US 11,868,947 B2
Systems and methods for sortation of products using a conveyor assembly
Robert J. Taylor, Rogers, AR (US); Matthew D. Alexander, Rogers, AR (US); William M. Propes, Bentonville, AR (US); John C. Crecelius, Jr., Springdale, AR (US); and Jason D. Bellar, Bella Vista, AR (US)
Assigned to WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed by WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/988,443.
Application 17/988,443 is a continuation of application No. 17/025,606, filed on Sep. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,531,953.
Application 17/025,606 is a continuation of application No. 15/591,499, filed on May 10, 2017, granted, now 10,810,534, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/336,064, filed on May 13, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/336,087, filed on May 13, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/336,051, filed on May 13, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/336,080, filed on May 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0079572 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 10/083 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 10/083 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 50/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A conveyor assembly comprising:
a plurality of sortation modules configured to move a product to one of a predetermined plurality of sortation destination areas;
a control circuit operatively coupled to each of the sortation modules, the control circuit configured to:
determine the destination area for the product; and
communicate with the sortation module corresponding to the determined destination area to divert the product to the determined destination area;
wherein the control circuit and the plurality of sortation modules cooperate to reconfigure sortation destination areas to match positions of the sortation modules when one sortation module is interchanged or replaced with another sortation module.