Storage task processing system

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a storage task processing system, and relates to the technical field of intelligent storage. The warehousing task processing system comprises an intelligent management end, a warehousing control end and a target light guiding device. The intelligent management terminal is used for controlling the storage robot to carry a target shelf indicated by a to-be-executed storage task to a target workstation indicated by the to-be-executed storage task, and sending task information of a target storage space indicated by the to-be-executed storage task and a light guide code of the target storage space after the target shelf reaches the target workstation; the storage control end is used for forwarding the received task information and the light guide code to the target light guide equipment corresponding to the target work station; and the target light guiding device is used for determining a projection position corresponding to the received light guiding code and projecting the light with the display content being the received task information to the determined projection position. Therefore, the scheme can improve the efficiency of warehousing operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of intelligent warehousing technology, and in particular to a warehousing task processing system. Background Art

[0002] With the development of the logistics industry, the application of intelligent warehouse management system (IWMS) is becoming more and more widespread. Intelligent warehouse management system can track the inventory status in the warehouse in real time, and use intelligent algorithms to generate warehousing tasks based on order information and inventory status. Among them, common warehousing tasks include outbound, inbound, tallying and inventory counting.

[0003] In the related art, warehousing tasks are usually completed collaboratively by intelligent warehouse management systems, warehouse robots, and clients. The warehouse includes multiple workstations, each of which is equipped with a client. Warehouse operators can view detailed information about the tasks to be performed through the client equipped on each workstation. For example, after the intelligent warehouse management system generates an outbound task, the warehouse robot first moves the shelf carrying the materials to be shipped indicated by the outbound task from the storage area to the workstation; then, the warehouse operator checks the model and quantity of the materials to be shipped in the client equipped at the workstation, and takes out the materials to be shipped according to the model and quantity of the materials displayed on the client to complete the outbound business. Since warehouse operators need to view the detailed information displayed in the client every time they perform an operation, the efficiency of warehouse operations is low.

[0004] Therefore, how to improve the efficiency of warehousing operations has become a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the embodiment of the present application is to provide a storage task processing system to improve the efficiency of storage operations. The specific technical solution is as follows:

[0006] The embodiment of the present application provides a warehouse task processing system, the system comprising an intelligent management terminal, a warehouse control terminal and a target light guiding device;

[0007] The intelligent management terminal is used to control the storage robot to carry the target shelf indicated by the storage task to be executed to the target workstation indicated by the storage task to be executed, and after the target shelf arrives at the target workstation, send the task information of the target location indicated by the storage task to be executed and the light guidance code of the target location; the light guidance codes of different locations in the target shelf are different;

[0008] The storage control terminal is used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target light guidance device corresponding to the target workstation;

[0009] The target light guidance device is used to determine the projection position corresponding to the received light guidance code, and project light whose display content is the received task information to the determined projection position, so as to guide warehouse workers to process the target materials in the target warehouse according to the displayed light; wherein the target light guidance device records the correspondence between multiple light guidance codes and projection positions, and the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of each warehouse indicates: the spatial position of the warehouse when the shelf to which the warehouse belongs is located at the workstation.

[0010] Optionally, the intelligent management terminal includes a warehouse management terminal and a robot control terminal;

[0011] The warehouse management end is used to generate a storage task to be executed, and send the shelf identifier of the target shelf indicated by the storage task to be executed, and the workstation identifier of the target workstation indicated by the storage task to be executed to the robot control end;

[0012] The robot control end is used to dispatch the storage robot to transport the target shelf to the target workstation according to the received shelf identification and workstation identification; and after the target shelf arrives at the target workstation, send a first arrival message to the warehouse management end;

[0013] The warehouse management end is used to send the task information of the target warehouse indicated by the to-be-executed warehousing task and the light guidance code of the target warehouse when receiving the first arrival message.

[0014] Optionally, the system further includes a target client corresponding to the target workstation;

[0015] The warehouse management end is specifically configured to send a second arrival message to a target client corresponding to the target workstation upon receiving the first arrival message;

[0016] The target client is used to send an information acquisition request to the warehouse management end when receiving the second arrival message;

[0017] The warehouse management end is specifically configured to send the task information of the target warehouse indicated by the to-be-performed storage task and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target client upon receiving the information acquisition request;

[0018] The target client is used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the warehouse control end.

[0019] Optionally, there are multiple target warehouses;

[0020] The target client is specifically used to display the location identification of each target location after receiving the task information of each target location and the light guidance code of each target location, respond to the sequence determination operation for each displayed location identification, determine the operation sequence of each target location indicated by the sequence determination operation, and send the task information of each target location and the light guidance code of the target location to the warehouse control end in sequence.

