Patent ID: 7792886
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for monitoring warehouse activities, comprising the steps performed by a computer of: receiving inbound information reflecting the status of wares destined for storage in a warehouse; receiving internal information reflecting movement of the wares within the warehouse; receiving outbound information reflecting outbound processing of the wares; organizing the storage of the inbound, internal, and outbound information into a hierarchical tree of nodes, in which a parent node corresponds to one of the inbound information, the internal information, or the outbound information and first and second child nodes associated with the parent node correspond respectively to a document view and a process view, wherein: presenting the hierarchical tree to a user; receiving at least one instruction from the user selecting at least one of the nodes in the hierarchical tree, the at least one instruction including the selection of a data object in accordance with the document view or the process view; and displaying each data object corresponding to the selected node, wherein presenting comprises displaying, for each one node, a context menu containing different options, wherein the different options differ according to a location level of the one node within the hierarchical tree of nodes, and wherein the hierarchical tree of nodes comprises a profile node, which includes a data object corresponding to at least one of a selection screen, function, view, object class, or operational method; and a variant node, which includes an existing profile node, wherein a selection criteria or a list view layout of the existing profile node is varied based on a location of the variant node within the hierarchical tree.