Managing logistics information related to a logistics container using a container interface display apparatus
Abstract
Describes methods, devices and systems for managing logistics information related to containers using container interface display devices. The container interface display device may include an installable housing, a display screen, a memory, a scanner, and a wireless communication interface. The housing is coupled to the container to allow the scanner to identify the goods to be shipped within the container. The scanner identifies the article and records the association in memory as part of managed logistics information that reflects the established and recorded relationship between the container and the article. The device increments the package number information (another part of the managed logistics information) to reflect that the goods are loaded in the container. The device generates electronic logistics monitoring information on the display screen to include at least a portion of the managed logistics information associated with the container.

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- 1コンテナに関連する物流情報を管理するためのコンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置であって、 処理装置と、 前記処理装置に動作可能に結合されるメモリであって、前記処理装置によって実行される物流情報管理プログラムコード部分、パッケージ数情報及び関連付け情報を少なくとも保持するメモリと、 前記処理装置に動作可能に結合されるスキャナであって、物品が前記コンテナ内に積み込まれているときに前記コンテナによって出荷される物品をスキャンし且つ識別するスキャナと、 前記処理装置に動作可能に結合される無線通信インターフェースであって、無線通信路を介してノード装置との通信を可能にする無線通信インターフェースと、 前記処理装置に動作可能に結合されるディスプレイスクリーンであって、前記コンテナを積み込む物流職員と相互作用するように前記コンテナの外壁の近くに配置されるディスプレイスクリーンと を備え、 前記処理装置は、前記物流情報管理プログラムコード部分を実行するときに、 前記スキャナによって前記処理装置に送信されたスキャン結果信号に基づいて前記コンテナの積み込み中に前記物品を識別し、 前記メモリに保持されている前記関連付け情報を更新し、更新された関連付け情報は積み込まれるコンテナと識別された物品との間の関連付けを少なくとも反映し、前記関連付け情報は前記コンテナに関連する管理物流情報の一部であり、 前記メモリに保持されている前記パッケージ数情報をインクリメントし、インクリメントされたパッケージ数情報は前記コンテナ内で出荷される物品が前記コンテナ内に積み込まれていることを少なくとも反映し、前記パッケージ数情報は前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の一部であり、且つ 前記ディスプレイスクリーンによって、電子物流監視情報を前記ディスプレイスクリーン上に提示させ、前記電子物流監視情報は前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の少なくとも一部を含む ように動作可能である、装置。
- 2前記装置が前記コンテナの前記外壁に取り外し可能に取り付けられることを可能にする取り外し可能な連結部を更に備える、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 3前記装置が前記コンテナの前記外壁に固定されることを可能にする固定連結部を更に備える、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 4前記装置は、前記コンテナの前記外壁の一部に統合される、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 5前記管理物流情報は、前記コンテナに関する識別情報を更に含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 6前記管理物流情報は、コンテナ出荷情報を更に含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 7前記コンテナ出荷情報は、前記コンテナに積み込まれることが意図される物の目録を含む、請求項6に記載の装置。
- 8前記コンテナ出荷情報は、前記物品が前記コンテナ内のどこに積み込まれるべきかについての場所指定情報を含む、請求項6に記載の装置。
- 9前記ディスプレイスクリーン上に提示される前記電子物流監視情報は、前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の1つ以上の部分を表す1つ以上のスキャン可能なオブジェクトを更に含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 10前記処理装置に動作可能に結合される識別センサを更に備え、前記識別センサは前記コンテナのタイプを識別するように構成され、前記コンテナのタイプは前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の一部である、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 11前記識別センサは、前記コンテナに関係付けられるコンテナタイプ登録情報を検出し、且つコンテナタイプ信号を前記処理装置に提供するように更に動作可能であり、前記処理装置は、前記識別センサによって提供される前記コンテナタイプ信号に基づいて前記コンテナのタイプを識別するように更に動作可能である、請求項10載の装置。
- 12前記コンテナタイプ登録情報は、前記コンテナに関係付けられるバーコード情報及び前記コンテナに関係付けられる寸法情報から成るグループの中の1つを含む、請求項11に記載の装置。
- 13前記無線通信インターフェースは、ノード装置から前記管理物流情報の一部を受信するように更に動作可能であり、 前記処理装置は、前記無線通信インターフェースから前記管理物流情報の受信した一部を受信し、且つ前記装置の前記メモリ内に前記管理物流情報の受信した一部を記憶するように更に動作可能である、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 14前記ディスプレイスクリーンは、前記電子物流監視情報として相互作用可能コンテンツを表示するように更に動作可能である、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 15前記ディスプレイスクリーンは、高耐久化タッチスクリーンを含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 16前記高耐久化タッチスクリーンは、侵入保護定格ディスプレイインターフェースを含む、請求項15に記載の装置。
- 17前記処理装置に結合される少なくとも1つのユーザ入力装置を更に備え、前記少なくとも1つのユーザ入力装置は前記装置との相互作用によって前記管理物流情報を修正することを可能にする、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 18前記処理装置に結合される少なくとも1つのユーザ入力装置を更に備え、前記少なくとも1つのユーザ入力装置は前記ディスプレイスクリーンに示される前記管理物流情報の一部を選択するためにユーザから入力を受信する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 19コンテナの一部として統合されたコンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置を使用して前記コンテナに関連する物流情報を管理する方法であって、前記統合されたコンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置は、前記コンテナの外壁に配置されるディスプレイスクリーン、メモリ、出荷される物品が前記コンテナ内に積み込まれるときに前記コンテナ内の前記物品を識別することを可能にするように指向されるスキャナ、及びノード装置と通信するように動作可能である無線通信インターフェースを備え、前記方法は、 前記統合されたコンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記スキャナによって、前記コンテナの積み込み中に前記物品を識別するステップと、 前記統合されたコンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記メモリに、積み込まれるコンテナと識別された物品との間の関連付けを記録するステップであって、前記関連付けは前記コンテナに関連する管理物流情報の一部であるステップと、 前記統合されたコンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記メモリにおいて、識別された物品が前記コンテナ内に積み込まれていることを反映するためにパッケージ数情報を更新するステップであって、前記パッケージ数情報は前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の一部であるステップと、 前記統合されたコンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記ディスプレイスクリーンにおいて電子物流監視情報を生成するステップであって、前記電子物流監視情報は前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の少なくとも一部を含むステップと を含む、方法。
- 20前記管理物流情報は、前記コンテナに関する識別情報を更に含む、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 21前記管理物流情報は、コンテナ出荷情報を更に含む、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 22前記コンテナ出荷情報は、前記コンテナに積み込まれることが意図される物の目録を含む、請求項21に記載の方法。
- 23前記コンテナ出荷情報は、前記コンテナをどのように積み込むべきかについての場所指定情報を含む、請求項21に記載の方法。
- 24前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記ディスプレイスクリーン上に生成される前記電子物流監視情報は、前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の1つ以上の部分を表す1つ以上のスキャン可能なオブジェクトを更に含む、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 25前記1つ以上のスキャン可能なオブジェクトは、前記ディスプレイスクリーン上に選択的に生成される1つ以上の光学的にスキャン可能なオブジェクトを含む、請求項24に記載の方法。
- 26前記コンテナの積み込みが開始する前に前記管理物流情報の少なくとも一部を前記無線通信インターフェースを介して前記統合されたコンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記メモリに事前ロードするステップを更に含む、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 27コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置を使用してコンテナに関連する物流情報を管理するための方法であって、前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置は設置可能筐体、ディスプレイスクリーン、メモリ、スキャナ及び無線通信インターフェースを備えており、前記方法は、 前記設置可能筐体によって、物品が前記コンテナ内に積み込まれているときに前記スキャナが前記コンテナ内で出荷される物品を識別することを可能にする方向で前記コンテナの壁に前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置を結合するステップと、 前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記スキャナによって、前記コンテナの積み込み中に前記物品を識別するステップと、 前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記メモリに、積み込まれるコンテナと識別された物品との間の関連付けを記録するステップであって、前記関連付けは前記コンテナに関連する管理物流情報の一部であるステップと、 前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記メモリにおいて、前記コンテナ内で出荷される物品が前記コンテナ内に積み込まれていることを反映するためにパッケージ数情報をインクリメントするステップであって、前記パッケージ数情報は前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の一部であるステップと、 前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記ディスプレイスクリーンにおいて電子物流監視情報を生成するステップであって、前記電子物流監視情報は前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の少なくとも一部を含むステップと を含む、方法。
- 28前記管理物流情報は、積み込まれているコンテナと過去に識別された第2の物品との間の第2の関連付けを更に含む、請求項27に記載の方法。
- 29更新されたパッケージ数情報は、過去に前記コンテナ内に積み込まれた物を反映する情報を更に含む、請求項27に記載の方法。
- 30前記管理物流情報は、前記コンテナに関する識別情報を更に含む、請求項27に記載の方法。
- 31前記管理物流情報は、コンテナ出荷情報を更に含む、請求項27に記載の方法。
- 32前記コンテナ出荷情報は、前記コンテナに積み込まれることが意図される物の目録を含む、請求項31に記載の方法。
- 33前記コンテナ出荷情報は、前記物品が前記コンテナ内のどこに積み込まれるべきかについての場所指定情報を含む、請求項31に記載の方法。
- 34前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記ディスプレイスクリーン上に生成される前記電子物流監視情報は、前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の1つ以上の部分を表す1つ以上のスキャン可能なオブジェクトを更に含む、請求項27に記載の方法。
- 35前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置における識別センサを使用して、前記コンテナのタイプを識別するステップを更に含み、前記コンテナのタイプは前記コンテナに関連する前記管理物流情報の一部である、請求項27に記載の方法。
- 36前記コンテナのタイプを識別するステップは、 前記識別センサによって、前記コンテナに関係付けられるコンテナタイプ登録情報を検出すること、及び 検出されたコンテナタイプ登録情報に基づいて前記コンテナのタイプを識別すること を更に含む、請求項35に記載の方法。
- 37前記コンテナタイプ登録情報は、前記コンテナに関係付けられるバーコード情報及び前記コンテナに関係付けられる寸法情報から成るグループの中の1つを含む、請求項36に記載の方法。
- 38前記コンテナの積み込みが開始する前に前記管理物流情報の少なくとも一部を前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記メモリに事前ロードするステップを更に含む、請求項27に記載の方法。
- 39事前ロードするステップは、 前記無線通信インターフェースによって、前記無線通信インターフェースを介して前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置と通信するように動作可能であるノード装置から前記管理物流情報の一部を受信すること、及び 前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記メモリ内に受信した前記管理物流情報の一部を記憶すること を更に含む、請求項38に記載の方法。
- 40前記コンテナインターフェースディスプレイ装置の前記ディスプレイスクリーンにおいて前記電子物流監視情報を生成するステップは、前記コンテナに積み込むことに関与する物流職員からの入力に基づいて表示する前記管理物流情報の一部を選択すること、及び前記ディスプレイスクリーンにおいて前記物流職員に対して前記管理物流情報の選択部分を生成することによって前記ディスプレイスクリーンに前記電子物流監視情報を生成することを更に含む、請求項27に記載の方法。
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0001The present disclosure generally relates to systems, equipment, computer readable media and methods in the areas of shipping management and logistics, and more specifically, improved capture, management and electronic notification of managed logistics information related to improved containers. With respect to various aspects including systems, devices, computer readable media and methods for various improved logistics operations using container interface display devices for.
0002[Priority and related applications] The present application hereby claims priority to the relevant US Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 117,602 entitled "Enhancing Logistics Operations Methods, MFP, and Systems Using a Container Interface Display MFP".
0003In addition, the present application also claims the following formal patent applications claiming the priority benefit to the same provisional patent application referred to above, namely (1) "Methods, MFP, and Systems for Managing Logistics Information Related to a Container". The subject of the formal patent application entitled "Having a Scale" and (2) the formal patent application entitled "Methods, MFP, and Systems for Generating a Content-Related Notification Using a Container Interface Display MFP" It is related.
0004Logistics operations related to shipping one or more goods include loading the goods into a container, transporting the container from the origin to the destination, and loading and unloading the contents of what is stored in the container at the destination. Including. Such containers are typically, but not limited to, unit load devices (ULDs) deployed in airborne shipments, typically in single-mode and / or intermodal freight transport. It may include shipping containers, freight trains, semi-trailers pulled by trucks, or even designated storage spaces within transport vehicles (such as delivery trucks). The goods to be shipped are loaded into the container so that they can be safely shipped with the container to different locations via modes of transport (eg, aircraft, trains, and automobiles, etc.).
