Patent ID: 6076023
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
A physical distribution storage system comprising:a series of storage racks which store articles, each article stored in one of said storage racks or each space of said storage racks, in which a common kind of articles is stored, has associated therewith article information indication means for indicating information concerning, respectively, said article or said common kind of articles stored in said space;a host processing unit, including a printing unit which prints in and out lists, providing an indication of articles to be taken in and out, on print material; anda hand-held terminal comprising input means for reading said in and out lists, storage means for storing said in and out lists and updating said stored in and out lists according to in and out storage operations, a data comparator which compares the article information read by said input means with said updated in and out lists and produces a comparator output, and a display which displays thereon the indication provided by said in and out lists and the comparator output of said data comparator.