method of optimized placement of items in a bounded region, comprising: (a) examining an order comprising a list of items to be packed; (b) determining the cases available for packing; (c) determining the minimum number of cases required for packing the items in the list of items to be packed; (d) selecting a case to be packed with one or more of the items in the list of items to be packed, wherein the selecting the case comprises determining a desired average volume per case and selecting the smallest of the cases available to be packed that comprises a volume in excess of the desired average volume per case; and (e) determining the configuration of placement in the case to be packed of items in the list of items to be packed; and (f) if the list of items to be packed is not empty, repeating steps (d)-(e).