Order confirmation method, order confirmation device, order confirmation system, and shelf

Abstract

An order confirmation method, an order confirmation device, an order confirmation system, and a shelf, relating to the field of warehousing. The method includes a step (110) of determining an order number corresponding to an item, a step (120) of indicating a product location corresponding to the item according to the correspondence between the order number and a product location number on the shelf, a step (130) of determining whether confirmation of the order to which the item belongs is complete, and, if confirmation of the order to which the item belongs is complete, a step (140) of sending a turnover instruction to a turnover system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the turnover system, wherein each turnover component of the turnover system corresponds to one product location and is configured to close a product inlet port corresponding to the product location. In this method, after confirmation of the order to which the item belongs is complete, the turnover component closes the product inlet port corresponding to the product location, thereby preventing subsequent items from being placed at the product location and reducing the error rate of order confirmation.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based on and claims priority from Chinese Patent Application No. 202010512870.2, filed on June 8, 2020, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of warehousing, and in particular to an order confirmation method, an order confirmation device, and an order confirmation system, and a rack. [Background technology]

[0003] With the rapid development of e-commerce, the number of daily orders in warehouses is increasing day by day, and order confirmation of goods in warehouses is an important operational link in warehouses. The purpose of order confirmation is to consolidate multiple goods included in each order in preparation for packing and delivery.

[0004] In the related art, it is necessary to place a return box at a corresponding rack position, and then place the ordered items in the return box at the corresponding position to complete the order confirmation. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide an order confirmation method, an order confirmation device, an order confirmation system, and a rack that can reduce the error rate of order confirmation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an order confirmation method including the steps of determining an order number of an order to which a product belongs; indicating a location on a rack corresponding to the product according to the correspondence between the order number and the location number of the location; determining whether the order has been confirmed in response to the product being placed at the corresponding location; and if the order has been confirmed, sending a flip command to a flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and a device number of the flip system, wherein a flip assembly of each flip system corresponds to one location and is configured to close an entrance to the one location.

[0007] In some embodiments, a state switch command is sent to a suggestion device corresponding to an order when the order to which the product belongs is confirmed, according to a correspondence between the order and the device number of the suggestion device.

[0008] In some embodiments, the location number of the location where the product is to be placed is obtained, and if the location number of the location where the product is to be placed matches the location number of the indicated location, the product is determined to be in its fixed position.

[0009] In some embodiments, the device number of the flip system corresponding to the position where the product is to be placed is obtained, and the product is determined to be in place if the device number of the flip system corresponding to the position where the product is to be placed matches the device number of the flip system corresponding to the indicated position.

[0010] In some embodiments, after the suggestion device executes the state switch command, in response to the operator clicking a state switch button on the suggestion device, the operator is permitted to pack the item at a location.

[0011] In some embodiments, the state-switching button comprises a first button and a second button, the first button and the second button each being in information coupling with the operator.

[0012] In some embodiments, it is determined whether all orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed, the confirmation task list corresponding to at least one order. If all orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed, it is determined whether all state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders have been clicked. If any of the state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders have not been clicked, the operator is instructed to click a state switch button that has not been clicked. If all state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders have been clicked, the confirmation task list is issued again.

[0013] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is further provided an order confirmation device comprising: an order number determination unit configured to determine an order number of an order to which a product belongs; a position indication unit configured to indicate a position on a rack corresponding to the product according to the correspondence between the order number and the position number of the position; a confirmation determination unit configured to determine whether the order has been confirmed in response to the product being placed at the position; and a flip command unit configured, if the order has been confirmed, to send a flip command to a flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and a device number of the flip system, wherein a flip assembly of each flip system corresponds to one position and is configured to close an entrance of the one position.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is further provided an order confirmation device comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform the order confirmation method as described above based on instructions stored in the memory.

[0015] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is further provided a rack comprising: at least one rack layer, each rack layer comprising a partition structure configured to partition the rack layer into at least two positions; and a flip system corresponding to each position, the flip system comprising a flip assembly configured to close an entrance to the position in accordance with a flip command transmitted from an order confirmation system after it is determined that an order to which the item belongs has been confirmed.

[0016] In some embodiments, the vertical height of the entrance at each location is greater than the vertical height of the exit.

[0017] In some embodiments, the partition structure is slidably mounted on the rack layer.

[0018] In some embodiments, the flip system further comprises a drive motor configured to drive the flip assembly to close the position entrance.

[0019] In some embodiments, the suggestion device corresponding to each location is configured to perform a state switch in accordance with a state switch command transmitted from the order confirmation device after it is determined that the order to which the item belongs has been confirmed.

[0020] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is further provided an order confirmation system, comprising the order confirmation device as described above and the rack as described above.

[0021] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is further provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the order confirmation method described above.

[0022] In these embodiments of the present disclosure, a location corresponding to the product is indicated according to the correspondence between the order number and the location number of the location, and after the order to which the product belongs is confirmed, a flip command is sent to the flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the flip system, so that the flip assembly of the flip system closes the entrance of this location, thereby preventing subsequent products from being placed at this location, and can reduce the error rate of order confirmation.

[0023] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments that proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] The accompanying drawings, which form a part of this description, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

[0025] The present disclosure will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] 1 is a flow diagram of an order confirmation method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a confirmation task list. [Figure 3] 10 is a flow diagram of an order confirmation method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an order confirmation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a structural schematic diagram of an order confirmation device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a structural schematic diagram of an order confirmation device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a rack according to the present disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 12 is another schematic perspective view of a rack according to the present disclosure. [Figure 9]FIG. 1 is a front view of a rack according to the present disclosure. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a rear view of a rack according to the present disclosure. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is a side view of a rack according to the present disclosure. [Figure 12] 1A and 1B are structural schematic diagrams of a partition assembly according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Figure 13] 1A and 1B are structural schematic diagrams of a flip system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Figure 14] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic tag according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Figure 15] 1 is an order confirmation production layout according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0027] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the relative positions, numerical expressions, and numbers of components and steps shown in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0028] However, it should be understood that the sizes of parts shown in the figures are not drawn to scale for ease of illustration.

[0029] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is, of course, merely illustrative and is not intended to construe any limitation on the present disclosure and its application or uses.

[0030] Techniques, methods, and devices known to those skilled in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, these techniques, methods, and devices are intended to be part of the approved specification.

[0031] In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific numerical values ​​should be construed as examples only, and not as limitations, and thus, other examples of example embodiments may have different numerical values.

[0032] It should be noted that like reference numbers and characters indicate like items in the accompanying drawings, and therefore, if a particular item is defined in one drawing, that item will not necessarily be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0033] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the present disclosure will be described in more detail below in combination with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] 1 is a flow diagram of an order confirmation method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, which is implemented by an order confirmation device, such as a WMS (Warehouse Management System).

[0035] At step 110, the order number of the order to which an item belongs is determined.

[0036] For example, a verification operator scans the barcode on the product with a handheld scan gun, and the barcode information of the product is transmitted to an order verification device, which determines the order number corresponding to the product through the barcode information of the product.

[0037] At step 120, a location (ie, storage space) on a rack (ie, shelf) corresponding to the item is designated according to the correspondence between the order number and the location number of a location.

[0038] In some embodiments, each position on the rack has a position number, and the order confirmation device presets a correspondence between the order number and the position number, and instructs the operator on the position number and the position corresponding to the product according to the correspondence between the order number and the position number, and the operator can place the product at this position.

[0039] In response to placing the item at this location, a determination is made at step 130 as to whether the order has been confirmed.

[0040] In some embodiments, the order confirmation device needs to determine whether the product has been placed in the correct position. For example, the location number of the position where the product will be placed is obtained, and if the location number of the position where the product will be placed matches the location number of the specified position, it is determined that the product is placed in its correct position. Alternatively, the device number of the flip system corresponding to the position where the product will be placed is obtained, and if the device number of the flip system corresponding to the position where the product will be placed matches the device number of the flip system corresponding to the specified position, it is determined that the product is placed in its correct position.

[0041] In some embodiments, an order is determined to be confirmed when the order confirmation device determines that all items in an order are in their correct locations.

[0042] In step 140, once the order is confirmed, a flip instruction is sent to the flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the flip system, where the flip assembly of each flip system corresponds to one position and is configured to close the entrance of this one position.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the location corresponding to the product is indicated according to the correspondence between the order number and the location number, and after the order to which the product belongs is confirmed, a flip command is sent to the flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the flip system, so that the flip assembly of the flip system closes the entrance of this location, thereby preventing subsequent products from being placed at this location, thereby reducing the error rate of order confirmation.

[0044] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, when an order to which the product belongs is confirmed, a state switching command is sent to the suggestion device corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the suggestion device.

[0045] The indication device is, for example, an electronic tag, which is provided, for example, on the other side of the position where the flip system is located. The electronic tag includes an indicator light. For example, after an order is confirmed, the order confirmation device sends a lighting indication to the electronic tag corresponding to the order, and the indicator light is turned on to indicate that the packer can perform the corresponding packing operation. In this embodiment, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the lighting can indicate that the order confirmation has been completed, or that the light is turned off can also indicate that the order confirmation has been completed.

[0046] In some embodiments, after the suggestion device executes the state switch command, the operator is permitted to pack the item at that location in response to the operator clicking a state switch button on the suggestion device.

[0047] For example, the electronic tag may have a lighted button, and after the packer sees the indicator light illuminated, the packer may determine that the order confirmation is complete and press the button to illuminate the indicator light, thereby starting to pack the product. If the indicator light is not illuminated, it indicates that the order confirmation is not complete, in which case the operator is not allowed to pack the product at that location, thereby preventing the incomplete order from affecting the customer experience.

[0048] In the above embodiment, packing occurs immediately after an order confirmation is completed, improving overall product picking efficiency compared to prior art techniques that must wait for all order confirmations to be completed before packing can occur.

[0049] In some embodiments, the state-switching button comprises a first button and a second button, each of the first button and the second button being in information coupling with a corresponding operator.

[0050] For example, if one confirmation station corresponds to two packing stations, the electronic tag may have two lighted buttons, each of which is in an information-linked state with a different packer, and each packer obtains his or her own packing task of packing goods by pressing the respective lighted button, which is convenient for the order confirmation device to track orders.

[0051] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, it is determined whether all orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed, where the confirmation task list corresponds to at least one order, as shown in Figure 2. If all orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed, it is determined whether all of the state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all of the orders have been clicked; if any of the state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all of the orders have not been clicked, the operator is instructed to click the unclicked state switch button; if all of the state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all of the orders have been clicked, the confirmation task list is issued again.

[0052] For example, if any of the indicator lights of the electronic tags corresponding to all the orders in a certain confirmation task list are not turned off, i.e., none of the confirmed orders have been packed by the packer, the packer is instructed to turn off all the indicator lights that are on and transfer the products to the corresponding packing table for temporary storage to facilitate subsequent packing. Then, the next confirmation task list can be checked.

[0053] FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of an order confirmation method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0054] At step 310, a confirmation task list is issued.

[0055] In step 320, a correspondence is established between the order number, the location number of the location on the rack, the device number of the electronic tag, and the device number of the flip system.

[0056] For example, one side of a location may be equipped with a flip system and the other side of the location may be equipped with an electronic tag.

[0057] At step 330, the location number is indicated to the operator along with the order number of the order to which the item belongs.

[0058] In step 340, the operator places the item on this location.

[0059] At step 350, the location number or flip system bar code number of the location where the item is to be placed is scanned to verify that the item has been placed in the correct location.

[0060] At step 360, it is determined whether the order to which the product belongs has been confirmed; if the order has been confirmed, step 370 is performed; otherwise, step 330 is performed.

[0061] At step 370, a flip command is sent to the flip system corresponding to the order to which the item belongs.

[0062] When all the items in the order are confirmed, the flip system corresponding to that position automatically flips downward to alert the operator that the items have been confirmed, while preventing the operator from placing other items in that position by mistake.

[0063] At step 380, a lighting indication is sent to the electronic tag corresponding to the order to which the item belongs.

[0064] After the order is confirmed, an indicator light on an electronic tag located on the opposite side of the flip system device at that location is turned on to indicate that the packer on the opposite side can perform the packing operation.

[0065] In step 390, it is determined whether all orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed, and if so, step 3100 is performed; otherwise, step 330 is performed.

[0066] This order confirmation task is executed repeatedly until all items in the confirmation task list are confirmed.

[0067] In step 3100, it is determined whether all tasks for the confirmed order have been acquired by the packer; if so, step 310 is performed; otherwise, step 3110 is performed.

[0068] After order confirmation for one confirmation task list is completed, order confirmation for the next confirmation task list is carried out until confirmation for all confirmation task lists is completed.

[0069] At step 3110, the packer is suggested to turn off all indicator lights that are on and transfer the items to the corresponding packing table, and then step 310 can be performed.

[0070] In this embodiment, according to the correspondence between the order number, the location number, the device number of the electronic tag, and the device number of the flip system, each item in the order is placed in the corresponding location, thereby improving the order confirmation efficiency, and after an order is confirmed, the flip assembly corresponding to that location closes the entrance of that location, thereby preventing subsequent items from being placed in that location. Furthermore, the indicator light of the electronic tag corresponding to that location is lit to remind the packer to pack, and in this embodiment, after an order is completed, packing can be carried out immediately, thereby improving the picking efficiency of the entire system.

[0071] 4 is a structural schematic diagram of an order confirmation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, which includes an order number determination unit 410, a position indication unit 420, a confirmation determination unit 430, and a flip instruction unit 440.

[0072] The order number determination unit 410 is configured to determine the order number of the order to which the product belongs.

[0073] The position indicating unit 420 is configured to indicate the position on the rack corresponding to the item according to the correspondence between the order number and the location number of the location.

[0074] In some embodiments, each position on the rack has a position number, and the order confirmation device presets a correspondence between the order number and the position number of the position on the rack, and indicates the position number and the position corresponding to the product to the operator according to the correspondence between the order number and the position number of the position on the rack, and the operator can place the product at this position.

[0075] The validation determination unit 430 is configured to determine, in response to the item being placed at this location, whether the order to which the item belongs has been validated.

[0076] In some embodiments, the confirmation determination unit 430 acquires the location number of the location where the product is to be placed, and if the location number of the location where the product is to be placed matches the specified location number, it is determined that the product is placed in its designated location. Alternatively, the confirmation determination unit 430 acquires the device number of the flip system corresponding to the location where the product is to be placed, and if the device number of the flip system corresponding to the location where the product is to be placed matches the device number of the flip system corresponding to the specified location number, it is determined that the product is placed in its designated location.

[0077] In some embodiments, an order is determined to be confirmed when the validation determination unit 430 determines that all items in the order are in their correct locations.

[0078] When the order to which the product belongs is confirmed, the flip instruction unit 440 sends a flip instruction to the flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the flip system, where the flip assembly of each flip system corresponds to one position and is configured to close the entrance of this one position.

[0079] In the above embodiment, the location corresponding to the product is indicated according to the correspondence between the order number and the location number of the location, and after the order to which the product belongs is confirmed, a flip command is sent to the flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the flip system, so that the flip assembly of this flip system closes the entrance of this one location, thereby preventing subsequent products from being placed at this location, thereby reducing the error rate of order confirmation.

[0080] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the device further comprises a state switching unit 510, which is configured to, when an order to which the product belongs is confirmed, send a state switching instruction to a suggestion device corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the suggestion device.

[0081] The indicating device is, for example, an electronic tag, which is provided, for example, on the other side of the position where the flip system is located. The electronic tag has an indicator light. For example, after an order is confirmed, the order confirmation device sends a lighting command to the electronic tag corresponding to the order, and the indicator light is lit, indicating that the packer can carry out packing.

[0082] In another embodiment, after the suggestion device executes the state switch command, the operator is permitted to pack the item at that location in response to the operator clicking a state switch button on the suggestion device.

[0083] In the above embodiment, after an order is completed, packing can be performed immediately, thereby improving the picking efficiency of the overall system.

[0084] In another embodiment, the device further comprises a task list determining unit 520 , a state determining unit 530 , and an information indicating unit 540 .

[0085] The task list determining unit 520 is configured to determine whether all orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed, where the confirmation task list corresponds to at least one order.

[0086] The state determining unit 530 is configured to determine whether, when all the orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed, all the state switching buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all the orders have been clicked.

[0087] The information instruction unit 540 is configured to instruct the operator to click an unclicked state switch button when any of the state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders has not been clicked, and when all of the state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders have been clicked, the confirmation task list is issued again.

[0088] 6 is a structural schematic diagram of an order confirmation device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The device 600 includes a memory 610 and a processor 620. The memory 610 can be a magnetic disk, a flash memory, or any other non-volatile storage medium. The memory is configured to store instructions in an embodiment corresponding to FIGS. 1-3. The processor 620 coupled to the memory 610 can be implemented as one or more integrated circuits, such as a microprocessor or a microcontroller. The processor 620 is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory.

[0089] In some embodiments, processor 620 is coupled to memory 610 via BUS 630. Device 600 can also be connected to an external storage device 650 via storage interface 640 for retrieving external data, and can also be connected to a network or other computer system (not shown) via network interface 660, which will not be described in detail herein.

[0090] In this embodiment, the storage of data instructions by the memory and the processing of these instructions by the processor may reduce the error rate of order confirmations.

[0091] Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a secured rack, the rack including at least one rack layer, each rack layer including a partition structure configured to partition the rack layer into at least two locations, and a flip system corresponding to each location, the flip system including a flip assembly configured to close a location entrance in accordance with a flip command transmitted from an order confirmation system after a determination is made that an order to which an item belongs has been confirmed.

[0092] 7 to 11, the rack comprises a plurality of crossbars 1, a plurality of uprights 2, a plurality of sidebars 3, and a plurality of shelves 4. The number of shelves indicates the number of rack layers the rack comprises.

[0093] The rack further includes multiple partition structures 5, which primarily serve to physically separate the positions corresponding to each order. As shown in FIG. 12 , the partition structures 5 include, for example, partition plates 51 and guide sleeves 52. In some embodiments, the partition structures 5 are slidably mounted on the rack layers. The guide sleeves 52 are fixed to both sides of the partition plates 51 and are used to connect to the crossbars 1 on each layer. The guide sleeves 52 have a structure with a radian that matches the crossbars 1, thereby facilitating left and right movement on the crossbars 1. If the volume of an item in an order is too large to be placed in an existing position, the partition structures 5 can be appropriately moved to ensure that the item is smoothly placed in that position. In some embodiments, the exterior of the partition plates 51 has rounded corners to prevent bruising to the operator.

[0094] The rack includes multiple flip assemblies 6 and multiple drive motors 7. The flip assemblies 6 and the drive motors 7 form a flip system, and the drive motors 7 are configured to drive the flip assemblies 6 to close the position entrances. As shown in FIG. 13 , the flip assemblies 6 include a flip plate 61 and a flip shaft 62. The flip plate 61 includes multiple barcode mounting grooves 63, which are used to affix flip system barcode numbers. The drive motors 7 are fixed onto a baffle 9 by a mounting bracket assembly 8. The mounting bracket assembly 8 includes a mounting side plate 81, a mounting fastening plate 82, a mounting base plate 83, and a support rib plate 84. The baffle 9 is fixed onto the crossbar 1 to prevent items from falling outside the rack device, and can also be used to affix position barcode numbers.

