Order review method, device and system, and rack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12450565-B2
Application number	US-202118000783-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2021
Priority date	Jun 8, 2020
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

This disclosure discloses an order reviewing method, device and system and a rack, and relates to the field of warehousing. The method includes determining an order number of an order to which a commodity belongs; prompting a location on a rack corresponding to the commodity according to a correspondence between an order number and a location number of a location; in response to the commodity being placed on the location, determining whether the order has been reviewed; and if the order has been reviewed, sending a flipping instruction to a flipping system corresponding to the order according to a correspondence between an order and a device number of a flipping system, wherein a flip assembly of each flipping system corresponds to one location and is configured to close an inlet of the one location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An order reviewing method performed by an order reviewing device, the method comprising:
determining an order number of an order to which a commodity belongs;
prompting a location on a rack corresponding to the commodity to an operator according to a correspondence between an order number and a location number of a location, to facilitate the operator to place the commodity on the location;
in response to the commodity being placed on the location, determining whether the order has been reviewed; and
if the order has been reviewed, sending a flipping instruction to a flipping system corresponding to the order according to a correspondence between an order and a device number of a flipping system, to instruct a flip assembly of the flipping system to close an inlet of the location for preventing subsequent commodities from being placed on the location, wherein a flip assembly of each flipping system corresponds to one location and is configured to close the inlet of the one location.

2. The order reviewing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
if the order to which the commodity belongs has been reviewed, sending a state switching instruction to an indicating device corresponding to the order according to a correspondence between an order and a device number of an indicating device.

3. The order reviewing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring a location number of a location where the commodity is placed; and
if the location number of the location where the commodity is placed is consistent with a location number of the prompted location, determining that the commodity is in place.

4. The order reviewing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring a device number of a flipping system corresponding to a location where the commodity is placed; and
if the device number of the flipping system corresponding to the location where the commodity is placed is consistent with a device number of a flipping system corresponding to the prompted location, determining that the commodity is in place.

5. The order reviewing method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
after the indicating device executes the state switching instruction, allowing an operator to pack a commodity of a location corresponding to the order in response to the operator clicking a state switching button of the indicating device.

6. The order reviewing method according to claim 5 , wherein: the state switching button comprises a first button and a second button; and
the first button and the second button are respectively in information binding with operators.

7. The order reviewing method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
determining whether all orders in a review task list have been reviewed, wherein the review task list corresponds to at least one order;
if all orders in the review task list have been reviewed, determining whether state switching buttons of an indicating device corresponding to all orders have all been clicked;
if the state switching buttons of the indicating device corresponding to all orders are not all clicked, prompting an operator to click a non-clicked state switching button; and
if the state switching buttons of the indicating device corresponding to all orders are all clicked, issuing a review task list again.

8. The order reviewing method according to claim 2 , wherein the indicating device is an electronic tag.

9. The order reviewing method according to claim 8 , wherein the electronic tag is provided on a side of the location, which is opposite to the flipping system.

10. The order reviewing method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining that the order has been reviewed if all commodities in the order have been placed on a correct location, wherein:
the order reviewing method is used for operation in warehouse; and
the flipping system is set at an inset of the location of the rack.

11. An order reviewing device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to perform, based on instructions stored in the memory, an order reviewing method comprising:
determining an order number of an order to which a commodity belongs;
prompting a location on a rack corresponding to the commodity to an operator according to a correspondence between an order number and a location number of a location, to facilitate the operator to place the commodity on the location;
in response to the commodity being placed on the location, determining whether the order has been reviewed; and
if the order has been reviewed, sending a flipping instruction to a flipping system corresponding to the order according to a correspondence between an order and a device number of a flipping system, to instruct a flip assembly of the flipping system to close an inlet of the location for preventing subsequent commodities from being placed on the location, wherein a flip assembly of each flipping system corresponds to one location and is configured to close the an-inlet of the one location.

12. The order reviewing device according to claim 11 , wherein:
the order reviewing device is used for operation in warehouse;
the processor is further configured to determine that the order has been reviewed, if all commodities in the order have been placed on a correct location; and
the flipping system is set at an inset of the location of the rack.

13. An order reviewing system, comprising:
the order reviewing device according to claim 11 ; and
a rack comprising:
at least one rack layer, each rack layer being provided with a partitioning structure configured to partition the rack layer into at least two locations; and
a flipping system corresponding to each location, comprising a flip assembly configured to close an inlet of the location according to a flipping instruction sent from an order reviewing system after it is determined that an order to which a commodity belongs has been reviewed.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement an order reviewing method comprising:
determining an order number of an order to which a commodity belongs;
prompting a location on a rack corresponding to the commodity to an operator according to a correspondence between an order number and a location number of a location, to facilitate the operator to place the commodity on the location;
in response to the commodity being placed on the location, determining whether the order has been reviewed; and
if the order has been reviewed, sending a flipping instruction to a flipping system corresponding to the order according to a correspondence between an order and a device number of the flipping system, to instruct a flip assembly of the flipping system to close an inlet of the location for preventing subsequent commodities from being placed on the location, wherein a flip assembly of the flipping system corresponds to one location and is configured to close the inlet of the one location.

15. The order reviewing system according to claim 13 , wherein a vertical height of the inlet of each location is greater than a vertical height of an outlet.

16. The order reviewing system according to claim 13 , wherein the partitioning structure is slidably provided on the rack layer.

17. The order reviewing system according to claim 13 , wherein
the partitioning structure is slidably provided on the rack layer.

18. The order reviewing system according to claim 13

Assignees

• Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Wenxiang

Classifications

• G06Q30/0633

  Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087) · CPC title

• G06Q10/04

  Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" (market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202) · CPC title

• G06Q10/0875 Primary

  Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials · CPC title

• G06Q10/0832 Primary

  Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods · CPC title

• G06Q10/087 Primary

  Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders · CPC title