Pick-by-line system and method

A method for picking an object from a source transport device comprising:

• a. using a mobile computer having a barcode reader, a display, an audio output device, an audio input device, a tactile input device, text-to-speech software, a voice recognition software, pick-by-line applications software, a printer and radio frequency identification (RFID) reader wherein the mobile computer is adapted for communication between a pick-by-line server and a user and the pick-by-line server is adapted for communication between the mobile computer and at least one external computer system;
• b. entering a user code to log onto the mobile computer;
• c. training the voice recognition software by the user;
• d. providing instructions to the user from the pick-by-line applications software using the text-to-speech software to the audio output device and providing information from the pick-by-line applications software to the display;
• e. using the pick-by-line software to request via the text-to-speech software and audio output device that the user identify at least one source transport device from which an object is to be picked by a step selected from the group comprising of:
• i. speaking an identifying characters on the source transport device into the audio input device;
• ii. scanning a barcode disposed on the source transport device;
• and
• iii. reading a RFID data disposed on the source transport device;
• f. using the text-to-speech software and audio output device to ask the user to verify that the identification of the source transport device is correct;
• g. transmitting a request from the mobile computer to the pick-by-line server to obtain a at least one source transport device of objects to be picked and disposed on the at least one source transport device;
• h. using the pick-by-line applications software to generate a summary of the objects to be picked from the at least one source transport device;
• i. displaying the summary of the objects to be picked on the display;
• j. providing the summary of the objects to be picked using the text-to-speech software and the audio output device;
• k. performing a step which is a member of the group:
• acknowledging the summary of objects to be picked by the user using the tactile input device and acknowledging the summary of the objects to be picked using the audio input device;
• l. identifying at least one object on the at least one source transport device by a step selected from the group consisting of:
• i. speaking the characters on the object into the audio input device;
• ii. scanning a barcode disposed on the object;
• and
• iii. reading an RFID data disposed on the object;
• m. repeating step 1 (above) until all objects on the source transport device have been identified;
• n. using the pick-by-line applications software and the text-to-speech software and audio output device to instruct the user to go to a location of a receiving transport device;
• o. using the audio input device and voice recognition software to acknowledge to the pick-by-line applications software that the user is at the location;
• p. using the pick-by-line software via the text-to-speech software and audio output to request the user to confirm that the user is at the location by performing a step selected from the group comprising:
• i. speaking the characters disposed on the receiving transport device into the audio input device;
• ii. scanning the barcode disposed on the receiving transport device;
• and
• iii. reading the RFID data disposed on the receiving transport device;
• q. using the audio output device to instruct the user to select and move at least one object in an amount from the source transport device to the receiving transport device
• r. the user confirms at least one object was moved by the step selected from the group:
• i. speaking the characters on the object into the audio input device;
• ii. scanning a barcode disposed on the object;
• and
• iii. reading an RFID data disposed on the object;
• s. repeating steps n through r until all objects have been moved from the source transport device to the receiving transport devices;
• t. providing an acknowledgement to the pick-by-line systems the results of steps (b) through (s);
• and
• u. transferring the results from the pick-by-line server to the at least one external computer system.