US 12,280,401 B2
Sequencing parcel sorter
James M. Serstad, Raleigh, NC (US); and Michael C. Futch, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to Tompkins Robotics, Inc., Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by Tompkins Robotics, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,545.
Application 17/678,545 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/046940, filed on Aug. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/892,575, filed on Aug. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266304 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B07C 3/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01)
CPC B07C 3/006 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control system configured for use with sorting articles to a plurality of delivery routes, the control system comprising:
a memory; and
a processor,
the control system configured for:
sequencing a plurality of delivery stops within each of a plurality of routes based on a predefined criterion;
directing transport of articles associated with a first delivery stop of each route to a first sequence container;
directing transport of articles from the first sequence container to a respective route container of a plurality of route containers, each route container associated with a route;
directing transport of articles associated with a second delivery stop of each route to a second sequence container;
directing transport of articles from the second sequence container to the respective route container of the plurality of route containers, the transport of articles from the second sequence container commencing after completion of the transport of articles from the first sequence container.