0005Efficient management of such physical distribution work is required, for example, as a means of cost management when shipping goods in a container. The time required to properly and safely load or unload a container affects the cost-effective processing capacity of the logistics work as well as its safety associated with the logistics work. Indeed, the way containers are loaded / unloaded can also affect the cost effectiveness of logistics operations.
0006In addition, traditional logistics operations using containers may rely on tags or printed labels that are visible on the outside of various containers. Such tags or labels may be printed and attached to the container, for example, as part of a preload inspection or closure event. Typically, such tags or labels are scannable objects that can be scanned to identify the container and obtain relevant node information about how the container is processed, shipped, loaded or unloaded. It can be a barcode label, etc.). However, the use of print tags and labels typically incurs considerable costs associated with the large number of portable printers used to create tabs and labels. In addition, conventional logistics operations or work cycles, including container loading, sorting, shipping, and / or loading and unloading, may require a large number of different tags or labels. Such tags or labels need to be removed at different points in such logistics operations or cycles of work and can be problematic when processing containers if the tags or labels are not removed properly. Therefore, the cost and distribution work time required when relying on print tags or labels can be problematic.
0007To help monitor and manage logistics operations (eg, loading, processing, shipping, unloading) or work cycles for containers to address one or more of these issues, and to do so cost-effectively. There is a need for more general and intelligent types of equipment that use such equipment.
0008The following description will reveal specific embodiments and embodiments. It should be understood that embodiments and embodiments can be implemented in their broadest sense without having one or more features of these embodiments and embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments and embodiments are merely exemplary.
0009In general, aspects of the present disclosure are exemplary container interface display devices, how they are deployed as devices and / or as part of a system, and manage and electronically manage physical quantity information related to containers. Concerning whether it is used in different embodiments and in different ways to advantageously provide content-related notifications to provide and to improve and improve logistics operations with respect to containers.
0010In one aspect of the disclosure, the container interface display device is described with respect to managing logistics information related to a container such as a ULD, a tractor trailer or other shipping container used to transport goods between different locations. ing. Generally, the container interface display device includes a processing device, a memory, a scanner, a wireless communication interface, and a display screen. Each of the memory, scanner, wireless communication interface and display screen is operably coupled to the processing device of the container interface display device. The scanner operates to scan and identify the goods shipped by the container as the goods are loaded into the container. The wireless communication interface facilitates communication with node devices (such as servers used to monitor logistics operations or other processing-based networks) over wireless channels. The display screen is placed near the outer wall of the container to interact with the logistics personnel loading the container. The memory in the container interface display device holds at least the distribution information management program code portion executed by the processing device, the number of packages information, and the association information. When the processing device of the device executes the logistics information management program code part, the processing device identifies the article during loading of the container based on the scan result signal transmitted to the processing device by the scanner, and the loaded container and the container are loaded. Updates the association information (part of the managed logistics information related to the container) held in memory to at least reflect the association with the identified goods, and the goods shipped in the container are loaded into the container. The number of packages information (another part of the managed logistics information related to the container) held in the memory is incremented to reflect that, and the electronic logistics monitoring information is presented on the display screen on the display screen. Converted programmatically so that it can operate in a non-conventional type, and here
0011Another aspect of the disclosure describes a method for managing logistics information related to a container using a container interface display device that is integrated as part of the container. In general, such an integrated container interface display device will allow display screens, memories, and articles placed on the outer wall of the container to identify the articles that will be shipped within the container as they are loaded into the container. Includes scanners oriented towards, and wireless communication interfaces that can operate to communicate with node devices, such as processing-based tablets or mobile devices used by logistics personnel loading servers or containers. In such a general context, the method identified the article in the integrated container interface display device scanner during container loading and in the memory of the integrated container interface display device as the container being loaded container. It records the association with the goods, and the association is part of the managed logistics information associated with the container, indicating that the identified goods are loaded into the container in the memory of the integrated container interface display. The package number information is updated so as to be shadowed, and the package number information is also a part of the managed physical distribution information related to the container, and starts by generating the electronic physical distribution monitoring information on the display screen of the integrated container interface display device. The generated electronic logistics monitoring information includes at least a part of the managed logistics information related to the container.
0012Yet another aspect of the disclosure describes another method for managing physical distribution information associated with a container using a container interface display device. Such devices may include an installable enclosure, display screen, memory, scanner and wireless communication interface. Generally, the method is a container interface on the wall of the container using a housing that can be installed in a direction that allows the scanner to identify the goods to be shipped in the container when the goods are loaded in the container. It starts by combining the display devices. The method continues such that the scanner of the container interface display device identifies the article during loading of the container and records the association between the loaded container and the identified article in the memory of the container interface display device. Such an association is part of the managed logistics information associated with the container. The method proceeds by incrementing the package number information in the memory of the container interface display device to reflect that the goods shipped in the container are loaded in the container, and the package number information is also related to the container. It is a part of managed logistics information. Next, the method generates electronic logistics monitoring information on the display screen of the container interface display device. Such generated electronic physical distribution monitoring information includes at least a part of managed physical distribution information related to the container.
0013Each of these aspects results in an improvement in the technology of logistics operations with respect to monitoring and managing logistics information related to containers. Further advantages of the disclosed embodiments and examples of this and other embodiments are described in part in the following description, some of which are apparent from the description, or which can be found by practicing the present invention. It will be appreciated that both the general description above and the detailed description below are for illustration and illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the invention.
0014The accompanying drawings are incorporated into and constitute a portion of the present specification, and according to one or more principles of the present invention, some embodiments are shown with explanations, and the one of the present invention is shown. Responsible for explaining one or more principles<figref num="1">FIG. 6 is a diagram of an exemplary network system of interconnected exemplary computer systems and logistics node devices, including an exemplary container interface display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.</figref><figref num="2">It is a more detailed diagram of an exemplary container interface display device coupled to a container according to an embodiment of the present invention.</figref><figref num="3A">According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, exemplary systems and various exemplary operations involving an exemplary container interface display device deployed in a container having a scale when articles are loaded into the container. It is a series of diagrams shown.</figref><figref num="3B">According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, exemplary systems and various exemplary operations involving an exemplary container interface display device deployed in a container having a scale when articles are loaded into the container. It is a series of diagrams shown.</figref><figref num="3C">According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, exemplary systems and various exemplary operations involving an exemplary container interface display device deployed in a container having a scale when articles are loaded into the container. It is a series of diagrams shown.</figref><figref num="4A">According to one embodiment of the invention, an exemplary container interface display device can be used to detect the type of notification event associated with an object stored in a container, and actively display content-related information. It is a diagram showing elements of various exemplary configurations that convey a notification message to and / or other node devices.</figref><figref num="4B">According to one embodiment of the invention, an exemplary container interface display device can be used to detect the type of notification event associated with an object stored in a container, and actively display content-related information. It is a diagram showing elements of various exemplary configurations that convey a notification message to and / or other node devices.</figref><figref num="5">FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for managing physical distribution information related to a container using a container interface display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.</figref><figref num="6A">FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for managing physical distribution information related to a container using a container interface display device when the container has a scale, according to an embodiment of the present invention.</figref><figref num="6B">FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for managing physical distribution information related to a container using a container interface display device when the container has a scale, according to an embodiment of the present invention.</figref><figref num="7">FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for generating content-related notifications based on managed physical distribution information related to a container using a container interface display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.</figref>
0015Next, various exemplary embodiments will be referred to in detail. Wherever possible, the drawings use the same reference numbers, which are used to describe the same or similar parts. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that different embodiments may implement specific parts in different ways depending on the intended placement and operating environment requirements for each embodiment.
0016In general, the following is an example to help collect, manage and display logistics information related to a container and generate alert types and states related to the container related to what is stored in the container. Describes various embodiments of systems, devices, computer-readable media and methods that utilize a container interface display device. In general, system-level embodiments may include one or more devices or nodes (eg, container interface display devices) that can communicate with another device or node (eg, external management node, internal sensing device). In some embodiments, other devices or nodes may be able to operate to communicate with the server on the network, but in some examples low-level nodes will not be able to communicate directly with the server on the network. You may. Also, such system-level embodiments may include one or more user access devices with which workers or other logistics personnel can interact. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that such a hierarchical structure of different functional communication network components (commonly referred to as network system devices) can be characterized as a network of nodes. For those skilled in the art, a network of such nodes that support logistics operations such as container loading / processing / loading / unloading can be a server and a different wired or wireless node, even though the server is not a dedicated wireless component. You will understand that it can be included. In other embodiments, the network of nodes may include similar or different types of radio nodes that are simultaneously used in an unconventional manner to improve logistics operations.
0017Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that each of the embodiments described herein provides improvements to certain technologies, such as systems that help support and monitor logistics operations related to containers. .. Each embodiment describes a particular technical application that utilizes and applies a particular embodiment of a container interface display device. Certain technical applications improve or improve the technical areas as described and supported by this disclosure below.
0018FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary network system of interconnected exemplary computer systems and logistics node devices, including an exemplary container interface display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Next, with reference to FIG. 1, an exemplary network system with a server 100 generally connected to network 105 is shown, which is outside the container to an access point, also commonly referred to as the external management node 110. Is also operably connected. The server 100 also operates as an access point or intermediate device that helps manage data and communications related to logistics operations (such as container loading, unloading, or other processing) that enters and exits the container interface display device 150. It is indirectly connected to the container interface display device 150 via the external management node 110. The external management node 110 is typically connected to the container interface display device 150 (deployed and shown on the outer wall of the container 115) via wireless communication. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the external management node 110 and the container interface display device 150 may be implemented to communicate over a wired connection between the devices in some other embodiments. There will be.
0019In some embodiments shown, such as in FIG. 1, the container interface display device 150 may be connected to or otherwise communicate with the internal sensing device 120. As described in more detail below, the internal sensing device 120 can operate to detect or sense conditions within the container. In some embodiments, the internal sensing device 120 is one or more sensors deployed within the container and connected to the container interface display device 150 via a wired and / or wireless connection (eg, a storage space within the container). It may be implemented by a sensor that is configured and directed to monitor. However, in other embodiments, the internal sensing device 120 is an externally managed node as a type of processor-based node device that has data acquisition and processing capabilities and is capable of wireless communication, with a set of different types of scanners and / or sensors. It may be complex enough to communicate directly with the 110 (or, in some embodiments, with the user access device 140a described in more detail below).
0020More specifically, an embodiment of the internal sensing device 120 describes a space exposed to (plural) sensing elements, such as a depth measurement of a storage space within the container 115, relative to the location of the (plural) depth sensing elements. It may include one or more dimensional depth sensors for scanning or mapping. The device 120 may operate as a camera or sensor type device that senses distance and motion. The device 120 is a device / array or single-dimensional scanning device having a plurality of scanning elements, each of which is directed to different parts of the container's storage space, such as the space under the container's ceiling, when the sensor is installed above the storage space. It may be implemented as (depth sensing camera). For example, device 120 may be an array with multiple scanning elements that are physically close to each other, each with information about dimensions and depth in different parts of the space under the ceiling of the container in which the goods to be shipped are stored. Oriented and directed to map and capture. In another example, each of the sensor elements of device 120 maps and captures information about dimensions and depth from above the container's storage space, more generally at different parts of the storage space under the ceiling of the container. The device 120 is a separate deployment along the side and / or ceiling of the container in a physically separated configuration of scanning elements that can be mounted along different parts of the container (eg, ceiling, wall, floor). It may be implemented by a sensor element.
0021As described in more detail below, further embodiments of the internal sensing device 120 include changes in environmental conditions within the container (eg, temperature, humidity, light, sound), changes in objects stored within the container. One or more other in the container to assist in detecting the state in the container, such as detection (eg, detection of movement in the container, detection of changes in the composition of things stored in the container). A type of sensor may be deployed.
0022The exemplary internal sensing device 120 is a scan described in a US provisional patent application entitled "Enhancing Logistics Operations When Loading a Container Using a Scanning Sensor Node" filed on the same day as the present application and by the same inventor as the present application. It may be implemented by a sensor node. The details and supporting statements of the US provisional patent application entitled "Enhancing Logistics Operations When Loading a Container Using a Scanning Sensor Node" are incorporated herein by reference.
0023In some embodiments, the external management node 110 and the container interface display device 150 may be connected to one or more user access devices 140, which are logistics personnel (workers or workers) involved in container-related logistics operations. It may also be used by an operator). As described in more detail below, such a user access device 140 allows logistics personnel to receive messages (such as alert notifications related to goods 130a shipped in container 115) and / or provide user input. It may be a display-enabled device that allows it to be used. In other embodiments, those skilled in the art may implement the external management node 110 as a portable display-enabled device (similar to that described herein as appropriate for user access device 140). It will be appreciated, however, that other embodiments may implement the external management node 110 as a device that does not have a graphic or displayable user interface for interacting with fixed devices and / or logistics personnel.
