Patent ID: 7865398

Claim:
A method of filling an order using a product moving device that engages and supports a pallet in a store, comprising: receiving a list transmitted to a first device coupled to the pallet, the list including a plurality of items that are representative of the order; transmitting the list from the first device to a second device on the product moving device; displaying the list to an operator on a display device on the product moving device, the display of the list including, for each of the plurality of items, a quantity of the item needed for the order, a quantity of the item currently present on the pallet, and a quantity of the item remaining to be placed on the pallet to complete the order; placing one of the plurality of items on the list on the pallet; detecting the one of the plurality of items placed on the pallet by receiving a signal from a tag on the item and identifying the item based on the received signal; reflecting detection of the one of the plurality of items on the list displayed on the display device, the detection being reflected by adding the number of the one of the plurality of items detected to the quantity of the item currently present on the pallet, and by deducting the number of the one of the plurality of items detected from the quantity of the item remaining to be placed on the pallet to complete the order; electronically displaying, at the product moving device, a route within the store for the operator to travel with the product moving device to obtain all remaining items on the list; adding information about the one of the plurality of items to an RF tag on the pallet, the information including a name of the item, a description of the item, an item ID, and a weight of the item; adding information to the tag on the one of the plurality of items, the information including a date and a time the item was added to the pallet; providing delivery and transport information to the RF tag on the pallet, the information including a delivery address, a freight company, and interim transit points; querying the operator about additional items not on the list; preventing the moving device from moving upon an item not on the list being placed on the pallet; providing a manual override function to allow the moving device to move; and adding a notation that the manual override function was utilized.