Product palletizing system
A computer-implemented product palletizing system and a method of product palletizing which includes processor in communication with a memory element containing a computer code executable to coordinate the discrete activities of one or more pickers and conveyor product sorting assembly to allocate a plurality of products to a plurality of pallets.
1. A method in a palletizing system which includes a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory element containing a computer code, said method comprising:
generating a product list containing a plurality of products;
associating a pallet identifier with each of said plurality of products;
identifying conveyor products in said product list;
identifying non-conveyor products in said product list;
operating a product recognition device to identify said conveyor products based upon comparison of a product image to plurality of product image templates in a product image database; and
operating a product sorter to sort said conveyor products identified by said product recognition device into one of a plurality of conveyor lanes based upon said pallet identifier associated with said conveyor products.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a product wave each associated with a product wave identifier, said product wave including a plurality of product lists.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising to prioritizing order in said plurality of product lists in said product wave.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
generating a plurality of product waves; and
prioritizing order in said plurality of product waves.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying on a computer device said product list;
indicating on said computer device said conveyor products; and
indicating on said computer device each said non-conveyor product.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising indicating on said computer device to move said conveyor products onto a conveyor which conveys said conveyor products to said product recognition device.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising indicating on said computer device to move said non-conveyor products to a pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor products.
8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising locating conveyor products at a first slip proximate to said image recognition device.
9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising locating non-conveyor products at a second slip proximate said plurality of conveyor lanes.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying on a first computer device said conveyor products in said product list; and
displaying on a second computer devices said non-conveyor products in said product list.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising indicating on said first computer device to move said conveyor products onto a conveyor which conveys said conveyor products to said product recognition device.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising indicating on a second computer device to move said non-conveyor products to a pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor products.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said first computer device carried by a first picker, and wherein said second computer device carried by a second picker.
14. A display controlling method of a palletizing system including a computer device, a product conveyor which conveys conveyor products in relation to a product recognition device, a product sorter which sorts said conveyor products identified by said product recognition device into one of a plurality of conveyor lanes, and a controller, said display controlling method, comprising:
displaying on said computer device a list of products each associated with a pallet identifier;
indicating on said computer device said conveyor products in said list of products for movement to said product conveyor; and
indicating on said computer device non-conveyor products in said list of products for movement to said pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor product.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising displaying on said computer device a product wave each associated with a product wave identifier, said product wave including a plurality of product lists.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising displaying in prioritized order on said computer device said plurality of product lists in said product wave.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising displaying in prioritized order on said computer device a plurality of product waves.
18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising indicating on said computer device to move said conveyor products onto a conveyor which conveys said conveyor products to said product recognition device.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising indicating on said computer device to move said non-conveyor products to a pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor products.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein said computer device comprises a first computer device and a second computer device, said conveyor products in said list of products displayed on said first computer device, said non-conveyor products in said list of products displayed on said second computer device;
indicating on said computer device non-conveyor products in said list of products for movement to said pallet having said pallet identifier associated with said non-conveyor product.