0024In a further embodiment, the container interface display device 150 may operate as a management type node for operation and interaction according to an exemplary embodiment of the internal sensing device 120. Thus, the internal sensing device 120 may transmit sensor data directly to the container interface display device 150, using the device 150 as an intermediary for other devices (eg, user access device 140c, external management node 110 and / or). It may communicate indirectly with the server 100).
0025In general, exemplary containers (such as container 115) are used to hold one or more articles (such as articles 130a-130e) that are shipped or at least temporarily stored in container 115. May be good. For those skilled in the art, exemplary containers are, but are not limited to, unit load devices (ULDs), intermodal shipping containers, semi-trailers pulled by trucks, storage areas in freight trains, demarcations in delivery trucks. You will understand that it can include areas, bulk cargo areas of aircraft, or parts thereof. Such a container has at least one opening or entry from which it can be loaded or unloaded.
0026When loading goods into a container, a container interface display device such as device 150 is used to identify the goods to be loaded and to electrically display logistics information related to the container as part of the improved loading work. It may be deployed in a specific container such as. An exemplary container interface display device, such as device 150, generally captures, accesses, manages, displays, and / or informs others about the management of logistics information related to the container and / or its content. It is a device that can be used. In a general embodiment, the exemplary container interface display device 150 is a transceiver-based processing or logic device that can be detachably mounted on the wall of the container or, in turn, can be incorporated into the container. More specifically, the exemplary container interface display device is a highly durable enclosure, radios for wireless communication, on-board memory accessible by the processing device to hold programming instructions and data, a container. Scanners for identifying items loaded into or unloaded from containers, additional sensors, interface circuits that can provide access to managed logistics information and / or allow additional sensors to be connected, and It may be implemented by a power source (eg, a battery) that powers the circuit of the container interface display device. FIG. 2 provides further details of an exemplary container interface display device, such as device 150a.
0027While the exemplary container interface display device 150 may provide access to onboard data and programming instructions via a physical connection to the interface circuit, the container interface display device 150 is wireless on the container interface display device. A wireless connection may be used to operably communicate with the external management node 110 (or user access device 140c) via the machine. In one embodiment, the exemplary external management node 110 is typically deployed outside the container 115 as a type of bridge between the intelligent intermediate access point or backend server 100 and the container interface display device 150. Operate. In one embodiment, the external management node 110 is through a network over another wireless communication (which may be in the same or different format as the wireless communication between the container interface display device and the external management node, depending on the desired deployment). It may be connected to server 100. However, for those skilled in the art, in another embodiment, the external management node 110 is a server 100 over network 105 over a cable connection (such as an Ethernet® connection or some other wired data communication connection). You will understand that you can be connected to.
0028More specifically, the exemplary external management node 110 is used to communicate with processing or logical computing devices, other nodes (container interface display devices, other external management nodes and / or user access devices). A power source that powers a range radio, an intermediate and / or long range radio for communicating with the server 100 or other device, a memory accessible by the processing device, and a circuit of the external management node 110 (eg,). A device that has a battery or a wired power supply connection). An exemplary external management node, such as the external management node 110, may be located in a known fixed location and, instead, flexibly interacts with one or more container interface display devices within the scope of the external management node. It may be a moving device.
0029For those skilled in the art, the processor 110 of the external management node 110 generally performs calculations on the data and executes operational and application program code as well as other program modules within the external management node 110, a microprocessor or microcontroller. You will understand that it can include logic functional circuits such as. Also, those skilled in the art can implement the exemplary master node 110a with a single processor or logic unit, a more powerful multi-core processor, or a processor with multiple processors, depending on the desired implementation. You will understand that it is a hardware component. In one embodiment, the processing device of the external management node 110 enables wired and wireless communication over network 105 and wirelessly to other devices such as the exemplary container interface display device 150. It may be implemented by a power microprocessor and related peripheral circuits. Simpler microcontrollers or discrete circuits can be used to implement the processing equipment of the external management node 110 and more complex and sophisticated general purpose or dedicated processors. However, although such hardware can be implemented in general purpose or dedicated processors, it is applied within the field of logistics and logistics work cycles such as loading, transporting, shipping processing and unloading work as a whole. If so, the function of the external management node 110 described herein in the embodiments is not merely conventional.
0030In yet another embodiment, the exemplary processor of the external management node 110 may be implemented in a low power embedded processor as part of a single board computer with a system on chip (SoC) device operating at its core. Good. In this embodiment, the SoC device is a removable memory card slot as a removable memory (eg, a secure digital (SD) card slot), a flash memory that operates as an on-board non-volatile memory storage device, and a RAM that operates as an on-board volatile memory. Memory, operating systems (such as Linux®) stored in non-volatile memory storage and running in volatile RAM memory, and with network 105 and container interface display device 150 or user access device 140 or 140b, etc. Peripherals that may implement a communication interface with other devices may be included.
0031An example of such a communication interface is a specific short range communication path (eg, Bluetooth® Low Energy) that allows the external management node 110 to be used for wireless communication with a container interface display device (eg, 2.4 GHz). ) A specific communication circuit for operably coupling to the connection path) may be included. In one embodiment, BLE can be used to enable short-range communication protocols, while other embodiments can be implemented using other low-power, short-range communication protocols, such protocols. Examples include ultra-low power communication protocols used in ultra-wideband impulse wireless communication, ZigBee® protocol, and IEEE 802.15.4 standard communication protocols, NFC, Ant +, and the like.
0032An exemplary external management node 110 further implements a communication interface with another communication circuit that provides a medium-range and / or long-range communication interface portion to provide a communication path to the server 100 over the network 105. You may. In one embodiment, such a long-range communication interface portion can be implemented by a medium-range radio in the form of an IEEE 802.11g compliant WiFi transceiver or cellular radio. In yet another embodiment, Wi-Fi transceivers and cellular radios can be used when best available or according to priority (eg, first, if available, lower cost is possible. If so, try using a Wi-Fi transceiver, otherwise rely on the cellular radio). In other words, one embodiment is one of such communication interfaces as an alternative to a medium range Wi-Fi transceiver radio, or if the medium range radio is out of reach of a connected infrastructure radio within network 105. It relies on long-range cellular radios as part.
0033Further, embodiments of the external management node 110 include basic interactions for indicating state and reviewing data and any other device such as the container interface display device 150, user access devices 140a and 140b, and the server 100. A user interface may be provided to allow for related interactions. In one embodiment, such a user interface can provide a display, interaction buttons or softkeys, and / or pointing devices to facilitate interaction with the display. In a further embodiment, the data entry device can also be used as part of the user interface. In other embodiments, the user interface may provide feedback to one or more lights (eg, status lights), voice input / output devices (eg, microphones and speakers), or logistics personnel involved in the loading operation. It can take the form of a screen. In yet another embodiment, the user interface may include a display showing one or more images that reflect the contents of the container or the characteristics of the state inside the container (eg, an image inside the container, filling the inside of the container). Depth map showing density / volume of what is left for, thermal display showing thermal changes inside the container, dark or infrared image showing the inside of the container under low light conditions, where the heaviest side of the container is Pressure map from the floor showing).
0034Although the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 shows only a single external management node 110, those skilled in the art will find a network system consistent with one embodiment of the present invention with a wide range of similar or different external management. Nodes 110 may be included, each communicating with a server 100 and / or other external management nodes, as well as a wide range of similar or different scan sensor nodes and, in some embodiments, one or more user access devices. Will understand. Accordingly, the exemplary network system shown in FIG. 1 is a basic embodiment, and one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the system may include such additional nodes and devices in further embodiments. Will.
0035An exemplary network 105 in a system can be a general data communication network that provides a type of interconnection and includes various communication networks or routes. Those skilled in the art will such, depending on the desired implementation of the network interconnecting the server 100 with the other components shown in FIG. 1 and described above in one or more embodiments. An exemplary network or route is a network backbone consisting of a wired structure (eg, LAN, WAN, telecommunications line, telecommunications support structure, and other similar material incorporated into the material of a telecommunications processor, graphene or container, etc. ), Radio structures (eg antennas, receivers, modems, routers, repeaters, etc.), and / or combinations of both will be appreciated.
0036Although the server 100 is shown to be connected through the network 105, those skilled in the art have shown that the server 100, such as the external management node 110, depending on the implementation details and the desired communication path, is shown in FIG. You will understand that you can have a more direct connection to other components, or a dedicated connection. Further, for those skilled in the art, an exemplary server, such as Server 100, may include a collection of information in one or more databases (not shown in FIG. 1), while in other embodiments. You will understand that such a collection of information can be maintained using multiple databases or individual network storage servers maintained on multiple server platforms. In addition, those skilled in the art can essentially provide network storage for a collection of information that allows a database to be directly accessible to a device, such as an external management node 110, as part of an infrastructure that supports logistics operations. You will understand that technology can do it.
0037In general, an exemplary server 100 embodiment is useful for managing node devices (eg, external management node 110, container interface display device 150), and information from the nodes (eg, weight with respect to what is stored in the container). And collect package number information), store information collected from the node or other information useful to the node in logistics operations (eg container shipping information), and store information about the node (eg node state, container) in the requesting entity. It operates as a back-end type platform that can provide status, container type information, sensor information, inventory, etc.). Further details regarding various embodiments of deploying an exemplary server and utilizing this feature are described in more detail below.
0038Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the exemplary server 100 is a hardware-based component that can be implemented in a wide variety of ways. For example, the server 100 can use a single processor, or one or more of the multiprocessor components that communicate with devices (user access device 140, etc.) and wireless nodes (external management node 110, etc.). It can be realized as a part. Embodiments of Server 100 include a single computing system, distributed servers (eg, separate servers for separate server-related tasks), and hierarchical servers (eg, holding different levels of information depending on the implementation. One server computing platform in terms of client devices (eg, external management node 110), or servers implemented at multiple levels where tasks are performed at different levels) -It can be implemented as a server farm that enables it to function logically as a device. An exemplary server 100 may deploy more than one memory storage medium and may have different non-temporary forms (eg, conventional hard disk drives, solid memory such as flash memory, optical drives, RAID systems). , A memory configured as a cloud memory, a network storage device, etc.) may be included.
0039In its core, the exemplary server 100 comprises a processing or logic unit coupled to a network interface, the network interface being at least one or more external management nodes and, in some embodiments, such as device 140b. It facilitates and enables operational connection and communication with the user access device through the network 105. In one embodiment, the server 100 may include a medium-range and / or long-range communication interface for more direct communication with one or more external management nodes, such as node 110. In order to collectively provide the above-mentioned non-conventional functions, the server 100 generally uses such a communication path together with programming instructions stored in the server's memory and executed by the server's processing device, and the server 100 is generally a container. It operates to coordinate and manage information related to physical distribution work for the container coupled to the container interface display device 150, which facilitates the collection, management and provision of physical distribution information about the container interface display device 150.
0040In some embodiments, the server 100 provides and stores container level information (container type registration information, container dimension information, container shipping information, etc.) and article level information (association data) about things stored in the container. , Weight data, goods shipping information, etc.) may be included in a database or other data storage device. Container-level and article-level information related to a particular container is typically accessible to Server 100 and is updated by Server 100 as well as collecting such updates about a particular container on Server 100. May be updated by other devices notifying. As described in more detail, an example of such an update to server 100 is a container interface display as an alert message of the type that proactively informs server 100 of the type of notification event (such as the specific state of the container). It may take the form of a container-related notification that may be emitted from the device 150.
0041In some embodiments described in more detail below, the external management node 110 sends a message to the server 100 to update the logistics information associated with the container 115 held in the database. It may respond to a notification message from the interface display device 150. The server 100 then communicates with the device in the network system shown in FIG. 1 to send a type of logistics work message in response to a message from the external management node 110 or otherwise issue it. May be good. Such a physical distribution work message may implement loading, processing, shipping, unloading or modification to other physical distribution work associated with the container 115. For example, such logistics work messages are responsible for the expected storage of some or all of the items stored in container 115 to facilitate more effective logistics work with respect to such content. The delivery entity may be updated to server 100. For those skilled in the art, when updating delivery entities, Server 100 may communicate with other devices not specified in Figure 1 for clarity, such devices as delivery service entity management node devices ( For example, user access for a delivery service entity used by an external management node 110-like device), a delivery service entity back-end server (eg, a device similar to server 100), and a logistics staff member associated with the delivery service entity. Devices (eg, devices similar to user access devices 140a-140c) may be included.
