Patent ID: 9044786
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B07C,B65G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A fulfillment system, comprising: an input device for entering identification information about a plurality of inventory items; a plurality of holders, each dimensioned for receipt and holding of one of the inventory items; at least one loading station configured for placing each of the inventory items into one of the holders; a controller configured for creating and storing a first association between each of the entered identification information and each of the holders in which each of the inventory items is placed, wherein the first association uniquely associates each of the entered identification information with a unique identifier of each holder; a selector and transporter, responsive to a fulfillment order and the first association, configured to select at least one of the holders holding the inventory items which correspond to the fulfillment order, and transport the at least one of the holders to at least one unloading station; and a machine readable identifying means comprising holder information which, in combination with the entered identification information on the inventory item, enables selection of the inventory item.