Techniques for filling orders
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- N location indicators for arrangement throughout a store that includes a plurality of stocked items for picking according to one or more electronic customer orders, wherein each of the N location indicators is configured to transmit a different location signal;
a central computing system configured to wirelessly transmit the electronic customer orders; and
a mobile scanning device comprising a display, the mobile scanning device configured to;
wirelessly receive an electronic customer order from the central computing system, the received electronic customer order comprising a plurality of ordered items indicating which of the stocked items are to be picked;
detect at least one of the N location signals;
arrange at least some of the plurality of ordered items on the display based on which of the at least one of the N location signals is detected;
scan a first item identification code included with a first stocked item; and
wirelessly transmit data to the central computing system indicating that the first item identification code has been scanned.
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Abstract
A system includes N location indicators and a mobile scanning device. The N location indicators are configured to be arranged throughout a store that includes a plurality of stocked items for picking according to one or more electronic customer orders. Each of the N location indicators is configured to transmit a different location signal. The mobile scanning device includes a display. The mobile scanning device is configured to wirelessly receive an electronic customer order comprising a plurality of ordered items indicating which of the stocked items are to be picked, detect at least one of the N location signals, and arrange at least some of the plurality of ordered items on the display based on which of the at least one of the N location signals is detected.
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54 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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N location indicators for arrangement throughout a store that includes a plurality of stocked items for picking according to one or more electronic customer orders, wherein each of the N location indicators is configured to transmit a different location signal; a central computing system configured to wirelessly transmit the electronic customer orders; and a mobile scanning device comprising a display, the mobile scanning device configured to; wirelessly receive an electronic customer order from the central computing system, the received electronic customer order comprising a plurality of ordered items indicating which of the stocked items are to be picked; detect at least one of the N location signals; arrange at least some of the plurality of ordered items on the display based on which of the at least one of the N location signals is detected; scan a first item identification code included with a first stocked item; and wirelessly transmit data to the central computing system indicating that the first item identification code has been scanned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system comprising:
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N location indicators for arrangement throughout a store that includes a plurality of stocked items for picking according to one or more electronic customer orders, wherein each of the N location indicators includes a different readable code, wherein a first location indicator of the N location indicators includes a first readable code, wherein a second location indicator of the N location indicators includes a second readable code, and wherein the first and second readable codes are different; and a mobile scanning device comprising a display, the mobile scanning device configured to; wirelessly receive an electronic customer order comprising a plurality of ordered items indicating which of the stocked items are to be picked; scan the first readable code; determine a first location value based on the scanned first readable code; scan the second readable code; determine a second location value based on the scanned second readable code; and arrange at least some of the plurality of ordered items on the display based on which of the first and second location values are determined. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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