0042As previously described and shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the user access device 140a-c interacts with and / or via the external management node 110 to interact with the container interface display device 150 or the server 100. May be connected. In some embodiments, a user access device such as device 140b may connect and communicate with server 100 via network 105. In yet another embodiment, a user access device such as device 140c may be connected to the container interface display device 150 for direct communication. In general, exemplary user access devices such as devices 140a-140c allow a user (such as a logistics worker or an operator participating in a logistics operation) to interact with one or more components of the network system of FIG. To enable. More specifically, the exemplary user access device 140a-140c may act as a type of node element in the network system of FIG. 1 and is input by logistics personnel for work involving container 115 and its contents. May be used by logistics personnel involved in logistics operations to receive and / or provide logistics information (eg, container status, number of packages in the container, weight data on what is stored in the container). , Displaying information related to shipping information, etc. regarding items stored in the container).
0043In various embodiments, the exemplary user access device 140 is a desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet (Apple iPad® touch screen tablet, etc.), personal area network device (Bluetooth device, etc.), smartphone. (Apple iPhone (registered trademark), etc.), smart wearable device (Samsung Galaxy Gear (trademark) smart watch device, or Google Glass wearable smart optics, etc.), or server 100 on container interface display device 150, external management node 110 and / or network 105, via a wired or wireless communication path to such network system elements. It may be implemented using other devices capable of communicating with. An exemplary user access device, such as device 140, includes sufficient hardware and program code (eg, an application or one or more other program code sections) and varies as described in more detail below. In various embodiments, it can operate as a node element. For example, device 140b can be a specific delivery service entity (eg, FedEx® Express, FedEx). It may be implemented as a mobile smartphone or a highly durable tablet device used by Ground etc.) and functionally operates to receive logistics work messages and notifications and information related to work processing and shipping cycles for container 115. You may. In one embodiment, such endurance equipment, which can operate as an exemplary user access device 140, has a touch screen adapted to wet fingers, gloves or stylus or run on the Android KitKat operating system ( It may be implemented by the Symbol TC70 Endurance Handheld Computer by Zebra Technologies (previously provided by Motorola Solutions). Other examples of devices that can operate as a type of user access device are handheld devices (eg, Model TC75 handheld terminal by Zebra Technologies, Model FZ-X1 endurance table by Panasonic, Model CN70e ultra-durable mobile computer by Intermec, Model. CV61 vehicle-mounted computer), portable printing press by Toshiba Corporation, fixed printing press by Zebra Technologies, and scanning device by Zebra Technologies and Intermec.
0044Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, an exemplary container interface display device, such as device 150, is a node element in a network system that operates to improve and improve the efficiency of logistics operations involving containers, such as container 115a. May operate as. And although FIG. 1 shows a container interface display device coupled to a container, those skilled in the art can extend the use of such exemplary container interface display devices to a wider range of applications and different types of containers. You will understand that. For example, a further embodiment would adequately identify the goods to be loaded into the container's storage space and each of the plurality of access points to the container on the container (eg, lateral and rear entrances of the trailer container). The same required to present the appropriate portion of managed container-related information at different locations (deployed within the container on a wall close to or near the storage space within a particular defined container). You may be involved in a physically large container that may use multiple container interface display devices deployed at different locations on a large container.
0045Further details of the architecture and components of an exemplary container interface display device are described in more detail below. In particular, FIG. 2 is a more detailed diagram of an exemplary container interface display device coupled to a container according to an embodiment of the present invention. With reference to FIG. 2, the exemplary container interface display device 150 generally manages the physical distribution information related to the container and the items stored in the container, and the physical distribution work related to the container (for example, the container). A device capable of producing an electronic representation of such information associations or selections to facilitate loading, processing, shipping, unloading). The container interface display device 150 assists in capturing predetermined managed physical distribution information, and in some embodiments, of an alert type for the container and / or its content in order to improve the efficiency of the physical distribution work associated with the container. It may be used to provide notifications.
0046As shown in FIG. 2, the exemplary container interface display device 120 may be implemented as a device having a housing 200, which is configured to be mounted on a container, eg, on the outer wall of the container. The interface. In an exemplary embodiment, the housing 200 is attached to the wall of the container 115 by a removable connecting portion 205. The housing 200 is, for example, the container interface display device 150 unintentionally removed from the container 115 or otherwise dropped during logistics operations associated with dust, moisture, temperature, and / or the container 115. It may be implemented with intrusion protection durable structures and materials that allow it to withstand harsh environments, such as being durable or protected against physical drops of the device 150 in case.
0047In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2, the exemplary connecting portion 205 of the walls of the housing 200 and the container 115 allows the exemplary container interface display device 150 to be easily installed on the container 115 but as desired. It is temporary so that it can be removed. The connecting portion 205 may be detachably or temporarily attached to the wall 115 of the container, for example, by magnetic coupling or pressure sealing gluing that allows the housing 200 to be placed and removed later. As such, embodiments include temporary mounting structures (eg, one or more magnets, adhesives, Velcro®). An exemplary connection 205 may be mounted by a hook-and-loop fastener material, one or more physical clips, one or more quick-connect thumbscrews and screw fitting holes). Such temporary mounting structures may be engaged and disengaged to allow rapid connection and disconnection of the walls of the housing 200 and container 115. For example, in one embodiment, the connecting base (not shown) of the connecting 205 may be temporarily or permanently attached or formed at a desired location on the wall or other part of the container 115, but the connecting. The second portion of the portion 205 may be attached to or formed on the housing 200 so as to fit into the connection base.
0048More specifically, the removable connecting portion 205 may use a fitting or meshing structure (such as a keyseated fitting portion of the connecting portion 205). In this way, one portion is encapsulated to ensure that the container interface display device 150 is positioned and oriented in the desired physical orientation and orientation when the mating portions of the joints are installed together. It may be fixed or attached to the body 200, the other part may be fixed to the wall of the container 115 or otherwise attached.
0049And although shown in FIG. 2 as a removable connection, an alternative embodiment does not necessarily have to have a removable connection 205, instead a more permanent connection or attachment. The connecting portion 205 may be provided as part of the mechanism. For example, the coupling unit 205 may fix the housing 200 to the container 115 so that the container interface display device 150 remains fixed to the container 115 as a built-in electronic label type device. Therefore, when the container interface display device 150 is loaded / unloaded, processed, moved, transported and shipped as the container 115a is intended (eg, via aircraft or other mode of transportation). , The container interface display device 150 may operate as part of the container 115 as described herein, despite the configuration associated with the container 115.
0050As shown in FIG. 2, an exemplary container interface display device 150 embodiment is a hardware-based component implemented by a processor or logical device such as a processor 210 coupled to on-board memory 215. An exemplary container interface display device 150 generally includes one or more wireless interfaces 240 and 245, an interface circuit 220, an identification scanner 225, a user input device 230, a display screen 235, and a power supply 250. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that further embodiments of the exemplary container interface display device 150 may include additional on-board sensors (similar to those included in the internal sensing device 120 above). Let's do it.
0051More specifically, the exemplary radio interfaces 240 and 245 are each coupled to a processor 210 to enable long-range radio communication (via interface 240) and short-range radio communication (via interface 245). Each of these radio interfaces is generally implemented as an omnidirectional antenna and a programmable radio that the radio is coupled to a processing device 210 that communicates with other devices (such as those shown in FIG. 1) via an antenna. May be done. In one embodiment, interfaces 240 and 245 may use antennas with different antenna profiles if directivity is required or specific communication frequencies require different antenna configurations. The exemplary wireless interfaces 240 and 245 are for different types of communication, such as a Bluetooth interface or wireless network interface (Wi-Fi) for short / short range wireless communication interface 245 or a cellular interface for long range wireless communication interface 240. You may use a variety of different types of wireless transceivers to communicate. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in further embodiments, interfaces 240 and 245 may implement RFID readers and / or other data communication interfaces that allow NFC or wireless communication. For example, LoRa by Semtech in Camarillo, California.<sup>TM</sup>Wireless products may be used to enable such wired or wireless communication in a low cost manner. In other embodiments, a single interface may be used as both interfaces 240, 245, where the desired communication can be achieved within the scope of a single interface.
0052As mentioned above, the location embodiment is attached to a single container where the container has multiple inlets where goods can be loaded and unloaded and logistics personnel can be expected to move. May have a container interface display device. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the wireless interfaces 240 and 245 deployed within each of the container interface display devices can enable node-to-node communication between the two container interface display devices. For example, one container interface display device may receive messages and / or data from another container interface display device and may convey the received messages and / or data to an external management node such as the external management node 110. It may operate as a management node in terms of points. This can be useful when only one of the container interface display devices is within range of the external management node, but the other scan sensor nodes cannot communicate directly with the external management node. Further, in the embodiment of such a plurality of container interface display devices involved in a single container, different container interface display devices operate similarly for managing physical distribution information related to a specific container. Each related part of the physical distribution information managed as the electronic physical distribution monitoring information displayed on each display screen 235 of each device may be provided.
0053The interface circuit 220 may generally be deployed on the container interface display device 150 to operably couple the device 150 to one or more devices outside the device 150. In one embodiment, the interface circuit 220 provides on the housing 200 the connections available to interact operably with the external modular components of the housing 200 that can further extend the functionality of the device 150. May be good. For example, the connections implemented by the interface circuit 220 may allow the scales located within the container to communicate with the processing device 210 of device 150. Similarly, the interface circuit 200 may allow the device 150 to receive information about the environmental conditions inside the container 115 and related to the container 115 from other sensors (eg, the sensing element of the internal sensing device 120). .. Such other sensors include, for example, a motion sensor that detects movement in the container as an environmental condition, an optical sensor that detects a threshold level of light in the container as an environmental condition, and a threshold level of temperature in the container as an environmental condition. Temperature sensor to detect, humidity sensor to detect threshold level of humidity in container as environmental condition, kinetic force sensor to detect impact force related to container as environmental condition, change of atmospheric chemical composition in container as environmental change Chemical sensors, location sensors that detect location coordinates such as global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, microphones that detect changes in hearing level related to the container as environmental changes, pressure sensors that detect the pressure inside the container as environmental changes, and the environment As a change, a smoke sensor that detects the concentration of smoke particles in the container may be included. Further exemplary sensors may detect failures in the communication environment as a type of environmental condition (eg, lost Wi-Fi connection, RF signal strength detector / indicator, etc.).
0054In a further embodiment, the exemplary sensor may be implemented by a type of image sensor or camera sensor that is capable of operating to capture one or more images that reflect the interior or parts of the container. .. Such a sensor produces a period still image, thermal image, video, or other type of filtered or enhanced image that reflects the content of the container and provides information about the state of the container and its content. May be good. For example, an exemplary camera or image sensor may be an image of the inside of a container, the density / volume of what is left to be filled in the container, a thermal display showing the thermal changes in the container, under low light conditions. A dark or infrared image showing the inside of the container, a pressure map from the floor showing where the heaviest side of the container is, may be generated. Therefore, in an embodiment of the interface circuit 200, the device 150 receives information about the inside of the container 115 and the state related to the container 115 from the sensor (for example, the sensing element of the internal sensing device 120) without opening the container 115. It may be possible to do so.
0055The interface circuit may also be coupled to one or more sensors that identify the type of container based on container information such as detected barcodes or dimensional information associated with the detected container. For example, a depth sensor or other sensor in the internal sensing device 120 may provide information that identifies a particular container (eg, container type registration information, such as reference dimension information about available storage areas within container 115, and container 115. A device as another type of identification sensor or scanner that can act to detect conditions related to the storage space (such as associated barcode information) or conditions within its container and articles held in such spaces. May be operably coupled to 150.
0056More specifically, an embodiment of the interface circuit 220 may generally be connected to a processor 210 to provide an external interface to the elements mounted on the container interface display device 150. Such an interface circuit 220 may include, for example, different external sensors or various peripherals that implement an interface with other external circuits / devices of the container interface display device 150 (eg, a plug-type or connector-type interface in the housing 200). Equipment (eg, timer circuits, USB, USART, general purpose I / O pins, IR interface circuits, DMA circuits) may be included. In another embodiment, the interface circuit 220 gives the external device access to the data and code held in the memory 215 or other data and other data stored in the memory 215 of the container interface display device 150 by the external device. / Or may act to provide a data interface (such as a micro USB interface) that allows the code to be provided. In another embodiment, the interface circuit 220 is a microsecure digital (SD).<sup>TM</sup>) It may be implemented to include a memory card interface such as a memory card slot and a support circuit, whereby a non-temporary removable memory medium storage device in the form of a memory card may be accessible to the processing device 210. ..
