Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of filling orders from two live storage conveyors which move in paths past a plurality of spaced-apart picking stations adjacent the paths of both conveyors comprising the steps of selecting a plurality of groups of orders, each group having common requested articles, recording for each article of a group the total quantity of said article required for that group, arranging said recorded data on each article of the group in the same sequence the articles are stored on the conveyors with the articles from one conveyor alternated to the extent possible with articles from other conveyor, the articles in the respective groups being spaced on the conveyor a distance substantially equal to the distance between picking stations from the corresponding articles in the other groups, controlling the two conveyors in accordance with said recorded data, and picking articles from the conveyors simultaneously at each of said picking stations in accordance with said recorded data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of filling orders from two live storage conveyors which move in paths past a plurality of spaced-apart picking stations adjacent the paths of both conveyors comprising the steps of selecting a plurality of groups of orders, each group having common requested articles, recording for each article of a group the total quantity of said article required for that group, arranging said recorded data on each article of the group in the same sequence the articles are stored on the conveyors with the articles from one conveyor alternated to the extent possible with articles from other conveyor, the articles in the respective groups being spaced on the conveyor a distance substantially equal to the distance between picking stations from the corresponding articles in the other groups, controlling the two conveyors in accordance with said recorded data, and picking articles from the conveyors simultaneously at each of said picking stations in accordance with said recorded data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 including the additional step of separating the articles picked at each picking station according to the quantity of articles required for each order of that group.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
92 words
the method of coordinating the movement of two live storage conveyors relative to a picking station adjacent both conveyors comprising the steps of combining a plurality of orders for articles stored on the conveyors by recording data on the quantity of each article required for each order number, placing said data in the same article sequence the articles are stored on the conveyors, alternating in said sequence the articles stored on one conveyor with the articles stored on the other conveyor, and controlling the conveyors in accordance with the sequential recorded data.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
92 words
the method of coordinating the movement of two live storage conveyors relative to a picking station adjacent both conveyors comprising the steps of combining a plurality of orders for articles stored on the conveyors by recording data on the quantity of each article required for each order number, placing said data in the same article sequence the articles are stored on the conveyors, alternating in said sequence the articles stored on one conveyor with the articles stored on the other conveyor, and controlling the conveyors in accordance with the sequential recorded data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3 including the step of displaying the recorded data in sequence at the picking station.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 3 including the step of picking at the picking station the total number of each article required for said plurality of orders and separating the articles according to the respective quantity required for each order.