US 12,205,072 B1
Fulfilling orders for multiple items from multiple sources via multimodal channels
Raashid Mohammed, Lynnwood, WA (US); Darren Ernest Canavor, Kirkland, WA (US); Ankit Pandey, Bellevue, WA (US); Farouq Halawa, Seattle, WA (US); and Erik Roy Veilleux, Sainte-Marie (CA)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/944,094.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); B60P 1/54 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [B60P 1/5423 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a first source of items;
a second source of items;
an unmanned aerial vehicle;
a carrier vehicle;
a powered vehicle, wherein the powered vehicle is coupled to the carrier vehicle;
an autonomous ground vehicle; and
a computer system in communication with at least the first source of items, the second source of items, the unmanned aerial vehicle, the powered vehicle, the carrier vehicle and the autonomous ground vehicle,
wherein the computer system is configured to at least:
receive an order for a delivery of at least a first item and a second item to a destination;
determine that the first item is in inventory at the first source;
determine that the carrier vehicle is located at the second source;
transmit instructions for causing at least the first item to be retrieved from the first source and loaded into the unmanned aerial vehicle;
transmit instructions for causing the unmanned aerial vehicle to transport at least the first item to the carrier vehicle at the second source of items;
transmit instructions for causing at least the second item to be retrieved from the second source and transferred into the carrier vehicle;
transmit instructions for loading at least the first item and the second item into the autonomous ground vehicle within the carrier vehicle at the second location;
transmit instructions for causing the powered vehicle to transport the carrier vehicle to a third location associated with the destination; and
transmit instructions for causing the autonomous ground vehicle to deliver at least the first item and the second item from the third location to the destination.