0057The identification scanner 225 in the exemplary device 150 is generally one or more sensors or scanning elements that identify the articles loaded into the container 115 or the container itself. More specifically, the scanner 225 may operate to read or receive identification information associated with the identification element. Such sensing or scanning elements may scan, for example, by electrical signals (eg, radio waves), lasers, and other optical, electro-optical, magnetic or electromagnetic signals. Such sensing or scanning elements are, but are not limited to, bar code scanners, radio frequency identification (RFID) readers, near field communication (NFC) interfaces, Bluetooth radios, or other wireless network data communication devices, and identification elements. It may include the like that can act to read or receive the identification information associated with. Such exemplary sensing or scanning elements of the scanner 225 may use communication protocols such as ultra-low power communication protocols, Zigbee protocols, IEEE 802.15.4 standard communication protocols used by ultra-wideband impulse radio communications. It may be implemented by a power, short-range communication device. An exemplary identification element may include a barcode label that can be read by a barcode scanner. Other types of radio identification elements are implemented as, for example, RFID tags, NFC devices, Ant + devices, other Bluetooth devices, Zigbee devices, or other wireless network data communication devices that operate in similar communication formats as scanning elements. May be good. Accordingly, an embodiment of the identification scanner 225 scans to receive information related to the article being shipped as a way of identifying the article (eg, transmitting a signal or beam, or a signal or reflected beam). It may be implemented as a type of identification scan or listening device.
0058The user input device 230 for an embodiment of the container interface display device 150 may allow a user, worker or logistics staff to input relevant or prompted inputs to the device 150. For example, such inputs may include managed logistics information related to container 115 (eg, package count data, weight data, shipping data, sensor data, delivery related data, alert notification information, and container 115 and it currently stored. What is presented, displayed or transmitted by device 150 as an electrically scanpable (s) bar code object associated with an object may be selectively varied. In one embodiment, the user input device 230 may provide interaction buttons, switches, or softkeys, and / or pointing devices to facilitate the operation of the device 150. Examples of such operations are, but are not limited to, activation / deactivation of device 150, control of screen characteristics such as brightness or sleep mode for display screen 235, modification of managed logistics information related to the container, or in-container. It may include other ways of providing input for what is stored in. In a further embodiment, the data input device can also be used as part of the user input device 230. In yet another embodiment, the user input device 230 provides relevant feedback to and from logistics personnel involved in the container logistics operation (eg, a beep or alarm buzzer that may help draw the attention of the relevant logistics staff). May take the form of audible input and output devices (eg, microphones and speakers) that provide or collect.
0059The display screen 235 of the exemplary container interface display device 150 generally provides electronic logistics monitoring information to logistics personnel involved in container logistics operations. In general, such electronic physical distribution monitoring information may include a part or all of the managed physical distribution information related to the container attached to the device 150, and may indicate the state of the container interface display device 150 or the operation control for the device 150. Good. In a more detailed embodiment, the display screen 235 allows workers or logistics personnel to read the information shown on the display screen 235 and electronically scan objects that may be shown on the display screen 235 (eg,). , Electronically generated barcode suitable for scanning or reading by a separate barcode reader or scanner), may have the desired size such as 3.5 to 7 inches in 9x6 aspect ratio vertically or horizontally. .. Thus, the display screen 235 may present additional information related to the content, which may be in the form of a container and / or one or more scannable objects (such as barcodes), in addition to the label information.
0060An embodiment of the display screen 235 may be a touch screen device that is readable in both brightly lit and dimly lit areas and may be implemented with rated intrusion protection for dust and precipitation resistance. , Capacitive and / or resistance input combinations may be utilized. Embodiments of the display screen 235 may include physical and / or virtual buttons around the frame of the display screen 235 and / or on the screen bezel that may be used for functions similar to those described above for the user input device 230. .. In other words, embodiments of the display screen 235 may incorporate elements of the user input device 230 such that combined elements (such as a touch screen) can be used to implement both. Embodiments of display screen 235 help extend battery life in a variety of environmental conditions and promote acceptable readability (E Ink). It may support various technologies such as lower monochrome solutions (such as electronic paper display (EPD) modules using electronic ink microcapsules provided by Corporation etc.) or high resolution pixel counts.
0061Therefore, for those skilled in the art, the display screen 235, the user input device 230 and the interface circuit 220 are deployed to implement various feedbacks to the user, for example via visual output, auditory output, tactile (vibration) feedback. You will understand what you get. Such feedback provides such elements so that the user or other person may be informed of significant events related to the container, the state within the container, and / or the content of the objects stored within the container. It may be provided via (and via notifications generated and / or sent to other devices).
0062The exemplary container interface display device 150 further includes a power supply 250. As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply 250 is a component of the container interface display device 150 that powers various active circuits deployed within the container interface display device 150. Embodiments of the power source 250 may be rechargeable or interchangeable power elements (eg, a replaceable battery device or cell, a rechargeable battery device or cell, or a solar cell capable of operably charging the battery. Rechargeable battery combined with). In some embodiments, the solar cell may be located outside the housing 200 so that the container interface display device 150 can be recharged by sunlight.
0063In another embodiment, the power supply 250 is connected to the interface circuit 220 or integrated as part of the power supply 250 via proximity to a charging station, such as a charging pad, which may provide power to a charging device (not shown). It may be charged wirelessly. More specifically, the power supply 250 wirelessly uses a charge transmitter that broadcasts a target RF signal to a charge receiver connected to an interface circuit 220 (or a wireless charge receiver circuit integrated as part of the power supply 250). May be charged with. Such an exemplary charging transmitter is a container, temporary or, to facilitate wireless, efficient and timely charging of the power supply 250 without relying on the corded charging of the power supply 250. It may be deployed as part of a vehicle that may permanently contain a container (eg, an aircraft, truck, delivery truck), or a logistics facility that processes the container. In yet another embodiment, the power supply 250 may be implemented as an exemplary wireless charge receiver, provided that the power demand of the device 150 can be adequately supplied by such a wireless charge receiver. Such wireless charging circuits and systems that can be deployed to help charge the power supply 250 are San Watt Up by Energous Corporation of California, Jose<sup>TM</sup>Power routers and compatible receivers, Cota by Ossia, Inc. of Redmond, Washington<sup>TM</sup>Wireless power solutions and Powermat by Neve Ilan, Powermat Technologies Ltd. of Israel<sup>TM</sup>Includes wireless charging technology.
0064In connection with the processing device 210, if you are a person skilled in the art, the exemplary processing device 210 basically performs calculations on data (eg, exemplary data 270-290) within the container interface display device 150. You will understand that it is the logic to do and execute operations and application program code (operating system 255 and application program code module 260, etc.). Therefore, the exemplary processing device 210 operates as the processing core of the container interface display device 150. In one embodiment, the processing device 210 may be implemented by processing and related peripheral circuits determined by the needs of a particular application embodiment, such as a low power consumption microcontroller. Also, simpler microcontrollers or discrete circuits can be used to implement the processor 210 and more complex and sophisticated microprocessors.
0065Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the exemplary processing device 210 can be incorporated into a single chip transceiver or SoC used as the core of the container interface display device 150. Also, for those skilled in the art, the container interface display device 150 is hardware optimized specifically for the requirements of the container interface display device 150, such as power, processing speed, size of container space to be scanned, etc. You will understand that it can be implemented by application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), individual logic, or a combination of hardware and firmware that have the same operational controls and functionality as the application program code module 260 described below. ..
0066To support the display screen 235, embodiments of the processor 210 are capable of generating signals and operating to properly drive the circuits within the display screen 235. In a further embodiment, one of ordinary skill in the art would implement it with a general purpose processing chipset, along with a separate graphics processing unit (GPU) and video memory to properly process the desired graphics functionality of the embodiment of device 150. You will understand that it can be done.
0067In a more detailed embodiment, the exemplary processor 210 is a low power ARM1176JZ-F application used as part of a single board, low cost, space saving computer such as the Raspberry Pi Computer Model B + or A +. It can be realized by the processor. In one embodiment, the ARM application processor is embedded within a Broadcom® BCM2835 system-on-chip (SoC) deployed on the Raspberry Pi Computer. In this embodiment, the Raspberry Pi Computer device operates as a secure digital memory card slot and flash memory card, volatile memory, acting as the core of an exemplary container interface display device 150 and acting as storage device 215. 512Mbyte Includes RAM storage, operating system (such as Linux), and peripherals that can at least implement interface circuit 220 and drive display screen 235. Other exemplary implementations of the processing device 210 and the circuit within device 150 are certain models of Arduino capable of receiving input from sensors and operating to control other devices.<sup>TM</sup>A single board computer may be used.
0068In a general embodiment, the on-board memory 215 on the container interface display device 150 is accessible by the processing device 210 to maintain the program code and data. A portion of memory 215 may be implemented as a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium capable of holding information (eg, executable code / modules and data) in a non-volatile and non-temporary manner. .. Examples of storage devices can include hard disk drives, ROMs, flash memories, or other medium structures that allow long-term non-volatile storage of information. Such memory storage devices include program code (eg, operating system 255, logistics information management program code 260) and other data elements (eg, container data 275, content data 280, sensor data 285, etc.) managed logistics information. 270, notification / alert data 290, etc.) are retained.
0069Another portion of memory 215 may be implemented as a random access memory (RAM) structure used by processing device 210 during the operation of container interface display device 150. When the device 150 is powered on, the volatile memory portion of the memory 215 will switch to the operating system 255, followed by one or more operating programs (such as Logistics Information Management Program Code 260) or the container interface display device 150 specially. Specific program modules may be added to help facilitate adapted non-conventional behavior. During the operation of the container interface display device 150, the volatile memory also contains predetermined data generated when the container interface display device 150 executes a program or loaded instruction from the non-volatile memory storage device portion of the memory 215. For example, managed distribution information 270 (container data 275, content data 280, sensor data 285, etc.), notification / alert data 290, etc.) may be included. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that not all the data elements shown in FIG. 2 need to appear in memory 215 at the same time.
0070In one embodiment, an exemplary program code (eg, Logistics Information Management Program Code 260) is a series of executable instructions in the form of one or more machine-readable program code modules or applications. The program code module (s) may be loaded and executed by the processor 210 in order to adapt the processor 210 to a specially adapted and configured computer-based device. The specially configured processing device 210 of device 150 described in detail herein as part of an embodiment implements operational processing steps, especially when the processing steps are collectively considered as a whole. Provides conventional functionality. Such a specially adapted and configured processing apparatus 210 addresses, as part of an embodiment, the technical challenges faced in the logistics operations related to containers described in more detail below. Helps to improve.
0071In particular, the exemplary physical distribution information management program code 260 is feasible, which generally allows the container interface display device 150 to manage physical distribution information related to the container, as described in more detail below with respect to FIG. Provide instructions. Another embodiment of Logistics Information Management Program Code 260 allows Device 105 to advantageously manage logistics information related to containers with scales, as described in more detail below with respect to FIGS. 6A and 6B. An executable instruction to be provided may be provided. Yet another embodiment of Logistics Information Management Program Code 260 may provide an executable instruction to generate content-related notifications based on container management logistics information, as described in more detail below with respect to FIG. Good.
0072As mentioned above, in addition to program code 260 and operating system 255, memory 215 may retain and depend on different types of data and data structures during the operation of the exemplary container interface display device 150. Good. The data in memory 215 may be generated by container interface display device 150 or from other devices (such as a memory card accessed via external management node 110, user access device 140, or interface circuit 220). You may receive it. More specifically, such exemplary data generated and / or stored in memory 215 includes at least managed logistics information 270 (container data 275, content data 280, sensor data 285, etc.) and notification / alert data. 290 may be included. Such data may be retained in memory 215 and transmitted to other devices, such as the external management node 110, which may further provide such data to the backend server 100 when available and where desired. .. In some embodiments, the backend server 100 may share a portion of such data as individual, substantially real-time, article-level information to the end customer associated with a particular shipped article. In the embodiment, the device 150 may use the short / short range wireless communication interface 245 to share such data with a user access device such as the device 140c shown in FIG.
0073In general, the managed logistics information 270 may include container-level information related to a particular container and article-level information specifically related to each article stored in the container. An embodiment of managed logistics information 270 also includes information generated by device 150, information received from other devices (external management node 110, user access device 140 and / or server 100, etc.), and combinations thereof. Good.
0074In one embodiment, container data 275 is a type of container-level information for managed logistics information 270. Container data 275 may include, for example, information that generally identifies the container. For example, container data 275 may include container type registration information or other container identification information that identifies the type of container and provides relevant reference dimension information related to the space within the container that helps identify the container type. You may. The container data 275 contains the location coordinates of the container (eg, GPS coordinates) when the embodiment of device 150 is coupled to processing device 210 (not shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1). ) May be included in the container location information. Container data 275 may include a list of items currently stored in the container, or may include the number of packages as to how many items are currently stored in the container in total. Container data 275 also contains, for example, shipping information related to how the container is shipped, where the container is shipped, and other delivery-related parameters for the container (eg, the delivery date of the container, of the container). Delivery time, container delivery / shipment classification, container delivery service entity identifier, and container delivery mode identifier) may also be included.
