WO2008113575A1 - Procédé de distribution d'articles, système de logistique et équipement utilisateur mobile capable d'utiliser le système de logistique - Google Patents

Procédé de distribution d'articles, système de logistique et équipement utilisateur mobile capable d'utiliser le système de logistique Download PDF

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WO2008113575A1
WO2008113575A1 PCT/EP2008/002200 EP2008002200W WO2008113575A1 WO 2008113575 A1 WO2008113575 A1 WO 2008113575A1 EP 2008002200 W EP2008002200 W EP 2008002200W WO 2008113575 A1 WO2008113575 A1 WO 2008113575A1
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/08—Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

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  • the present invention relates to a method for delivering items.
  • the invention furthermore concerns a logistics system and a mobile user equipment which is usable with the logistics system.
  • Drop-boxes allow a user to deliver an item to be transported by dropping it into the drop-box.
  • the invention includes a method for deliver at least one item to a destination, wherein information about the item is made available at a selection base.
  • the information about the item entered into a mobile user equipment.
  • the mobile user equipment sends the information to a central control unit.
  • the central control unit sends an electronic order to a warehouse to start a deliver of the item to the destination.
  • an improvement of the invention is characterized in that the selection base contains a graphical representation of the item.
  • An automatisation of the selection and/or a facilitated electronic handling of the selection can be achieved in that the mobile user equipment reads the graphical representation of the item.
  • the selection base contains digital information about the item.
  • the mobile user equipment receives the digital information.
  • the invention includes various embodiments for transmitting the digital information to and/or through the mobile user equipment.
  • One embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the mobile user equipment optically acquires optically readable digital information.
  • optically readable digital information is e.g. presented as a bar code or as a matrix-code.
  • a further embodiment of the invention is characterized in that that the optically readable digital information is connected to the graphical representation of the item.
  • a connection between the graphical representation of the item and the optical readable digital information can be carried out in different ways.
  • a bar code or a matrix-code near a representation - e.g. a photograph or an electronic image - of the item.
  • optically readable digital information in the graphical representation. This can be performed in different ways. For example, it is possible to integrate the bar code or the matrix-code in the photo of the item.
  • Digital water marking technologies allow an inclusion of the digital information and an efficient recognition of the digital information. It is useful to use digital water marks which are robust.
  • the digital water marking technologies are only one example of technologies which allow an effective transmission of the digital information about the item and/or about properties of it or conditions for its delivery.
  • One preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the digital information is stored in a digital memory and that the mobile user equipment (20) receives the digital information contained in the digital memory as a radio frequency signal.
  • the mobile user equipment receives the digital information according to a RFID communication standard.
  • the mobile user equipment receives the digital information via Bluetooth technique.
  • the mobile user equipment sends the digital information about the item to the warehouse.
  • the mobile user equipment sends identification information to the warehouse.
  • the identification information identifies the mobile user equipment.
  • the identification information identifies a user.
  • a direct handout of the item to the user is advantageous if the warehouse is located near the selection base.
  • the invention also includes implementations where the selection base and the warehouse are located at different places. In this case it is advantageous to start a transport of the item from the warehouse to a destination.
  • the central control unit sends the electronic order to start the commissioning of the item to the warehouse after the user has selected at least one item.
  • the central control unit sends the order to start the commissioning of the item after a completion of a series of a selection of a plurality of items. It is furthermore advantageous, that an availability of the item in the warehouse is checked.
  • the central control unit checks the availability of the item in the warehouse.
  • information about the availability of the item is sent to the mobile user equipment.
  • information about the availability of the item is integrated in the graphical representation of the item.
  • the information about the availability of the item is integrated in digital information about the item.
  • the invention further includes a computer program product which characterized in that it contains program means for implementing the method according to the invention.
  • the invention furthermore comprises a logistics system with means for carrying out a transport and/or a handling of at least one item.
  • This logistics system is characterized in that it contains a selection base whereby the selection base is capable of making information about at least one item available.
