System and method for facilitating manual sorting of objects
First Claim
1. An apparatus for facilitating manual sorting of objects, said apparatus comprising:
- an identification reader that reads identification information associated with each of said plurality of said objects while said objects are on a stationary surface that is adapted for receiving a plurality of objects that are to be sorted; and
a controller that identifies one of said plurality of said objects by illuminating said one of said plurality of objects while said one of said plurality of objects is on said stationary surface, said identification being based on said identification information, and indicates a location to which said one of said plurality of objects is to be moved.
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Abstract
An apparatus that facilitates the manual sorting of objects is disclosed. The apparatus includes a display surface having a surface that can be selectively illuminated and that is adapted for receiving the objects. An identification reader reads identification information stored on the objects. A controller causes an area on the display surface corresponding to one of the objects to be illuminated based on the identification information and indicates a location to which the illuminated object is to be moved. In one aspect of the invention, the display surface includes an area adapted for positioning a receiver for the objects. The display surface provides an indication of a position in the receiver at which the one of the objects is to be placed.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating manual sorting of objects, said apparatus comprising:
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an identification reader that reads identification information associated with each of said plurality of said objects while said objects are on a stationary surface that is adapted for receiving a plurality of objects that are to be sorted; and a controller that identifies one of said plurality of said objects by illuminating said one of said plurality of objects while said one of said plurality of objects is on said stationary surface, said identification being based on said identification information, and indicates a location to which said one of said plurality of objects is to be moved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for sorting objects comprising
placing said objects and one or more receivers for said objects on a stationary surface, each of said objects associated with a machine readable identification tag; -
(a) causing a data processing system to identify an area on said stationary surface corresponding to one of said objects and an area on one of said receivers corresponding to a location in said receiver based on said machine readable identification tag associated with said one of said objects; (b) determining that said one of said objects has been moved to said location; repeating steps (a) and (b) until there is no object on said stationary surface that has an association with said one or more receivers.
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