0075Content data 280 is a type of goods level information in managed logistics information 270. The content data 280 may include, for example, information that identifies what is generally stored in the container. For example, content data 280 includes association data that reflects a recorded and managed association relationship between the container and each article loaded within the container, weight data regarding the weight of each article loaded within the container, and the like. And location data on where to find some or all of the goods loaded in the container or how to load specific goods in a particular area within the container's storage space (this is the delivery company's user access device 140. It may be very convenient when you need to find a particular item in container 115 to operate and load and unload to the customer).
0076The exemplary content data 280 may also include article shipping information associated with each article in the container. Such article-specific information includes the delivery date of the article (eg, Saturday delivery), the delivery time of the article (eg, morning delivery, before 10 am, etc.), the delivery-shipment classification of the article (eg, next day delivery, priority). , Same day, etc.), Goods delivery service identifier (eg FedEx Express, FedEx Ground delivery), delivery mode identifiers for goods (eg, delivery companies, autonomous vehicles, etc.), special handling identification information for goods (eg, instructions for which special instructions are applied to the container considering what the goods are, or It may include delivery-related parameters of a particular article, such as an identifier). More specifically, the special handling information may identify the article as, for example, the type of dangerous substance or substance in which the container carrying the article must be placed in place with respect to the means of transport. For example, such exemplary special handling information is that the article is a living animal, and the container in which the animal is held in the container is temperature and well handled so that the animal remains alive and well handled during transport. It may be indicated that it may be required to be in a special part of the means of transportation in which the atmospheric conditions are regulated.
0077Sensor data 285 may include, for example, information related to what is generally detected or sensed by device 150 (including a separate sensing device connected to device 150), another type of information within managed logistics information 270. Is. For example, sensor data 285 is data that reflects dimensional information about the storage space of the container, the detected environmental conditions associated with or inside the container (light inside the container, temperature inside the container, humidity inside the container, container). Impact force associated with, changes in atmospheric chemical composition in the container, changes in auditory level associated with the container, barometric pressure in the container, and / or sensor detection levels of smoke particle concentration in the container), raw weight data by scale in the container. , And may include data detected or sensed by an identification scanner for barcodes or radio identification elements associated with the goods loaded into the container.
0078In one embodiment, the notification / alert data 290 is generally such that the container interface display device generates a notification or other alert-related type of message and / or sends it to another device such as the external management node 110 or the user access device 140c. The type of data used to do this. For example, the notification / alert data 290 is stored and held at a higher level in the network logistics system (for example, stored in the external management node 100 and / or the server 100) in another device for updating the management logistics information. May include message data sent to. In another example, notification / alert data 290 may include information about notification events related to goods stored in a container along with content related notifications generated by device 150. Information about the content-related information may be shown on the display 235 and / or sent to other devices as a type of notification message, which generates additional logistics work messages such as update notifications related to a particular item. And you may respond by transmitting.
0079For those of skill in the art, the above identification of the particular program code 260 and data 270-290 is not exhaustive and the embodiments are special such as further executable program code or module and exemplary container interface display device 150. You will understand that it can contain other data related to the operation of processor-based devices programmed into.
0080An exemplary architecture and component portion of an exemplary container interface display device 150 (shown in FIG. 2) and a network system in which such an exemplary container interface display device 150 (shown in FIG. 1) may be used. In light of the previous description of other elements, FIGS. 3A-3C, 4A and 4B show one or more exemplary logistics operations that are enhanced and improved through the advantageous use of the exemplary container interface display device 150. Shows a specific aspect of. In particular, FIGS. 3A-3C show exemplary loading operations involving an exemplary container interface display device 150, and FIGS. 4A and 4B show an exemplary container interface display device 150 to and in a container. It shows an embodiment that can be used to detect state information about an electronic relay state or a changed state.
0081More specifically, FIG. 3A-3C illustrates an exemplary container interface deployed in a container having a scale that is placed therein when the article is loaded into the container, according to one or more embodiments of the invention. It is a series of diagrams showing an exemplary system and various exemplary behaviors involved in a display device. With reference to FIG. 3A below, an exemplary container 115 with an exemplary container interface display device 150 mounted on the side or wall of the container 115 is shown. The container 115 is arranged under the ceiling 305, a storage space 310 in which the article 130a can be stored for transportation within the container 115, and a storage space 310 to support and weigh the objects placed in the storage space 310. Shown to have scale 315. In one embodiment, the exemplary scale 315 may be formed as part of a container 115 incorporated so that one or more portions of the scale 315 cannot be separated from the container 115. However, in other embodiments, the exemplary scale 315 may be a separate weighing device arranged and mounted within the container 115 to support and weigh objects placed in the storage space 310. Container 115 includes at least one inlet (not shown) that is open during loading operations and closed when the container 115 and its contents are moved or otherwise shipped.
0082In one embodiment, prior to loading the container 115, the internal sensing device 120 may be installed on the ceiling 305 or any other part of the container 115 over the space 310 so as to have a sensory field of view of the space 310. Embodiments of the internal sensing device 120 may be installed in a manner that may be permanent or unintentionally removed from the container 115, or mounted as a removable, easily removable sensing device within the container 115. You may. In some applications, logistics personnel may wish to remove the internal sensing device 120 from the ceiling 305 of the container 115 once the container 115 has been loaded. In other embodiments, it may be implemented by the internal sensing device 120 of one or more sensors integrated as part of the container 115.
0083When the container interface display device 150 is installed on the wall of the container 115 so that the display screen 235 is visible outside the container 115, the device 150 can operate on the internal sensing device 120 via a wired or wireless connection. May be connected. The device 150 wirelessly receives a signal from the internal sensing device 120 during work, at least as shown in FIG. 3A-3C. Similarly, device 150 may be operably connected to scale 315 within container 115 via a wired or wireless connection, but FIG. 3A-3C shows at least a wired connection 320.
0084Predetermined management logistics information 270 may be manually entered via touch screen input on the user input device 230 or display screen 235, or may be scanned via an identification scanner 225, or, for example, external management. It may be preloaded by node 110 into the container interface display device 150. For example, the external management node 110 may send a subset of what is stored in memory 215 as management logistics information 270 to container interface display device 150 in a preload message before loading container 115. Thus, an embodiment compares, for example, to an inventory of items currently stored to determine which items are left to be loaded into container 115 during the current distribution cycle for that container. The container interface display device 150 may already be aware of the information that identifies the container 115 that is coupled to the device 150 along with an expected inventory of objects to be loaded into the container 115.
0085The container interface display device 150 can operate to facilitate the logistics work associated with the container 115, as it is installed in the container 115 at a convenient location for the logistics staff to observe. Generally, the container interface display device 150 uses an identification scanner 225 in the device 150 to identify an article (such as article 130a) when an article is brought into and placed in space 310 of the container 115 during loading of the container 115. You may use it. In a more detailed embodiment, when article 130a is loaded into space 310, device 150 identifies article 130a, records the association between container 115 and newly loaded article 130a, and newly loaded article 130a. The number of packages information in memory 215 may be incremented to reflect the weight of the newly loaded article 130a using scale 315, and the managed logistics information 270 related to container 115. Information that reflects at least a portion may be generated on the display screen 235. A portion of the managed logistics information 270 may indicate what has been loaded, shipping information related to the container, and the state of the container (eg, loading state, environmental condition state of the container and its contents, etc.). As such, the container interface display device 150 operates to assist in monitoring and managing relevant information associated with the logistics operations involved in the container 115.
0086In FIG. 3B, as more articles are loaded, the container interface display device 150 may update the relevant managed logistics information 270 as the loading progresses. The update may be provided to other devices such as the external management node 110 and further shared with the server 100. As described in more detail below, embodiments include events related to the state detected by the container interface display device 150 (such as abnormal temperature detection or impact force detection) or delivery-related parameters (to container 115). Detecting that one or more loaded articles have a priority delivery / shipment classification that guarantees special handling of the container, etc.) may be detected. The container interface display device 150 may then generate content-related notifications to provide the display screen 235 of the container interface display device 150 with information related to such notifications. This may allow for quicker and more effective notification to logistics personnel involved in container operations related to container 115.
0087In FIG. 3C, all articles 130a-130n shipped in container 115 are loaded in storage space 310. The collected and updated managed logistics information 270 associated with the container 115 and the stored articles 130a-130n in the container 115 is provided by the container interface display device 150 to other devices such as the external management node 110 and further to the server. May be shared with 100. The portion of the managed logistics information 270 shown on the display screen 235 is, for example, the loading status of the container 115, the items loaded in the container 115, the container shipping information related to the container 115, and / or the container 115 and / or the contents. Dynamically modified by container interface display device 150 without printing new or additional labels associated with one or more scannable objects (eg, attached to the outside of container 115 and later removed from it). It may reflect an electronically generated display of a bar code scannable image on a display screen 235 that effectively represents one or more parts of the managed logistics information 270 obtained.
0088In one or more embodiments, the exemplary internal sensing device 120 remains mounted within the container 115 after the container inlet is closed, the exemplary container interface display device 150 is in progress within the container. By acting to detect conditions and events (eg, movement of goods, movement), the technical field of logistics operations (eg, monitored loading and shipping management) can be further improved. 4A and 4B, according to one embodiment of the invention, can be used by an exemplary container interface display device to detect the type of notification event associated with an object stored in a container, and content-related information. Is a diagram showing elements of various exemplary configurations that actively display and / or convey notification messages to other node devices.
0089Referring to FIG. 4A below, after the container 115 is loaded, the internal sensing device 120 connected to the container interface display device 150 maps the storage space 310 and detects a change in the mapped storage space 31. Therefore, the case where it operates as a depth sensor is shown. More specifically, the sensor 120 may have scanned space 310 in the past and determine that space 400 was previously occupied but is now unoccupied. In one embodiment, this may reflect changes in location with respect to one or more articles in space 310, which reflects unintended / undesired changes in the composition of the objects stored in container 115. ing. Such a change in composition causes potential damage to the objects stored in the container 115, such as when some articles 405 are crushed and, in some cases, the content is spilled in the container 115. It may be reflected. In another example, article 410 may have moved from the initial position 415 detected by a change in the mapped spatial composition, as shown in FIG. 4B. If article 410 is moved in transit, some articles are no longer supported, are in danger against the container entrance door, and pose a safety threat to logistics personnel who must load and unload container 115. There are cases. Therefore, the container interface display device 150 generates a response notification or alert, proactively provides information about the notification or alert to the display screen 235 of the device 150, and an external management node to report such a work safety status. Information about notifications or alerts may be sent to management nodes such as 110. In some embodiments, the external management node 110 may then notify the relevant logistics personnel of the particular work safety condition detected by the server 100 within the container 115 and request and / or direct response measures. (For example, issue a notification to device 150 to display instructions on screen 235 to reopen container 115, based on what is being shipped within container 115.
0090[Management of logistics information related to containers] Further embodiments are described in more detail below in the context of the above context relating to exemplary container interface display devices such as device 150 deployed and used within a container to improve and improve logistics operations relating to the container. Has been done. As previously generally discussed, embodiments of container interface display devices such as device 150 include managed logistics related to container 115 and its contents on an electronic display screen device (eg, screen 235 on device 15). Related electronic logistics information (as part of what is information 270) may be advantageously collected, managed and dynamically presented. Such related electronic logistics information is the specific type of logistics work involved in the container (such as loading / unloading ramp or storage work, intermediate shipping processing at the shipping facility), and which of the managed logistics information for the container. Whether parts are desired to be shown on an electronic display screen (scannable bar code image identifying the container and / or its contents, summary information about what is left to be loaded into the container, within the container It may be selectively indicated depending on information about what collective weight has already been loaded, notifications or alert-related information about the container or article stored in the container, etc.). Therefore, embodiments of the container interface display device have been improved and improved to dynamically manage and present relevant physical distribution information about the container and any stored content thereof in order to improve physical distribution work related to the container. Make the way possible.
