IT202100028667A1 - INTERACTIVE ORDER MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE SYSTEM - Google Patents

Description

Description of the invention with title:

?INTERACTIVE ORDER MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE SYSTEM?

Description

Field of technology

The present invention operates in the field of the production of raw aluminum bars and subsequent painting. Even more? specifically, the object of this patent concerns the management and storage of aluminum bars and their transformation for the creation of windows, curtain walls, mosquito nets, pergolas or other products to be applied in construction.

Known art

To date, companies linked to the production of aluminum bars carry out tasks related to storage management, production flow management, and therefore collections and deliveries, on a daily basis.

All these activities? continuously require checks on a large quantity? of elements, causing not only a great waste of time but also confusion between certain elements belonging to different orders.

Thanks to recent technologies, notable improvements have been made regarding the communication and management aspect within companies and/or premises, which offer notable insights regarding the storage of goods.

An example ? offered by patent application CN206480096U, which claims a smart pick-up point for fast-food restaurants. Said pick-up point? equipped with more cells arranged vertically and horizontally, used to deposit the products, a heating system, a control microcomputer, a signal transmission and reception module, a barcode scanning equipment, an input equipment and a terminal mobile for applications. The signal transmission and reception module? located in the electrical panel of the device; barcode scanning equipment and display input equipment are arranged on the surface of the pickup point; a heating system? installed in each of the cells of the device. This collection point produces a reduction in the operating costs of the fast-food restaurant, ensuring the right preparation times for the products, which can be heated by the customer using the mobile terminal keyboard or via a specific application; through the application the customer can also independently organize the collection time.

Another of the critical points of today's storage centers? that of the confusion generated by the considerable volume of orders, which in most cases translates into enormous delays in the completion of the orders themselves.

In recent years, enormous strides have been made by RFID technology. The notable advantages offered by the aforementioned technology are already subject of various patents: US10664826B2; KR101151059B1; US8981955B2; KR102158883B1. For example, EUN-SOON HONG's patent application US10664826B2 is for food ordering using RFID. Is tag information read from at least one of the tags paired with each more? products on a menu using a mobile terminal having a built-in RFID module or an external RFID module. By accessing a main server via a corresponding URL you can view the tag information. The product information corresponding to the label information is received by the mobile terminal from the main server. The number of products is filled in and an order request message is transmitted to the main server from the mobile terminal. The order request message is received and a payment is made based on the order. The order item is transmitted to a server connected to the kitchen from a POS (Point of Sales) server connected to the main server as soon as the payment is made. completed.

Purpose of the present invention? that of proposing an order management and storage system capable of overcoming the aforementioned problems, which, thanks to an innovative storage box and product tracking via RFID, allows us to improve production efficiency by merging the orders that involve the painting of windows and doors with the same color: in this way it will be? is it possible to paint as much as possible? possible material of the same color before making the color change.

Description of the invention

According to the present invention, an order management and storage system is provided which is suitable for improving the company's production efficiency by merging orders that have similar characteristics, such as painting windows and doors with the same colour.

In fact, the invention typically refers, but not limitedly, to spaces intended for the management and storage of aluminum bars and their transformation for the creation of windows, curtain walls, mosquito nets, pergolas or other products to be applied in construction.

This system includes a division into a storage area and a command station.

The operator figures are divided into on-site operators, who carry out the various activities? storage, and the remote operator, positioned in the command station.

The storage area requires the presence of an external operator on site, who has the task of affixing the RFID labels, previously processed and printed from the control station, on each of the said products ordered and intended for storage; these RFID labels are designed to contain all product information and allow correct identification of the order.

Subsequently, the external on-site operator transports said products to a reading column installed in the management and storage area and equipped with an RFID reader; once all said products have been read by said RFID reader, said reading column, having been previously programmed by the control station, opens, via the local Wi-Fi network, at least one of the automatic teller machines of the interactive box, the latter installed in the immediate vicinity: in this way said external on-site operator can? proceed with positioning said products in the optimal storage container.

Said reading column? connected to said ATMs preferably via network connection and/or Bluetooth.

In one of the preferred embodiments the interactive management and storage system can provide a luminous path, installed between said reading column and said interactive box, suitable to indicate the most suitable path? rapid for the storage of said products.

The interactive box, cubic and ergonomic in shape, is composed entirely of assembleable and resistant materials, which makes it on the one hand installable both inside and outside the company premises, on the other it can be installed. be advantageously disassembled and reassembled easily.

This interactive box is managed and organized by an on-site operator operating inside it, whose purpose is? to simplify the collection and sorting of products relating to company orders.

At one of the front sides of the box there are a plurality of of automatic doors that allow the correct insertion of products into special storage containers, the latter placed inside the box and in correspondence with the doors themselves.

In one of the preferred embodiments, the automatic teller machines can have, engaged along the perimeter, LED strips which allow the said external operator on site more information. rapid identification; said LED strips can be activated by the remote operator, by said reading column and/or by said internal on-site operator via local Wi-Fi.

Advantageously, the storage containers contain a certain quantity? of said products until the optimal quantity for sorting and/or painting is reached; they are shaped in such a way that the picking up of the same products by the operator on site inside the box is convenient. Once the optimal quantity for sorting and/or painting has been reached, the control station will activate? LEDs, installed on each of the storage containers, so as to alert the on-site operator that the products are ready for collection.

In one of the preferred embodiments, the order management and storage system can predict more? interactive boxes placed side by side in series and connected via removable metal hooks that can be engaged at the respective bases.

Meanwhile, a remote operator programs, manages and constantly updates the flow of orders received by the company, via a push button panel connected to a common PLC. Advantageously, the PLC supplied to the remote operator? connected to the interactive box and to said reading column via local Wi-Fi network. In the event of reports, said remote operator communicates with said management and storage area through a microphone.

Thanks to the presence of RFID labels placed on each of the products ordered, the remote operator can update the customer in real time, via notifications, on the status of the order placed.

In one of the possible embodiments of the present invention, also considered one of the most? advantageous, on-site operators can be replaced by anthropomorphic robots that receive commands from the remote operator via electronic signals: they are transmitted by the electronic device remotely connected via the company Wi-Fi network. If the company is equipped with means of hands-free communication between the management and storage area and the command station, even more? advantageously, the remote operator can control robots via voice commands.

The advantages offered by the present invention are evident in the light of the description presented so far and will be even more so. clear thanks to the attached figures and the related detailed description.

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The invention will come described below in at least one preferred embodiment for explanatory and non-limiting purposes with the aid of the attached figures, in which:

- FIGURE 1 shows a perspective view of the storage area 100 of the order management and storage system of the present patent application;

- FIGURE 2 illustrates a perspective view of the inside of the interactive box 14, present inside the storage area 100 of the order management and storage system of the present patent application;

- FIGURE 3 shows a perspective view of the control station 200 of the order management and storage system of the present patent application. Detailed description of the invention

Will this invention come? now illustrated by way of example but not restrictively or bindingly, using the figures which illustrate some embodiments relating to the present inventive concept.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show the two operational areas in which it can? be divided into an order management and storage system, the object of the present invention. In particular, in FIG. 1 shows the storage area 100, characterized by the presence of a reading column 10 and an interactive box 14, while an external on-site operator 18 transports the products 300 relating to the company's orders; in FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the inside of said interactive box 14, while an internal on-site operator 17 proceeds with the management and withdrawal operations of the products 300; in FIG. 3 ? a three-dimensional view of the relevant control station 200 is shown. In the storage area 100, an external on-site operator 18, after having affixed the RFID labels previously processed and printed by the control station 200 on each of said products 300, is represented in the It is the act of transporting the latter to a reading column 10, equipped with an RFID reader 11. These RFID labels, designed to contain all the product information, allow correct identification of the order and its constant tracking. Once all said products 300 have been read by said RFID reader 11, said reading column 10, having been previously programmed by said control station 200, opens, via the local Wi-Fi network, at least one of said automatic teller machines 13 of the interactive box 14, busy in the immediate vicinity. Said automatic doors 13, engaged on the front surface of said interactive box 14 in correspondence with said storage containers, are suitable for allowing the insertion of said products 300 inside said storage containers 16.

In this way, said external on-site operator 18 proceeds to position said products 300 in the storage container 16 which, according to the programming of said control station 200, is optimal. The storage area 100 ? constantly video monitored by a system of cameras 19 which transmit the images to a monitor 23 located in said control station 200.

Said interactive box 14 is managed and organized by an internal on-site operator 17 operating inside it, who with simple gestures proceeds to collect and sort the products 300 relating to the company's orders. The interactive box 14 includes a ventilation system 12, engaged on the surface, capable of maintaining a protected and healthy environment for the internal on-site operator 17.

Said interactive box 14 has three storage containers 16 inside it suitable for containing a certain quantity. 300 of these products until the optimal quantity for sorting and/or painting is reached; meanwhile a remote operator 20 carries out the functions of programming, managing and updating the flow of orders received by the company, via a push-button panel 21 connected to a common PLC.

Furthermore, said PLC is connected to said interactive box 14 and to said reading column 10 via a common local Wi-Fi network; said remote operator 20 activates the LEDs 15, engaged on said containers 16, when said products 300 have reached the optimal quantity for sorting and/or painting, allowing said internal on-site operator 17 to collect said products 300. In case of danger and/or errors in the storage of said products 300, the remote operator 20, by pressing an alarm button 24 installed in said control station 200, activates an acoustic signal alerting said operators on site 17-18; equally called remote operator 20 pu? communicating with said storage area 100 through a microphone 22, installed at said control station 200.

? finally, it is clear that modifications, additions or variations that are obvious to a person skilled in the art can be made to the invention described so far, without thereby departing from the scope of protection which is provided by the attached claims.

Claims (10)

Claims 1. Interactive order management and storage system designed to improve production efficiency by merging orders that have similar characteristics, such as painting windows and doors with the same colour; said interactive order management and storage system characterized by the fact that it includes: - at least one storage area (100) video-monitored by a camera system (19) and including an interactive box (14), managed and organized by an internal on-site operator (17) operating inside, designed to simplify collection and the sorting of products (300) relating to company orders; said interactive box (14) being formed inside by a plurality? of storage containers (16) designed to contain a certain quantity? of said products (300) until the optimal quantity for sorting and/or painting is reached; said interactive box (14) presenting at least one of the front sides, in correspondence with said storage containers (16), a plurality of of automatic doors (13) suitable for allowing the insertion of said products (300) inside said storage containers (16); said storage area (100) also comprising? an external on-site operator (18) capable of affixing the RFID labels, previously processed and printed by the control station (200), on each of said products (300); these RFID labels designed to contain all product information and allow correct identification of the order; said external on-site operator (18) being able to transport said products (300) to a reading column (10), installed in the immediate vicinity of said interactive box (14) and equipped with an RFID reader (11); once all said products (300) have been read by said RFID reader (11), said reading column (10), having been previously programmed by said control station (200), opens, via the local Wi-Fi network, at least one of said automatic teller machines (13) in such a way as to allow said external on-site operator (18) to position said products (300) in the optimal storage container (16); - at least one said control station (200), remotely positioned with respect to said storage area (100), in which at least one remote operator (20)? suitable for planning, managing and updating the flow of orders received by the company, via a push-button panel (21) connected to a common PLC; said PLC being connected to said interactive box (14) and to said reading column (10) via a common local Wi-Fi network; said remote operator (20) capable of activating the LEDs (15), engaged on said containers (16), when said products (300) have reached the optimal quantity for sorting and/or painting, allowing said operator on site internally ( 17) to collect said products (300); said remote operator (20) communicating with said storage area (100) through a microphone (22), installed at said control station (200); said remote operator (20) viewing the images of the storage area (100), taken by said camera system (19), using a common monitor (23) located in said control station (200); said remote operator (20) by pressing an alarm button (24), installed in said control station (200), in case of danger and/or errors in the management of order storage, activates an acoustic signal alerting said operators on site (17 -18). 2. Interactive order management and storage system, according to the previous claim 1, characterized by the fact that said interactive box (14) is in metal and? produced in cubic and ergonomic shape; said interactive box (14) being installable inside and/or outside the company premises. 3. Interactive order management and storage system, according to the previous claims 1 and 2, characterized by the fact that the cubic shape of said interactive box (14) allows the installation of more? interactive boxes (14) placed side by side in series, being connected via additional removable metal hooks, which can be engaged at the base of said interactive boxes (14). 4. Interactive order management and storage system, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact that the structure of said interactive box (14) is modular type, so that it can be assembled/disassembled easily. 5. Interactive order management and storage system, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact of comprising a ventilation system (12), engaged on the surface of said interactive box (14) suitable for maintaining a protected and healthy environment for the ?internal on-site operator (17). 6. Interactive order management and storage system, according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that said control station (200) updates the customer in real time, via notifications, on the status of the order placed. 7. Interactive order management and storage system, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact that said reading column (10) is connected to said automatic teller machines (13) via network connection and/or Bluetooth. 8. Interactive order management and storage system, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact of comprising a luminous path, installed between said reading column (10) and said interactive box (14), suitable for indicating to said operator external site (18) the shortest route? rapid for the storage of said products (300). 9. Interactive order management and storage system, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact of comprising LED strips, engaged at the perimeter of said automatic teller machines (13), which allow said external on-site operator (18) more ? rapid identification of said optimal storage container (16); said LED strips being activated by said remote operator (20), by said reading column (10) and/or by said internal on-site operator (17) via local Wi-Fi. 10. Interactive order management and storage system, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact that said internal on-site operator (17) and said external on-site operator (18) are anthropomorphic robots controlled by said remote operator (20) placed in said control station (200) via electronic signals transmitted by said PLC and/or via voice commands transmitted via said hands-free communication system.