Method and device enabling rapid execution of a multiplicity of physical orders
First Claim
1. A method of distributing products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py, y being a whole number not equal to zero) enabling, by manipulation and displacement of the products, rapid collection of the products, each product having an identifier prior to shipment such that each final product collection corresponds to a list of products itself corresponding to a physical order (C1, C2, C3, . . . , Cx, x being a whole number not equal to zero), the products originating from one or more suppliers (F1, F2, F3, . . . ) or one or more stocks (S1), comprising:
- a step of computer processing content of the orders (C1, C2, C3, . . . , Cx) comprising regrouping the orders into a multiplicity of groups of orders (GC10, GC20, GC30, . . . ) according to at least one selected condition, and of ungrouping the content of each order group into a multiplicity of order subgroups (SGC10, SGC20, SGC30, . . . );
m step(s) of regrouping of the products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py), m being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, comprising performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a group of products (GP10, GP20, GP30, . . . ) to obtain an exact concordance between the product groups and the order groups, n step(s) of ungrouping the products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py), n being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, comprising for each product group performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a product subgroup (SGP10, SGP20, SGP30, . . . ) to obtain an exact concordance between the product subgroups and the control subgroups, and a step of final separation comprising for each product subgroup performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a physical order.
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Abstract
A method of distributing products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py, y being a whole number not equal to zero) enabling, by manipulation and displacement of the products, rapid collection of the products, each product having an identifier prior to shipment such that each final product collection corresponds to a list of products itself corresponding to a physical order (C1, C2, C3, . . . Cx, x being a whole number not equal to zero), the products originating from one or more suppliers (F1, F2, F3, . . . ) or one or more stocks (S1), including a step of computer processing content of the orders (C1, C2, C3, . . . , Cx) including regrouping the orders into a multiplicity of groups of orders (GC10, GC20, GC30, . . . ) according to at least one selected condition, and of ungrouping the content of each order group into a multiplicity of order subgroups (SGC10, SGC20, SGC30, . . . ); m step(s) of regrouping of the products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py), m being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, including performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a group of products (GP10, GP20, GP30, . . . ) to obtain an exact concordance between the product groups and the order groups, n step(s) of ungrouping the products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py), n being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, including for each product group performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a product subgroup (SGP10, SGP20, SGP30, . . . ) to obtain an exact concordance between the product subgroups and the control subgroups, and a step of final separation including for each product subgroup performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a physical order.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of distributing products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py, y being a whole number not equal to zero) enabling, by manipulation and displacement of the products, rapid collection of the products, each product having an identifier prior to shipment such that each final product collection corresponds to a list of products itself corresponding to a physical order (C1, C2, C3, . . . , Cx, x being a whole number not equal to zero), the products originating from one or more suppliers (F1, F2, F3, . . . ) or one or more stocks (S1), comprising:
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a step of computer processing content of the orders (C1, C2, C3, . . . , Cx) comprising regrouping the orders into a multiplicity of groups of orders (GC10, GC20, GC30, . . . ) according to at least one selected condition, and of ungrouping the content of each order group into a multiplicity of order subgroups (SGC10, SGC20, SGC30, . . . );
m step(s) of regrouping of the products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py), m being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, comprising performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a group of products (GP10, GP20, GP30, . . . ) to obtain an exact concordance between the product groups and the order groups, n step(s) of ungrouping the products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py), n being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, comprising for each product group performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a product subgroup (SGP10, SGP20, SGP30, . . . ) to obtain an exact concordance between the product subgroups and the control subgroups, and a step of final separation comprising for each product subgroup performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment associated with a physical order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. A device for distributing products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py, y being a whole number not equal to zero) such that each final collection of products itself corresponds to a list of products itself corresponding to a physical order (C1, C2, C3, . . . , Cx, x being a whole number not equal to zero), comprising:
at least one workroom comprising at least one sorting station equipped with an identification reader connected to a computer-based system to identify each product by reading an identifier and an equipment unit having a multiplicity of compartments to arrange the products in the compartments according to instructions issued by the computer-based system, each of the compartments having its position referenced by a signalizer controlled by the computer-based system, the computer-based system implementing a data processing step and the workroom enabling activation of steps of regrouping, ungrouping, final separation and, optionally, identification. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of distributing products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py, y being a whole number not equal to zero) enabling, by the manipulation and displacement of the products, rapid collection of the products, each product having an identifier prior to their shipment such that each final product collection corresponds to a list of products itself corresponding to a physical order (C1, C2, C3, . . . , Cx, x being a whole number not equal to zero), the products originating from one or more suppliers (F1, F2, F3, . . . ) or one or more stocks (S1), comprising:
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processing content of the orders (C1, C2, C3, . . . , Cx) by regrouping the orders into a multiplicity of groups of orders (GC10, GC20, GC30, . . . ) according to at least one selected condition, and ungrouping the content of each order group into a multiplicity of order subgroups (SGC10, SGC20, SGC30, . . . );
regrouping the products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py) in m step(s), m being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, by performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment (14, 24) associated with a group of products (GP10, GP20, GP30, . . . ) to obtain concordance between the product groups and the order groups, ungrouping the products (P1, P2, P3, . . . , Py) in n step(s), n being a whole number greater than or equal to 1, by performing a manual or automated collection of each of the products for each product group, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment (14, 24) associated with a product subgroup (SGP10, SGP20, SGP30, . . . ) to obtain concordance between the product subgroups and the control subgroups, and performing a final separation for each product subgroup by manually or automatically collecting each of the products, reading the identifier of each collected product and provisionally arranging each collected product in a compartment (14, 24) associated with a physical order.
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