Abstract: A inventory system for product storage and retrieval. Ordered goods are placed in bag units at a central filling center and shipped to local storage areas, where the bags are placed onto rails in a storage structure. The rails include an imaging sensor at each bag receiving location defined on the rails for obtaining a bag identifier that is affixed with the bag unit. The bag identifier and the rail address for each bag unit is stored on a local computer database. When a user wants to pick up stored goods, the user inputs the identification or order information for the goods and the computer will search the inventory to locate the goods in a specific stored bag unit. The rail adjacent the bag unit is illuminated to facilitate locating the goods.

Abstract: A inventory system for product storage and retrieval. Ordered goods are placed in bag units at a central filling center and shipped to local storage areas, where the bags are placed onto rails in a storage structure. The rails include an imaging sensor at each bag receiving location defined on the rails for obtaining a bag identifier that is affixed with the bag unit. The bag identifier and the rail address for each bag unit is stored on a local computer database. When a user wants to pick up stored goods, the user inputs the identification or order information for the goods and the computer will search the inventory to locate the goods in a specific stored bag unit. The rail adjacent the bag unit is illuminated to facilitate locating the goods.

Abstract: An inventory system for storing and locating goods in a storage area. Ordered goods are placed in bag units at a central filling center. The filled bag units are shipped to local storage areas where they are placed onto rails in a storage structure. The rails include an imaging sensor at each bag receiving location defined on the rails for obtaining a bag identifier that is affixed with the bag unit. The bag identifier and the rail address for each bag unit is stored on a local computer database. When a user wants to pick up stored goods, the user inputs the identification or order information for the goods and the computer will search the inventory to locate the goods in a specific stored bag unit. The rail adjacent the bag unit will be illuminated to facilitate locating the goods.