# US 2014/0156553 A1 · Systems and Methods for Fulfilling Orders > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0156553 A1 - Document ID: US20140156553A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/689,908 - Filed: 2012-11-30 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Lightspeed Automation LLC - Applicants: Lightspeed Automation LLC - Inventors: Jason Leach; Randy Smith - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156553A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/08355: {Routing methods} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Various embodiments for facilitating the fulfillment of orders are disclosed. One embodiment is a method implemented in at least one computing device for fulfilling an order for an item in a storage facility. The method comprises obtaining an order for the item from a third party order provider, converting the order to a predetermined format for fulfillment, generating guidance information based on the converted order and at least one attribute of the item, and transmitting the guidance information to a wireless computing device for fulfillment of the order by a picker. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method implemented in at least one computing device for fulfilling an order for an item in a storage facility, comprising: obtaining an order for the item from a third party order provider; converting the order to a predetermined format for fulfillment; generating guidance information based on the converted order and at least one attribute of the item; and transmitting the guidance information to a wireless computing device for fulfillment of the order by a picker. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the guidance information is further generated based on a picking method to be applied in retrieving the item. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the picking method to be applied comprises one of: picking the item by hand; or picking the item via a picking machine. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the order is obtained by the at least one computing device from a third party order provider. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising appending an identifier to the guidance information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising appending a location code, a graphical representation of the item, and an item description to the guidance information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a confirmation transmitted by the wireless computing device indicating retrieval of the item by the picker. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising forwarding the confirmation to the third party order provider. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a current location of the wireless computing device, wherein generation of the guidance information is based on the current location of the wireless computing device and a location of the item. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the guidance information is generated according to a shortest path in the storage facility between the current location of the mobile computing device and the location of the item. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the guidance information comprises routing data for the storage facility, wherein the routing data is geocentric relative to the item. ### Claim 12 A system for fulfilling an order for an item in a storage facility, comprising: a third party interface configured to obtain an order for the item from a third party order provider; an item retriever configured to obtain data corresponding to the item from a database, wherein the item retriever is further configured to convert the order to a predetermined format for fulfillment according to the data retrieved from the database, and generate guidance information based on the converted order and at least one attribute of the item; and a content server configured to transmit the guidance information to a wireless computing device for fulfillment of the order by a picker. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the least one attribute comprises at least one of: a size of the item; a quantity specified in the order for the item; or a storage type of the item. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the storage type comprises one of: refrigerated storage; or unrefrigerated storage. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the guidance information comprises routing data for the storage facility, wherein the routing data is geocentric relative to the item. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the data obtained from the database corresponding to the item comprises a layout of the storage facility in which the item is stored. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a mobile computing device, comprising: code that transmits a current location of the mobile computing device to an order fulfillment server; code that obtains guidance information from the order fulfillment server for picking a plurality of units of an item, wherein the guidance information is generated based on a plurality of orders for the item from at least one third party order provider; code that encodes for display a user interface based on the guidance information; and code that transmits an acknowledgement upon retrieving the item. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the guidance information comprises routing information within a storage facility for the item. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the guidance information comprises instructions for distributing the plurality of units of the item among a plurality of orders for the item. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a tablet computer.