Pick-by-line system and method
US7171363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a method for picking an object from a source transport device vehicle using a mobile computer with text-to-speech software adapted for communication between a pick-by-line server and a user wherein the method entails transmitting a request from the server to the mobile computer to identify at least one source transport device from which an object is to be picked by a step, generating a summary of the objects to be picked, providing the summary using via the text-to-speech software, acknowledging receipt of the summary, identifying an object to determine if the object is to be picked, advising the user with the text-to-speech software if the object is correct, acknowledging the object has been picked, repeating these steps until all objects have been picked, providing an acknowledgement to the pick-by-line server of the results of the picking, and transferring the results from the server to the at least one external computer system.
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