Patent 11507919 was granted and assigned to Amazon on November, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A smart container for facilitating operations in a facility is provided. The smart container includes an apparatus configured to store and transport one or more items, one or more electronic devices disposed one or more sides on the apparatus, and a wheel-based charging system coupled to the apparatus and configured to charge one or more battery packs for the one or more electronic devices. The one or more electronic devices are configured to transmit information for monitoring and tracking a position of the smart container throughout an environment.