WO2012018852A3 - Managing an inventory comprising serialized products - Google Patents

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WO2012018852A3
WO2012018852A3 PCT/US2011/046320 US2011046320W WO2012018852A3 WO 2012018852 A3 WO2012018852 A3 WO 2012018852A3 US 2011046320 W US2011046320 W US 2011046320W WO 2012018852 A3 WO2012018852 A3 WO 2012018852A3
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robot
serialized
inventory
managing
indication
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PCT/US2011/046320
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Karsten Kell
Mark J. Keller
Jesse J. Garcia
Matthew Stephen Kolodzej
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Brightstar Corporation
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Priority claimed from US12/848,815 external-priority patent/US8571700B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/848,806 external-priority patent/US20120030070A1/en
Priority claimed from US12/848,811 external-priority patent/US8812147B2/en
Application filed by Brightstar Corporation filed Critical Brightstar Corporation
Publication of WO2012018852A2 publication Critical patent/WO2012018852A2/en
Publication of WO2012018852A3 publication Critical patent/WO2012018852A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/08—Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
    • G06Q10/087—Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/418—Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS], computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
    • G05B19/41865—Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS], computer integrated manufacturing [CIM] characterised by job scheduling, process planning, material flow
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/32—Operator till task planning
    • G05B2219/32392—Warehouse and loading, unloading station and shop and machining centers and in out buffer
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P90/00—Enabling technologies with a potential contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
    • Y02P90/02—Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A system for managing an inventory comprising serialized products. A robot may be instructed to load a plurality of serialized product units to a plurality of robot-accessible bins such that each of the plurality of robot-accessible bins comprises no more than one serialized product unit. A computer system may receive from a requesting system, an order specifying a serialized product. The computer system may also receive from a data storage system a serial identifier associated with a first unit of the serialized product that is present at one of the plurality of robot accessible bins and is indicated at the data storage system as being available. The computer system may also write to the data storage system an indication that the first unit is reserved, and transmit to the requesting system a message comprising an indication of the order and an indication of the serial identifier.
PCT/US2011/046320 2010-08-02 2011-08-02 Managing an inventory comprising serialized products WO2012018852A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/848,815 US8571700B2 (en) 2010-08-02 2010-08-02 Robotic picking line for serialized products
US12/848,815 2010-08-02
US12/848,806 US20120030070A1 (en) 2010-08-02 2010-08-02 Managing an inventory comprising serialized products
US12/848,811 US8812147B2 (en) 2010-08-02 2010-08-02 Fulfilling orders for serialized products
US12/848,806 2010-08-02
US12/848,811 2010-08-02

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WO2012018852A2 WO2012018852A2 (en) 2012-02-09
WO2012018852A3 true WO2012018852A3 (en) 2016-04-07

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US20080015959A1 (en) * 1999-05-11 2008-01-17 Andre Kruglikov Real-time display of available products over the Internet
US20080133303A1 (en) * 2006-08-11 2008-06-05 Singh Abhinava P Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
US20090112675A1 (en) * 2007-10-31 2009-04-30 Jeff Servais Automated order fulfillment system and method
US7689318B2 (en) * 2005-08-19 2010-03-30 Lonnie Draper Inventory control and prescription dispensing system

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US5870717A (en) * 1995-11-13 1999-02-09 International Business Machines Corporation System for ordering items over computer network using an electronic catalog
US6123259A (en) * 1998-04-30 2000-09-26 Fujitsu Limited Electronic shopping system including customer relocation recognition
US20080015959A1 (en) * 1999-05-11 2008-01-17 Andre Kruglikov Real-time display of available products over the Internet
US7689318B2 (en) * 2005-08-19 2010-03-30 Lonnie Draper Inventory control and prescription dispensing system
US20080133303A1 (en) * 2006-08-11 2008-06-05 Singh Abhinava P Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
US20090112675A1 (en) * 2007-10-31 2009-04-30 Jeff Servais Automated order fulfillment system and method

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