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US 2012/0072438 A1Published application
Generation and Processing of Pick/Put System Configuration and Recipe Data Sets
OwnerJames S. Bast, Michael S. McManus +1inventors
InventorsJames S. Bast, Michael S. McManus, John A. Henk
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Abstract
A format for information that may be used in one or more spreadsheets to enter desired characteristics that may then be shown or activated on one or more pick/put system modules is provided. A method of generating, storing, and later recalling different recipes, and the necessary computer program to cause the modules to respond with the characteristics defined by the recipes is also provided.
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A system comprising:
- a computer program stored in a computer memory, the computer program adapted to control one or more modules of a pick/put system by interpreting data stored in a spreadsheet, the data stored in the spreadsheet indicating a sequence of steps associated with the one or more modules of the pick/put system.
An arrangement comprising:
- at least one pick/put system module associated with at least one physical location;
- a computer running a spreadsheet program, the spreadsheet program including a configuration data set and a recipe data set, the computer also running a control program, the control program adapted to interpret the configuration data set and the recipe data set to control the at least one pick/put system module;
- and
- a network to couple the at least one pick/put system module to the computer.
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A method comprising:
- inputting data into a spreadsheet program to create a recipe spreadsheet;
- providing a computer program stored on a computer, the computer program adapted to interpret the recipe spreadsheet;
- saving the recipe spreadsheet in memory;
- initiating the computer program to interpret the recipe spreadsheet;
- and
- controlling a pick/put system based on interpreting the recipe spreadsheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.