Patent ID: 7686171
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: B07C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A materials handling facility configured to fulfill orders, said materials handling facility comprising: one or more modular sorting stations, wherein each modular sorting station comprises two or more modular bins, wherein each modular bin is a single module partitioned into two or more compartments, wherein each compartment is configured to receive an order comprising one or more items picked from stock storage; a control system, comprising: one or more packing stations each configured to package the orders from the respective compartments of the modular bins for shipment; wherein the program instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to direct conveyance of individual ones of the modular bins from the one or more modular sorting stations to specific ones of the one or more packing stations to package the orders from the respective compartments of the modular bins, wherein, to direct conveyance at a modular sorting station, the program instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to: