Goods picking method and warehouse storage system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cargo picking method and a warehouse storage system. This cargo picking method includes a step of controlling a workstation to place the sowing-waiting cargo corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting to be processed into a temporary storage cart by category, a step of controlling the temporary storage cart to move it through a plurality of target sowing points of the sowing station, and when the temporary storage cart passes through each target sowing point, based on the category and quantity of the target cargo corresponding to the relevant order associated with the order container at each target sowing point among the plurality of orders waiting to be processed, a step of controlling the sorting target to sow the target cargo in the temporary storage cart into the order container.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application with the application number 202211248559.7 filed on October 12, 2022, and all its contents are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] This disclosure relates to the technical field of intelligent warehouse storage, and specifically to a cargo picking method and a warehouse storage system.

Background Art

[0003] An intelligent warehouse storage system is assisted or replaced by an information management system and intelligent operating equipment for related manual management and operations. The degree of automation in the realization of cargo handling and picking in the intelligent warehouse storage system is getting higher and higher. Since the intelligent warehouse storage system has a longer working time than manual work and high working efficiency, it is widely applied and loved.

Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of this disclosure provide a cargo picking method and a warehouse storage system.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a cargo picking method is provided, including steps of controlling a workstation to place the sowing-waiting cargo corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting for processing into a temporary storage cart by category; controlling the temporary storage cart to move and pass through a plurality of target sowing points of a sowing station; when the temporary storage cart passes through each target sowing point, controlling the sorting target to sow the target cargo in the temporary storage cart into the order container based on the category and quantity of the target cargo corresponding to the related order associated with the order container of each target sowing point among the plurality of orders waiting for processing.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a warehouse storage management system is provided, and this warehouse storage system includes sowing points, workstations, temporary storage devices, and control devices. Here, a plurality of sowing points are arranged at the sowing station, and each sowing point is used to place an order container. The control device generates a unloading task based on the goods waiting for sowing corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting to be processed, and among the plurality of orders waiting to be processed, based on the category and quantity of the target goods corresponding to the relevant order associated with the order container at each target sowing point at the sowing station, it is configured to generate a sowing task. The sowing task is for sowing the target goods in the temporary storage vehicle into the order container. The workstation is coupled to the control device and is configured to unload the goods waiting for sowing into the temporary storage device by category based on the unloading task. The temporary storage device includes a temporary storage vehicle. The temporary storage vehicle travels between the workstation and the sowing station. The temporary storage vehicle is coupled to the control device and is configured to transport the goods waiting for sowing to the sowing station so that the sorting target executes the sowing task and pass through a plurality of target sowing points at the sowing station.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a control device is provided, which includes a memory and at least one processor. Computer-executable instructions are stored in the memory, and by executing the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory by at least one processor, the at least one processor is caused to execute the goods picking method described in the first aspect.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions is provided. When a processor executes the computer-executable instructions, the goods picking method described in the first aspect is realized.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer program product including a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the cargo picking method described in the first aspect is realized.

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[0010] Other features, objects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by reading the detailed description of the non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings.

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in more detail based on the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described in this specification are only for explaining the related invention and do not limit the present invention. For the convenience of explanation, only the parts related to the invention are shown in the drawings.

[0012] In addition, the embodiments and features in the embodiments in this application can be combined with each other without conflict. Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, the present disclosure will be described in detail together with the embodiments.

[0013] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a picking scenario of a picking workstation provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 1, the Goods To Person picking method in the related art will be described.

[0014] As shown in FIG. 1, based on the order waiting to be processed, the warehouse storage system determines that it has hit the storage shelf h, and controls the conveying equipment (for example, a conveying robot) to convey the storage shelf h where the order waiting to be processed has hit to the workstation s. The picking operator w at the workstation s can pick up the goods (or commodities) where the order waiting to be processed has hit from the storage shelf h according to the prompt of the display device d and place the hit goods in the order container r.

[0015] In the picking method shown in FIG. 1, the picking worker w picks up only one category of goods from the storage shelf h at a time (i.e., picking by category), and delivers the goods of that category to each order container r or some of the order containers r. In this picking method, since only one category of goods can be picked up at a time, when the number of categories required for the orders waiting to be processed is large, the picking efficiency of adopting this picking method is low. Also, in the above picking process, when there are multiple storage shelves h, these multiple storage shelves h need to line up at the workstation s and wait for picking, and the picking efficiency is further reduced.

[0016] To solve the above technical problems, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a warehouse storage system. An intermediate storage device is installed in the warehouse storage system. Goods of multiple categories required for an order are unloaded from a transport appliance to the intermediate storage device, and a sorting target (e.g., a sorter / picking worker / sorting device) sorts the goods of multiple categories in the intermediate storage device, so that the warehouse storage system can support "picking by multiple categories" and / or "sorting by multiple orders", which helps to greatly improve the picking efficiency.

[0017] Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, the warehouse storage system provided by embodiments of the present disclosure will be described.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a warehouse storage system provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the warehouse storage system 1 includes a workstation A, a seeding station B, an intermediate storage device 10, and a control device (not shown in FIG. 2).

[0019] Exemplarily, the temporary storage device 10 can include a temporary storage cart 11. The temporary storage cart 11 can move between the workstation A and the seeding station B. The temporary storage cart 11 may be any drivable equipment suitable for carrying goods. For example, the temporary storage cart 11 may be a cart propelled manually, an automatic conveying device incorporating a cargo container, or a small vehicle traveling along a fixed track, etc., and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0020] Exemplarily, the temporary storage device 10 may further include a temporary storage shelf 12 provided at the workstation A. The temporary storage shelf 12 can be used for storing goods.

[0021] In some embodiments, the control device generates a unloading task based on the seeding-waiting goods corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting for processing, and generates a seeding task based on the category and quantity of the target goods corresponding to the relevant orders associated with the order containers at each target seeding point in the seeding station among the plurality of orders waiting for processing. The seeding task is for seeding the target goods in the temporary storage cart into the order containers.

[0022] In some embodiments, the workstation is coupled to the control device and is configured to unload the seeding-waiting goods into the temporary storage device category by category based on the unloading task.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 2, the workstation A can unload the seeding-waiting goods from the transport appliance H into the temporary storage cart 11, or the workstation A can unload the seeding-waiting goods into the temporary storage shelf 12 of the workstation A and then convey the seeding-waiting goods in the temporary storage shelf 12 to the temporary storage cart 11. Note that the method of unloading the seeding-waiting goods into the temporary storage cart 11 via the temporary storage shelf 12 is more suitable for a scenario where the transport tasks are busy.

[0024] In some examples, the transport device H is a transport device carrying goods waiting for sowing, and the transport device can include any device for transporting goods, including but not limited to cargo boxes and storage shelves.

[0025] In some embodiments, a plurality of sowing points are arranged at the sowing station, and each sowing point is used to place an order container. The temporary storage vehicle is configured to transport the goods waiting for sowing to the sowing station so that the sorting target executes the sowing task, and pass through a plurality of target sowing points of the sowing station.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of sowing points P are arranged at the sowing station B, and an order container R can be placed at each sowing point P. By transporting the goods (i.e., the goods waiting for sowing) carried thereon to the sowing station B, the temporary storage vehicle 11 enables the sorting target to perform sowing on the target sowing point among the plurality of sowing points P at the sowing station B.

[0027] Exemplarily, the sorting target includes a sorting device and a sorting person. Based on the sowing task, the sorting target sows the goods waiting for sowing in the temporary storage vehicle 11 into the order container R at the corresponding target sowing point. For example, when the sorting target is a sorting device, the sorting device can sow the goods waiting for sowing in the temporary storage vehicle 11 into the order container R at the corresponding target sowing point based on the sowing task transmitted from the control device. When the sorting target is a sorting person, the control device generates sowing prompt information based on the sowing task, outputs the sowing prompt information through the information input / output device of the warehouse management system, and the sorting person can sow the goods waiting for sowing in the temporary storage vehicle 11 into the order container R at the corresponding target sowing point based on the sowing prompt information.

[0028] In some embodiments, the seeding station B includes a put wall 20, and the order containers R are placed at various seeding points P in the put wall 20.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a put wall provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the put wall 20 includes a plurality of seeding points P.

[0030] In some embodiments, the put walls 20 may be arranged in parallel (e.g., two rows or multiple rows), or the put walls 20 may be arranged in a U shape.

[0031] In some examples, when seeding is performed on a plurality of target seeding points, seeding can be performed along the shortest path via the put wall 20. For example, seeding can be performed along the U-shaped route indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 2.

[0032] Exemplarily, the warehouse storage system 1 can include one or more workstations A, and each workstation A can receive the goods of one or more seeding stations B. For example, different workstations A can receive the goods of the same seeding station B, that is, the workstation A is not limited to the determined corresponding relationship with the seeding station B it serves.

[0033] The warehouse storage system 1 provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can separate the operation of unloading the goods waiting for seeding in the transport vehicle H onto the temporary storage cart 11 (also called the picking operation) from the operation of seeding the order containers R (also called the sorting operation).

[0034] In some examples, since the temporary storage cart 11 can carry more categories and / or a larger number of goods per person, the warehouse storage system 1 can perform picking operations by multiple categories (i.e., it is also possible to take out goods of more than one category from the transport device H and place them on the temporary storage cart 11), and sorting operations by multiple orders (i.e., it is possible to allocate goods to the order containers R at multiple target seeding points).

[0035] For example, the warehouse storage system 1 can unload goods of multiple categories onto one temporary storage cart 11 at workstation A and use the temporary storage cart 11 to distribute the goods to the order containers at multiple target seeding points at the seeding station. That is, the warehouse storage system 1 can simultaneously realize picking operations by multiple categories and sorting operations by multiple orders, which is advantageous for significantly improving the picking efficiency.

[0036] In addition, the warehouse storage system 1 can also perform picking using the temporary storage cart 11 with "picking by category" plus "sorting by multiple orders". Since the temporary storage cart 11 can complete the distribution of goods to multiple order containers R during the process of passing through multiple target seeding points in one movement, the picking efficiency can be effectively improved.

[0037] In some examples, by receiving and temporarily storing the goods in the transport device H that arrives at workstation A by the temporary storage device 10, for example, the temporary storage cart 11, the stay and waiting time of the transport device H at workstation A can be significantly shortened, and it can be released for the transport of goods at other workstations or for new picking tasks, further improving the picking efficiency.

[0038] Incidentally, in the warehouse storage system 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, since the operation of taking out goods from the transport device H using the temporary storage cart 11 and the operation of sorting the goods into the order containers are separated, the cooperation relationship between the workstation A and the sowing station B can be dynamic. That is, the temporary storage cart 11 starting from one workstation A can be dynamically assigned to different sowing stations B, and one sowing station B can also receive the temporary storage carts 11 from different workstations A and perform sowing. Such a dynamic cooperation relationship assigns tasks among the workstations, manages and arranges the cargo transport device H, improves the efficiency and throughput of the entire workstation, shortens the stay time of the transport device H at the workstation A, increases the utilization rate of the transport device, and helps to improve the picking efficiency in the cargo storage area.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 2, the warehouse storage system 1 may also include a warehouse storage management system C and an information input / output device D coupled to the warehouse storage management system C. Here, the warehouse storage management system C may be the control device in the above embodiment. For example, the warehouse storage management system C may be a server device or the like, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0040] In some examples, the warehouse storage management system C may be a system constructed based on a computer including a memory and at least one processor, where the memory stores computer execution instructions, and the processor executes these computer execution instructions to perform the operations of the cargo picking method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the warehouse storage management system C may be coupled to the workstation A, the sowing station B, and the temporary storage cart 11 respectively to control the operations of the workstation A, the sowing station B, and the temporary storage cart 11.

[0041] Exemplarily, the information input / output device D may be communicably connected to the warehouse storage management system C by wire or wirelessly. For example, the information input / output device D can collect cargo information, task completion information, and task information and presentation information output from the warehouse storage management system C. The information input / output device D is an integrated device with integrated input / output functions, and may include independent devices for information input and information output, respectively.

[0042] Exemplarily, the information input / output device D can include at least one of a display device, an audio device, and a lighting device. For example, touch screens, electronic tags, handheld display devices, wearable display devices, audio playback devices, voice recognition devices, and lamps can be mentioned. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, on the put wall 20, an electronic tag with a touch screen function can be set for each seeding point P.

[0043] Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9, the cargo picking method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail.

[0044] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a cargo picking method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the cargo picking method 100 in FIG. 4 can be realized by the warehouse storage system 1 shown in FIG. 2, for example, by a control device in the warehouse storage system 1.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 4, the cargo picking method 100 includes the following S110 to S120.

[0046] S110: Receive cargo corresponding to a plurality of orders at the workstation and place the cargo in the temporary storage cart by category.

[0047] In some embodiments, the control device generates a unloading task based on the sowing-awaiting goods corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting to be processed, sends the unloading task to the workstation, the workstation receives the unloading task, and based on the unloading task, places the sowing-awaiting goods in the temporary storage cart by category.

[0048] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another cargo picking method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the above S110 may include the following S111 to S114.

[0049] S111: Receive the transport vehicle carrying the goods at the workstation.

[0050] In some embodiments, the control device controls the mobile device to transport the transport vehicle with the sowing-awaiting goods corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting to be processed to the workstation.

[0051] For example, when the mobile device transports the sowing-awaiting goods to the workstation, the workstation receives the transport vehicle and performs an unloading operation on the transport vehicle.

[0052] S112: Select the sowing task received by the temporary storage cart from a plurality of sowing tasks for sowing to a plurality of target sowing points generated based on the goods and the plurality of orders.

[0053] S113: Determine the category and quantity of the goods received by the temporary storage cart based on the sowing task received by the temporary storage cart.

[0054] S114: Transfer the goods of the category and quantity to the temporary storage cart.

[0055] In some embodiments, the control device determines the category and quantity of the sowing-awaiting goods based on a plurality of orders waiting to be processed, and controls the workstation to place the sowing-awaiting goods in the temporary storage cart based on the category and quantity of the sowing-awaiting goods.

[0056] In process S111, as shown in FIG. 2, the workstation A of the warehouse storage system 1 receives a transport device H loaded with goods (for example, goods waiting for sowing) corresponding to a plurality of orders (for example, a plurality of orders waiting for processing) obtained by completing picking in the goods storage area. Here, the transport device H can be transported to the workstation A by a moving device. For example, the moving device may be a transport robot.

[0057] By the above S112 to S114, it is possible to unload the sowing-waiting goods corresponding to the plurality of orders waiting for processing in the transport device H onto the temporary storage vehicle 11.

[0058] Exemplarily, the workstation A can continuously perform the unloading operation until all the goods corresponding to the plurality of orders in the transport device H are unloaded onto the temporary storage device 10. Thereby, the stay time of the transport device H at the workstation A can be shortened, and the utilization efficiency of the transport device H can be improved.

[0059] Exemplarily, the temporary storage device 10 may include a plurality of temporary storage vehicles 11 and / or at least one temporary storage shelf 12. In this way, even when there are many picking orders, smooth docking can be maintained between the picking operation performed in the storage area and the picking operations performed at the workstation A and the sowing workstation B.

[0060] In some embodiments, in S110, at least two categories of goods can be unloaded onto the same temporary storage vehicle 11. That is, at least two categories of goods may be placed on one temporary storage vehicle 11.

[0061] In some embodiments, the temporary storage cart 11 may be provided with a plurality of compartments. Here, a plurality of goods can be placed in each compartment. For example, goods of the same category can be placed in the same compartment. In S110, goods of different categories can be unloaded into different compartments of the temporary storage cart 11. In this way, it helps to improve the seeding efficiency at the seeding station and reduce the error rate of seeding.

[0062] Exemplarily, according to a predetermined correspondence between the positions of the compartments in the temporary storage cart 11 and the categories of the goods, the goods can be unloaded into the temporary storage cart 11. Thereby, during seeding, corresponding goods can be sequentially taken out according to the positions of the plurality of compartments of the temporary storage cart 11 for seeding. In this way, the requirement for the operator's attention can be reduced, the error rate during the receipt and delivery of goods can be reduced, and the picking efficiency can be improved.

[0063] In some embodiments, controlling the moving device to convey a transport device with goods waiting for seeding to the workstation includes controlling the moving device to convey a transport device with goods waiting for seeding to the workstation based on the goods unloading situation at the workstation.

[0064] Exemplarily, the warehouse storage system 1 can include a plurality of workstations. When the warehouse storage system 1 includes a plurality of workstations A, before executing S110, the goods picking method 100 may further include the steps of using a plurality of transport devices H to take out goods from the storage area and convey the goods to the work area where the plurality of workstations A are located, and managing and arranging the arrival order of the plurality of transport devices H at different workstations A in the work area based on the goods unloading situation at each workstation A.

[0065] In some embodiments, the cargo unloading situation may include at least one of (1) the estimated return time of the temporary storage vehicle, (2) the number of transport devices queuing to wait for cargo unloading, and (3) the category and number of the cargo queuing to wait for unloading.

[0066] In some examples, the estimated return time of the temporary storage vehicle 11 can be determined based on the start time or the estimated completion time when the temporary storage vehicle 11 transports the sowing-waiting cargo to the target sowing point and performs operations for sowing. For example, the estimated return time of the temporary storage vehicle 11 that starts sowing earlier at the sowing station may be earlier.

[0067] In some examples, the number of transport devices queuing at workstation A and the category and number of the cargo queuing to wait for unloading may affect the waiting time of the transport device newly arrived (or about to arrive) at workstation A at workstation A. For example, the more the number of transport devices queuing at workstation A and / or the more the category and number of the cargo queuing to wait for unloading, the longer the waiting time of the transport device arriving at workstation A at workstation A will be.

[0068] Exemplarily, in the warehouse management system 1, the cooperation relationship between workstation A and the sowing station B may be dynamic. Based on such a dynamic cooperation relationship, by managing and arranging the transport device H among each workstation A and accordingly assigning picking tasks, the overall efficiency and throughput of multiple workstations can be improved, and the staying time of the transport device H at workstation A can be shortened.

[0069] S120: Move the temporary storage vehicle to pass through multiple target seeding points of the seeding station, and perform seeding on these target seeding points. When passing through any one of the target seeding points, based on the related order associated with the order container located at one of the target seeding points among the multiple orders, transfer the corresponding category and quantity of goods in the temporary storage vehicle to the order container.

[0070] In some embodiments, the control device controls the temporary storage vehicle to move and pass through multiple target seeding points of the seeding station.

[0071] In some examples, the control device can send a movement task to the temporary storage vehicle, and the temporary storage vehicle moves based on the movement task and passes through multiple target seeding points of the seeding station. Here, the target seeding point is the seeding point waiting for seeding among the multiple seeding points.

[0072] In some embodiments, when the temporary storage vehicle passes through each target seeding point, based on the category and quantity of the target goods corresponding to the related order associated with the order container at each target seeding point among the multiple orders waiting for processing, the control device controls the sorting target so that the target goods in the temporary storage vehicle are seeded into the order container.

[0073] Exemplarily, the control device can generate a seeding task based on the goods waiting for seeding corresponding to the multiple orders waiting for processing. When the sorting target is a sorting device, the sorting device can seed the target goods in the temporary storage vehicle 11 into the order container R based on the seeding task. When the sorting target is a person in charge of sorting, the control device generates seeding prompt information and outputs the seeding prompt information via the input / output device D, and the person in charge of sorting can seed the target goods in the temporary storage vehicle 11 into the order container R based on the seeding prompt information.

[0074] In some embodiments, in S120, sowing for a plurality of target sowing points may include at least one of (1) transferring at least two categories of goods in the temporary storage vehicle to an order container located at one target sowing point, and (2) transferring goods of different categories in the temporary storage vehicle to order containers located at different target sowing points.

[0075] Note that both of the above two situations can achieve sowing for non-single categories, which is advantageous for significantly improving the picking efficiency.

[0076] Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9, the process of sowing at the sowing station in S120 will be described. Note that the different methods described below are not mutually exclusive and may be used for different times or different sowing points in the same warehouse management system, or may be used in combination for the same sowing point at the same time.

[0077] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another cargo picking method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the above S120 includes the following S11 to S13.

[0078] S11: Transfer one category of goods from the temporary storage vehicle to the order container based on the first prompt information.

[0079] S12: Trigger the feedback device to report that the sowing of one category of goods is completed.

[0080] S13: Transfer another category of goods from the temporary storage vehicle to the order container based on the second prompt information.

[0081] In some examples, the first prompt information and the second prompt information in S11 to S13 may be provided to an operator (e.g., a sorting operator) by the information input / output device D, for example. The information input / output device D may be a display device or an audio device.

[0082] In some examples, the feedback device may be part of the information input / output device D of the warehouse storage system 1 and has an information input function. For example, for inputting feedback information, it can be triggered by methods such as pressing, touch panel, scanning, voice, etc. After receiving the feedback information via the feedback device, the warehouse storage management system C of the warehouse storage system 1 can provide the second presentation information.

[0083]

[0082] That is, in some embodiments, when the sorting target is the sorting device, controlling the sorting target to sow at least two categories of target goods in the temporary storage cart into the ordering container of one target sowing point means generating a first sowing task and a second sowing task based on the category and quantity of the target goods corresponding to the ordering container of the target sowing point, where the first sowing task instructs the sorting device to sow the target goods of the first category from the temporary storage cart into the ordering container of the target sowing point, the second sowing task instructs the sorting device to sow the target goods of the second category from the temporary storage cart into the ordering container of the target sowing point, controlling the sorting device to execute the first sowing task, and in response to the sorting device completing the execution of the first sowing task, controlling the sorting device to execute the second sowing task.

[0084] In some examples, after completing the execution of the first sowing task, the sorting device can send the feedback information indicating the completion of the first sowing task to the control device, and the control device can, in response to the feedback information, send the second sowing task to the sorting device to continue to cause the sorting device to execute the second sowing task.

[0085] In some embodiments, when the sorting target is the sorter, controlling the sorting target to sow at least two categories of target goods in the temporary storage cart into the ordering container of one target sowing point means generating first sowing presentation information based on the category and quantity of the target goods corresponding to the ordering container of the target sowing point. The first sowing presentation information includes presenting to the sorter the sowing of the target goods of the first category from the temporary storage cart into the ordering container of the target sowing point, and in response to the sorter completing the sowing of the target goods of the first category, generating second sowing presentation information, where the second sowing presentation information includes presenting to the sorter the sowing of the target goods of the second category from the temporary storage cart into the ordering container of the target sowing point.

[0086] In some examples, the control device can send the first sowing presentation information to the information input / output device D, the input / output device D (such as a display) outputs the first sowing display information, and the sorter can execute the first sowing task based on the first sowing presentation information. After the sorter completes the execution of the first sowing task, feedback information indicating the completion of the execution of the first sowing task can be sent to the control device via the input / output device D (such as triggering a feedback device), and in response to the feedback information, the control device can send the second sowing presentation information to the information input / output device D, and the sorter can execute the second sowing task based on the second sowing presentation information.

[0087] Note that the first sowing presentation information and the second sowing presentation information may be the first presentation information and the second presentation information in S11 - S13 above.

[0088] According to the method shown in FIG. 6, for one seeding point, until all seeding tasks of the current order container at the seeding point are completed, seeding of multiple categories of goods can be performed according to the presentation information of the input / output device D. After the seeding at one seeding point is completed, the operator can perform seeding at the next seeding point.

[0089] Exemplarily, after all seeding tasks of the current order container for one seeding point are completed (i.e., after order picking of the order container is completed), the goods picking method 100 can further include replacing the order container at the seeding point. For example, by outputting presentation information on the input / output device D, it can be presented to replace the order container at the seeding point.

[0090] In some examples, on one side of the put wall, a conveyor or a conveying line can be arranged, and the conveyor or the conveying line can convey the order container with seeding completed to the station, or the conveyor or the conveying line can convey an empty order container to the put wall. Alternatively, the empty order containers can be stacked on one side of the put wall to facilitate replacement.

[0091] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another goods picking method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the above S120 includes the following S21 to S23.

[0092] S21: Based on the first presentation information, perform seeding of one category of goods for the target seeding point in one partition of the put wall.

[0093] S22: Trigger the feedback device to report that seeding of one category of goods in the partition is completed.

[0094] S23: Based on the second piece of prompt information, perform seeding of another category of goods at the target seeding point in the partition.

[0095] In some embodiments, the seeding station includes a put wall, and a plurality of seeding points including the target seeding point are arranged on the put wall, and the put wall is divided into a plurality of partitions.

[0096] In some examples, one partition of the put wall can include at least two seeding points.

[0097] In some embodiments, one partition may correspond to one put wall, or may correspond to one storage shelf of the put wall, or may correspond to a partial area of one storage shelf of the put wall, or may correspond to adjacent areas in different storage shelves.

[0098] In the goods picking method 100 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the partition is an area formed from two or more adjacent seeding points of the put wall. As shown in FIG. 3, partition a and partition b are schematically shown by dashed frames.

[0099] In some examples, the partition may be fixedly set, or may be dynamically determined based on, for example, the category and / or quantity of goods required for the order containers at the seeding points.

[0100] In some embodiments, an information input / output device D (for example, an electronic tag with a touch screen function) individually controlled by the warehouse storage management system C can be individually arranged in each partition. The information input / output devices D of the plurality of partitions may be controlled by a plurality of controllers, or may be controlled by the same controller. By using a single controller to control the information input / output devices D of the plurality of partitions, the cost can be further reduced.

[0101] According to the method shown in FIG. 7, within one partition, sowing can be performed for each lot based on the category of goods. In this case, on the one hand, for the operator, in one step, it is only necessary to take out the goods of the same category from the temporary storage cart, and moreover, when delivering to the order container, there is no need to distinguish the goods categories required for each target sowing point, which reduces the requirement for the operator's attention, reduces the error rate during the receipt and delivery of goods, and can improve the picking efficiency. On the other hand, the partition can be set so that when the operator performs sowing on the partition, it only requires a small movement or no need to move the position. Compared with performing sowing for single-category multiple lots in the entire put wall (sowing only the goods of one category each time passing through the entire put wall), partition sowing can significantly reduce the amount of movement required for sowing, thereby improving the sowing / picking efficiency.

[0102] In some embodiments, in the method shown in FIG. 7, sowing can be performed in the partition according to a predetermined order of the goods categories. After the sowing of the goods of one category within the partition is completed, the order container for which picking is completed is immediately exchanged, and sowing in the partition is continued while maintaining the predetermined order.

[0103] That is, in some embodiments, the control device controls the sorting target to perform sowing on the order container at the target sowing point in any partition according to the sowing order corresponding to the category of the target goods. After the sowing of the order container is completed, the order container for which sowing is completed is exchanged, and sowing in any partition can be continued according to the sowing order.

[0104] In some examples, when the sorting target is the sorting device, the control device can send the sowing order to the sorting device, so that the sorting device can perform sowing on the ordered containers at the target sowing points in the partition according to the sowing order. When the sorting target is the sorter, the control device can send the sowing order to the input / output device D, and the input / output device D can display the sowing order and prompt the sorter to perform sowing on the ordered containers at the target sowing points in the partition according to the sowing order.

[0105] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of another cargo picking method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, the above S120 includes the following S31 to S33.

[0106] S31: Based on the first presentation information, perform sowing of one category of goods on the target sowing points in the first partition of the put wall, where the first partition includes two or more sowing points.

[0107] S32: Trigger the feedback device to report that the sowing of one category of goods in the first partition is completed.

[0108] S33: Based on the second presentation information, perform sowing of another category of goods on the target sowing points in the second partition of the put wall, where the second partition includes two or more sowing points and the second partition partially overlaps with the first partition.

[0109] For example, the two partitions and partition b shown in FIG. 3 can be examples of the first partition and the second partition applied to the method respectively. The first partition and the second partition may be fixedly set, or may be dynamically determined based on, for example, the category and / or quantity of goods required for the ordered containers at the sowing points.

[0110] Note that the method shown in FIG. 8 can be used in combination with the method shown in FIG. 7, and the flexibility of the partition in the present disclosure can be further embodied. For example, in the first partition, partition seeding can be performed according to the method shown in FIG. 7. However, at this stage, it is not necessary to complete the seeding of all available goods at all target seeding points in the first partition. According to the categories of goods required at adjacent target seeding points, the partition can be dynamically adjusted, and the seeding tasks of some categories of goods can be assigned to a new partition and completed. The method shown in FIG. 8 provides further flexibility, and the seeding process can be continuously optimized through a management system with strong computing power.

[0111] That is, in some embodiments, when the sorting target is a sorting device, controlling the sorting target to seed the target goods in the temporary storage vehicle into the order containers means generating a third seeding task and a fourth seeding task based on the categories and quantities of the target goods corresponding to the target seeding points in the first partition. The third seeding task instructs the sorting device to seed the target goods of the third category from the temporary storage vehicle into the order containers at the target seeding points in the first partition, and the first partition is any one of the plurality of partitions. The fourth seeding task instructs the sorting device to seed the target goods of the fourth category from the temporary storage vehicle into the order containers at the target seeding points in the first partition or the second partition, and the second partition is a partition different from the first partition among the plurality of partitions. Controlling the sorting device to execute the third seeding task, and in response to the sorting device completing the execution of the third seeding task, controlling the sorting device to execute the fourth seeding task.

[0112] In some examples, after the sorting device completes the execution of the third seeding task, it can send feedback information indicating the completion of the third seeding task to the control device. In response to the feedback information, the control device can send a fourth seeding task to the sorting device to enable the sorting device to continue executing the fourth seeding task. That is, the sorting device can seed target goods of different categories within the same partition, or the sorting device can also seed target goods of different categories in different partitions.

[0113] In some embodiments, when the sorting target is the sorter, controlling the sorting target to seed the target goods in the temporary storage cart into the order containers is to generate third seeding presentation information based on the category and quantity of the target goods corresponding to the target seeding point in the first partition. The third seeding presentation information prompts the sorter to seed the target goods of the third category from the temporary storage cart into the order containers at the target seeding point in the first partition, where the first partition is any one of the plurality of partitions. In response to the sorter completing the seeding of the target goods of the third category, fourth seeding presentation information is generated. The fourth seeding presentation information prompts the sorter to seed the target goods of the fourth category from the temporary storage cart into the order containers at the target seeding point in the first partition or the second partition. Here, the second partition is a partition different from the first partition among the plurality of partitions.

[0114] Note that the third type of sowing presentation information is similar to the first presentation information in S21 to S23 and S31 to S33, and the fourth type of sowing information is similar to the second presentation information in S21 to S23 and S31 to S33. When the fourth type of sowing presentation information presents to the sorting operator that the target goods of the fourth category are sown from the temporary storage vehicle into the ordering container at the target sowing point in the first partition, the method is consistent with the method shown in FIG. 7 in the above embodiment. When the fourth type of sowing presentation information presents to the sorting operator that the target goods of the fourth category are sown from the temporary storage vehicle into the ordering container at the target sowing point in the second partition, the method is consistent with the method shown in FIG. 8 in the above embodiment. Therefore, to avoid duplication, the description is omitted here.

[0115] In some examples, the control device can send the third type of sowing presentation information to the information input / output device D, and the input / output device D (such as a display) outputs the third type of sowing display information. The sorting operator can execute the third type of sowing task based on the third type of sowing presentation information, that is, the sorting operator sows the target goods of the third category from the temporary storage vehicle into the ordering container at the target sowing point in the first partition. After the sorting operator completes the execution of the third type of sowing task, the sorting operator can send feedback information indicating that the execution of the third type of sowing task is completed to the control device via the input / output device D (such as by triggering a feedback device). The control device responds to the feedback information and sends the second type of sowing presentation information to the information input / output device D. The sorting operator can execute the fourth type of sowing task based on the fourth type of sowing presentation information, that is, the sorting operator sows the target goods of the fourth category from the temporary storage vehicle into the ordering container at the target sowing point in the first partition or the second partition.

[0116] FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of another cargo picking method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, the above S120 includes the following S41 to S43.

[0117] In some embodiments, for one target seeding point, the related order may include a first order and a second order. The first order is associated with a first order container currently located at the one target seeding point, and the second order is associated with a second order container placed at the target seeding point after the completion of the first order.

[0118] In some embodiments, in process S120, the goods corresponding to the first order and the second order can be placed on a single temporary storage cart.

[0119] S41: Based on the first order, transfer the goods of the corresponding category and quantity from a single temporary storage cart to the first order container.

[0120] S42: Trigger the feedback device to report that the seeding for the first order container is completed, and wait for the first order container to be replaced by the second order container.

[0121] S43: Based on the second order, transfer the goods of the corresponding category and quantity from a single temporary storage cart to the second order container.

[0122] In some examples, in the implementation of the method shown in FIG. 9, the first order and the second order can satisfy at least one of the following: (1) transferring at least two categories of goods in the temporary storage cart to the first order container; (2) transferring at least two categories of goods in the temporary storage cart to the second order container; (3) transferring goods of different categories in the temporary storage cart to the first order container and the second order container respectively.

[0123] All of the above three cases are beneficial for realizing non-single-category seeding in one operation process of taking goods from the transportation tool using the temporary storage cart and distributing them to the order containers, and significantly improving the picking efficiency.

[0124] In some examples, in the case of non-single-category seeding, in process S41, it is possible to use the information input / output device D to provide a plurality of presentation information for the first order and present that a plurality of categories of goods are transferred to the first order container. The same applies to process S43.

[0125] That is, in some embodiments, controlling the sorting target to seed the target goods in the temporary storage cart into the order container means controlling the sorting target to seed the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the first order from the temporary storage cart into the first order container. In response to the completion of seeding into the first order container and the replacement of the first order container with the second order container, the sorting target is controlled to transfer the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the second order from the temporary storage cart to the second order container.

[0126] In some examples, when the sorting target is a sorting device, the control device can generate a corresponding seeding task based on the first order and send the first order seeding task to the sorting device. The sorting device executes the first order seeding task, that is, the sorting device seeds the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the first order from the temporary storage cart into the first order container. After the sorting device completes the first order seeding task, it sends completion feedback information to the control device. Based on the completion feedback information, the control device generates a second order seeding task and sends it to the sorting device. The sorting device executes the second order seeding task, that is, the sorting device transfers the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the second order from the temporary storage cart to the second order container.

[0127] In some examples, when the sorting target is the sorter, the control device can generate corresponding seeding presentation information based on the first order, and transmit the first order seeding presentation information to the information input / output device D. The information input / output device D outputs the first order seeding presentation information, and presents to the sorter that the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the first order are seeded from the temporary storage vehicle to the first order container according to the first order seeding presentation information. After completing the first order seeding task, the sorter can transmit completion feedback information to the control device via the information input / output device D (for example, by triggering a feedback device). Based on the completion feedback information, the control device generates second order seeding presentation information, transmits it to the information input / output device D, the information input / output device D outputs the second order seeding presentation information, and presents to the sorter that the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the second order are transferred from the temporary storage vehicle to the second order container according to the second order seeding presentation information.

[0128] Note that since the method is similar to the methods of S41 - S43 in FIG. 9 above, the description is omitted here to avoid duplication.

[0129] Note that the coordinated seeding / picking of the first order and the second order can be performed using the method shown in FIG. 9. The multi-order coordinated seeding method shown in FIG. 9 can make full use of the feature that the temporary storage vehicle can carry goods of multiple categories and large quantities to achieve efficient order picking.

[0130] In some embodiments, the goods picking method 100 may also include the step of inspecting related order containers and / or related storage shelves for seeding using the goods of the same lot in the same temporary storage vehicle when there is an error in the category or quantity of goods in the order container or temporary storage vehicle at the target seeding point. Such inspection may be performed by an operator, or by the system calling data for checking, or by the operator with system assistance.

[0131] For example, when sowing at the last sowing point, if there is an error in the quantity of goods of a certain category, the system can provide presentation information and information on related order containers (which may be all or part of the order containers that use the goods of the same lot in the same temporary storage cart for sowing) for inspection. Also, for example, after the picking operation of one order is completed, when an error is found in the goods of a certain category during the stage of packing review of the goods in the order container, the system can call and check the order containers of all or part of the other orders of the lot related to that order.

[0132] Exemplarily, the inspection in the goods picking method may also include a processing method of reporting out-of-stock. For example, when an operator discovers that there is still a shortage of goods of one category in the last order container when sowing at the last sowing point, the operator can report the out-of-stock to the system via an information input device such as an electronic tag with a touch screen function. In response to the report, the system can generate a new sowing task or modify an existing related sowing task (such as modifying the category or quantity of the goods waiting to be sown corresponding to the order container), and wait for the next sowing to complete the above inspection operation.

[0133] Exemplarily, the inspection in the goods picking method includes recalling the transport appliance associated with the order container or the temporary storage cart with an error during the inspection to check whether the category and quantity of the goods in the transport appliance are correct, and / or, if it is discovered that there is an error in the category or quantity of the goods unloaded from the transport appliance to the temporary storage cart at the workstation during the inspection, recalling the related transport appliance to the workstation and adjusting the category and quantity of the goods in the transport appliance to eliminate the error.

[0134] The recall process of the above-mentioned transport equipment helps to quickly identify the cause of errors in the goods in the order containers and the temporary storage carts, timely correct the goods errors in the transport equipment, and prevent them from affecting the picking at other workstations, thereby improving the overall picking efficiency.

[0135] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a method for processing a goods picking order, which can be executed by a warehouse management system 1 in a warehouse storage system 1, and an information input / output device D can assist in the execution of the picking order processing method. The goods picking order processing method can assist in realizing the goods picking method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0136] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a goods picking order processing method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 10, the goods picking order processing method 200 includes the following S210 to S250.

[0137] S210: Generate a goods receiving task for receiving goods corresponding to a plurality of orders at one workstation.

[0138] S220: Based on the goods and the plurality of orders, generate a plurality of sowing tasks for sowing at a plurality of target sowing points in the sowing station.

[0139] S230: Determine the sowing tasks received by the temporary storage cart.

[0140] S240: Based on the sowing tasks received by the temporary storage cart, determine the category and quantity of the goods received by the temporary storage cart.

[0141] S250: Transmit seeding prompt information to prompt seeding the goods assigned to the temporary storage vehicle at the plurality of target seeding points, where for each target seeding point, it is prompted to transfer the goods of the corresponding category and quantity in the temporary storage vehicle for its related order to the order container.

[0142] In process S230, the seeding task received by the temporary storage vehicle may be determined by automatically assigning a seeding task to the temporary storage vehicle 11 by the warehouse storage management system C, or the seeding task received by the temporary storage vehicle may be determined in response to the operator's selection operation of the seeding task by the warehouse storage management system C.

[0143] In some embodiments, by the above processes S220 - S240, goods of two or more categories are assigned to the same temporary storage vehicle.

[0144] In some embodiments, the generation of the seeding task received by the same temporary storage vehicle includes at least one of: (1) generating a seeding task for transferring goods of at least two categories in the temporary storage vehicle to the order containers located at one target seeding point; and (2) generating a seeding task for transferring goods of different categories in the temporary storage vehicle to the order containers located at different target seeding points.

[0145] The above two cases are advantageous for realizing non - single - category seeding in one operation process of taking goods from the transport appliance using the temporary storage vehicle and distributing them to the order containers, and greatly improving the picking efficiency.

[0146] Exemplarily, when the warehouse management system 1 includes a plurality of workstations A, the cargo picking order processing method 200 includes: generating a transportation task for taking out cargo from the storage area using a plurality of transportation devices and transporting the cargo to the work area where the plurality of workstations are located; and managing and arranging the order in which the plurality of transportation devices arrive at different workstations in the work area based on the cargo unloading status at each workstation.

[0147] In some embodiments, similar to the description of the above cargo picking method 100, the cargo unloading status may include at least one of (1) the estimated return time of the temporary storage cart, (2) the number of transportation devices queuing to wait for cargo unloading, and (3) the category and number of cargo queuing to wait for unloading.

[0148] Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14, various methods for presenting seeding in the process S250 according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described. It should be noted that the different methods described below are not mutually exclusive and may be used at different times or different seeding points in the same warehouse management system, or may be used in combination at the same time and the same seeding point.

[0149] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another cargo picking order processing method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method shown in FIG. 11 includes S11’ to S13’.

[0150] S11’: Transmit first presentation information to present moving one category of cargo to the order container located at the target seeding point.

[0151] S12’: Receive feedback information to confirm that the seeding of the one category of cargo is completed.

[0152] S13’: In response to the feedback information, transmit second presentation information to present moving another category of cargo to the order container.

[0153] In some examples, the first presentation information and the second presentation information transmitted from the warehouse storage management system C may be provided to, for example, an operator via the information input / output device D. Such a device D may be, for example, a display device or an audio device.

[0154] For example, according to the method shown in FIG. 11, for one sowing point, it is possible to present that sowing of a plurality of categories of goods is performed until all sowing tasks of the current order container at the sowing point are completed. After the sowing at one sowing point is completed, the operator can perform sowing at the next sowing point. Preferably, after all sowing tasks of the current order container for one sowing point are completed, that is, after the order picking of the order container is completed, the goods picking order processing method 200 can further include presenting presentation information to present replacing the order container at the sowing point.

[0155] Exemplarily, the order of the categories of goods to be sown presented by the transmitted presentation information corresponds to the order of the partition positions in the temporary storage cart for these goods. In this way, goods can be sequentially taken out according to the positions of a plurality of partitions of the temporary storage cart during sowing for sowing, the requirement for the operator's attention can be reduced, the error rate during receiving and delivering goods can be reduced, and the picking efficiency can be improved.

[0156] FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of another goods picking order processing method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method shown in FIG. 12 includes S21’ to S23’.

[0157] S21’: Transmit the first presentation information to present sowing one category of goods for the target sowing point in one partition of the put wall.

[0158] S22’: Receive feedback information and confirm that the seeding of the goods of the one category in the partition is completed.

[0159] S23’: In response to the feedback information, send second presentation information to prompt to perform seeding of goods of another category for the target seeding point in the partition.

[0160] In some examples, the partition is an area formed by two or more adjacent seeding points of the put wall. The partition may be set fixedly, or may be dynamically determined based on, for example, the category and / or quantity of goods required for the order containers at the seeding points. As just one example, in FIG. 3, such partitions a and b are schematically shown by dashed frames.

[0161] For example, in the method shown in FIG. 12, it is possible to prompt to perform seeding in the partition according to a predetermined order of categories of goods. After receiving feedback information and confirming that the seeding of the goods of one category in the partition is completed, a control command is sent to immediately replace the order container for which picking is completed, and continue to prompt to perform seeding in the partition in the predetermined order.

[0162] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of another goods picking order processing method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method shown in FIG. 13 includes S31’ to S33’.

[0163] S31’: Send first presentation information to prompt to perform seeding of goods of one category for the target seeding point in the first partition of the put wall.

[0164] S32’: Receive feedback information and confirm that the seeding of the goods of the one category in the first partition is completed.

[0165] S33’: In response to the feedback information, send the second presentation information to prompt seeding of another category of goods for the target seeding point in the second partition of the put wall. The second partition includes two or more seeding points and partially overlaps with the first partition.

[0166] In some examples, the two partitions and partition b shown in FIG. 3 can be examples of the first partition and the second partition applied to the method, respectively. The first partition and the second partition may be fixedly set or may be dynamically determined based on, for example, the category and / or quantity of goods required for the order containers at the seeding points.

[0167] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of another goods picking order processing method provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0168] In some embodiments, in the goods picking order processing method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, for one target seeding point, a first seeding task and a second seeding task can be generated. Here, the first seeding task is based on a first order associated with a first order container currently located at the target seeding point, and the second seeding task is based on a second order associated with a second order container placed at the target seeding point after the first order is completed. Transfer the corresponding category and quantity of goods to the second order container. In process S230 of the goods picking order processing method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first seeding task and the second seeding task may be determined as the seeding tasks received by the same temporary storage vehicle.

[0169] In some embodiments, generating a first seeding task and a second seeding task for the same target seeding point includes at least one of the following: (1) generating a first seeding task for transferring at least two categories of goods in a temporary storage vehicle to a first order container based on a first order; (2) generating a second seeding task for transferring at least two categories of goods in a temporary storage vehicle to a second order container based on a second order; (3) generating a first seeding task for transferring goods of a first category in a temporary storage vehicle to a first order container based on a first order, and generating a second seeding task for transferring goods of a second category different from the first category in a temporary storage vehicle to a second order container based on a second order.

[0170] All of the above three cases are beneficial for realizing non-single-category seeding in one operation process of taking goods from a transport appliance using a temporary storage vehicle and distributing them to an order container, and greatly improving the picking efficiency.

[0171] When generating a first seeding task and a second seeding task for the same target seeding point and determining them as seeding tasks received by the same temporary storage vehicle, the coordinated seeding / picking of the first order and the second order can be performed by the method shown in FIG. 14. As shown in FIG. 14, the method can include S41’ - S43’.

[0172] S41’: Transmit first presentation information to prompt transferring corresponding categories and quantities of goods from the temporary storage vehicle to the first order container.

[0173] S42’: Receive feedback information to confirm that seeding for the first order container is completed, and transmit a control command to exchange the first order container of the target seeding point with the second order container.

[0174] S43’: Transmit second presentation information to prompt transferring corresponding categories and quantities of goods from the temporary storage vehicle to the second order container.

[0175] For example, the method shown in FIG. 14 supports multi-order coordinated seeding, and makes full use of the feature that the temporary storage vehicle can carry a plurality of categories and a large number of goods, and serves to realize efficient order picking.

[0176] In some embodiments, when there is an error in the category or quantity of goods in the order container or the temporary storage vehicle according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the method for processing a goods picking order may further include the step of transmitting error prompt information and instructing related order containers and / or related storage shelves for seeding using the goods of the same lot in the same temporary storage vehicle.

[0177] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the warehouse storage management system may include a memory and at least one processor, wherein computer-executable instructions are stored in the memory, and the at least one processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, so as to cause the at least one processor to execute the above-mentioned goods picking order processing method.

[0178] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, it may be implemented such that computer-executable instructions are stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when a processor executes the computer-executable instructions, the above-mentioned goods picking method and goods picking order processing method are realized.

[0179] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program product may include a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the above-mentioned goods picking method and goods picking order processing method are realized.

[0180] Note that the above description is only an explanation of the preferred embodiments of the present application and the principles of operation techniques. Those skilled in the art will understand that the scope of the invention according to the present application is not limited to the specific combination of the above-described technical features, and without departing from the gist of the above-described invention, other technical means formed by arbitrarily combining the above-described technical features or their equivalent features, for example, technical configurations formed by replacing the above features with technical features having similar functions disclosed in the present application but not limited thereto.

Claims

1. A method for picking goods, comprising: controlling a workstation to place seeding goods corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting to be processed into a temporary storage cart by category; controlling the temporary storage cart to move it through a plurality of target seeding points at a seeding station; when the temporary storage cart passes through each of the target seeding points, controlling the sorting target so that the target goods in the temporary storage cart are seeded into the order containers based on the category and quantity of the target goods corresponding to the relevant orders associated with the order containers at each of the target seeding points among the plurality of orders waiting to be processed; A method for picking goods.

2. The step of controlling the workstation to place the seeding goods corresponding to the plurality of orders waiting to be processed into the temporary storage cart by category includes: determining the category and quantity of the seeding goods based on the plurality of orders waiting to be processed; controlling the workstation to place the seeding goods into the temporary storage cart based on the category and quantity of the seeding goods, wherein the seeding goods include the target goods. The method for picking goods according to Claim 1.

3. The step of controlling the workstation to place the seeding goods into the temporary storage cart based on the category and quantity of the seeding goods includes: controlling the workstation to place the seeding goods of at least two categories into the same temporary storage cart based on the category and quantity of the seeding goods. The method for picking goods according to Claim 2.

4. The temporary storage cart is provided with a plurality of compartments, and the step of controlling the workstation to place the seeding goods into the temporary storage cart based on the category and quantity of the seeding goods includes: controlling the workstation to place the seeding goods of different categories into different compartments of the same temporary storage cart based on the category and quantity of the seeding goods. The method for picking goods according to Claim 2.

5. The step of controlling the sorting target so that the target goods in the temporary storage cart are seeded into the order containers includes: Controlling the sorting target so as to sow at least two categories of target goods in the temporary storage cart into an order container at one target sowing point, and / or, Controlling the sorting target so as to transfer different categories of target goods in the temporary storage cart into order containers at different target sowing points, including The cargo picking method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The sorting target includes sorting equipment, The step of controlling the sorting target so as to sow at least two categories of target goods in the temporary storage cart into an order container at one target sowing point is Generating a first sowing task and a second sowing task based on the category and quantity of target goods corresponding to the order container at the target sowing point, wherein the first sowing task instructs the sorting equipment to sow target goods of the first category from the temporary storage cart into the order container at the target sowing point, and the second sowing task instructs the sorting equipment to sow target goods of the second category from the temporary storage cart into the order container at the target sowing point, and Controlling the sorting equipment to execute the first sowing task, and in response to the sorting equipment completing the execution of the first sowing task, controlling the sorting equipment to execute the second sowing task, including The cargo picking method according to claim 5.

7. The sorting target includes sorting personnel, The step of controlling the sorting target so as to sow at least two categories of target goods in the temporary storage cart into an order container at one target sowing point is Generating first sowing presentation information based on the category and quantity of target goods corresponding to the order container at the target sowing point, wherein the first sowing presentation information presents to the sorting personnel the sowing of target goods of the first category from the temporary storage cart into the order container at the target sowing point, and In response to the sorting operator completing the sowing of the target goods of the first category, a step of generating second sowing presentation information, wherein the second sowing presentation information includes a step of presenting to the sorting operator the sowing of the target goods of the second category from the temporary storage vehicle to the order containers at the target sowing points. The cargo picking method according to claim 5.

8. The sowing station includes a put wall, and a plurality of sowing points including the target sowing points are arranged on the put wall, and the put wall is arranged in parallel or in a U shape. The step of controlling the temporary storage vehicle to move and pass through a plurality of target sowing points at the sowing station is Including the step of controlling the temporary storage vehicle to move and pass through the plurality of target sowing points of the put wall along the shortest path. The cargo picking method according to claim 1.

9. The put wall is divided into a plurality of partitions, each partition includes at least two sowing points, and the sorting target includes sorting equipment. The step of controlling the sorting target to sow the target goods in the temporary storage vehicle into the order containers is A step of generating a third sowing task and a fourth sowing task based on the category and quantity of the target goods corresponding to the target sowing points in the first partition, wherein the third sowing task instructs the sorting equipment to sow the target goods of the third category from the temporary storage vehicle to the order containers at the target sowing points in the first partition, the first partition is any one of the plurality of partitions, the fourth sowing task instructs the sorting equipment to sow the target goods of the fourth category from the temporary storage vehicle to the order containers at the target sowing points in the first partition or the second partition, and the second partition is a partition different from the first partition among the plurality of partitions. Controlling the sorting device to execute the third type of sowing task, and in response to the sorting device completing the execution of the third type of sowing task, controlling the sorting device to execute the fourth type of sowing task. The cargo picking method according to claim 8.

10. The put wall is divided into a plurality of partitions, each partition includes at least two sowing points, and the sorting target includes a sorter. The step of controlling the sorting target to sow the target cargo in the temporary storage vehicle into the order container is Generating third sowing presentation information based on the category and quantity of the target cargo corresponding to the target sowing point in the first partition, wherein the third sowing presentation information prompts the sorter to sow the target cargo of the third category from the temporary storage vehicle into the order container at the target sowing point in the first partition, and the first partition is any one of the plurality of partitions. Generating fourth sowing presentation information in response to the sorter completing the execution of sowing the target cargo of the third category, wherein the fourth sowing presentation information prompts the sorter to sow the target cargo of the fourth category from the temporary storage vehicle into the order container at the target sowing point in the first partition or the second partition, and the second partition is a partition different from the first partition among the plurality of partitions. The cargo picking method according to claim 8.

11. The step of controlling the sorting target to sow the target cargo in the temporary storage vehicle into the order container is Controlling the sorting target to sow the order container at the target sowing point in any partition according to the sowing order corresponding to the category of the target cargo. After the sowing of the order container is completed, exchanging the order container for which the sowing is completed, and continuing the sowing in any of the partitions according to the sowing order. The cargo picking method according to claim 10.

12. The related orders for the target seeding points include a first order and a second order. The first order is associated with a first order container located at the current target seeding point, and the second order is associated with a second order container placed at the target seeding point after the seeding of the first order is completed. The step of controlling the workstation to place the seeding-pending goods corresponding to the plurality of orders waiting to be processed into the temporary storage carts by category includes: The step of controlling the workstation to place the target goods corresponding to the first order and the second order into the temporary storage cart, The step of controlling the sorting target to seed the target goods in the temporary storage cart into the order containers includes: The step of controlling the sorting target to seed the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the first order from the temporary storage cart into the first order container, In response to the completion of seeding in the first order container and the replacement of the first order container with the second order container, the step of controlling the sorting target to transfer the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the second order from the temporary storage cart to the second order container, including: The cargo picking method according to claim 1.

13. The first order and the second order are: The first order corresponds to target goods of at least two categories, The second order corresponds to target goods of at least two categories, At least one of the first order and the second order corresponds to target goods of different categories, The cargo picking method according to claim 12.

14. Before the step of controlling the workstation to place the seeding-pending goods corresponding to the plurality of orders waiting to be processed into the temporary storage carts by category, the method further includes: The step of controlling the moving device to transport the transport vehicle with the seeding-pending goods to the workstation, The step of controlling the workstation to place the seeding-pending goods corresponding to the plurality of orders waiting to be processed into the temporary storage carts by category includes: The step of controlling the workstation to unload the seeding-pending goods in the transport vehicle into the temporary storage device, where the temporary storage device includes the temporary storage cart. The cargo picking method according to claim 1.

15. The step of controlling the moving device to convey the transport vehicle with the sowing-waiting cargo to the work station includes: Based on the cargo unloading situation of the work station, the step of controlling the moving device to convey the transport vehicle with the sowing-waiting cargo to the work station, The cargo unloading situation of the work station includes at least one of the estimated return time of the temporary storage vehicle, the number of transport vehicles lined up waiting for cargo unloading, and the category and number of cargos lined up waiting for unloading. The cargo picking method according to claim 14.

16. The temporary storage device includes a plurality of the temporary storage vehicles and / or a temporary storage shelf. The cargo picking method according to claim 14 or 15.

17. When there is an error in the category or number of the order containers at the current marking target sowing point or the sowing-waiting cargo in the temporary storage vehicle, further including the step of inspecting the order containers for sowing using the same lot of cargo in the same temporary storage vehicle and / or the transport vehicle with the sowing-waiting cargo. The cargo picking method according to claim 1.

18. A warehouse storage system, A sowing station with a plurality of sowing points arranged, each of the sowing points being a sowing station used for placing order containers, A control device configured to generate a unloading task based on the sowing-waiting cargo corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting to be processed, and to generate a sowing task based on the category and number of target cargos corresponding to the related orders associated with the order containers at each target sowing point in the sowing station among the plurality of orders waiting to be processed, wherein the sowing task is for sowing the target cargo in the temporary storage vehicle into the order containers, A work station coupled to the control device and configured to unload the sowing-waiting cargo into the temporary storage device by category based on the unloading task. The temporary storage device including the temporary storage cart that travels between the workstation and the seeding station, wherein the temporary storage cart is coupled to the control device, and is configured to convey the goods waiting for seeding to the seeding station and pass through a plurality of target seeding points of the seeding station so that the sorting target executes the seeding task, and the temporary storage device, A warehouse storage system.

19. The control device is configured to determine the category and quantity of the goods waiting for seeding based on the plurality of orders waiting for processing, The workstation is configured to place the goods waiting for seeding on the temporary storage cart based on the category and quantity of the goods waiting for seeding, and the goods waiting for seeding include the target goods. The warehouse storage system according to claim 18.

20. The workstation is, Based on the category and quantity of the goods waiting for seeding, configured to place the goods waiting for seeding of at least two categories on the same temporary storage cart. The warehouse storage system according to claim 19.

21. A plurality of compartments are provided in the temporary storage cart, The workstation is, Based on the category and quantity of the goods waiting for seeding, configured to place the goods waiting for seeding of different categories in different compartments of the same temporary storage cart. The warehouse storage system according to claim 19.

22. The seeding task includes seeding at least two categories of target goods in the temporary storage cart into the order containers at one target seeding point, and / or transferring the target goods of different categories in the temporary storage cart to the order containers at different target seeding points respectively. The warehouse storage system according to any one of claims 18 to 21.

23. The sorting target includes sorting equipment, The control device is configured to generate a first seeding task and a second seeding task based on the category and quantity of target goods corresponding to the ordered container at the target seeding point, wherein the first seeding task instructs the sorting device to seed target goods of a first category from the temporary storage vehicle into the ordered container at the target seeding point, and the second seeding task instructs the sorting device to seed target goods of a second category from the temporary storage vehicle into the ordered container at the target seeding point. The sorting device is configured to execute the first seeding task and, after completing the execution of the first seeding task, execute the second seeding task. The warehouse storage system according to claim 22.

24. The warehouse storage system includes an information input / output device, and the sorting target includes a sorting staff. The control device generates first seeding presentation information based on the category and quantity of target goods corresponding to the ordered container at the target seeding point, and the first seeding presentation information presents to the sorting staff the seeding of target goods of a first category from the temporary storage vehicle into the ordered container at the target seeding point. In response to the sorting staff completing the execution of seeding the target goods of the first category, it is configured to generate second seeding information, and the second seeding presentation information presents to the sorting staff the seeding of target goods of a second category from the temporary storage vehicle into the ordered container at the target seeding point. The information input / output device is configured to output the first seeding presentation information and the second seeding presentation information. The warehouse storage system according to claim 22.

25. The seeding station includes a put wall, and a plurality of seeding points including the target seeding point are arranged on the put wall, and the put wall is arranged in parallel or in a U-shape. The control device is configured to determine the shortest path for the temporary storage vehicle to pass through the plurality of target seeding points based on the arrangement of the put wall. The temporary storage vehicle is configured to pass through the plurality of target seeding points along the shortest path. The warehouse storage system according to claim 18.

26. The put wall is divided into a plurality of partitions, each of the partitions includes at least two seeding points, the sorting target includes sorting equipment, the control device is configured to generate a third seeding task and a fourth seeding task based on the category and quantity of target goods corresponding to the target seeding point in the first partition, the third seeding task instructs the sorting equipment to seed target goods of the third category from the temporary storage vehicle into the order container at the target seeding point in the first partition, the first partition is any one of the plurality of partitions, the fourth seeding task instructs the sorting equipment to seed target goods of the fourth category from the temporary storage vehicle into the order container at the target seeding point in the first partition or the second partition, and the second partition is a partition different from the first partition among the plurality of partitions. The sorting equipment is configured to execute the third seeding task and execute the fourth seeding task after completing the execution of the third seeding task. The warehouse storage system according to claim 25.

27. The put wall is divided into a plurality of partitions, each of the partitions includes at least two seeding points, the warehouse storage system includes an information input / output device, the sorting target includes sorting personnel, the control device generates third seeding presentation information based on the category and quantity of target goods corresponding to the target seeding point in the first partition, and the third seeding presentation information presents to the sorting personnel to seed target goods of the third category from the temporary storage vehicle into the order container at the target seeding point in the first partition, and the first partition is any one of the plurality of partitions. configured to generate fourth seeding presentation information in response to the sorting person completing the seeding of the target goods of the third category, the fourth seeding presentation information presenting to the sorting person the seeding of the target goods of the fourth category into the order containers at the target seeding points in the first partition or the second partition from the temporary storage cart, the second partition being a partition different from the first partition among the plurality of partitions, the information input / output device is configured to output the third seeding presentation information and the fourth seeding presentation information, The warehouse storage system according to claim 25.

28. the control device, determines a seeding order corresponding to the category of the target goods based on the target goods, generates the seeding task based on the seeding order corresponding to the category of the target goods, the seeding task instructing the sorting target to perform seeding on the order containers at the target seeding points in any of the partitions according to the seeding order, and after the seeding of the order containers is completed, replacing the order containers for which the seeding has been completed and continuing the seeding in any of the partitions according to the seeding order, The warehouse storage system according to claim 27.

29. the related orders of the target seeding points include a first order and a second order, the first order being associated with a first order container located at the current target seeding point, and the second order being associated with a second order container placed at the target seeding point after the seeding of the first order is completed, the workstation, by placing the target goods corresponding to the first order and the second order on the temporary storage cart, enabling the sorting target to seed the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the first order from the temporary storage cart into the first order container, and in response to the completion of the seeding of the first order container and the replacement of the first order container with the second order container, configured to transfer the target goods of the category and quantity corresponding to the second order from the temporary storage cart to the second order container, The warehouse storage system according to claim 18.

30. the first order and the second order are, the first order corresponding to target goods of at least two categories, the second order corresponding to target goods of at least two categories, the warehouse storage system according to claim 29, satisfying at least one of: the first order and the second order corresponding to target goods of different categories, The warehouse storage system according to claim 29.

31. The warehouse storage system further includes a mobile device, the control device is configured to generate a conveyance task based on seeding-waiting goods corresponding to a plurality of orders waiting to be processed, the mobile device is configured to convey a conveyance tool in which the seeding-waiting goods exist to the workstation based on the conveyance task, the workstation is configured to unload the seeding-waiting goods in the conveyance tool into a temporary storage device, and the temporary storage device includes the temporary storage cart, The warehouse storage system according to claim 18.

32. the control device, is configured to generate the conveyance task based on the goods unloading status of the workstation, the goods unloading status of the workstation includes at least one of an estimated return time of the temporary storage cart, the number of conveyance tools lined up waiting to unload goods, and the category and number of goods lined up waiting to unload goods, The warehouse storage system according to claim 31.

33. the temporary storage device includes a plurality of the temporary storage carts and / or a temporary storage shelf, The warehouse storage system according to claim 31 or 32.

34. the control device further, when there is an error in the category or number of the seeding-waiting goods in the current seeding target point order container or the temporary storage cart, is configured to inspect the order container that performs seeding using the goods of the same lot in the same temporary storage cart and / or the conveyance tool in which the seeding-waiting goods exist, The warehouse storage system according to claim 18.

35. A control device, including a memory and at least one processor, computer-executable instructions are stored in the memory, and by executing the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory by the at least one processor, the at least one processor is caused to execute the goods picking method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, Control device.

36. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, wherein when a processor executes the computer-executable instructions, the cargo picking method according to any one of claims 1 to 18 is realized. A computer-readable medium.

37. A computer program product including a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the cargo picking method according to any one of claims 1 to 18 is realized. A computer program product.

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