TWI240189B - Order builder - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention pertains to a process and apparatus for automatically sorting and sequencing a random assemblage of products associated with a particular order for same. In one embodiment, the invention sequences the random products to match a predetermined label application sequence.

Description

A7 1240189 B7 V. Description of the invention (/) [Cross-reference materials] This application is a partial continuation of US patent application serial number 09 / 494,859. The application name is February 1, 2000, and the name is `` Customized. Prescription Product Packaging and Method and System 5 for Manufacturing Customized Prescription Product Packaging 5 (CUSTOMIZED PRESCRIPTION PRODUCT PACKING AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CUSTOMED PRESCRIPTION PRODUCT PACKING) "(VTN-0458), the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference [Field of the Invention] 10. The present invention relates to a method and a system for automatically classifying products into individual orders, wherein the products are set in a random combination order when they meet their orders. In the specific aspect of the present invention For example, the packaged ophthalmic lens products are automatically sorted and arranged in order to match the correct order, and the labels related to a specific order will be applied to the 15 individual products that are assembled into an order by the order. In one implementation For example, the label associated with one or more specific orders has a customized graphic, which forces the label and product to be correct. [Background of the Invention] The processing of printed orders by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the processing of related eligible products has become 20% always very complicated. So far, orders are usually manually operated by operators. Fill in, and the operator manually selects the required product, packaging, labeling, and shipping from the inventory list; but the increased diversity of products and customers has made this approach economically impractical. One of the difficulties in automating the construction of orders is that mixed orders and / or small paper sizes apply Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297 mm) 1240189 A7 ________B7 V. Description of the invention (>) Processing of large-scale orders : In terms of general development, large orders for the same customer and the same product can be processed more quickly. This is because the selection and labeling of the product requires relatively fewer errors. Fewer steps: fewer steps Θ 5 One way to respond to the construction of smaller and / or mixed orders is to select the desired product from the inventory : And apply it to the given order until the order is completely filled; pick and apply the label "to start placing the next order until the order is filled and so on. Narrow and narrow, this sequential processing technology proves that in large or fast-changing settings: 10 inefficient results, and in these fast-changing settings, among other things, orders for selecting products from the inventory list are often controlled Other considerations; for example, before a less common product that needs to meet a given order is pulled out ^, a product with a larger amount of historical use may be more conveniently listed in the inventory list and selected first to simultaneously Fulfilled several orders to structure these products. In these cases, the selected products are transferred to a downstream location in a random order, and the products are manually sorted there by individual orders constructed by the operator. The Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs prints orders from a randomly sorted combination (the product is pulled from the inventory list to meet multiple orders). The order is automatically structured to meet the growing needs of the product and / or packaging set by customers' customer specifications It becomes more complicated. Customer specification settings can significantly increase the complexity of the process by establishing additional distinctions between the products to be classified, and these differences must be tracked and evaluated when constructing a given order. First, for products that are automatically sorted and listed in random combinations in order 4 Ϊ240189 V. Description of the invention ($) = The construction of the order method and system, there is a need for continuity [Summary of the invention] Random combination = t invention provides-a category for automatic classification. The mouth becomes the method, system, and system of individual ordering. In a specific implementation order, these products are sorted and ordered in order to be properly paired: early and uniquely customized tags that are owed to this order will be placed on the individual products associated with the order. In one embodiment, the automated method of the present invention includes: a material holder 1) providing at least one computer, accessing one or more databases, and ordering ~ ^ stored: D about a plurality of the same or different products Early ordering of the order; and η) product identification information; b) providing randomly combined products to correspond to the order information, each with a product identifier; and Λ 口 口 15 20 describing the products on the randomly combined products Identifiers are categorized by transmitting individual products related to a particular order to the order construction: cry zone of that order. w °° In another embodiment, the automated method of the present invention includes: a) receiving multiple orders for the same or different products and storing them in one or more databases' in the database Also stored is the label Wei and product identification information. The label information contains the labeling order of the individual products related to the order to which the label will be applied. The library b) provides at least one computer that is connected to the one or more data. 5 This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public love) 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (now) C) Provide products in a random order to the scanner to the scanner 'each The product has a product identifier on it; the product identifier of each product is scanned every time, and the sentence is determined from the one or more shell materials (each product belongs to a plurality of orders, and each Where does the product belong in the labeling order; e) Gather the individual products related to each order in ... and arrange them in order to match the labeling order. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to a system or system for automatically classifying randomly combined products into individual orders, each of which has a product identifier 'this system includes: ⑷-one or more m turns' Stored therein are: i) order information about multiple orders for the same or different products; & product identification information; (b) at least one computer connected to the one or more databases; 15 Ministry of Economic Affairs wisdom (C) a scanning device printed by the property consumer co-operative to read the product identifier on the randomly combined product and enter it into the one or more databases; and (d) a sorting device, Controlled by the computer to transfer products related to a particular order to the order builder area for that order. [Brief description of the drawings] Now it is necessary to cooperate with the drawings and refer to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention; wherein: FIG. 1 shows a perspective view and a side perspective view of a plastic packaging array with customized graphics; Figure 2 shows the top perspective view of the cardboard box without customized graphics and the side view. The paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 public love) A7 1240189 V. Description of the invention ("View; 3 shows a top view of a flyer with a custom graphic, Figure 4 shows a view of a label with a custom graphic for a cardboard box; and, 5 Figure 5 is for printing for sticking to a cardboard A schematic top view of a box with a label with a customized graphic. Figure 6 is a useful resource for tracking labels and various information during the classification and sequential arrangement of the present invention in the printing system shown in Figure 5. ^ Example of library. 10 FIG. 7 shows a top plan view of an embodiment of the order builder system considered in the present invention. FIGS. 8A to 8F show implementations for automatically arranging the product packaging considered in the present invention. [Detailed description of the invention] 13 The following will describe the present invention in the context of a preferred embodiment, in which the printed product of the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Product Economics is a prescription product. The products included in this consideration include: But it is not limited to ophthalmic lenses, drugs, glasses, medical devices, etc. The preferred prescription products are ophthalmic lenses, which include but are not limited to rigid contact lenses, soft contact lenses, rigid oxygen-permeable contact lenses, or intraocular lenses and spectacles. Lenses. The best 20 prescription products are contact lenses, especially soft contact lenses. The term "identification means" or, the identifier "is a number, bar code, two-dimensional matrix, two-dimensional matrix, induction transmission / Receiving device, or radio frequency chip, etc. Each identification means / identifier preferably contains some unique information, and each part has a piece of information. The identification means / identifier may be a machine. Standard (CNS) A4 specification (2HX 297 mm) ------ 1240189 A7 --______ B7 V. Description of the invention (4) ~ ---- Read = and / or human Readable, preferably at least machine-readable. Machine-readable. The identification means / identifier preferably has information stored in the database related to the identification means. For packaging, the identification means / identification Symbol-related information stored in the database cannot appear on the package in a human-readable 5 format. That is, the only way to know the product in the package is to enter the identification means into the package through a barcode identifier, etc. To read the information in the database. ★ As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, the packaging with customized graphics (which stores at least one contact lens) can be part of any contact lens package In general, contact lens packaging includes primary packaging and secondary packaging. The primary package is package I adjacent to the contact lens, while the secondary package surrounds the primary package. Contact lenses can be packaged in many layers; however, in the preferred embodiment, only the primary and secondary packages are present. The custom graphics can be added to the primary and / or secondary packaging, and / or it can be a packaging leaflet that is often placed in the secondary packaging. Custom graphics can be a text message, picture, photo, etc., or a combination of the above. The main packaging of contact lenses printed by employees' cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs is preferably a plastic packaging with a storage lid, but as long as it can provide sufficient protection for contact lenses, any form can be used, such as glass bottles, cans , Trays, boxes (such as forming-filling-and-sealing boxes). Figure 1 shows a plastic packaging array 10 with customized graphics. The plastic package array 10 is composed of five plastic packages u. Each plastic package 11 includes an individual base 12, of which all five plastic packages 11 are connected to each other by a continuous storage cover 13, and cuts are added to the continuous storage cover 13 to enable individual plastic packages to be accessible. And the paper size of this array applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297 mm) 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (7) ----- Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs as 10 off. The female substrate 12 preferably comprises injection-molded or thermoformed plastic in combination with a molding cavity 15, and the cavity 15 is surrounded by a protruding flat flange 18 near the edge of the cavity 15. The elastic covering sheet or storage cover 13 is connected to the surface of the flange 18, and it can be enclosed in the airtight and liquid-tight modes by 5 seals. In the cavity 15 of the base portion, a contact lens (not shown) is immersed in a sterile hydrolysate (not shown). The contact lens is preferably a hydrophilic contact lens made of materials familiar to those skilled in the art. The custom graphics 14 shown on the storage lid 13 indicate to the patient which contact lenses are contained in each plastic package, and which 10-shaped lenses should be worn on the patient's eye. The customized figure 14 is described in the "Contact Lens for Joan, S LEFT eye" on the storage lid of each plastic package. Prescription information such as the power of spherical contact lenses or the power of toric contact lenses, astigmatism (cylmder), and axis (axis) may not appear on the package. It only indicates to whom 15 products are produced, and instructions for proper use. Information. With at least one identification means (also known as product identification means, preferably machine-readable identification means appearing on the packaging, preferably on at least a secondary packaging, more preferably on the primary packaging of a contact lens And secondary packaging), this package can only be identified and tracked by the manufacturer. Information related to product identification methods (such as SKu, 20 lot number, expiration date) can be stored in one or more databases. When product identification means are entered into a computer accessible to a database, the information is easily accessible. The packaging of the contact lens preferably contains primary and secondary packaging. The preferred secondary packaging is a cardboard box, but it can use any bag, for example. The paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210x297 mm). 1240189 V. Description of the invention. Cooperatives print 20 plastic sheet packaging, envelopes 'boxes, cans, boxes' bottles, or trays. The secondary packaging is preferably the packaging storing most of the primary packaging. The preferred secondary packaging is shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 shows a cardboard box 2 (), which is preferably packed with multiple contact lenses, each of which is stored in a number of primary packages (for example, the array shown in Figure ^ is more than one). The rectangular cardboard box 20 preferably contains cardboard. The cardboard box 20 includes a flat upper wall panel 21 and a lower wall panel facing it (not shown), a front panel 25 and a rear panel facing it (not shown), and two opposite side walls 24 (only one is shown), It is sealed through an adhesive or an adhesive structure that is well known in the art of forming cardboard boxes. The upper wall panel 21 includes a front flap 26 that leans downward, and has a latching protrusion 27 positioned at the center of its lower edge, the protrusion 27 being adapted to be inserted into a common latching gap (not shown), The latch slot is formed centrally in the front panel 25 to facilitate the re-closing of the cardboard box 20. The upper wall panel 21 is adapted to swing upwards around a rear hinge line 28 to open the cardboard box 20. The upper wall panel 21 of the cardboard box is shown as having customized figures 22, 23 containing the numerals 22 and pictures 23. The text number 22 states: "瑷 Smith's contact lenses, provided by the physician Zhong Si (c〇NTAct LENSES FOR JOAN smith PR0VIDED BY DR JONES) ,. Picture 23 is a doctor's prescription for contact lenses Photo. Figure 3 shows an example of adding a customized graphic to a package leaflet. A package leaflet can be a piece of paper or any object such as a toy, mirror, etc. attached to the package. The leaflet 30 shown in Figure 3 is a sheet Paper, and the custom graphic 31 is a text message that describes: "These contact lenses were provided to Joan Smith by Dr. Jones. Our clinic will call 10 paper standards within one month to comply with Chinese National Standards (CNS) A4 specifications (21〇χ 297 公 1240189 A7 B7 15 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 5. Description of invention (?) You are safe and secure. Xiangzhang_chat. If you have any questions about these glasses, please call 555_5555. Your eyes are very important to me. "Packaging leaflets 3G can be folded to fit people such as cardboard boxes It should be included in the package. The customized graphics not shown in the drawings are for illustration. We can use any text message, picture or photo selected by the doctor or patient. Figure 4 shows the label 40. The label can be adhered to The blank area of the package, or it can be an upper label (〇ver_label), which means that it can be adhered to the area of the package where the label is partially or completely applied for distribution. The label 40 is preferably an adhesive sticker. The shape of the label 40 shown will be shaped to be used on a cardboard box similar to the cardboard box shown in Figure 2. The label 40 is composed of an upper layer 47, which contains paper, polymer, (for example Polyethylene film) or metal film, preferably paper. Preferably there is an adhesive layer (not shown) coated on the back surface of the upper layer 47. A label 40 can be applied to the peel layer (not shown) ' The upper layer 47 and the adhesive layer can be peeled from the peeling layer before the label 40 is applied to the package. Preferably, the adhesive is a permanent adhesive, for example, has a use temperature range from _54 to +93 ° c of Avery Dennison Adhesive LP-430 Permanent / Emulsion Acrylate (or Polypropylene); Avery Dennison Adhesive S-4600 Permanent / Acrylate (or Polypropylene). Or 'the label 40 may only include the upper layer 47, and the adhesive may be applied to the package before the upper layer is applied to the package. The label 40 has most types of custom graphics 41, 42' and 43. The label 40 has a photo of a doctor 41, a picture of a sailing boat 42, and instructions for the contact lens department "provided by Dr. Sailor. China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210x297 mm) Binding 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention The Go film and the text information are all selected by the doctor. The doctor can designate (or the patient can choose) a picture that he / she knows is suitable for the patient, such as choosing one for a horse lover As shown in Fig. 4, the label may include additional information such as product identification means 45 and 5 label identification means 46. The two identification means are preferably machine-readable identification means. Product identification means 45 is used to confirm invisibility. Types of glasses and contact lenses, and they are enclosed in a cardboard box with a label 40. The optional label identification means 46 can be used to distinguish the unique label 40 so that it can be tracked up and down the cardboard box, so the 10 label is placed on the correct cardboard box so that the product will be sent to the appropriate recipient ( Patient or doctor). Also, in the preferred embodiment, the label identification means is used via a custom graphic printing system to track the quality of the label. Alternatively, when the upper layer 47 is removed from the peeling layer (preferably just before the label is applied to the correct cardboard box), the label identifying means 46 may become part of the upper layer 47 of the label left with the peeling I5 layer. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Or, when the label 40 is placed on the packaging, the product identification means 45 cannot be on the label, but instead appear on the uncovered packaging area. If the label identification method does not appear on the label, the order information can be related to the product identification method in the database, and the product identification hand 20 segments can be used to track the package after the label is applied to the package. Alternatively, if the label identification means is the only identification means appearing on the packaging, the wear identification means may be a product identification means. The label 40 shown has certain standard graphics 44, which are not customized for doctors and / or patients, but may be printed with a customized graphic on the label 4012. This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications ( 210 X 297 public love) ----------- 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (, before 〇 appears before (or after being added to the tag 4〇) appears on the tag 4〇, or after adding customers Non-customized graphics are printed on the label at the same time as customized graphics. In short, customized and non-customized graphics can be added to the packaging in any order. Non-customized information includes, for example, confirmation about company manufacturing And / or legends and markings of marketing products, leaflets on the use of products packaged in cardboard boxes, the contents of decorative markings, .instructions, warnings about the deployment of prescription products without a prescription, etc. 15 20 If customized Add the graphic to the main package, and the main package includes a plastic knee package including a recess and a storage cover. At present, it is better to add a customized graphic to the storage cover. If it is not directly printed on the wrong storage cover to add Customized Mapping L It is to indirectly add a customized graphic to the storage cover by printing a label with a customized graphic and attaching the label to the storage cover. Alternatively, a label with a blank area can be adhered to the storage cover, and Printing after reaching the storage lid. The preferred method of printing custom badges on labels will be described in more detail below (the preferred method described below is currently used to print labels for cardboard boxes, but can also be shown It is modified to print a label for the storage cover.) In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the 'customized pattern 10 is directly added to the storage cover 13 by being printed on the storage cover. The area can be reserved for custom graphics' or the custom graphics can cover the entire storage lid. At present, it is better to add the custom graphics to the secondary packaging. Objective: Former: The better secondary packaging is a kind of Cardboard box. Custom graphics can be added to the outer or inner surface area of the secondary packaging. Custom graphics are preferably present on the outer surface area of up to 5 percent of the secondary packaging, more preferably at least up to 25 percent and more preferably at least one hundred Secondary Packaging I____ 13 of the sheet 50 with the China national standard scale ii well X 297 Magic! 24〇189

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (β 15 External surface area printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Customized graphics preferably include at least 30%, more preferably at least 60%, and more preferably at least 80% = background image on the surface area of the secondary packaging. For cardboard boxes, it is better at least-the panel or wall surface has some custom graphics, more preferably at least two = the panel has some custom graphics, More preferably, at least three panels have some customized graphics. In addition to the customized graphics on the external surface of the secondary packaging, the customized graphics can cover two parts of the internal surface area of the secondary packaging. Currently It is better that the external surface of the secondary packaging can carry these customized graphics. The customized graphics can be directly or indirectly added to the secondary packaging. The secondary packaging can be directly defaced or the label can be adhered to the secondary packaging. To be packaged and then printed there. For indirect printing, you can first print a customized graphic on a label (such as an adhesive label) as shown in Figure 4, and then stick it to the next To be packaged. The label can be small or large. The label can be used as part of the device that also seals the secondary packaging, or the label can cover a part of the outer surface area of the secondary packaging, which is not close to any A sealing device (ie, flaps, sealing tape, insert spacers, seams, etc. of the secondary package.) Although printed on a label initially has the disadvantage of requiring the label to be adhered to the second step of the package, this method This is currently the preferred method because not all contact lenses ordered are created specifically for doctors or patients who want to have a custom graphic added to the package. The best way to print labels is explained in more detail below Method. Alternatively, custom graphics can be printed directly onto the secondary packaging. At the time of printing, the 'secondary packaging may or may not be combined or unpacked in the primary packaging.

1240189 A7 B7 V 'Explanation of the invention (θ)-Dismount. For example, if the secondary packaging is a cardboard box, a custom graphic may be printed on the cardboard box ' to make a flat cardboard box blank or an empty combined cardboard box. The support of the empty combined cardboard box that can be used during printing on the cardboard box is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09 / 217,879 5. The inventor is DU1S et al., The name is, Method and Support for Cardboard Boxes (METHOD AND SUPPORT FOR CARTON)% towel * Day a] The following is December 21 (VTN-442), which is incorporated herein by reference. Or, after the main package is inserted into the cardboard box, the cardboard box may be directly printed by printing. Alternatively, it is possible to mark a 10-box box with a blank area and then add a custom graphic to the label. If the secondary packaging is not a cardboard box, then it is printed on: The preferred printing technique on the secondary packaging is compliant with the secondary packaging materials used.

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1240189 A7 B7 V. The invention explains where the (from) shape is placed on the packaging. Preferably, a large number of collected pictures, photos, and messages are available for selection 'and each item collected is encoded and stored in computer memory, and the printing device will easily obtain these collected items. In addition, it is preferable that the doctor can designate pictures, photos = messages other than the collection. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs5 For example, when Dr. J0nes takes back his order, if there are two, he can specify which kind of cardboard box is available to print his own photos, which are in advance Provided to the manufacturer and stored in computer memory easily accessible to printing equipment. What packaging is used to receive the customized graphics (ie, primary packaging, secondary packaging or leaflets), and whether online or online Η) ^ The decision to add customized graphics to the packaging will determine how Processing of orders in poor water. If you want to add customized graphics to the main packaging, it is better to send the order information to a production line with a printer for storage lids or a standard iron for storage lids. Custom graphics were added to the main bag before the secondary packaging. If you want to add customized graphics to the secondary packaging, you can send the information to the contact lens production line. This production line will customize the graphics before or after putting the primary packaging of contact lenses into the secondary packaging. Print directly onto the secondary packaging or onto the label on the secondary packaging. It is better to add identification means to the changed packaging, preferably a machine-readable identification means that can confirm who's order should be sent out, and it can be tracked and sent to the correct one. Doctor or patient. Alternatively, commonly used packages often have a unique machine-readable code (such as a product identification means) that exists on the outside of the package to confirm product and other information such as lot number, inventory unit (SKU), and expiration date. Such a machine-readable code may have additional information assigned to it (it is preferably stored in Assets ^ 16------------ This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification ( 21〇X 297 公 复 y 一 ~ ------- _ 1240189 A7 V. Description of the Invention (/ ί) Only 'Ge Yi has received customized graphics and products should be sent to 漼. Or / In addition, in the package The person who dreams of the graphics can add the private property indicating that the package has been received by the customer ^, which may be processed by the customer before the order is shipped: tracked or will be assisted by the operator to check the quality. The method is used to make contact lenses. 'Place the contact lenses: in the package, put most of the primary packaging of contact lenses in the secondary package. The conventional method described in the 15 technology disinfects the lenses, but the label printed outside the line will Customized graphics are added to the secondary packaging, = Jia added. The customized graphics order Zi Sijia is sent to the customized graphics printing system separated by the 4-shaped glasses production line. Customized graphics = brush system will Print a label that will cover at least part of the external surface of a secondary package (such as a cardboard stand). The good news is that the custom method of assembling the purchased contact lenses in their secondary packaging will be used to pick the doctor's order from the inventory. Then, the label produced on the custom graphic printing system It will be matched with the secondary packaging for each doctor's order, and then the label will be glued to the employee's consumer cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to print the package by automated method or manual method. After the secondary packaging, the order will be sent directly to the doctor or patient. In an alternative method, a custom graphic can be attached online (that is, on the line where the contact lens is manufactured) and the custom graphic can be placed on the primary In packaging, it is also better to be placed in the secondary packaging. In the online mode, the order information is provided to the production line of the contact lens that is ordered, and a customized graphic is generated on the production line and added to the packaging line. If you want to add customized graphics to the main packaging, you will need to place the contact lenses ordered at about 17 paper sizes that apply Chinese national standards (CNS) A4 specifications (210x297 mm) 1240189 V. Description of the invention:-When a major contractor, customize the map and then implement the storage cover = If the storage cover is covered, it is better to pack: Γ If you want to add custom graphics before the secondary board box 1: = Before packing into the cardboard box, place the paper board on the palate listed on the sealing paper. The printing process can be presented by the general like good beta You can achieve it by any method. The exterior of the packaging (such as secondary packaging) == other means' is preferably a machine-readable code, which stores the differences between the customized level 4 and the machine H-readable code for delivery to The correct recipient of the contact lens is used. 15 The Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs printed in a better method, these graphics will be added outside the line, and there will be: Customize the electric power poverty alleviation warehouse. When an order for a prescription product is received (as described above) and integrated into the database, the order information will search for a custom graphic or the name of a doctor who has requested a custom graphic on all of his / her packages. (Alternatively, order information will search for patient names that have requested custom graphics). #When one or more < Γ sheets have been requested for customized graphics, the customized graphics information will be sent to the customized graphics printing system. In the preferred mode, labels with custom graphics will be printed using a custom graphics printing system. The label will then match the correct packaging, preferably the cardboard box containing the contact lenses ordered. The preferred method for assembling or selecting products to order is based on this method and by using the following equipment and methods, which is disclosed in the "Inventory and Method for Automatic Storage and Supply of Multiple Inventory Orders" (Apparatus and Method for Automated Warehousing and Filling Orders for Multi-Item Inventories) ,, U.S. Patent Application Serial No. ________, at the same time as this case (VTN-453), incorporated here as 18 paper standards applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention 〇7) Reference. The order of the selection (assembly) will be delayed to reach the customized graphic printing system outside the line, which will be used to customize the graphic The printed label is applied to a cardboard box based on a prepared label. The preferred off-line method for producing labels with custom graphics includes a 5 printing step, and one or more quality verification steps. More Fortunately, this method includes a lacquer step. Preferably, this method includes one or more cutting steps. These and other steps will be customized with printing The preferred system of the shaped label (as shown in Figure 5) is explained in relation. Figure 5 shows the currently best customized graphic printing system (500, basin H) including printer 502, quality inspection station 5 〇5, painting equipment 508, cutting equipment, 509, standard applicator 513, and preferably the factory area (shoop technology) control benefit 512. The factory area controller 512 is a computer, etc. The printer's internal label. The factory controller contains a memory program, processing benefits, poor materials storage, and receives information such as parts from the printing system 500, and outputs, for example, parts that affect the printing system. The function of information and instructions. The following will explain the operation of the factory controller $ 丨 2. The employee consumer cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs is better to print the contact lens and customized graphics through a separate order processing system. Orders, and communicate these to the cheap area controller 512, preferably from the central customer ordering machine server (not shown). I can receive the customer by electronic mail, Internet, fax, or by any method Order. Acceptance of hand Some orders are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,958,280 (incorporated herein by reference), others are well-known and well-known techniques. It is best to only send orders that receive customized graphics To the factory controller 512. The order information includes, for example, the order number, the date of the order, the orderer, 19 paper sizes applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (21〇X 297 public love) 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (β) 10 15 Printed by the Consumer Finance Cooperative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Smart Finance Bureau. 20 Order products, customized graphics to be printed on cardboard boxes, and shipping addresses. In the preferred system 500, the plant controller 512 organizes the information of the labels to be printed on the web according to the order, and stores this information in the tribute storehouse. Figure 6 shows the data that can be used to store and organize order information 庠 60. Figure 6 is only illustrative, so more or fewer stops may be used to track the label of the printing system 500, as will be understood by those skilled in the art. The database 60 contains, for example, an order number 61 (each order has an order number), a product SKU 62 confirming the type of the product ordered, and an order 63, 64 customized by the product doctor and / or patient Stop of energy. The graphic stop 63 specifies, for example, the background art. The graphic stop Q contains, for example, an item message. I can provide more or fewer fields as desired. Other fields, such as the SKU field, can represent additional custom graphics to be printed on the label. Data 4 One or more of the stops may be key fields in additional databases that can provide additional information when needed, for example, the order number may be a key stop in a database with the name and address of the doctor 'and The confirmation number in the graphic field is a key stop of the database indicating what graphic will be printed by the printer 502. In the best case, collections from the same order are printed next to each other, and collections with similar graphics (such as the same background picture) are placed next to each other on a roll of paper, and label identification methods are assigned to each Marking paper. The sorted label information is passed to 5101 of 5G2. The roll (sp0i) 55 of the roll of label material is preferably J, and is fed back to the printer 5 () 2 of the position. „The material is better. Ethylene paper (the top layer has the adhesive applied back) and as shown in the figure =

1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (/ 〇

Illustrated consisting of removable peeling layer. An example of a commercially available web is a white pigmented PVC with a matte coating on the paper with an adhesive layer that does not have a T-printing coating, such as Datacai plV-400-FW

Opaque MT / C-354 V-29 S50K-8, which is available from nexicon c05. In a preferred mode, the web is blank and is not pre-cut or divided; however, in alternative embodiments, the web may be pre-cut or divided and / or has a non-printed pre-printed on the web Custom graphics. By way of example, & labels may be printed separately instead of printed on a web, and / or the labels may have brand information pre-printed thereon. Currently, preferably at least 5,000 labels are printed on the web of each roll. After all the labels to be printed on the first web have been printed on the first web, remove the first web 55 from the printer 502 and use a second web with a blank The second reel 55 is replaced. Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, X Consumer Cooperative, and digital printer 502 preferably has the ability to change 15 characters and graphics of 100% of each label. Preferred printers are available from Xeikon or Indig0. The control unit 501 of the printer 502 controls the printing of the label, and notifies the printer 502, which can customize the graphics and contact lens information (if any), as described by the factory controller 512. Printed on the label. It is also preferable that the two labels have some label identification means, which is printed on the label 20 or the next label on the web, so that the label can be tracked. The unique information related to the toilet tag identification means 65 is stored in the database 60 in the controller of the factory area, preferably with the position of each label on the web (preferably in the stops 67, 68, 66 respectively). (Column, row, and reel number), customized graphics 63, 64 designated by the doctor or patient, and accommodation standard ___ 21 National Standard for Paper Sizes (CNS) A4 ^ Y ^ 2-97 Public Magic --- —— _ A7 1240189 B7 V. Description of the invention (> °) Hidden product SKU 62. After the web has passed through the printer 502, it is accumulated in the accumulator 504 before passing through the quality inspection station 505. The quality inspection station 505 is preferably inspected using a visual inspection device 520 (such as a spectrometer or density meter). Check that the color density coincides with 5 of the toner, pigment or dye. Density meters and spectrometers useful for this application are available from Gretag Macbeth, such as Spectro Eye Spectrophotometer D200-11 Process Densitometer, and D19C Densitometer; and are available from X-Rite, such as SP99 Multi-Angle Spectrophotometer and 408 Color Reflection. Ο Densitometer. Currently, density meters are handheld; however, fixed density meters may also be used in the method of the present invention. In addition, the operator can perform a subjective evaluation of the label. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. At present, the visual inspection equipment 520 can continuously check the quality of the graphics and provide feedback to the control unit 501 that will automatically adjust the printer, or 15 if the printer cannot self-calibrate. Notify operator when printing problem. If the print quality is below a certain level, the label in this area of the web will be returned as a defective product and it will be recorded in the label control system 503 (computer containing processing instructions and memory) And pass it to the factory controller 512 (a computer containing processing instructions and memory) so that it will reprint the label with a schedule of 20 times. The return information will be recorded in column 69 of the database 60, and the plant controller 512 will notify the returned label that it should be reprinted. This can be achieved by moving the order 61, 62, 63, 64 into the database as other return order information is entered into the database and keeping the return tag information in the other order for tracking Purpose To make 22 paper sizes applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 1240189 V. Description of invention (> f). Interval (for example, every 151 lbs = the operator of checkpoint 505 will set the time at which the operator will visually check the mark on the 7VI web. Iron identification means, and ^ lift scanner 519 web Tag-a tag identification means:! = At least the system 503 in the area of paper is used as the test field controller in the tag iron controller. If the wide / old p-scanner 519 is preferably a bar code scanning failure ', The problem of standard teaching, the operator has lost the label, and passed it to the sample wear control system 503 by hand-scanning H 519 with the keypad material, and it is self-produced ^ ... All the tags 503: °, the returned tags from the final inspection will be booked by the tag control system; ^ times and passed to the factory controller 512. The returned tags will be returned to the 60th place of the Jibei warehouse 60, and Finally, those labels will be reprinted. 15 —After checking the print quality, the roll paper is rewinded in a rewinding machine 506. The core of each roll 550 has identification means, preferably, such as a bar code, etc. Machine-readable code, which can make the factory controller 512 and standard iron The system 503 can track each reel 55o and combine the identification means of the standard iron ^ with the reel 550 printed with a label on the database 60. (The label control system 503 preferably has similar data The information in the library 60, such as the individual labels on the rolls, did not pass the inspection, or if all the rolls did not pass the inspection, the control system 512 will notify the printer to reprint the labels and change = database 60, and the control system 512 The new positions (rows, rows, and reels) of the reprinted labels are also passed to the label control system 503. Preferably, if any of the labels in a single order do not pass the inspection, all the labels in the order will be I L5 copies The paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297 mm) 1240189 A7 B7 The five 'invention description (> >) is reprinted on a new roll to protect all the labels of the same order. The roll paper on the roll will preferably be opened at the paper feeder 507 and fed back to the painting station, and the roll paper (especially on the web: hidden) in the painting station 508 will receive UV light hardening Paint to improve the appearance of ^ labeling wear p and .15 When paint finishes 15 mfc delete UVFLEXOP / ICOATING printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which can be painted by, for example, a Belmark paint sprayer such as ^ anilox. Preferably, The rolled paper is inspected after spray painting to ensure that the paint is sprayed correctly and inspected for any other flaws or errors. The inspection can be performed by the operator by visual inspection of the equipment (not similar to the equipment and methods described above). Show). The inspector will preferably use the second portable scanner 519 to enter the identification method of the label to be inspected, and if there is a problem with the paint sprayer and the label does not pass the inspection, the individual may be discarded again Label or whole web. If the web is discarded, the label control system 503 will note the identification method of the web and pass such information to the factory controller 512, and the factory controller 512 will update the database 60 (especially field 69). Printer 5 will be notified to reprint the labels on all rolls. If only some tags are discarded, the tag control system 503 will note the tag identification means of the tags that have not passed the inspection, and will pass such information to the plant controller 5 12 so that the plant controller 512 updates the database 60 and Inform the printer 502 to reprint the discarded label. Preferably, all labels in the order will be reprinted together on a single roll. After the inspection, the roll paper is fed to the die-cutting machine 509, and the die-cutting machine 24 paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297 public copy) 1240189 A7 B7 Make 5 two cutting labels to reach the top layer of the roll paper, and in the next step, the top layer of the roll paper worn by the scales can be removed from the roll paper to remove the label; = on the peeling layer. In the preferred embodiment, made by ρ_: the device performs the steps just described. In this preferred embodiment, multiple = labels (eg, three rows of labels) are printed on a roll of paper. The :: web is checked at the cutting bar in a slitter 510 and is divided horizontally into smaller reels 551 (for example, two reels). Scrolls are coded by machines on the core of each scroll. Before tearing the web, when the reel and reel are installed on the slitter, the standard wear control system 503 wears each of the reels to three of the three reels— (Note in the booth 70) and update its database ^ standard wear is preferably printed on a roll of paper, so that labels for products of the same order can be printed next to each other in the same line. As shown in Figure 6 ... The product with the order number 10, 175 is printed on the reel 2. At present, the label is only printed for the products in the inventory list. You can choose any-reel 551 and place it. On the mark applicator j. When the machine-readable code of the selected reel is inputted, the product to which the signature is applied is cleared from inventory to the customized graphic printing system 5. . . In the alternative embodiment, each of the :: Pei order 15 is set aside until it contains a customized mark hidden on that scroll: Yes: Ban Yi has been selected from the inventory list order. In any embodiment, the 'about' tag is ready to be configured on the product, and the plant controller 512 is passed to the selectable and / or assembled equipment (selected from the inventory list). It is better to be tolerant:

The paper size is suitable for wealth _ home standard mm) 1240189 V. Description of the invention (vlA) The second board box is connected to the conveyor 514 (cross-section) and is transported to the label applicator. The label of the cardboard box on the shaft 551: people: sequence. Alternatively, cardboard boxes may be shipped in a conveyor belt μ belt wearing surface (not shown) in a combined order. Each belt wearing face can be tied to an order with an Eco * I * size inside the belt wearing face. The machine-readable code of the belt section and the related order information can be passed from the combined order to the factory control system 512. 2For any implementation, it is preferred to ship the order to the system in the same order as the order's customized bidding iron appears on the reels, and / or more, in the same order as the order's labels appear on the reels. The order ships the product cardboard box in Ding Morning to system 500. Preferably, the cardboard boxes are transported to a label applying machine in the order of the available labels on a reel on a single cardboard box width conveyor 514. The method and system for categorizing the order (order construction), which is the subject of the present invention, and the sequential arrangement of products in the preferred embodiment will be described in the following preferred embodiments of the present invention. I should understand that in the order builder of the present invention, it is possible to assign products in any order. Actually, 'this order can be arranged for a part of orders, or it can be arranged like this for one or more orders. In a preferred embodiment, the 'products are arranged to correspond to the label order. Refer to Figure 7: The order builder 1009 receives the product package pulled from the inventory list in response to the order information described elsewhere. The mouthpiece pulled out in this way is continued along the feed conveyor iu of the order builder 109: the scanner 112 advances. The product packaging 11 is randomly arranged; that is, the product _ 26 This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇χ 297 mm) 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (4 Consumption by employees of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by a cooperative

15 20 series, the land is combined to respond to the multiple orders of the same or different products. The order in which the packages are removed from storage, or the order in which they are provided directly from the production line to the feed conveyor m, can be a convenience for these product processing steps) · a function of production or optimization; this order does not need to be related to a specific order , Or this order does not need to be related to the order passed from one order to another. For example, when several orders are ordered for the same product (except the Fuji product), the common product is often pulled out of the storage at the same time because this is the best way. These products will then be found on the feeding conveyor, even if they do not belong to the same order. I should say "Although the combination products for classification may be randomly sorted when they are pulled from the inventory list, etc., it is preferable that one or more completed orders will appear in the consideration of the present invention. Within the group of products to be classified in the order builder, unless the order is about more than the number of products that the order builder can keep at the same time. Therefore, even though it is possible to pull out products based on order information in an optimized manner, even products that are inappropriately located in storage will eventually be pulled out to complete a given order. In a preferred embodiment, the order builder of the present invention can accommodate up to about 60 randomly sorted products for sorting and sorting. At the same time, the speed with which the present invention's early builder can classify products into their associated orders can be changed in a preferred mode that can classify up to about 45 products per minute. The products are combined in a random order to respond to other changes in the order information as described above, which are obvious to those skilled in the art, and are all details considered by the present invention. The preferred implementation of product processing and combination at this point of consideration is described in "Automated warehousing and multi-layered paper standards. Applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 Regulations (210 1240189 A7 B7) V. Inventory (, inventory APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSING AND FOR FILLING ORDERS FROM MULTILAYER INVENTORIES), (VTN-0453), please serial number ____ in the US patent, ______ in China, 5 This is incorporated by reference. By way of example (but not by way of limitation of the invention), customer orders are received by phone, mail, internet, fax or any other method and are organized into a database (not shown). About The order of how to select products from the inventory list to fill the order can be prioritized for the demand level of a specific product, location, etc. You can also use one or more robotic arms or similar devices to remove inventory from the inventory list. The products that meet the priority order are selected, and the selected products are then delivered to the order builder of the present invention. Those who are familiar with this art in the printing of the consumer cooperative of the staff of the property bureau should further understand that although the phrase "product packaging" and the like used during the following discussion (such as product packaging 110) are used, 15 the present invention is not limited to This; for example, although in a preferred mode, the present invention considers prescription products such as ophthalmic lenses that are typically stored in packages, and these packages may have product identification means (product identifiers) as described herein. Above, but the present invention can also consider the case where a specific product itself is not on the package 'but has a product identification means directly on it. 20 In addition, the term " product identifier " used herein is for display purposes. Convenience considerations' is synonymous with the phrase "product identification means" described elsewhere in this specification. Each product package 110 has a product identifier on it (not shown), preferably a barcode, etc. Etc. Information related to such identifiers (such as the above 23 paper sizes are applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297 public love) 1240189 A7 B7 rigid Store one or more libraries:? For example, the type of product, any customized label layer: the number of products related to the individual order of the two "mother pen. Scanner m ^ = at any type, such as with optical text The optical connection of the identification software = and the software may be stored in the scanner 2 or easily accessible in the library. The scanner 112 may also be a compatible identifier on the product package of the infrared or magnetic scanner. In a better case: Γ: = Γ12 is a bar code reader, and the product identifier is bar two △ and :: 1 The product package being read enters the identifier into at least one of the functions of the production database. Computer (not shown). While reading and reading its identifier, the product packaging is moved to: push two U3 and transport it to a separate separator (-1 to 114) 15 printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ΐ 二 = Γ 的'Even though the components depicted in FIG. 7 are separate components, the sweeper and pusher U3 may already form a single unit—the two packs in FIG. 7 = as shown in “two two ...” However, larger or smaller numbers may be used. The dagger is installed in the nest. However, in the embodiment, the separate separator 114 is connected to the feed =. In a better way, it can coordinate the proper positioning of the open nest (preferably the alignment of the lower 111, which is described by 113 and ★ in * ώ # 疋 下 —An open nest) and putter ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The preferred operator of the stick ⑴ and separate separator 114: the push arrow for this consideration is shown). As long as the above restrictions are met, and Feeding: Second, line 29 This paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) M specifications (21G X 297 public love) A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (> x) can be a separate pusher 113 and separate stomach 114 Related actions are continuous or intermittent. For "5", "6", "7" plate, 8 "spoon-shaped J and tongue, when named 5 in Figure 7 ^ w Ί1, ^ When the dagger has been fully sheathed), the inverse device 115 operates to separate the m: 'shipping packages' from separate separators and transport them to the order builder area " 6. Such as: will be a series of = :: ;; set = = has one or more folder, 1 coffee is more like a snail, and it is like a skull, a mouthpiece, and a computer :: = / It is reserved and stored in the order builder area 116. In a preferred embodiment, the transport device 115 operates in cooperation with the single-off: m to achieve the pick-up of the product packaging; Fortunately, once loaded, the separate separator "4" will automatically move 15 to position 117 (shown by dotted lines at ^ 7), and the delivery device will pick up the product packaging there. The transport device 115 is preferably capable of being motorized or provided with other power, and is designed to move up and down along the execution road 118, and can reciprocate along the execution roads u9 and 120, thereby creating an order builder area. ιΐ6 provides a complete coverage of 20 covers. As shown in FIG. 7, the order builder [116 series includes 6 channels named A, BCD, E, and F. For the sake of convenience, these 6 channels are depicted. I should understand that when implementing the present invention, A number greater than or less than 6 can be used. In implementation, each channel is dedicated to a special order and will accommodate product packaging related to that particular order; however, such as 30 1240189 V. Invention Description (W) 1 order (if large enough) may require Dehuan meets the order? The order needs to be explained. The multiple systems in this example, for example, each or some channels A_F 俜 可 = 久 包 = 装置, Cheng, Ge is better, the order is established crying: off the belt, etc. The whole structure that is structured and chanted first to establish a steal zone in Shanshan can be a single-carousel machine. _ To the accumulation of the heart = warp = the product package J 5 after the column is designed to be used in a better way Zhongneng can establish the order: f 116 W where to stop, more preferably within the channel A_F == bit ,. = Some parts are preferably determined by the computer to correspond to the target t. The delivery device 115 is also preferably movable downwards, or can be extended in whole or in part to facilitate the order builder area 116 = 15 :: determined; in a preferred embodiment, the delivery device 115 is two It is flat enough to allow the clamps to extend downwards and towards the order builder area 116-sufficient to properly store the product packaging in the desired location of the area 116 without the need for packaging to be configured. Fig. 8A_SF is a top plan view showing an embodiment of the automatic classification and sequential arrangement cycle considered in the preferred system of Fig. 7 and prior to the present invention. Fig. 8A illustrates the point at which the conveyor 115 has taken out four product packages (designated P14, P39, P42). At the position shown in Fig. 8A, the 'conveying device 115' has been removed from the separate container 114 at the position 7b, and these packages have been removed. Product packaging P14, P39 * P42 are shown as dashed lines' to indicate the following facts: In this implementation, they are 31 paper sizes _ towel customs standard (CNS) XI ^ ir0-x 297 mm) 1240189

V. Description of the invention (eg) P1, P14, P39 and P42 are located on the bottom side of the feeding device 115, preferably by a vacuum-operated fixture. They have been randomly placed on the feed conveyor U1 from the storage facility or direct k production line. Based on the order-multiple orders or multiple orders required for this product. The products stored by packing P1,; t ⑼ and P42 may be the same or different, and may be individually related to the same or different orders. 15 Printed product packages P1, P14, P39 and P42 by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs have their barcodes (product identifiers) read by the scanner 112, and it is their turn to track these orders (order information). -A library easily accessible by one or more computers (not shown). In one embodiment considered by the present invention, the packaging is classified by transmitting the products associated with a particular order to the order builder area of that order. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the product packaging related to a specific order is sent by the device 115 to one or more channels, or a part of the channel, which is identified by the database described here for that specific order. Out. Therefore, in Figure 7, the products randomly sorted on the conveyor will be taken out by the device ιΐ5 in this same order, but they will be stored by the device U5 on the appropriate area of the order builder area ', such as the relevant channel dedicated to the order; borrow The classification of such randomly ordered products that transfer products to their respective order builder zones or multiple self-zones is caused by the following conditions: As the products advance through the scanner 112, the scanner 112 pairs the products Read the identifier on the screen, along with inputting and referring to the order information in the database, find out which order the specific product just read belongs to, and find out in the order builder area, for example, which order the order belongs to. Or which channels are constructed. As discussed elsewhere herein, in another embodiment, the paper size of these products applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297). ------------- 124 〇189 V. Description of the invention (V) ~ --- The label has been printed, preferably based on finger 7 received as part of the order and customized. These labels are preferably located on a reel (e.g., element ⑸, Figure 5); and the order in which labels will be applied from the reels to their individual products has been entered by reading machine-readable codes located on the reels. To that one or more databases (label order), it is also disclosed elsewhere. In Fig. 8A, the Ding Dian builder area 116 series shows a composition of 6 through CAF. As shown in this example, each channel system can retain up to ten product packaging 'although those skilled in this art It will be determined that the packaging of the present invention has different sizes and shapes, and has one or more order builder areas with different configurations and / or sizes to accommodate it, which should include, but is not limited to, a larger or smaller number of channels . In the implementation shown in Figure 8-8, it is preferable to have an address in one or more databases at each position in each channel that can be occupied by the product packaging, or by learning Knowing technology (its address, etc. are easily accessible to the computer or such computers) and identified or identified in another way. As shown in Figure 8-8, for the purpose of illustration, these locations are identified by the numbers P1-P60. The square (solid line) indicates that the product has been printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the circle (Dotted line) indicates an open area waiting for a product. Without limiting the invention to any form but for illustrative purposes only, the following examples are provided. Familiarity with this technique will easily recognize that various substitutions and other modes of processing are obvious and fall within the scope of the present invention. In this example, it will be assumed that multiple orders have been received for prescription products (e.g., ophthalmic lenses). These orders are from eye care specialists, distributors, and / or patients looking for replacements. As stated elsewhere here, this paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public reply) 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (> 勹, some or all of these orders are accompanied by the Label (to be applied to the product) personalized instructions. For the purpose of this example only, three separate orders (herein named order number 10175 'order number 11139 and order number 12345) will be presumed to form each The 5 product packages of each order will be received as customized labels for the order. The first order is for 3 products; the second order is for 27 products; and the third order is for 30 products. For example, as shown in Figure 6, the order number (on line 61) is assigned to each order, and the type of product required to satisfy the order is related to it by ίο its product identifier (on line 62), such as its SKU Therefore, in this example and referring to FIG. 6, the first order is designated as order number 10175, and the three related products are displayed by the SKU product identifiers CL00525; CL01073; and CL01073. Line 62. The label order of the first order (order number 10175) is displayed on line 65 by the label identification codes 15 25433, 25434, and 25435. The second order is printed and displayed on the figure by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 6 as the order number 11139 and related product identifiers SKU CL01073 and C100091 (the remaining products constituting the second order and the third order are not shown). The products forming these orders are pulled from the inventory list and used The method is, for example, the device and method of APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSING AND FOR FILLING ORDERS FROM MULTILAYER INVENTORIES " (VTN-0453), US Patent Application Serial Number_ ___, the application date is ______, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference, as before; or sent directly from the production line. This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210x297 mm) 1240189 V. Description of the invention ( β) In this example of production Γ = Γ8, order ..., ... Second order, and production: p is removed from the inventory list based on convenience. Pulled out, but fed into this order position, muscle number, etc. in a random manner to the order builder system 109 of the present invention. As explained elsewhere, regarding the individual products related to each order The label of the mouth is prepared and placed in the volume station ... u · The order of the individual delivery time (labeling order) of the Ή eyebrow is Γ electric: r known. See ❹w for more information and you can get ^ library 60, the line element 65 is ordered according to the standard 15 # ^, the sequence identification number of the label. When products ρι-ρ60 follow Sun Yu- by scanning the ancestor 112, their product identifiers (such as sku) are read and paired with the order number associated with them, and with the order number to be applied to them individually On the tag (by tag ID). Such a poor material library or a similar database easily obtained by a computer will have an order builder channel A_F i located at the product, which is updated when the configuration is generated. For example, in the database depicted in FIG. 6, row 71 at that point lists the position order of each product in a column / row matrix in real time to correspond to the configuration of the order builder shown in FIG. 8A. As shown in FIG. 8a, the product p2 and the order of the order number 10175 in the order F have been placed in the order builder, and the product P1 has not been placed: Similarly, regarding the order number 11139, the product P5 has been placed Placed well, product p4 has not been placed yet. This is reflected in the database of Figure 6, where the products p2 and 35 are in Chinese paper standard (CNS) A4 size mm) 240189 A7 B7 15 Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 20 V. Invention Note (Chong) 3G, C101073 with SKU) series are listed in batch number 71 as 2 and 3, which indicates that they are in various positions in the order builder, and the ps (sKu CL00091) series is listed in batch number 5 It matches its position below. The bluff numbers from ρ /, P4 are blank, which indicates that they have not been placed yet; this: will be updated later when P1, P4 and so on are stored. Line 72 in FIG. 6 shows the following two states: #, which represents the last item of the lot number. Therefore, the ‘4 batch number 3 (P3) is the last (final) item of order number 10175. Other changes in these tracking and updating processes can be easily recognized by those skilled in the art and are considered to fall within the scope of the present invention. In FIG. 8A, channel F will be used to construct the first order (order number 10175), which requires the product ρ__3; channel f, _d * will be used to construct the second order (order number 11139), which requires the product to be attached to the product. ; And channels A, B and C will be used to construct the third order, which requires products P31-P60. In the portion of the exemplary cycle shown in FIG. 8A, the device 115 has been removed from the separate separator 114 at position ΐ7. η, Y4, P39 and P42. These specific products have their products (such as bar codes) read, and from the above-mentioned database, it can be known which order each of these products is about which order m is from the order number). Example = In other words, we can know that P1 (SKUCL00525) belongs to the 勹 order number HH 75 built in channel F. The products P1, P14, P39, and 42 are drawn with dashed lines: in order to indicate that they are located on the bottom side of the conveying device in this embodiment, they are preferably kept fixed by a vacuum-operated fixture. As will now be explained in accordance with the present invention, certain products that need to be filled as shown in FIG. 8A have been placed in the order builder channel a_f. ， 1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention ~ ^ — That is, they have been classified according to which order they belong to, and are arranged in the order corresponding to the labels. Therefore, in FIG. 8, the channel F shown has a product already stored? 2 with! >3; These indicate that both skucloi 107 and CL01073 belong to order number 10175. Furthermore, they have been placed in accordance with the order corresponding to the order regarding the order and the labeling of these products, in other words, the labels 254M and 25435 will be applied later. Computers that have access to these databases can track which products (by product identifiers) have been placed in each order (by order number) and where they are in the order of marking; scanner 112 can also identify The product P1 currently being processed by the shipping 10 device 115 belongs to the order number 10175 (constructed in channel F); the product P14 is deemed to belong to the order number 11139 (in channel F, printed by E and D by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy Construction); and the order number 12345 (constructed in channels A, B, and C) that products P39 and p42 belong to the third order. From the label order in the database, it can be determined that the product P1 15 belonging to the order number 10175 needs to be located at the position “P1” (dashed circle) shown in FIG. 8A, and ρ corresponds to the label identification code 25433 (Figure 6) . As shown in FIG. 8B, the transport device 115 has a movable configuration to take each position of the order builder area, and runs along the tracks 118, 119, and 120 (not shown) to the place where P1 is placed "P1 ". In FIG. 8C, the delivery device 115 has been moved to the position P19 of the position "19" at the position of order number 1113 9 at the gate 20, which is determined from the database to correspond to the order of the order and the relevant label of the product. Similarly, in FIGS. 8D and 8E_, the delivery device 115 has placed the products P39 and P42 related to the order numbers 12345 constructed in the lanes C and B respectively at positions corresponding to the label order. In FIG. 8F, all Draw this paper scale to apply Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 regulations (210 X 297 mm) 1240189 Δ Α7 _---- B7 V. Description of the invention ο) The cycle is the same as the restart, in which the transport device has been Take out products P29, P31 ', P44 and P59. Consistent with the above description, these will be set at the position of the order builder area corresponding to the label order. Therefore, P29 is related to the second order (order number ㉟11139), It will be set at the position indicated by "P29" (dotted circle) in Figure 8 in channel 5; similarly, P31, P44 and P59 are all related to the third order (order number 12345) and will be stored Yushi 1TA, B The corresponding position in c corresponds to the order of the relevant labels. The employees' cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs printed the printed documents in their respective channels, and it is better to ship these orders to the accumulation area 121. I can use One or more such accumulation zones to increase the speed of operation of order creation, or to calculate the difference in operation speed between any products that enter and are processed or leave the order builder. In one embodiment Each channel AF contains a separate conveyor belt, which can work in conjunction with each other or independently. In a preferred embodiment, one or more channels A_F (preferably all channels AF) include a single conveyor belt for Use single-action to transport all products to the accumulation area 121 in the channel AF towel. For efficiency reasons, it is better to generate this situation after the order builder area 116 is filled, such as 10 on each channel. Those skilled in the art should easily understand that other methods for shipping products from the order builder area 116 to the accumulation area 121 may be used. Alternatively, this The invention considers an order builder method and method that does not use the accumulation area 121. In this embodiment, the product can leave the order builder area 116 and reach the label application directly by feeding out the conveyor 514 or other devices. 513. ° 38 1240189 V. Description of the invention 〇 7) In the preferred embodiment of using the accumulation area 121, the second shipment == 22 is used to pick up the sorted products' and transport them to the feed output. And the delivery machine 514 directly sends them to the label applicator 513. For this purpose, one or more second delivery devices 122 may be used. The second conveying device 122 is preferably motorized or otherwise motorized and is configured to move along the track 123. In this embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the second conveying device 122 is designed to pick up all products in a predetermined channel at the same time, for example, in channel E, it is indicated as 125, and they are transported to the delivery conveyor. Machine 514 while they are attached to the conveyor; 14 continues to the label applicator 513. The transport device 122 is preferably a vacuum appliance or the like, and can be moved down or extended to facilitate the configuration. During operation, the second conveying device 122 can pick up the production σσ on any channel (eg F), and store the products of the accumulation channel on the feed conveyor in a paired label order. 15 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 20 Cardboard boxes are transported to the label applicator 513. A product handler such as a robotic arm (not shown) may be used to pick up the product from the conveyor and place it into the label applicator 513. Useful labeling equipment is available from shopping malls. When each product receives the label, it is preferably pushed or placed in a second conveyor 517 ', and the second conveyor 517 transports the product to the final confirmation, packaging and shipping area (not shown). These products are preferably maintained in the same order, preferably with a gap between individual orders on the conveyor 517. Preferably, the identification means (if appropriate) read on the conveyor section by a reader (not shown), 1 and / or 39 by a reader (not shown) This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 issued) A7 1240189 V. Description of the invention (perhaps) --- take the identification means on the cardboard box, and / 兹 amp $ σ j The picker (not shown) reads the label identification means to confirm that the appropriate cardboard box fields and double dishes appear, and the label applicator 513 will only apply the label to the cardboard box. The label applicator 513 will automatically skip the label on the reel to be discarded. (The plant control system 512 provides the tracking information on the label as recorded in the material library 60 to the label applicator 513.) The label applicator 513 also preferably includes an inspection mechanism (not shown), which can be used in Cardboard Boxes Allowed-Make sure that each collection is in a proper position and not creased before shipping to shipment. If an inspection agency (such as a vision system or an operator) and / or inspects the products that have passed the labeling, preferably discard the cardboard boxes that have passed the inspection, the method will be repeated from the beginning of those cardboard boxes, and Other cardboard boxes in a single order will be set aside. If there is an error in the applicator 513 that requires the operator's attention, the operator can use the hand-held scanner 519 to pass a message that a tag should be discarded to the tag control system 503, which will be sent from the database 60 and The factory area controls 512 of 15 Zhai / idea. This step can be done at any point in the printing or other method of producing the labeled product. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the label applicator 513 preferably continues the confirmation, labeling and inspection steps' until all the labels on the reels have been applied to the cardboard box. When the label on the reel has been used up, a signal to the operator will indicate that the reel 551 should be replaced, and the operator can place the reel he wants to place on the label applicator 513, or the plant controller 512 will pass The operator is notified to place the next reel 551 on the label applicator 513, and the method of applying the label will continue. In a preferred embodiment, the operating mode of the system of the present invention is 40 papers that are compliant with the national standard (CNS) A4 specification (21G X 297 mm) ~ '-1240189 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention G?) Minimize or even eliminate errors, where these errors will likely occur in the automated classification and / or labeling process considered here. In one embodiment of this implementation form, the product is selected from the inventory list, as explained in "APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSING AND FOR FILLING ORDERS FROM MULTILAYER INVENTORIES) " (VTN-0453), US patent application serial number ____, the application is called ______, the contents of which are incorporated herein as a reference for printing by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The machine 111 is directly transported or placed on the 10 order builder 109. In this embodiment, although the products are randomly selected relative to the various order information processed above, when the products are selected and placed on the conveyor The order of the products at the time of the (inventory list order) is stored in one or more databases. Therefore, the (random) order of these products arriving at the scanner 112 can be selected with the products in the first instance I5 and the order in which they are transported to the conveyor is checked interactively. That is, when the scanner 112 reads the product identifiers of these products Such information is entered into the database, and the order in which they reach the scanner 112 is compared to the order in which they were originally picked from the inventory list and placed on the conveyor 111 to reach the order builder 109. If these Sequence because, for example, one or more 20 products may fall off the conveyor, or have been mixed out of the order of the inventory list they picked, or their product identifiers have caused unreadable damage, or prevented product flow If the fault exists somewhere in the system without being paired, the system can be operated by means of, for example, alarms, signals or other indicating devices to indicate this phenomenon. It is better to stop the system to allow this paper size to be applicable to China Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297 mm) 1240189 V. Invention description (private) 15 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 20, revised. Although this system can be stopped even if only one product is out of order Operation, but some transcendent agreements can also be considered. For example, in a preferred implementation, if security One of the four products placed in the separate separator 114 does not match the inventory list order (because, for example, its product identifier cannot be read, but the other three products can indeed be paired), the system can be operated to assume this one Unpaired products are correct: However, if two or more of the four products cannot be paired, it is better to have the system indicate that this is an error and a stop action is required to allow correction. Preferably, this The system shall assign product identifiers to unpaired products at the desired point in the inventory order, and such an agreement may also be used on a label application machine. For example, in a preferred embodiment, a second shipping device i 122 can be used to transport up to 10 items from the accumulation area 121 of the order establishment, and the second shipping device m They are transported to a feed conveyor 514 and finally guided to a label applicator. As indicated by j, before the label is applied, the product identifier on the secondary product σπ can be read via a reader (not shown). In a preferred embodiment, the order in which these products advance to the label application reader is compared to inventory clearance times. Mismatches are, by expectation, considered above as appropriate instructions to accompany such conditions and closures. In a preferred embodiment, some transcendence agreements can be maintained. For example ^, if transported by the device 122 to the conveyor 51-4: The product identifier of one of the products cannot be applied by the tag ^ $ (not shown) to read, but the other 9 can be read and stored early with inventory 'Sequence matching' can operate this system to assume that the entire label sequence of all 10 products can be matched to the inventory list sequence. Preferably, this system will be about ___ 42 paper sizes itir Tana 1240189

