| CPC G06Q 10/083 (2013.01) | 2 Claims |
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1. A distribution system linked to a delivery vehicle that delivers a product stored in a warehouse from the warehouse to a delivery destination, comprising:
a first automatic conveyance device disposed in the warehouse;
an automatic conveyance device server configured to manage an operation of the first automatic conveyance device by exchanging information with the first automatic conveyance device by wireless communication;
a delivery vehicle server configured to manage the operation of the delivery vehicle by exchanging information with the delivery vehicle by wireless communication; and
second automatic conveyance devices respectively disposed in multiple delivery destinations and capable of wirelessly communicating with the automatic conveyance device server,
wherein the automatic conveyance device server transmits a release instruction to the first automatic conveyance device when receiving a request for delivery of a designated product to a designated delivery destination, transmits a loading instruction for loading of the product to the delivery vehicle to the first automatic conveyance device when receiving loading permission that permits loading of the product to the delivery vehicle based on arrival of the delivery vehicle at a standby position in the warehouse, and transmits a release completion notification to a transmitter of a request for the delivery when receiving information indicating that release of the product is completed from the first automatic conveyance device,
wherein the first automatic conveyance device picks up the designated product in the warehouse when receiving the release instruction from the automatic conveyance device server, loads the picked-up product to the delivery vehicle standing by at the standby position of the warehouse when receiving the loading instruction from the automatic conveyance device server, and transmits information indicating that release is completed to the automatic conveyance device server when loading work is completed,
wherein the delivery vehicle server transmits the loading permission to the automatic conveyance device server when receiving information indicating arrival at the standby position of the warehouse from the delivery vehicle,
wherein the first automatic conveyance device picks up and conveys a cart on which the designated product is embarked in the warehouse,
wherein the release instruction includes at least identification information of the cart associated with identification information of the designated product when the designated product is transferred to the cart, and a standby position of the cart,
wherein, when receiving the release instruction, the first automatic conveyance device reads identification information from the cart at the standby position of the cart and checks that the read identification information matches the identification information of the cart included in the release instruction and then conveys the cart,
wherein the delivery vehicle is able to accommodate multiple carts, and
wherein the loading instruction includes at least the identification information of the cart, a loading sequence of the cart, and a standby position of the delivery vehicle,
wherein the automatic conveyance device server further transmits an unloading instruction to the second automatic conveyance device disposed in the designated delivery destination when receiving unloading permission that permits unloading of the product from the delivery vehicle based on arrival of the delivery vehicle at the designated delivery destination among the multiple delivery destinations, and transmits a delivery completion notification to the transmitter of a request for the delivery when receiving information indicating that unloading work is completed from the second automatic conveyance device, and
wherein the second automatic conveyance device unloads the product from the delivery vehicle standing by at the standby position of the designated delivery destination when receiving the unloading instruction from the automatic conveyance device server, and transmits information indicating that the unloading work is completed to the automatic conveyance device server when the unloading work is completed,
wherein the delivery vehicle transmits information indicating arrival at the standby position of the warehouse to the delivery vehicle server when arriving at the standby position of the warehouse, and transmits information indicating arrival at the standby position of the delivery destination to the delivery vehicle server when arriving at the standby position of the delivery destination from the delivery vehicle, and
the delivery vehicle server transmits the unloading permission to the automatic conveyance device server when receiving information indicating arrival at the standby position of the delivery destination.
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