Techniques for filling orders
OwnerThomas Francisinventor
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Abstract
A system includes N location indicators and a mobile scanning device. The N location indicators are configured to be arranged throughout a store that includes a plurality of stocked items for picking according to one or more electronic customer orders. Each of the N location indicators is configured to transmit a different location signal. The mobile scanning device includes a display. The mobile scanning device is configured to wirelessly receive an electronic customer order comprising a plurality of ordered items indicating which of the stocked items are to be picked, detect at least one of the N location signals, and arrange at least some of the plurality of ordered items on the display based on which of the at least one of the N location signals is detected.
Claims24
A system comprising:
- N location indicators arranged throughout a store that includes a plurality of stocked items for picking according to one or more electronic customer orders, wherein the store includes a plurality of racks that include the plurality of stocked items, wherein the racks define aisles within the store, wherein the N location indicators are associated with different aisles of the store, and wherein each of the N location indicators is configured to transmit a different location signal;
- a central computing system configured to wirelessly transmit the electronic customer orders;
- and
- a mobile scanning device comprising a display, the mobile scanning device configured to:
- wirelessly receive an electronic customer order from the central computing system, the received electronic customer order comprising a plurality of ordered items indicating which of the stocked items are to be picked;
- detect at least one of the N location signals;
- arrange at least some of the plurality of ordered items on the display based on which of the at least one of the N location signals is detected;
- scan a first item identification code included with a first stocked item;
- and
- wirelessly transmit data to the central computing system indicating that the first item identification code has been scanned.
A system comprising:
- N location indicators arranged throughout a store that includes a plurality of stocked items for picking according to one or more electronic customer orders, wherein the store includes a plurality of racks that include the plurality of stocked items, wherein the racks define aisles within the store, wherein the N location indicators are associated with different aisles of the store, and wherein each of the N location indicators includes a different readable code;
- a central computing system configured to wirelessly transmit the electronic customer orders;
- and
- a mobile scanning device comprising a display, the mobile scanning device configured to:
- wirelessly receive an electronic customer order comprising a plurality of ordered items indicating which of the stocked items are to be picked;
- scan a first readable code included on a first location indicator;
- determine a first location value based on the scanned first readable code;
- scan a second readable code on a second location indicator;
- determine a second location value based on the scanned second readable code;
- arrange at least some of the plurality of ordered items on the display based on which of the first and second location values are determined;
- scan a first item identification code included with a first stocked item;
- and
- wirelessly transmit data to the central computing system indicating that the first item identification code has been scanned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.