0091FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for managing physical distribution information related to a container using a container interface display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the exemplary container interface display device referred to in Method 500 comprises at least one installable enclosure, display screen, memory, scanner and wireless communication interface. With reference to FIG. 5 in this context, Method 500 begins with step 505, where the identification sensor on the container interface display device identifies the type of container, where the type of container is of the managed logistics information associated with the container. It is a part. An embodiment of the identification sensor may be implemented as a scanner 225 of device 150, where the scanner 220 operates to scan or receive a signal associated with the container itself (such as a reflected barcode scan signal or a broadcast identification signal). To do. For example, the scanner 225 may operate as an identification scanner that detects container type registration information associated with a container and identifies the type of container based on the detected container type registration information. Different types of containers are identified by such specific registration information (eg, registration information associated with a specific size tractor trailer, a specific configuration ULD container, or a specific size intermodal shipping container). Such registration information may be in a scannable form such as a bar code image, or in a broadcast electronic form such as Bluetooth low energy broadcast from a radio identification element or node associated with a particular container. It may be represented by. Further, it may take the form of dimensional information related to the container (for example, the external size of the container, the size of the storage space of the container, etc.).
0092Alternatively, the step of identifying the container type may be accomplished by the container interface display device accessing the preloaded portion of the managed logistics information in memory to determine the type of container. More generally, a further embodiment may have a container interface display device that preloads at least a subset of managed logistics information into memory before container loading begins (eg, where the subset is an external management node). Contains container type information or other relevant logistics information that may be provided by 110 or another device such as user access device 140).
0093If the container interface display device is not integrated as part of the container, method 500 proceeds to step 510 using an installable housing of the container display device to connect the device to the wall of the container. This is done by arranging the container interface display device in a direction that allows the scanner to identify the goods to be shipped in the container when the goods are loaded in the container. For example, the container interface display device may be installed near the entrance of the container or on the outer wall of the container so that the display screen is visible to the personnel involved in loading the container.
0094Although step 510 considers an exemplary container interface display device that can be installed separately in the container and can be removed from the container at a desired time, another embodiment of method 500 is that the container interface display device Step 510 may be skipped if it is integrated as part of a container. For example, a tractor trailer type container may integrate such an exemplary container interface display device that avoids the need for a separate enclosure. More specifically, a convenient integrated container interface display device in this alternative embodiment of Method 500 is when the display screen, memory, and articles of the integrated device placed on the wall of the container are loaded into the container. It may have a scanner oriented to be able to identify the goods to be shipped within the container, and a wireless communication interface capable of operating to communicate with a node device (external management node 110, etc.). ..
0095Proceeding from step 510 to step 515, method 500 comprises a scanner of a container interface display device that identifies an article during loading of a container. For example, the scanner 225 described with respect to FIG. 2 creates an inquiry signal or beam to listen for a response, or simply a broadcast signal, to receive information related to the article being shipped as a way of identifying the article. It may be implemented as a sensor that scans by listening. Therefore, embodiments of the container interface display device include, for example, a bar code scanner, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, a near field communication (NFC) interface, a Bluetooth radio, an Ant + interface radio, or other wireless network data communication. You may rely on the device, and the like that acts as a scanner to identify the article during loading of the container.
0096In step 520, method 500 proceeds by the container interface display device recording the association in memory, where the association is a tracked and managed relationship between the container being loaded and the identified article, and the association is to the container. It is part of the relevant managed logistics information. For example, in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2 and 3A, the exemplary container interface display device 150 is a container 115 and an article 130a when the article 130a is loaded into the container 115 and identified by the device 150. The association information may be recorded as part of the update of content data 280 to reflect the established association relationships between them.
0097In step 525, method 500 is that the container interface display device has package count information (related to the container) in the memory of the container interface display device to reflect that the goods shipped in the container are loaded in the container. Proceed by incrementing the type of managed logistics information). As shown in FIG. 3A, the package number information stored in memory 215 as part of container data 275 may be incremented to reflect that article 130a has been loaded into space 310 of container 115. ..
0098In step 530, method 500 proceeds by generating electronic distribution monitoring information on the display screen of the container interface display device. The electronic logistics monitoring information that appears on the display screen of the device includes at least a portion of the managed logistics information related to the container. For example, the embodiment may generate a summary of which articles are associated with the container as electronic distribution monitoring information or an update of package number information. In a further embodiment, the electronic logistics monitoring information generated on the display screen of the container interface display device in step 530 is one or more scannable objects representing one or more parts of the managed logistics information associated with the container. It may include (such as one or more graphics electronically scantable barcode images that can be optically scanned). In yet another embodiment, method 500 involves loading into a container (eg, based on input received via user input device 230 and / or touch screen input received via display screen 235). By selecting the part of the managed logistics information to be displayed based on the input from the logistics staff, and by generating the selected part of the managed logistics information for the logistics staff on the display screen, on the display screen of the container interface display device. Electronic distribution monitoring information may be generated in. For example, based on user input, a container interface display device may include relevant parts of managed logistics information (eg, container identification, container inventory, weight of objects stored in the container, objects stored in the container). You may selectively display a particular scannable object that represents the current number of packages).
0099In a further embodiment of Method 500, the managed physical distribution information may include information about previously loaded goods. More specifically, the managed logistics information in memory of the container interface display device may include a second association between the container to be loaded and the second article identified in the past. In addition, the updated package count information may also include information that reflects what was previously loaded into the container. Therefore, the managed physical distribution information may be a dynamic set of information related to the container, and some or all of the information may present electronic physical distribution monitoring information related to a specific physical distribution work related to the container on the display screen. May be used for.
0100Further, the embodiment may have managed physical distribution information further including identification information for a specific container. As mentioned earlier with respect to identifying the type of container, the container interface display device specifies such an identification (as opposed to simply the size of the container type or its associated storage space) to specify a particular container. Information may be detected or such identification information may be received.
0101Yet another embodiment is a management that includes container shipping information such as an inventory of items intended to be loaded into the container and / or location designation information about where the items in the inventory are loaded into or should be loaded into the container. You may have physical distribution information. Such container shipping information is part or all of the electronic logistics monitoring information on the display screen used by logistics staff (ramp staff, delivery companies, warehousing companies, etc.) for some or all of the shipping containers. Loading / unloading operations may be improved when presented.
0102For those skilled in the art, the method 500 previously disclosed and described in various embodiments will be implemented in devices such as the exemplary container interface display device 150 that implements the embodiment of physical distribution information management program code 260. You will understand what you get. Such code can be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as the memory 215 storage device 215 in the container interface display device 150. Thus, when executing code 260, processing device 210 of container interface display device 150 operates to perform the actions or steps of the exemplary method disclosed above, including method 500 and variants of that method. can do.
0103More specifically, such exemplary container interface display devices for managing physical distribution information related to containers may include processing, memory, scanners, wireless communication interfaces and display screens. The memory, scanner, wireless communication interface and display screen are each operably coupled to the processing device. The memory holds at least the distribution information management program code part (code 260, etc.) executed by the processing device, as well as association information and package number information related to the items stored in the container. The scanner functions to scan and identify the goods shipped by the container as the goods are loaded into the container. The wireless communication interface provides access to a wireless channel to communicate with a node device (such as user access device 140c or external management node 110). The display screen is placed substantially on or near the outer wall of the container to interact with the logistics personnel loading the container.
0104When the logistics information management program code portion is executed, the processing device of the device specifically adapts the container interface display device beyond that of a general purpose computer, and the above structure and the absence of the collective functions described herein. Given the nature of the next type. Therefore, the processing device in this embodiment is to identify during loading of the container based on the scan result signal transmitted to the processing device by the scanner, and to update the association information held in the memory. The updated association information reflects at least the association between the loaded container and the identified goods, and the association information is part of the managed logistics information associated with the container, the number of packages held in memory. By incrementing the information, the incremented number of packages information at least reflects that the goods shipped in the container are loaded into the container and is part of the managed logistics information related to the container, and The electronic physical distribution monitoring information is presented on the display screen on the display screen, and the electronic physical distribution monitoring information can be operated to include at least a part of the managed physical distribution information related to the container. Such electronic logistics monitoring information presented on the display screen may include, for example, one or more scannable objects representing one or more parts of managed logistics information associated with the container (representing container identification). Scannable barcode images, association information about what shipable items are currently associated with the container in the tracking relationship, and the number of packages of items stored in the container, etc.).
0105In a further embodiment, the content interface display device is detached from the container to the outer wall of the container, for example, via a magnetic component that connects the device to the outer wall or other rapid connect / disconnect type mechanism described herein. It may include removable connections that allow it to be mounted. In an alternative embodiment, the device may be placed relative to the outer wall by a fixed connection that allows the device to be fixed to the outer wall of the container. In yet another embodiment, the elements of the device are collectively one of the containers, such as being integrated into a portion of the outer wall of the container so that logistics personnel can observe the display screen during loading and unloading of the container. It may be a department.
0106In another embodiment of the content interface display device, the managed logistics information is the identification information about the container, the container shipping information (the inventory of things intended to be loaded in the container and / or the goods should be loaded in the container. Location designation information about the location, etc.) may be included.
0107In yet another embodiment, the content interface display device may include an identification sensor operably coupled to the processing device. The identification sensor may be configured to identify the type of container that is part of the managed logistics information associated with the container. More specifically, the identification sensor detects the container type registration information associated with the container (barcode information associated with the container and / or dimensional information associated with the container, etc.) and sends the container type signal to the processing device. Provided, which then identifies the type of container based on the container type signal provided by the identification sensor.
0108In some embodiments, the identification sensor may be implemented as the same scanner as above. For example, if a container can provide a signal with information identifying the type of container that is the same type of formatted signal broadcast from the loaded article (eg, both are Bluetooth signals), the same type. Sensing / scanning devices may be used. However, in other embodiments, the sensor that identifies the type of container may differ from the scanner that identifies the article as it is loaded into the container. For example, the type of container may be indicated by barcode information, while the identification of the loaded article may be detected by RFID tag signature.
0109In a further embodiment, the display screen of the container interface display device may be operable to display interactable content as electronic logistics monitoring information. More specifically, the display screen may be implemented by a durable touch screen such as an intrusion protection rated display interface capable of receiving touch gestures as input while being resistant to precipitation.
0110Further, the container interface display device may include other user input devices (s) coupled to the processing device, wherein a device such as the user input device 230 described herein modifies the managed logistics information itself. Allows interaction with the device to and / or to receive input from the user as part of selecting a portion of the managed logistics information shown on the display screen.
0111In summary, a variety of exemplary methods and equipment systems that utilize the use of exemplary container interface display equipment to improve and improve how to manage logistics information related to containers. Embodiments are described above.
0112[Logistics information and container scale management] As described earlier in general and in more detail with respect to FIGS. 3A-3C, exemplary container interface display devices may be deployed in additional embodiments that may at least relate to the scale placed within the container. Such scales may be separate devices or may be integrated as part of the container itself. Then, depending on the scale arranged in the container, the embodiment of the container interface display device further improves and improves the logistics work related to the container, and deploys such an exemplary container interface display device and a scale-compatible container. The same is true for possible exemplary systems. 6A and 6B collectively relate to a container using a container interface display device, at least according to one embodiment of the invention, with a scale that is located within the container and coupled to the container interface display device. It is a flow diagram which shows an exemplary method for managing physical distribution information.
0113With reference to FIG. 6A, Method 600 may begin at step 605, where the container interface display device is mounted on a portion of the container. For example, the container interface display device may be attached to the outer wall of the container, the inner wall of the container, structural support members (eg, beams, columns) within the container, or doors associated with access entrances to the container. In such a mounting configuration, the container interface display device may be arranged in a direction that allows the scanner to identify the articles to be shipped within the container when the articles are loaded into the container. An exemplary container may have one or more entrance points or openings, a unit load container (ULD) for transport by air, a storage container area integrated with a portion of the vehicle (eg,). 1 of various types of containers such as, package storage components placed in or on delivery trucks or other vehicles), tractor trailers pulled by semi-trucks, or intermodal containers for intermodal shipping. It may be one.
0114In step 610, method 600 may proceed by coupling the container interface display device to a scale within the container. In one embodiment, the connection between the container interface display device and the scale may also relate to establishing a wired or wireless connection between the container interface device and the scale located within the container. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3A, the container interface display device 150 may be coupled to the scale 315 arranged within the container 115 by a wired connection 320 coupled to the interface circuit 220 in the container interface display device 150. Good. However, an alternative embodiment may have a container 115 having an integrated scale capable of communicating with the container interface display device 150 over a wireless connection. For example, in another embodiment of the container 115, the nodes (not shown) that are part of the container 115 have a similar architecture to the device 150, but at least the wireless interface, and the node device weighs using scale 315. A node-aware type that is a transceiver-based processor with a circuit coupled to scale 315 in container 115 to collect measurements and send them back wirelessly to other nodes such as the container interface display device 150. It may be a container.