[0095] The rack further includes a suggestion device 10 corresponding to each position. The suggestion device is configured to switch states according to a state-switching command sent from the order confirmation device after determining that the order to which the product belongs has been confirmed. The suggestion device 10 is, for example, an electronic tag. As shown in FIG. 14, the electronic tag includes an indicator light 101, a first lighted button 102, a second lighted button 103, and an operation button 104. When one confirmation station 151 corresponds to two packing stations 152 shown in FIG. 15, the first lighted button 102 and the second lighted button 103 are in an information-linked state with the respective packing operators 153, and one confirmation station can be used by one confirmation operator 154. The packing operator acquires his or her packing task by pressing the lighted button in an information-linked state with the packing operator. The packed products are transported via a transport line 155. When the light button is pressed, it simultaneously triggers the start of the packing operation, eliminating the need for the packer to repeatedly scan the bar code information of the order, thereby improving operational efficiency and enabling consistency in the efficiency of the verification and packing operation.

[0096] In some embodiments, the vertical height of the entrance at each position is higher than the vertical height of the exit, i.e., the shelves 4 are fixed diagonally on the side bars 3 and cross bars 1. The upper side of the shelves 4 is equipped with a flip assembly 6, and the lower side of the shelves 4 is equipped with an electronic tag 10. When a checker places an item on the shelves 4 at this position, the effect of gravity allows the item to automatically move to the side closer to the packer, which reduces the packer's burden of carrying the item and improves operational efficiency.

[0097] In some embodiments, the rack further comprises feet 11 to facilitate movement of the rack.

[0098] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the order confirmation system is secured, and the other confirmation system comprises an order confirmation device and the rack described above.

[0099] In other embodiments, a computer-readable storage medium stores computer program instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the steps of the method in the embodiments corresponding to FIGS. 1-3. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as a method, an apparatus, or a computer program product. Accordingly, the present disclosure may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable non-transitory storage media (including, but not limited to, disk memory, CD-ROM, optical memory, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

[0100] The present disclosure will be described with reference to flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatuses (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that each flow and / or block in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams, and combinations of each flow and / or block in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or another programmable data processing device to form a machine, such that the instructions, executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device, form means for implementing the functions specified in one or more flows in the flowcharts and / or one or more blocks in the block diagrams.

[0101] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can guide a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory result in an article of manufacture that includes instruction means that implement the functions specified in one or more flows in the flowcharts and / or one or more blocks in the block diagrams.

[0102] These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, and thus the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device produce steps for realizing the functions specified in one or more flows in the flowcharts and / or one or more blocks in the block diagrams.

[0103] Up to now, the present disclosure has been described in detail. Some details that are well known in the art are not described to avoid obscuring the concept of the present disclosure. From the above description, those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed in this specification.

[0104] Although several specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail by way of example, those skilled in the art should understand that the above examples are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0105] 1 crossbar 2 uprights 3. Sidebar 4 shelves 5 Partition structure 6 Flip Assembly 7 Drive motor 8 Mounting Bracket Assembly 9 Baffles 10. Suggestion devices, electronic tags 11 feet 51 Divider plate 52 Guide sleeve 61 Flip Plate 62 Flip Shaft 63 Barcode mounting groove 81 Mounting side plate 82 Mounting and fixing plate 83 Mounting base plate 84 Support rib plate 101 Indicator Light 102 First illuminated button 103 Second illuminated button 104 Operation button 153 Packing Operator 154 Confirmation Operator 155 Transfer Line 410 Order Number Judgment Unit 420 Positioning Unit 430 Verification and Judgment Unit 440 Flip Instruction Unit 510 State Switching Unit 520 Task List Judgment Unit 530 Status Judgment Unit 540 Information Indication Unit 600 devices 610 memory 620 processor 640 storage interface 650 external storage devices 660 network interface

Claims

1. An order confirmation method, comprising: determining the order number of the order to which the product belongs; indicating a location on the rack corresponding to the item according to the correspondence between the order number and the location number of the location; responsive to the item being placed at the location, determining whether the order has been confirmed; When the order is confirmed, sending a flip instruction to a flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the flip system, wherein a flip assembly of each flip system corresponds to one position and is configured to close an entrance of the one position; Including, The order confirmation method includes: When the order to which the product belongs is confirmed, sending a state switching command to a suggestion device corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the suggestion device, and after the suggestion device executes the state switching command, allowing the operator to pack the product at a certain location in response to an operator clicking a state switching button of the suggestion device; determining whether all orders in a confirmation task list have been confirmed, the confirmation task list corresponding to at least one order; When all the orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed, determining whether all the state switching buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all the orders have been clicked; When any of the state switching buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders is not clicked, instructing an operator to click an unclicked state switching button; and when all of the state switching buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders are clicked, issuing a confirmation task list again; Also includes how to confirm your order.

2. acquiring a location number of a location where the product is to be placed; determining that the product is located in a fixed position when the position number of the position where the product is located matches the position number of the specified position; The order confirmation method of claim 1 further comprising:

3. obtaining a device number of a flip system corresponding to the position where the product is to be placed; determining that the product is located in a fixed position when the device number of the flip system corresponding to the position where the product is to be located matches the device number of the flip system corresponding to the specified position; The order confirmation method of claim 1 further comprising:

4. the state switching button includes a first button and a second button; The order confirmation method according to claim 1, wherein the first button and the second button are each in information-coupled status with an operator.

5. The order confirmation method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the suggestion device is an electronic tag.

6. 6. The order confirmation method according to claim 5, wherein the electronic tag is provided on a side of the one location located on the opposite side of the flip system.

7. an order number determination unit configured to determine the order number of the order to which the product belongs; a position indicating unit configured to indicate a position on the rack corresponding to the item according to the correspondence between the order number and the location number of the location; a confirmation determination unit configured to determine whether the order has been confirmed in response to the product being placed at the location; a flip instruction unit configured to, when the order is confirmed, send a flip instruction to a flip system corresponding to the order according to the correspondence between the order and the device number of the flip system, wherein a flip assembly of each flip system corresponds to one position and is configured to close an entrance of the one position; a state switching unit configured to, when the order to which the product belongs is confirmed, send a state switching command to a suggestion device corresponding to the order according to a correspondence between the order and a device number of the suggestion device, and after the suggestion device executes the state switching command, the state switching unit allows the operator to pack the product at a certain location in response to an operator clicking a state switching button of the suggestion device; a task list determination unit configured to determine whether all orders in a confirmation task list have been confirmed, the confirmation task list corresponding to at least one order; and a state determining unit configured to determine whether all state switching buttons of suggestion devices corresponding to all orders have been clicked when all orders in the confirmation task list have been confirmed; an information instruction unit configured to instruct an operator to click an unclicked state switch button when any of the state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders is not clicked, and to issue a confirmation task list again when all of the state switch buttons of the suggestion devices corresponding to all orders are clicked; an order confirmation device comprising:

8. Memory and a processor coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement the order confirmation method of any one of claims 1 to 6 based on instructions stored in said memory; an order confirmation device comprising:

9. at least one rack layer, each rack layer being provided with a partition structure configured to partition the rack layer into at least two positions; a flip system corresponding to each location, the flip system comprising a flip assembly configured to close an entrance to the location in accordance with a flip command transmitted from the order confirmation device of claim 7 or 8 after it is determined that an order to which a product belongs has been confirmed; A rack comprising:

10. 10. The rack of claim 9, wherein the vertical height of the entrance at each location is greater than the vertical height of the exit.

11. 10. The rack according to claim 9, wherein the partition structure is slidably provided on the rack layer.

12. The rack of claim 9 , wherein the flip system further comprises a drive motor configured to drive the flip assembly to close the entrance to the location.

13. a suggestion device corresponding to each location configured to perform a state switch according to a state switch command transmitted from the order confirmation device after determining that the order to which the product belongs has been confirmed; 13. The rack of claim 9, further comprising:

14. an order confirmation device according to claim 7 or 8; A rack according to any one of claims 9 to 13; An order confirmation system comprising:

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the order confirmation method of any one of claims 1 to 6.

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