Patent SG-11201804369W-A (SG)
Title: Method of order fulfilling by making storage units available from a storage facility in a desired sequence at a picking station
Inventor: YAMASHITA SHIN
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2016-11-29
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -' Organization International Bureau ires.. 00) (43) International Publication Date ..... ..sr ,„,„. 22 June 2017(22.06.2017) WIPO I PCT (10) WO International 1111111111113111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 2017/102315 Publication Al Number (51) International Patent Classification: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, G06Q 10/08 (2012.01) HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (21) International Application Number: MG MK, MN MW MX MY MZ NA NG NI NO NZ, PCT/EP2016/079157 OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (22) International Filing Date: SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, 29 November 2016 (29.11.2016) TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (30) Priority Data: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, 15200843.9 17 December 2015 (17.12.2015) EP TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (71) Applicant: DEMATIC GMBH [DE/DE]; MartinseestraBe DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, 1, 63150 Heusenstamm (DE). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (72) Inventors: YAMASHITA, Shin; HauptstraBe 97c, 61440 SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Oberursel (DE). DE OLIVEIRA, Carlos; chemin des GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). chaudrons, 77144 Montevrain (FR). Declarations under Rule 4.17: (74) Agent: MOSER GOTZE & PARTNER PATENTAN- — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a WALTE MBB; Paul-Klinger-Str. 9, 45127 Essen (DE). patent (Rule 4.170) Published: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, with international search report (Art 21(3)) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (54) Title: METHOD OF ORDER FULFILLING BY MAKING STORAGE UNITS AVAILABLE FROM A STORAGE FACIL- ITY IN A DESIRED SEQUENCE AT A PICKING STATION si -II 1 S2 S2 53 (Zo EffniSi - 9 1 11 .2 111 .0 11111 0 1111 E IP III -- Ittprill (- . -.-- N- a D c : 7 ) c s) : , w ( 7 S2, D Fig. 1 1-1 .4t (57) : Method of fulfilling orders comprising: storage of items needed to fulfill orders from a queue of a plurality of orders in 1 . 1 in an automated storage facility and storage of items of the same kind in receptacles containing several same items; wherein the auto - M mated storage facility comprises a thee dimensional racking for storage of receptacles with automatic storage and retrieval devices, N preferably shuttles, servicing each aisle and possibly each level, when all of the items to complete an order are available or stored in 111 the automated storage facility, retrieval and transport of the receptacles containing items for fulfillment of said certain order to one of Il ---. a plurality of picking stations of the automated storage facility for specific item retrieval for fulfilling said certain order; packing re - IN trieved items with other retrieved items of an order at said picking station for order fulfillment; wherein each aisle is directly connec - c:::, ted to one of said plurality of picking stations and receptacles containing items for orders to be fulfilled at such connected picking ei station are stored within the connected aisle; wherein at the time of retrieval of the specific receptacle containing an item for the cer - 0 tain order it is checked according to predetermined criteria whether the same item is needed for fulfillment of further orders and if this is the case items from the receptacle are placed into separate receptacles for dedicated storage in different aisles according to picking station assignment for said further orders.