US 2021/0241211 A1 · SMART AUDIT OR INTERVENTION IN AN ORDER FULFILLMENT PROCESS

Abstract

A system for performing smart auditing of a picking sub-process of an order fulfilment process in a warehousing environment includes a set of cameras arranged to capture videos of the picking sub-process in real-time, and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based processor communicatively coupled to the set of cameras. The AI based processor includes an input component for receiving and processing the captured videos to generate a processed video, and a processing component including an order process data analysis component for analysing the processed video to detect order process specific deviations, and a historical data analysis component for analysing the processed video based on historical behavioural data of corresponding order picker. The AI based processor further includes a triggering component for triggering a quality process correcting event for one or more pallets based on the analysis performed by the processing component.

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Dependent claims

A system for performing smart auditing of a picking sub-process of an order fulfilment process in a warehousing environment, wherein the warehousing environment comprises one or more racks for storing one or more boxes on one or more pallets, and wherein each pallet is assigned a unique identification (ID) in an information database, the system comprising:

a set of cameras arranged to capture the picking sub-process in real-time;
and
an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based processor communicatively coupled to the set of cameras, and comprising:
an input component configured to receive and process a set of video inputs from a corresponding set of cameras to generate a processed video of the picking sub-process;
and
a processing component comprising:
an order process data analysis component configured to analyze the processed video to detect one or more order process specific deviations;
and
a historical data analysis component configured to analyze the processed video based on historical behavioural data of a corresponding order picker;
and
a triggering component configured to trigger a quality process correcting event for one or more pallets based on analysis performed by the processing component.

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A method for performing smart auditing of a picking sub-process of an order fulfilment process in a warehousing environment, wherein the warehousing environment comprises one or more racks for storing one or more boxes on one or more pallets, and wherein each pallet is assigned a unique identification (ID) in an information database, the method comprising:

capturing one or more videos of the picking sub-process in real-time;
receiving and processing the one or more captured videos to generate a processed video of the picking sub-process;
analyzing the processed video to detect one or more order process specific deviations;
analyzing the processed video based on historical behavioural data of a corresponding order picker;
and
triggering a quality process correcting event for one or more pallets based on analysis.

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A computer programmable product for performing smart auditing of a picking sub-process of an order fulfilment process in a warehousing environment, wherein the warehousing environment comprises one or more racks for storing one or more boxes on one or more pallets, and wherein each pallet is assigned a unique identification (ID) in an information database, the computer programmable product comprising a set of instructions, the set of instructions when executed by a processor causes the processor to:

capture one or more videos of the picking sub-process in real-time;
receive and process the captured one or more videos to generate a processed video of the picking sub-process;
analyze the processed video to detect one or more order process specific deviations;
analyze the processed video based on historical behavioural data of a corresponding order picker;
and
trigger a quality process correcting event for one or more pallets based on analysis performed by the processing component.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Smart audit or intervention in an order fulfillment process

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Smart audit or intervention in an order fulfillment process

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Abstract

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