[0021] Optionally, there are multiple light guiding devices, and each light guiding device corresponds to at least one workstation;

[0022] The warehouse management end is further used to send the device identification of the target light guiding device corresponding to the target workstation to the target client upon receiving the information acquisition request;

[0023] The target client is further used to forward the received device identification of the target light guiding device to the warehouse control end;

[0024] The storage control terminal is specifically used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target light guidance device indicated by the received device identifier.

[0025] Optionally, the robot control end is further used to generate light guidance codes corresponding to each position in shelves of different specifications, and send them to the warehouse management end; wherein, positions with the same relative position in different shelves of the same specifications have the same light guidance codes.

[0026] Optionally, there are multiple target warehouses;

[0027] The warehouse management end is specifically used to send the task information of each target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse in sequence according to the operation sequence of each target warehouse when receiving the first arrival message.

[0028] Optionally, the system further includes a target client corresponding to the target workstation;

[0029] The warehouse management end is specifically configured to send the task information of each target bin and the light guidance code of the target bin to the target client in sequence according to the operation sequence of each target bin upon receiving the first arrival message;

[0030] The target client is used to forward the received task information and light guidance code to the warehouse control end.

[0031] Optionally, the task information of any target bin includes: at least one of: task type, model of target material to be processed in the target bin, and quantity of target material to be processed in the target bin; the task type is outbound, inbound, tally or inventory.

[0032] Optionally, when a shelf is located at different workstations, the relative position between the shelf and the different workstations is consistent, and the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of a position in the shelf represents: the relative position between the position and any workstation when the shelf is located at any workstation.

[0033] Beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application:

[0034] According to the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, after the intelligent management end controls the warehouse robot to transport the target shelf indicated by the warehouse task to be executed to the target workstation indicated by the warehouse task to be executed, it sends the task information of the target bin indicated by the warehouse task to be executed, as well as the light guidance code of the target bin. The warehouse control end forwards the received task information of the target bin and the light guidance code of the target bin to the light guidance device corresponding to the target workstation. Since the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of each bin indicates the spatial position of the bin when the shelf to which the bin belongs is located at the workstation, the target light guidance device projects light with the received task information displayed at the projection position corresponding to the received light guidance code, and can project the task information to the spatial position of the target bin in the target workstation, so that the warehouse operation personnel do not need to check the client of the target workstation, but only need to process the warehouse task to be executed according to the light guidance, thereby improving the efficiency of the warehouse operation.

[0035] Of course, implementing any product or method of the present application does not necessarily require achieving all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and for ordinary technicians in this field, other embodiments can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0037] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a storage task processing system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of another storage task processing system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] Figure 3A schematic diagram of a correspondence between a storage location and a light guide code provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a corresponding relationship between a projection position and a light guidance code provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Figure 5 A structural diagram of another storage task processing system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of an operation flow of a warehouse outgoing task in the related art;

[0043] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a specific example of a warehouse task processing system provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the present application belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0045] Next, a storage task processing system provided by an embodiment of the present application is introduced. Figure 1 As shown, the warehouse task processing system includes an intelligent management terminal 1100 , a warehouse control terminal 1200 and a target light guiding device 1300 .

[0046] The intelligent management terminal 1100 is used to control the storage robot to carry the target shelf indicated by the storage task to be executed to the target workstation indicated by the storage task to be executed, and after the target shelf arrives at the target workstation, send the task information of the target location indicated by the storage task to be executed and the light guidance code of the target location; the light guidance codes of different locations in the target shelf are different;

[0047] The storage control terminal 1200 is used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target light guidance device 1300 corresponding to the target workstation;

[0048] The target light guidance device 1300 is used to determine the projection position corresponding to the received light guidance code, and to project light whose display content is the received task information to the determined projection position, so as to guide the warehouse workers to process the target materials in the target warehouse according to the displayed light; wherein, the target light guidance device records the correspondence between multiple light guidance codes and projection positions, and the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of each warehouse indicates: the spatial position of the warehouse when the shelf to which the warehouse belongs is located at the workstation.

[0049] In this embodiment, the intelligent management terminal can be a personal computer, a server, and other devices with data processing capabilities. The warehousing tasks to be executed can be generated by the upper platform of the intelligent management terminal and sent to the intelligent management terminal, or they can be generated by the intelligent management terminal, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this. For example, in one way, the intelligent management terminal can be used to intelligently manage the warehouse, that is, to track the inventory situation in the warehouse in real time, and generate warehousing tasks to be executed based on order information and inventory situation using intelligent algorithms. Exemplarily, the warehousing tasks to be executed can be the outbound task of picking out 20 pieces of material A from warehouse A and 30 pieces of material B from warehouse B, the inbound task of depositing 50 pieces of material C into warehouse C, and so on.

[0050] The target shelf indicated by the storage task to be executed is a shelf storing the target material indicated by the storage task to be executed, and the target workstation indicated by the storage task to be executed is a workstation for processing the storage task to be executed. For example, in actual applications, the storage task to be executed carries the shelf identification of the target shelf and the workstation identification of the target workstation, so that the intelligent management end can control the storage robot to move the target shelf indicated by the storage task to be executed to the target workstation indicated by the storage task to be executed according to the shelf identification and the workstation identification.

[0051] In one implementation, after the target shelf arrives at the target workstation, the intelligent management terminal can directly send the task information of the target bin of the storage task to be executed to the warehouse control terminal. Exemplarily, the task information of the target bin may include the model and quantity of the target material to be processed in the target bin, etc. In addition, the bin guidance codes of each bin in the shelves of various specifications can be recorded in the intelligent management terminal, so that the intelligent management terminal can send the light guidance code of the target bin in the target shelf to the warehouse control terminal.

[0052] It is understandable that, since the spatial positions of different bins in the target shelf are different, different light guidance codes need to be set for different bins in the target shelf in order to enable the light guidance device to project light to the spatial positions of different bins according to different light guidance codes.

[0053] Optionally, in one implementation, Figure 1 Based on the embodiment shown, Figure 2 As shown, the intelligent management terminal 1100 includes a robot control terminal 1101 and a warehouse management terminal 1102;

[0054] The warehouse management terminal 1102 is used to generate a storage task to be executed, and send the shelf identifier of the target shelf indicated by the storage task to be executed, and the workstation identifier of the target workstation indicated by the storage task to be executed to the robot control terminal 1101;

[0055] The robot control terminal 1101 is used to dispatch the storage robot to transport the target shelf to the target workstation according to the received shelf identification and workstation identification; and after the target shelf arrives at the target workstation, send a first arrival message to the warehouse management terminal 1102;

[0056] The warehouse management terminal 1102 is used to send the task information of the target warehouse location indicated by the warehousing task to be executed and the light guidance code of the target warehouse location when receiving the first arrival message.

[0057] In this implementation, the intelligent management terminal includes a warehouse management terminal for online control and tracking of warehouse operations and a robot control terminal for controlling a warehouse robot. Among them, the warehouse management terminal can track the inventory situation in the warehouse in real time, and use intelligent algorithms to generate warehouse tasks to be executed based on order information and inventory situation. And send the shelf identification of the target shelf indicated by the warehouse task to be executed and the workstation identification of the target workstation to the robot control terminal. The robot control terminal can record the storage position of the shelf with each shelf identification in the warehouse area and the spatial position of the workstation with each workstation identification, so that the robot control terminal can dispatch the warehouse robot to the storage position of the target shelf in the warehouse area to move the target shelf and transport it to the spatial position of the target workstation according to the received shelf identification and workstation identification.

[0058] After the warehouse robot transports the target shelf to the target workstation, it sends a first arrival message to the warehouse management end. The first arrival message is used to indicate that the target shelf has arrived at the target workstation. After receiving the first arrival message, the warehouse management end sends the task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse.

[0059] For example, in one implementation, the warehouse management end may be an IWMS, and the robot control end may be an RCS (Robot Control System). IWMS is mainly responsible for specific business and inventory management, and initiates warehousing tasks; RCS is mainly responsible for scheduling warehousing robots and controlling warehousing robots to complete shelf handling tasks. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific types of the warehouse management end and the robot control end.

[0060] Optionally, in one implementation, the robot control end is also used to generate light guidance codes corresponding to each location in shelves of different specifications, and send them to the warehouse management end; wherein, locations with the same relative position in two shelves of the same specifications have the same light guidance codes.

[0061] In this implementation, the robot control end is also used to generate a light guidance code for each position in shelves of different specifications. Since each light guidance code is used when the light guidance device performs light guidance, the light guidance device projects light to different positions according to different light guidance codes. Therefore, the light guidance codes for different positions in the same shelf are different, and the light guidance codes for each position in shelves of different specifications are different. After the robot control end generates the light guidance codes corresponding to each position in shelves of different specifications, it also sends the light guidance codes corresponding to each position in shelves of different specifications to the warehouse management end, that is, synchronizes the generated light guidance codes to the warehouse management end, so that the warehouse management end can send the light guidance codes of the target positions.

[0062] It is understandable that, since when two shelves of the same specification are located at the same position, the spatial positions of the positions at the same relative positions are the same, therefore, the positions at the same relative positions in the two shelves of the same specification have the same light guidance code. Figure 3 As shown, shelf A and shelf B are two shelves of the same specifications, and bin 1 and bin 7, bin 2 and bin 8, bin 3 and bin 9, bin 4 and bin 10, bin 5 and bin 11, bin 6 and bin 12 are bins with the same relative position and have the same light guidance code. That is, bin 1 and bin 7 both correspond to light guidance code 1, bin 2 and bin 8 both correspond to light guidance code 2, bin 3 and bin 9 both correspond to light guidance code 3, bin 4 and bin 10 both correspond to light guidance code 4, bin 5 and bin 11 both correspond to light guidance code 5, and bin 6 and bin 12 both correspond to light guidance code 6.

[0063] For example, in actual applications, the robot control terminal can generate light guidance codes corresponding to each bin in each shelf with different specifications when initializing the bin in each shelf. The light guidance code can be data composed of numbers and letters and has a predetermined length. It should be noted that the specific format of the light guidance code is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0064] Optionally, in one implementation, there are multiple target warehouses; the warehouse management end is specifically configured to send the task information of each target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse in sequence according to the operation sequence of each target warehouse when receiving the first arrival message.

[0065] In this implementation, there are multiple target warehouses, that is, the storage task to be executed involves multiple target warehouses. At this time, when the warehouse management terminal receives the first arrival message, it sends the task information of each target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse in sequence according to the operation order of each target warehouse.

[0066] For example, if the warehouse task to be executed is to pick out 20 pieces of material A from bin 1, 30 pieces of material B from bin 2, and 50 pieces of material C from bin 3, then the target bins indicated by the warehouse task to be executed include bin 1, bin 2, and bin 3; if the operation sequence of each target bin is: bin 1->bin 2->bin 3. Then, when the warehouse management end receives the first arrival message, it first sends the task information of bin 1, that is, the model and quantity of the materials to be processed in bin 1, and the light guidance code of bin 1; then it sends the task information in bin 2 and the light guidance code of bin 2, and finally sends the task information of bin 3 and the light guidance code of bin 3.

[0067] For example, in actual applications, the task information of each target location and the light guidance code of each target location can be sent at a predetermined time interval; alternatively, a call button can be set at each location of the shelf. When an operation is completed for a target location, the warehouse operator sends a call signal to the warehouse management end by pressing the call button of the target location, so that the warehouse management end sends the task information of the target location of the next operation sequence and the corresponding light guidance code after receiving the call signal. This is all reasonable.

[0068] For example, the operation sequence of each target bin can be randomly generated by the warehouse management end, or generated in the order of each target bin from top to bottom or from left to right, which is reasonable. For example, in one implementation, the warehouse management end is also used to determine the operation sequence of each target bin according to a predetermined arrangement rule; wherein the predetermined arrangement rule is a rule for sorting each target bin from low to high according to the quantity of target materials stored in each target bin.

[0069] It can be understood that by sorting each target bin from low to high according to the quantity of target materials in each target bin to determine the operation order of each target bin, and then operating each target bin in turn according to the operation order, more target bins can be processed as quickly as possible.

[0070] It is understandable that when the warehouse management end sends the task information of each target warehouse in sequence according to the operation sequence of each target warehouse, it can directly send the task information of each target warehouse to the warehouse control end, or forward the task information of each target warehouse to the warehouse control end through the client. Optionally, in one implementation, the above-mentioned warehouse task processing system also includes a target client corresponding to the target workstation. Accordingly, in this implementation, the warehouse management end is specifically used to send the task information of each target warehouse to the target client in sequence according to the operation sequence of each target warehouse when receiving the first arrival message; the target client is used to forward the received task message and light guidance code to the warehouse control end.

[0071] In this implementation, the task information of each target warehouse is sent to the target client, so that the target client can display the task information of each target warehouse, so that the warehouse operation personnel can also perform operations according to the task information displayed by the target client.

[0072] In this embodiment, the warehouse control terminal can be a personal computer, a server, or other equipment with data processing capabilities, and the warehouse control terminal is used to connect to external devices such as a light guiding device. Among them, the light guiding device can be a laser device that can project numbers, letters, and / or text and other contents. Exemplarily, in one implementation, the warehouse control terminal can be a WCS (Warehouse Control System). It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the warehouse control terminal.

[0073] For example, in actual applications, there may be at least one workstation and at least one light guiding device in a warehouse, each workstation corresponds to a light guiding device, and the light guiding device corresponding to each workstation is used to project light to the workstation area, and one light guiding device may correspond to one or more workstations. The warehouse control terminal is also used to receive a device identifier corresponding to a target light guiding device corresponding to a target workstation, so that the warehouse control terminal can determine the target light guiding device with the received device identifier based on the received device identifier, and forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guiding code of the target warehouse to the target light guiding device.

[0074] In this embodiment, each light guiding code corresponds to a projection position, and the target light guiding device records the corresponding relationship between each light guiding code and each projection position. Figure 3 When shelf A in the figure is located at a workstation, the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of each position in shelf A can be as follows: Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4Position 1 in the figure is the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code 1, that is, the spatial position of bin 1 when shelf A is located at the workstation; position 2 is the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code 2, that is, the spatial position of bin 2 when shelf A is located at the workstation; position 3 is the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code 3, that is, the spatial position of bin 3 when shelf A is located at the workstation; position 4 is the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code 4, that is, the spatial position of bin 4 when shelf A is located at the workstation; position 5 is the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code 5, that is, the spatial position of bin 5 when shelf A is located at the workstation; position 6 is the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code 6, that is, the spatial position of bin 6 when shelf A is located at the workstation.

[0075] Optionally, in one implementation, the task information of any target bin includes: at least one of the task type, the model of the target material to be processed in the target bin, and the quantity of the target material to be processed in the target bin, and the task type is outbound, inbound, tallying, or inventory.

[0076] For example, if the received light guidance code is light guidance code 1, and the received task information is: Model A, 20 pieces, out of the warehouse; it can be determined that the projection position corresponding to the received light guidance code is position 1, and a light with the display content "Model A, 20 pieces, out of the warehouse" is projected to position 1. Then, the warehouse operator can pick out 20 pieces of Model A materials from warehouse 1 according to the guidance of the light for out of the warehouse operation.

[0077] It is understandable that if the display performance of the light guidance device is limited, for example, it can only display numbers and letters, then different identifiers can be assigned to different types of tasks, for example, 001 represents outbound delivery, 002 represents inbound delivery, 003 represents tallying, and 004 represents inventory. At this time, a light displaying the content "A, 20, 001" is projected to position 1. Then, the warehouse operator can also pick out 20 pieces of model A materials from bin 1 for outbound delivery according to the guidance of the light. In addition, if each bin is used to store one type of material, the light guidance device can also only project the number of target materials that need to be operated in each target bin, so that when the number of materials that need to be operated is huge, the warehouse operator does not need to frequently view the detailed information of the warehouse tasks to be executed through the client, but only needs to perform the operation according to the number projected by the light, thereby improving the efficiency of the warehouse operation.

[0078] It can be understood that since the light guidance device can project light with the received task information displayed to the projection position corresponding to the received light guidance code, warehouse workers do not need to view the detailed information of the warehouse tasks to be executed from the client of the workstation when performing warehouse operations. They only need to perform the operations according to the light guidance, thereby improving the efficiency of warehouse operations.

[0079] The projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of each position can be preset by relevant technical personnel. Figure 3 When shelf A is located at the workstation, the relevant technicians can adjust the light guidance device to project light to the spatial position of each bin, and record the corresponding relationship between the spatial position of each bin and the light guidance code of the bin in the light guidance device. It should be noted that in actual applications, the spatial position of each bin can be the position of the cardboard under each bin, or the position of the frame of each bin, so that the task information can be displayed after the light is projected to the spatial position of the bin.

[0080] It is understandable that if there are multiple workstations in the warehouse, when the shelf is transported to each workstation, the same position in the shelf corresponds to different projection positions in different workstations. At this time, for each position in a shelf, a light guidance code corresponding to each workstation can be set respectively. Then, the light guidance code of the target position sent by the warehouse management end is the light guidance code corresponding to the target position corresponding to the target workstation, so that the target light guidance device can project light to the spatial position of the target position in the target workstation according to the received light guidance code.

[0081] Optionally, in one implementation, when a shelf is located at different workstations, the relative position between the shelf and the different workstations is consistent, and the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of a position in the shelf represents: the relative position between the position and any workstation when the shelf is located at any workstation.

[0082] It is understandable that, since the relative position between a shelf and each workstation is consistent when the shelf is located at different workstations, when the same shelf is transported to different workstations, the projection position of each bin can be determined based on the relative position between the shelf and the workstation. Then, for any specification of shelf, the light guidance device only needs to record the relative position between each bin in the shelf and the workstation when the shelf is located at any workstation, and the projection position of each bin when located at different workstations can be determined based on the recorded relative position. It can be seen that this solution can reduce the amount of data that needs to be recorded in the light guidance device.

[0083] In the solution provided by this embodiment, after the intelligent management end controls the warehouse robot to transport the target shelf indicated by the warehouse task to be executed to the target workstation indicated by the warehouse task to be executed, it sends the task information of the target warehouse indicated by the warehouse task to be executed, as well as the light guidance code of the target warehouse. The warehouse control end forwards the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the light guidance device corresponding to the target workstation. Since the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of each warehouse indicates the spatial position of the warehouse when the shelf to which the warehouse belongs is located at the workstation, the target light guidance device projects light with the received task information displayed at the projection position corresponding to the received light guidance code, and can project the task information to the spatial position of the target warehouse in the target workstation, so that the warehouse operation personnel do not need to check the client of the target workstation, but only need to process the warehouse task to be executed according to the light guidance, thereby improving the efficiency of the warehouse operation.

[0084] Optionally, in another embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 Based on the embodiment shown, Figure 5 As shown, the above-mentioned storage task processing system also includes a target client 1400 corresponding to the target workstation;

[0085] The warehouse management terminal 1102 is specifically configured to send a second arrival message to a target client 1400 corresponding to a target workstation when receiving the first arrival message;

[0086] The target client 1400 is used to send an information acquisition request to the warehouse management terminal 1102 when receiving the second arrival message;

[0087] The warehouse management terminal 1102 is specifically used to send the task information of the target warehouse location indicated by the storage task to be executed and the light guidance code of the target warehouse location to the target client 1400 when receiving the information acquisition request;

[0088] The target client 1400 is used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the warehouse control terminal 1200.

[0089] In this embodiment, the second arrival message is used to indicate that the target shelf has arrived at the target workstation. After receiving the information acquisition request sent by the target client, the warehouse management end sends the target client the task information of the target bin indicated by the storage task to be executed and the light guidance code of the target bin, so that the target client can display the task information of the target bin and the light guidance code of the target bin for the convenience of the warehouse operation personnel. After receiving the task information of the target bin and the light guidance code of the target bin, the target client forwards it to the warehouse control end.

[0090] Exemplarily, in actual applications, the second arrival message may carry the shelf identification of the target shelf. After receiving the second arrival message sent by the warehouse management end, the target client sends an information acquisition request carrying the shelf identification of the target shelf to the warehouse management end according to the shelf identification of the target shelf, so that after receiving the information acquisition request, the warehouse management end can find the task details corresponding to the target shelf according to the shelf identification of the target shelf carried in the information acquisition request, that is, find the task information and light guidance code of the target storage location indicated by the warehousing task to be executed corresponding to the target shelf, and send it to the target client.

[0091] Optionally, in one implementation, there are multiple target warehouses;

[0092] The target client is specifically used to display the bin identification of each target bin after receiving the task information of each target bin and the light guidance code of each target bin, respond to the sequence determination operation for each displayed bin identification, and send the task information of each target bin and the light guidance code of the target bin to the warehouse control end in turn according to the operation sequence of each target bin indicated by the sequence determination operation.

[0093] In this implementation, after receiving the task information of each target bin and the light guidance code of each target bin, the target client can display the bin identification of each target bin. The warehouse operator can perform a sequence determination operation on the displayed bin identification of each target bin in the client. For example, the warehouse operator clicks on each bin identification in turn, and the click order of each bin identification is the operation order of each target bin. In response to the sequence determination operation for each bin identification, the client sends the task information of each target bin and the light guidance code of the target bin to the warehouse control end in turn according to the operation order of each target bin indicated by the sequence determination operation, so that the subsequent target light guidance device can perform light guidance for each target bin one by one according to the operation of the warehouse operator on the client.

[0094] In actual applications, when the warehouse operator performs the sequence determination operation in the client, he can click on multiple storage location identifiers in succession, and use the click order of the multiple storage location identifiers as the operation order of each target storage location, and send the task information of each target storage location and the light guidance code of the target storage location to the warehouse control end in turn according to the operation order. It is also possible to first click on a storage location identifier among the storage location identifiers displayed on the client, and at this time send the task information of the target storage location indicated by the clicked storage location identifier and the light guidance code of the target storage location to the warehouse control end, then the warehouse operator completes the storage operation of the target storage location according to the light guidance, and then continues to click on the next storage location identifier in the client, and so on.

[0095] Exemplarily, if the target storage locations include storage location 1, storage location 2, and storage location 3, the target client displays the storage location identifications of storage location 1, storage location 2, and storage location 3 after receiving the task information and light guidance codes of storage location 1, storage location 2, and storage location 3. If the warehouse operator clicks the storage location identification of storage location 1 in the client, the target client sends the task information of storage location 1 and the light guidance code of storage location 1 to the warehouse control end. It is understandable that when the warehouse operator completes the operation of storage location 1, the target storage location that needs to be operated next can be selected in the target client. Therefore, this solution can perform the operation according to the storage location operation sequence selected by the warehouse operator, thereby improving the flexibility of the warehouse operation.

[0096] Optionally, in one implementation, there are multiple light guiding devices, and each light guiding device corresponds to at least one workstation;

[0097] The warehouse management end is further used to send the device identification of the target light guiding device corresponding to the target workstation to the target client upon receiving the information acquisition request;

[0098] The target client is also used to forward the received device identification of the target light guiding device to the warehouse control end;

[0099] The warehouse control terminal is specifically used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target light guidance device indicated by the received device identification.

[0100] In this implementation, there are multiple light guiding devices. In one embodiment, the warehouse management terminal may record the correspondence between the device identification of each light guiding device and the workstation identification of each workstation. The warehouse management terminal determines the device identification of the target light guiding device corresponding to the target workstation based on the correspondence. In another embodiment, the warehouse management terminal may record the correspondence between each client identification and the device identification of each light guiding device. Since each workstation corresponds to a client, the client identification of the target client can be determined based on the target workstation, thereby determining the device identification of the target light guiding device. When receiving the information acquisition request, the warehouse management terminal may also send the device identification of the target light guiding device corresponding to the target workstation to the target client. After receiving the device identification of the target light guiding device, the target client forwards it to the warehouse control terminal, so that the warehouse control terminal can forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target light guiding device indicated by the received device identification.

[0101] Exemplarily, the device identification of the light guiding device may include an IP (Internet Protocol) address and a port number, so that the warehouse control end can call the target light guiding device to perform light guiding according to the IP address and port number of the target light guiding device.

[0102] It can be seen that this solution can accurately call the target light guidance device corresponding to the target workstation for light guidance.

[0103] In order to better understand the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, a warehousing task processing system provided by the embodiment of the present application is introduced below with reference to a specific example.

[0104] In the related technology, the operation process of the outbound task can be as follows: Figure 6 As shown, at the beginning of the process, IWMS initiates the outbound task, determines the outbound shelf handling task based on the outbound task and sends it to RCS. After receiving the outbound shelf handling task, RCS dispatches the storage robot to transport the shelf to the workstation. The storage robot performs the task of transporting the shelf to the workstation. The client corresponding to the workstation obtains the task details of the outbound task after the shelf arrives at the workstation. The warehouse operator performs the task according to the task details displayed in the client. After the warehouse operator completes the outbound task, the client sends the task completion message to IWMS through the client. After receiving the task completion message, IWMS generates the shelf inbound handling task for the shelf of the workstation and sends it to RCS. After receiving the shelf inbound handling task, RCS dispatches the storage robot to transport the shelf into the warehouse. The storage robot performs the task of transporting the shelf into the warehouse and ends the process after the transportation is completed.

[0105] Because in the related art, when executing outbound tasks, warehouse workers need to check the task details displayed in the client, and if there are many models and quantities of materials to be picked, warehouse workers may need to check the task details displayed in the client multiple times, resulting in low efficiency of warehouse operations.

[0106] To solve the above problems, this example uses Figure 7 The warehouse task processing system shown includes RCS, IWMS, client, WCS and light guidance equipment.

[0107] like Figure 7 As shown in the figure, the light guidance implementation process of the warehouse task processing system is as follows:

[0108] Before IWMS generates and issues the outbound task, RCS generates the light guidance code, that is, generates the light guidance code corresponding to each bin in the shelves of different specifications, and synchronizes the generated light guidance code to IWMS. In addition, the actual projection position corresponding to the light guidance code is set in the light guidance device.

[0109] IWMS generates an outbound task and sends it to RCS. RCS dispatches the storage robot to move the target shelf to the target workstation, and reports the arrival to IWMS after arrival (corresponding to sending the first arrival message to the warehouse management terminal in the above text). Then, IWMS sends an arrival notification to the client corresponding to the target workstation (corresponding to sending the second arrival message to the target client in the above text). After receiving the arrival notification, the client requests IWMS to obtain task details and light guidance information. Among them, the task details include detailed information such as the quantity and model of the materials that need to be outbound, and the light guidance information includes the light guidance code of the target bin indicated by the outbound task in the target shelf, the display content that needs to be displayed by the light, and the device information of the light guidance device that specifically performs the light guidance. The display content of the light display is the picking information corresponding to the outbound task, which may include the quantity and model of the materials indicated by the outbound task, etc. The device information of the light guidance device includes the IP address and port number.

[0110] Next, IWMS returns the task details and light guidance information to the client. After receiving the information, the client displays the task details and notifies WCS of the light guidance. WCS notifies the light guidance device that specifically executes the light guidance. After receiving the notification, the light guidance device executes the light guidance, that is, projects light with the display content of the picking information corresponding to the outbound task to the actual projection position corresponding to the light guidance code, thereby guiding warehouse workers to perform operations according to the position and display content of the light guidance, thereby improving the efficiency and accuracy of warehouse operations.

[0111] In the technical solution of the present application, operations such as acquisition, storage, use, processing, transmission, provision and disclosure of information such as warehousing tasks and light guidance codes are all carried out with the user's authorization.

[0112] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from a website site, computer, server or data center to another website site, computer, server or data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a solid-state hard disk (SSD), etc.

[0113] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0114] Each embodiment in this specification is described in a related manner, and the same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referenced to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments.

[0115] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application are included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A warehouse task processing system, characterized in that: The system includes an intelligent management terminal, a storage control terminal and a target light guiding device; The intelligent management terminal is used to control the storage robot to carry the target shelf indicated by the storage task to be executed to the target workstation indicated by the storage task to be executed, and after the target shelf arrives at the target workstation, send the task information of the target location indicated by the storage task to be executed and the light guidance code of the target location; the light guidance codes of different locations in the target shelf are different; The storage control terminal is used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target light guidance device corresponding to the target workstation; The target light guidance device is used to determine the projection position corresponding to the received light guidance code, and project light whose display content is the received task information to the determined projection position, so as to guide warehouse workers to process the target materials in the target warehouse according to the displayed light; wherein the target light guidance device records the correspondence between multiple light guidance codes and projection positions, and the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of each warehouse indicates: the spatial position of the warehouse when the shelf to which the warehouse belongs is located at the workstation.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The intelligent management terminal includes a warehouse management terminal and a robot control terminal; The warehouse management end is used to generate a storage task to be executed, and send the shelf identifier of the target shelf indicated by the storage task to be executed, and the workstation identifier of the target workstation indicated by the storage task to be executed to the robot control end; The robot control end is used to dispatch the storage robot to transport the target shelf to the target workstation according to the received shelf identification and workstation identification; and after the target shelf arrives at the target workstation, send a first arrival message to the warehouse management end; The warehouse management end is used to send the task information of the target warehouse indicated by the to-be-executed warehousing task and the light guidance code of the target warehouse when receiving the first arrival message.

3. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that The system also includes a target client corresponding to the target workstation; The warehouse management end is specifically configured to send a second arrival message to a target client corresponding to the target workstation upon receiving the first arrival message; The target client is used to send an information acquisition request to the warehouse management end when receiving the second arrival message; The warehouse management end is specifically configured to send the task information of the target warehouse indicated by the to-be-performed storage task and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target client upon receiving the information acquisition request; The target client is used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the warehouse control end.

4. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that There are multiple target positions; The target client is specifically used to display the location identification of each target location after receiving the task information of each target location and the light guidance code of each target location, respond to the sequence determination operation for each displayed location identification, determine the operation sequence of each target location indicated by the sequence determination operation, and send the task information of each target location and the light guidance code of the target location to the warehouse control end in sequence.

5. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that There are multiple light guiding devices, and each light guiding device corresponds to at least one workstation; The warehouse management end is further used to send the device identification of the target light guiding device corresponding to the target workstation to the target client upon receiving the information acquisition request; The target client is further used to forward the received device identification of the target light guiding device to the warehouse control end; The storage control terminal is specifically used to forward the received task information of the target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse to the target light guidance device indicated by the received device identifier.

6. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that The robot control end is also used to generate light guidance codes corresponding to each position in shelves of different specifications, and send them to the warehouse management end; wherein, positions with the same relative position in different shelves of the same specifications have the same light guidance codes.

7. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that There are multiple target positions; The warehouse management end is specifically used to send the task information of each target warehouse and the light guidance code of the target warehouse in sequence according to the operation sequence of each target warehouse when receiving the first arrival message.

8. The system according to claim 7, characterized in that The system also includes a target client corresponding to the target workstation; The warehouse management end is specifically configured to send task information of each target bin and the light guidance code of the target bin to the target client in sequence according to the operation sequence of each target bin upon receiving the first arrival message; The target client is used to forward the received task information and light guidance code to the warehouse control end.

9. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The task information of any target bin includes: at least one of the task type, the model of the target material to be processed in the target bin, and the quantity of the target material to be processed in the target bin; the task type is outbound, inbound, tally or inventory.

10. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: When a shelf is located at different workstations, the relative position between the shelf and the different workstations is consistent, and the projection position corresponding to the light guidance code of a position in the shelf represents: the relative position between the position and any workstation when the shelf is located at any workstation.

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