  • the present invention creates a new way for consumers to shop, allows retailers to not miss sales on out of stock items and allows a provider of a logistics system to handle shipping.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic overview of a logistics system according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a selection base 10 according to the invention
  • Fig. 3 shows a mobile user equipment 20 according to the invention.
  • the current invention includes logistics systems in their broadest sense. These especially includes systems, which contain means and/or arrangements for a selection of the items and a transport of the items to a receiver.
  • Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a logistics system with a selection base 10, e.g. a retail shop, a mobile user equipment 20, a central control unit 30, a warehouse 40, items 50 transportation means 60 and a destination 70.
  • This logistics system allows an efficient transport of items 50 to a destination 70.
  • the invention includes a selection base 10, which is explained in more detail in fig. 2.
  • Selection base 10 contains presentation means 15, which are e.g. mounted on shelves 18.
  • the selection base 10 in a form comparable to known retail centres.
  • the invention includes many other implementations of the selection base 10.
  • the display means 15 can be e.g. computer monitors.
  • the display means 15 contain a graphical representation of items which can be selected as well as computer readable information about the items.
  • Fig. 2 shows an interaction between the mobile user equipment and shelves 18 in the selection base 10.
  • An example of the selection station 10 is a retail shop.
  • a customer entering the selection base (especially a retail shop ) has the possibility to access information about products and/or services.
  • the client After the client has made the selection, he orders via the mobile user equipment 20 the central control unit 30 to initiate a commissioning of the item 50.
  • the order of the user can include delivery elements, e.g. about place, time and conditions of a delivery of the item to the user himself or a destination chosen by the user.
  • delivery elements e.g. about place, time and conditions of a delivery of the item to the user himself or a destination chosen by the user.
  • Fig. 3 shows a mobile user equipment 20 according to the invention.
  • the mobile user equipment 20 is equipped with buttons 22 and a display 24.
  • buttons 22 are integrated into the display 24 - advantageously by a designing the display 24 as a touch screen.
  • the invention also comprises the idea to enable an already existing mobile user equipment 20 of a user 12 in such a way that it is capable of acting as mobile user equipment according to the invention.
  • a software module is transferred to the mobile user equipment.
  • the software module is digital signed to authorize it. It is possible to use known digital signing and authorization technologies which are commercially available, for example from ViriSign.
  • the mobile user equipment 20 contains in one implementation a digital camera which is capable of receiving optical information.
  • the camera can obtain a photo of the item 50 or of the graphical representation 15 of the item 50.
  • the mobile user equipment obtains the information about the item 50.
  • mobile user equipment obtains the image of the item 50 directly. In another embodiment the mobile user equipment photographs the graphical representation 15 of the item 50.
  • the mobile user equipment gets the graphical representation 15 of the item 50 by a transmittal of this information in radio frequency. This can e.g. occur via data communication according to Bluetooth standard and/or an RFID communication standard.
  • the graphical representation 15 of the item 50 is displayed at the display 24 of the mobile user equipment 20.
  • a preferred embodiment of the mobile user equipment 20 is afterwards described as a Cascade device.
  • the Cascade device is preconfigured a convenient handheld device that a retail shopper can pick-up upon entering a retail store. They can be holstered in shopping carts or hanging on an auto-charging peg board. The device ties directly to the retail establishment's in-store inventory and warehouse inventory.
  • a customer can use the device to scan any item in the store and receive availability, price, picture, description etc.
  • the customer can also purchase the item immediately and it will be shipped directly from the warehouse to the customer. This is particularly convenient when items are not in stock.

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L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de distribuer au moins un article (50). Ce procédé consiste à rendre disponibles des informations concernant l'article (50) au niveau d'une base de sélection (10), introduire ces informations concernant l'article (50) dans un équipement utilisateur mobile (20), envoyer les informations à une unité de commande centrale (30) au moyen de l'équipement utilisateur mobile (20), envoyer un ordre électronique à un entrepôt (40) au moyen de l'unité de commande centrale de façon à démarrer la mise en service de l'article (50). L'invention comprend également un produit de programme informatique permettant de réaliser le procédé, un équipement utilisateur mobile et un système de logistique.
PCT/EP2008/002200 2007-03-22 2008-03-19 Procédé de distribution d'articles, système de logistique et équipement utilisateur mobile capable d'utiliser le système de logistique WO2008113575A1 (fr)

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