V. Description of the invention ㈧) 15 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which product is expected at the point where the inventory list is next, the product symbol is assigned to the unmatched product. However, if there is no; = t on both sides, this system is better to indicate that this is, for example, an abnormal condition, and preferably to stop the action to allow correction. In a pro-artist, ten seasons, the correction is done by the intervention of the operator in the order of the poor records, thereby preventing the actual products from being affected. Move around the house and avoid any mistakes. In another case, the amendment "produced by the operation of the actual product order (such as replacement of unmatched products or troubleshooting equipment in accordance with the order of the inventory list), and this state will result in the first instance Of the show. β Before and / or after the application of a custom graphic, the package can have a non-human readable identifier for a prescription product and may only contain a machine-readable identification method, which is used to manufacture and ship To chase products. The custom graphics will preferably confirm who this product is for and any prescription information. This is particularly tempting to avoid people who provide the product with a product prescription. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art can easily understand that any type of changes and details can be used without departing from the spirit of the patent scope of the present invention as described below. In this case, it is easy. Eight teams

1240189 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy 11 ~ Plastic packaging 13 ~ Storage lid 15 ~ Mold cavity 20 ~ Cardboard box 22 ~ Custom graphics 24 ~ W side wall 26 ~ Front flap 28 ~ Rear hinge Line 31 ~ customized pattern 41 ~ customized pattern 43 ~ customized pattern 45 ~ product identification means 47 ~ upper level 61-7 2 ~ shed 110 ~ product packaging 112 ~ scanner 114 ~ separate separator 116 ~ order Builder area 118 ~ Track 120 ~ Track 122 ~ Transport device 500 ~ Printing system 502 ~ Printer V. Description of the invention (>) [Illustration of the code of the drawing] 10 ~ Custom graphics 12 ~ Substrate 14 ~ Custom Customized graphics 5 18 ~ Flanges 21 ~ Upper wall panel 23 ~ Customized graphics 2 5 ~ Front panel 27 ~ Protrusions 30 ~ Flyers 40 ~ Labels 42 ~ Customized graphics 44 ~ Standard graphics 46 ~ Label recognition means 15 60 ~ Database 109 ~ Order builder 111 ~ Conveyor 113 ~ Pusher 115 ~ Conveyor 2〇117 ~ Position 119 ~ Track 121 ~ Accumulation zone 123 ~ Running road 501 ~ Control unit This paper scale applies Chinese National Standard (CNS ) A4 size (210x297 mm) 1 240189 A7 B7 504 ~ Reservoir 506 ~ Rewinding machine 508 ~ Painting station 5 10 ~ Slitting machine 513 ~ Applicator 517 ~ Conveyor 520 ~ Visual inspection equipment Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau Employee Consumer Cooperative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ⑻) 503 ~ tagging control system 505 ~ quality inspection station 507 ~ paper feeder 5 0 9 ~ cutting equipment 5 512 ~ factory control 5 14 ~ conveyor 519 ~ scanner 550 ~ roller 551 ~ reel This paper scale is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210x297 mm)

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& 1240189 '93. 9 * 2 1 Printed by A8, B8, C8, D8, Consumer Cooperatives, Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs VI. Application for Patent Scope Patent Application No. 91114674 ROC Patent Appln. No. 91114674 Amended Chinese Application without Underline Amendment to the Patent Scope-Attachment (II) Amended Claims in Chinese-Enel. (II) 5 (Submitted on September z I, 2004) 1. A product that is randomly classified into individual products Order method, including: 10 a) input: i) order information about multiple orders for the same or different products; and ii) product identification information on at least one computer with one or more databases; b) obtaining random The combined products are order information corresponding to multiple orders for the same or different products, each of which has a product identifier of 15 characters; c) the product identifier on the randomly combined product is scanned; and d) the The order-related products are transmitted to the order builder area of the order to classify the random combination. 2. The method as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein 20 is stored in the one or more databases: iii) label information, the label information contains a label to be applied to a product related to a specific order The order of the labels; and in step (c), the transmitting step further includes: placing the products in the order builder 25 area in the order corresponding to the labels of the specific order. 3. The method as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the order builder area includes a plurality of channels, and one or more of the channels are composed of -46- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297 mm) 91285B-printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Α8 Β8 C8 D8 VI. Scope of patent application This specific order is for exclusive use. 4. The method as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the order builder area includes a plurality of channels, and one or more of the channels are i) about a part of the order or ii) about a single or The order of 5 more orders is dedicated. 5. The method described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, further comprising step (d): sending the products related to the specific order from the order builder area to the label application area in the order matching the label order. 6. The method described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: pairing the label with the product before the label is applied in the label application area. 7. The method described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising step (d): after the placement of the order builder area, the products related to the specific order are shipped to the accumulation area. 8. The method described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: 15 step (d), after placing the order builder area, shipping the products related to the specific order to the accumulation area; and step (e ), According to the order matching the label order, the products related to the specific order are sent from the accumulation area to the label application area. 9. The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein in step (b) 20, the randomly combined products are set on a conveyor belt. 10. The method as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the product identifier is a bar code and the scanning is performed by one or more bar code readers. 11. The method described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the classification is borrowed -47-'This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210x297 mm) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 6. Scope of patent application Provided by the transport device with clamps on it. 12. The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising the step of separately separating products from randomly combined products before the classification step. 5 13. The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein an inventory order is stored in the one or more databases, and the inventory order is selected from the inventory list for the randomly combined products. And the method further comprises: after the scanning step of step (c), comparing the order of the product identifiers on the randomly combined products and the order of the inventory list in a pairing order. 14. The method as described in item 13 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: providing an indication when the order of the product identifiers on the random combination product does not match the order of the inventory list. 15. —A method of automatically sorting and sequentially arranging randomly combined products, 15 including: a) receiving multiple orders for the same or different products, and storing them in one or more databases, in The database also stores label information and product identification information, and the label information includes the 20th order of labels that will be applied to individual products related to each order; b) providing at least one computer, which is connected to the One or more databases that also store label information, including the order of labels used to distribute labels to personal products associated with each order, and also store product identifier information; -48-This Paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) C8 D8 6. Scope of patent application C) Provide products that meet the conditions of the multiple orders to the scanner in a random order, each product has a product identifier on it; d) scan the product identifier of each product, and Multiple databases determine which of multiple orders each product belongs to, 5 and where each product belongs to the order of labels; e) gather the individual products related to each order, and order them in order Arranged in paired tag order. 16. The method according to item 15 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: after step (e), sending the individually arranged products to the label applying machine 10, where the labels are applied according to the order of the labels Apply to that individual product. 17. The method as described in item 15 of the scope of patent application, wherein the labels have graphics customized for at least some of the orders. 18. The method as described in claim 17 of the scope of patent application, wherein the product package 15 contains a prescription product. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the prescription product includes ophthalmic lenses, the ophthalmic lenses are stored in a package with the product identifier on the package. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 20. The method described in item 19 of the scope of patent application, wherein the packaging is a paper box and the product identifier is a bar code. 21. The method described in item 15 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: in the one or more databases, assigning an order number to each order that constitutes a plurality of orders, and specifying information about the order related The product identifier for each product is assigned to that order number. -49-This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297 mm) 1240189 ^: & put 12 im 3. "广 r ^ i 一 ή__l £ 〇_ {一 ·. 一 --—— 二 一· I. —, '— VI. Patent application scope 22 · The method described in item 17 of the patent application scope, further comprising: in the one or more databases, aggregating each of the order numbers and their product identifiers Together, their order constitutes the order of labels. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 5 This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm).