Order-handling inventory management system and method
First Claim
1. An order-handling inventory management system for products, including:
- a database capable of containing information about the products including availability and location of the products;
a radio frequency subsystem operatively adapted to detect radio-frequency-detectable identificators that are attachable to the products stored in one or more storage sites, the products forming at least part of an inventory; and
an order-receiving-processing subsystem for receiving orders for products and ascertaining from the database the availability and the location of the products in the one or more storage sites, which uses the radio frequency subsystem to detect the actual products within the storage site or sites by detecting the identificators of the ordered products;
wherein the order-receiving-processing subsystem uses the radio frequency subsystem to detect products contained within a package to be shipped to verify that the contents of the package correspond to a received order.
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Abstract
An order-handling inventory management system includes a database that is capable of containing information about the products. This information includes availability and location of the products when these products are stored in a warehouse. A radio frequency subsystem uses radio frequencies to detect identificators that are on the products stored in the storage site. An order-receiving-processing subsystem receives orders for products and ascertains from the database the availability and the location of the products in the storage site. A handheld RF scanner, which is part of the radio frequency subsystem, is used to detect the products within the storage site by detecting the identification of the products.
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1. An order-handling inventory management system for products, including:
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a database capable of containing information about the products including availability and location of the products;
a radio frequency subsystem operatively adapted to detect radio-frequency-detectable identificators that are attachable to the products stored in one or more storage sites, the products forming at least part of an inventory; and
an order-receiving-processing subsystem for receiving orders for products and ascertaining from the database the availability and the location of the products in the one or more storage sites, which uses the radio frequency subsystem to detect the actual products within the storage site or sites by detecting the identificators of the ordered products;
wherein the order-receiving-processing subsystem uses the radio frequency subsystem to detect products contained within a package to be shipped to verify that the contents of the package correspond to a received order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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7. An order-handling inventory management system for products, including:
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a database capable of containing information about the products including availability and location of the products, and physical aspects of the products, including one or more of length, width, thickness, volume or weight;
a radio frequency subsystem operatively adapted to detect radio-frequency-detectable identificators that are attachable to the products stored in one or more storage sites, the products forming at least part of an inventory; and
an order-receiving-processing subsystem for receiving orders for products and ascertaining from the database the availability and the location of the products in the one or more storage sites, which uses the radio frequency subsystem to detect the actual products within the storage site or sites by detecting the identificators of the ordered products. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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24. A method of handling an order for a product from an inventory, including the steps of:
using an order-receiving-processing subsystem to receive an order for a product;
obtaining information concerning availability and location of the product from a database containing information about the product;
providing the information concerning location of the product to a radio frequency subsystem;
using the radio frequency subsystem to detect a radio-frequency-detectable identificator that is attached to the product stored in one or more storage sites, the product forming part of the inventory;
verifying that a product contained within a package to be shipped corresponds to the received order by using the radio frequency subsystem to detect a radio-frequency-detectable identificator that is attached to the product contained within the package to be shipped. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of handling an order for a product from an inventory, including the steps of:
using an order-receiving-processing subsystem to receive an order for a product;
obtaining information concerning availability and location of the product, and physical aspects of the product, including one or more of length, width, thickness, volume or weight from a database containing information about the product;
providing the information concerning location of the product to a radio frequency subsystem;
using the radio frequency subsystem to detect a radio-frequency-detectable identificator that is attached to the product stored in one or more storage sites, the product forming part of the inventory. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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