Method for processing item sorting scheduling request, and related device

A device for processing an item-picking dispatching request, comprising:

• a communication interface configured to receive a dispatching request with respect to item picking;
• and
• one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured with instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, from a picking device, a communication containing picking resource status information;
• writing the received picking resource status information to stored picking resource status information;
• receiving a dispatching request with respect to item picking;
• determining a type of the dispatching request;
• determining, in the stored picking resource status information, target picking resource status information corresponding to the type of the dispatching request according to a preset correspondence between types of dispatching requests and picking resource status information, wherein the stored picking resource status information is updated in real time;
• generating mirror-image information of the target picking resource status information;
• and
• generating a dispatching task for item picking based on the mirror-image information of the target picking resource status information;
• updating the stored pick resource status information without affecting the mirror-image information;
• determining whether the dispatching task conflicts with the updated target picking resource status information;
• in response to determining that the dispatching task conflicts with the updated target picking resource status information, canceling the dispatching task;
• and
• in response to determining that the dispatching task does not conflict with the updated target picking resource status information, sending the dispatching task to the picking device, causing the picking device to perform one or more item picking actions.

An apparatus for processing an item-picking dispatching request, comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured with instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, from a picking device, a communication containing picking resource status information;
• writing the received picking resource status information to stored picking resource status information;
• receiving a dispatching request with respect to item picking;
• determining a type of the dispatching request;
• determining, in the stored picking resource status information, target picking resource status information corresponding to the type of the dispatching request according to a preset correspondence between types of dispatching requests and picking resource status information, wherein the stored picking resource status information is updated in real time;
• generating mirror-image information of the target picking resource status information;
• and
• generating a dispatching task for item picking based on the mirror-image information of the target picking resource status information;
• updating the stored pick resource status information without affecting the mirror-image information;
• determining whether the dispatching task conflicts with the updated target picking resource status information;
• in response to determining that the dispatching task conflicts with the updated target picking resource status information, canceling the dispatching task;
• and
• in response to determining that the dispatching task does not conflict with the updated target picking resource status information, sending the dispatching task to the picking device, causing the picking device to perform one or more item picking actions.