0115In step 615, method 600 may include operably coupling a container interface display device to a depth sensing device located above the storage space within the container. For example, the container interface display device may establish a wired or wireless connection with a depth sensing device such as an internal sensing device 120 located within the container 115 as shown in FIG. 3A. In one embodiment, the depth sensing device may be one or more depth sensing elements, sensors or one or more depth sensing elements, sensors, cameras that scan or map the space exposed to the camera, in a container. Dimensional information regarding the configuration of objects occupying the storage space of the camera may be provided.
0116In step 620, method 600 proceeds by the scanner of the container interface display device identifying the article during loading of the container. For example, article 130a is loaded as shown in FIG. 3A, and scanner 225 on device 150 is a bluetooth signal, article broadcast from a low energy bluetooth radio at the radio identification element / node associated with article 130a. A signal that identifies the article 130a, such as a barcode scan signal that is reflected and returned from the barcode information on the 130a, may be detected.
0117At step 625, method 600 proceeds by recording the in-memory association between the container in which the container interface display device is loaded and the identified article. The recorded association is part of the managed logistics information associated with the container. More specifically, the recorded association may be stored as part of the content data 280 in the managed logistics information 270, and the data corresponding to the recorded association is shown with the container, eg, FIG. 3A. Reflects the relevance of actively established records and managed associations with the goods 130a loaded into the container.
0118In step 630, method 600 causes the scale in the container to detect the weight of the article loaded in the container, and in step 635, cause the container interface display device to receive a signal from the scale indicating the detected weight of the article. Proceed with. Then, in step 640, method 600 proceeds by the container interface display device storing in its memory the detected weight of the identified article that is part of the managed physical distribution information associated with the container.
0119After step 640, method 600 proceeds to transition point A, shown in FIG. 6B, through transition point A, shown in FIG. 6A. Referring to FIG. 6B below, method 600 proceeds to step 645, where the depth sensing device coupled to the container interface display device determines the storage space within the container to generate dimensional data that reflects the occupancy configuration of the storage space. It may be mapped. For example, when article 130a (shown in FIG. 3A) is loaded into storage space 310 of container 115, the depth sensor (which can be implemented by internal sensing device 120) includes article 130a placed in space 310. A mapping scan of storage space 310 may be performed to generate dimensional data that reflects the current occupancy configuration of storage space 315.
0120In step 650, method 600 proceeds by the depth sensing device sending a message to the container interface display device, the message reflecting the occupied configuration of the storage space. In one embodiment, this can be achieved by simply providing the container interface display device with the dimensional data generated as a message. In other embodiments, another message containing information about the occupancy configuration may be created by the depth sensing device. For those skilled in the art, this depends on the complexity of how the depth sensing device can be implemented and how it can behave to perform and report its mapping activity on storage space configuration. You will understand what to do.
0121Then, in step 655, the method 600 proceeds by the container interface display device recording the occupied configuration of the storage space in the memory as a part of the managed physical distribution information related to the container. As described in more detail below, a further embodiment periodically monitors the occupancy configuration in this way to detect events indicating the movement of one or more articles stored within space 310. Allows the generation of proactive and correction notices that improve the logistics work associated with the container and its contents.
0122In step 660, method 600 proceeds to generate electronic distribution monitoring information on the display screen of the container interface display device. The information shown on the display screen (generally referred to as electronic logistics monitoring information) is at least part of the managed logistics information as described above. In a further embodiment, generating this type of information on the display screen in step 660 selects a portion of the managed logistics information that is displayed based on input from the logistics staff involved in loading the container. Display screen as the distribution status of the container being loaded, such as the goods level information about the content currently loaded in the container and / or the information including the container level information about the content currently loaded in the container. The above may include generating a selection portion of managed logistics information for the logistics staff. More specifically, the embodiments include the current weight of the content currently loaded in the container, container shipping information (an inventory of what is intended to be loaded in the container, intended to be loaded1). One or more articles may have such container-level information, including at least the weight of the article or location designation information where it should be placed in the container for packaging the article). Further embodiments may have such container level information, including other state information about what is currently loaded in the container. For example, container level information is volumetric information about what is loaded in the container (eg, the number of articles loaded in the container, the occupied state of the container's storage area, or the volumetric measurement of the remaining capacity of the container. Value) may be included. Such volume information may come from a sensor (eg, a depth sensor) deployed as part of the internal sensing device 120.
0123In one or more embodiments, some of the managed logistics information shown on the display screen is after mounting the container 115 and / or one or more scannable objects associated with the content (eg, external to the container 115). A bar on the display screen 235 that effectively represents one or more pieces of managed logistics information 270 that can be dynamically changed by the container interface display device 150 without printing new or additional labels to remove from it. It may be represented by an electronically generated display of a code-scannable image). A portion of the managed logistics information shown on the display screen summarizes the desired portion of the managed logistics information shown on the display screen and / or the corresponding text, graphics, numbers and / or other symbolic images. And may include information. Such display information collected and managed by the container interface display device may notify logistics personnel as part of the logistics work associated with the container, or other logistics device (bar code) capable of processing the container during the logistics operation. It may help provide information to scanners, machine visual systems, etc.).
0124At step 665, method 600 returns to step 620 if the additional article has not yet been loaded into the container. Thus, in an embodiment in which additional articles are further loaded, method 600 is to incrementally identify each of the additional articles as they are loaded into the container (as described in step 620). Using a scanner in a container interface display device, incrementally recording additional associations in memory, each of the additional associations (as described in step 625) is in the container and in the container. Representing each relationship with each of the additional goods loaded, that the additional association is part of the managed logistics information associated with the container, and incrementally detecting the weight of each of the additional goods loaded within the container. And each of the weight, volume and / or cargo density for each of the additional articles (as described in steps 630-640) is part of the controlled logistics information associated with the container, and is managed. Electronic Logistics Electronic information updates are periodically generated on the display screen associated with the physical distribution information, which may include reflecting the current physical distribution status of the container during loading operations on the container. However, if there are no additional items to load, Method 600 ends after step 665.
0125For those skilled in the art, the predetermined steps of Method 600 previously disclosed and described in various embodiments are as part of a system that improves the management of logistics information related to container loading operations. It will be appreciated that it can be implemented in devices such as the exemplary container interface display device 150 that implements the embodiment of program code 260. Such code can be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as the memory 215 storage device 215 in the container interface display device 150. Thus, when executing code 260, the processing device 210 of the container interface display device 150 is to perform a predetermined operation or step of the exemplary method disclosed above, including method 600 and variants of that method. Can work on.
0126Such exemplary improved systems for managing logistics information related to loading operations for shipable goods may include scale-enabled containers and container interface display devices located on the walls of the containers. More specifically, the container interface display device may be detachably attached to the wall of the container in a direction in which the scanner can identify the items that can be shipped during the loading operation of the container. For example, the container interface display device may be temporarily fixed to a wall such as the outer wall of the container.
0127Containers are used to transport shipable goods (eg, container 115) and include at least storage space, at least one inlet, and scale. The storage space is a space in the container for holding an article that can be shipped when it is loaded in the container. One or more entrances provide access to the storage space as part of loading into the container. The scale is at least placed in the container's storage space to support the goods that can be shipped when loaded into the container. In some embodiments, the scale may be fixed to the container or, more specifically, an integrated part of the container. The scale may have a base that supports articles placed in the storage space and also allows restricted movement of such articles (eg, captures and holds the articles in the desired configuration within the storage space). Provides a binding or fixed structure to do). Containers used to transport shipable goods in an exemplary system are, for example, unit load containers (ULDs) for transport by air, storage container areas integrated as part of a vehicle, tractors. It may be implemented by a trailer or an intermodal container for intermodal transportation.
0128The container interface display device in the exemplary system may further include at least a processor, a scanner, a scale interface circuit, a memory and a display screen. The scanner, scale interface circuitry, memory and display screen are each operably coupled to the processor. The scanner operates in this system to receive an identification signal (such as a reflected bar code scan signal or a broadcast Bluetooth signal) that identifies an item that can be shipped during container loading. The scale interface circuit operates in this system to receive a signal from the scale, where the signal indicates the detected weight of the shippable article loaded in the container. The memory holds at least the physical distribution information management program code portion (code 260, etc.) executed by the processing apparatus as well as the managed physical distribution information related to the loading operation including the following. Such managed logistics information includes at least an association between the container and the shipable article and the detected weight of the shipable article. The display screen is oriented relative to the wall of the container to interact with the logistics personnel loading the container (eg, facing outward from the wall so that the logistics personnel can provide touch screen input to the display screen. Be exposed).
0129As part of the system, the processing device of the container interface display device operates to specially adapt the container interface display device so that it functions as part of the system when executing the logistics information management program code portion. It is possible. More specifically, the processing device of the container interface display device identifies, at least, the shipable goods based on the identification signal received by the scanner when executing the physical distribution information management program code portion, and the shipable goods. After identifying, record the association in memory as part of the managed logistics information, record the weight detected in the memory as part of the managed logistics information based on the signal received from the scale, and electronically on the display screen. It is possible to operate so that the distribution monitoring information is presented on the display screen, and the electronic distribution monitoring information includes at least a part of the managed distribution information stored in the memory.
0130In a further embodiment of the system, some of the managed logistics information provided on the display screen is at the article level information about the content currently loaded in the container and / or at the container level for the content currently loaded in the container. Information may be shown. Such container-level information includes the current weight of the content currently loaded in the container, volume information about the content currently loaded in the container, and / or the associated occupancy of the content regarding the capacity of the container. May include at least. In addition, managed logistics information is shipping information that can identify an inventory of items intended to be loaded into the container, or, in some embodiments, where one or more items should be loaded within the container. It may include designated information (such as a particular location that can favorably support heavy articles or a location that can help increase or maximize the number of articles that can be placed in a container).
0131In another embodiment, the system may further include a depth sensing device that is located above the storage space and can operate to communicate with the container interface display device and facilitate mapping of the container storage space. Good. In particular, when used as an element of a system, depth sensing devices map the storage space as articles are loaded into the container to generate dimensional data that reflects the occupancy of the storage space. It may operate to send a message reflecting the occupied state to the container interface display device. After that, the processing device of the container interface display device receives a message from the depth sensing device, determines the occupied state of the storage space based on the message, and determines the occupied state of the storage space as a part of the management logistics information related to the container. You may record it.
0132In yet another embodiment, the system may further include at least one user input device coupled to the processing device of the container interface display device. User input devices (touch screen elements that can be integrated with the display screen, separate buttons, or softkeys on the bezel of the display screen) are placed on the display screen as part of managed logistics information by interacting with the container interface display device. Allows you to selectively change which managed logistics information is presented.
0133Further embodiments of the improved system for managing physical distribution information related to loading operations on shipable goods may include containers, container interface display devices, and management node devices. In this embodiment, the container is the one used to transport the goods that can be shipped. The container has a storage space within the container and an integrated scale that is placed in the storage space as part of the container to support goods that can be shipped once loaded into the container. During operation, the integrated scale produces a signal that reflects the weight of the indicated object on the scale in the storage space. Containers used to transport shipable goods include, for example, unit load containers (ULDs) for transport by air, storage container areas integrated as part of a vehicle, and one or more entry points. It may be a tractor trailer having the above, or an intermodal container for intermodal transportation.
0134In an embodiment of this system, the container is connected to a container interface display device. More specifically, the container interface display device is detachably placed on the outer wall of the container. The container interface display device includes a housing, a processing device, a scanner, an interface circuit, a memory, a display screen, and a communication interface.
0135The housing is part of a container interface display device that is detachably mounted on the outer wall of the container and is a removable or other coupling structure that allows the housing to be temporarily mounted on the wall of the container (eg, for example. Magnets, clips, etc.) may be included. The processing device, scanner, interface circuit, memory, display screen and communication interface are each arranged at least partially in the housing. For example, the scanner may have a portion or element exposed beyond the housing as the communication interface (eg, the antenna for the communication interface may be exposed outside the housing itself).
0136The scanner operates in the system to receive an identification signal that identifies the goods that can be shipped during the loading of the container. As described above, such an identification signal may be a signal received by the scanner, such as a barcode scan signal or a detected Bluetooth signal reflected from an identification element associated with the shippable article. More specifically, the scanner may be capable of operating to capture a reflected bar code scan signal or an transmitted identification device signal as an identification signal that identifies a shippable article.
0137The interface circuit may provide a connection such as a plug connector with a fitted plug connection that is accessible through the housing to allow the connection of the interface circuit to the integrated scale of the container. As such, the interface circuit may receive a generated signal from the integrated scale indicating the detected weight of the article that can be shipped when loaded onto the integrated scale.
0138The memory in the container interface display device holds the operation code and data (similar to that shown in memory 215 of FIG. 2). In particular, the memory in the embodiments of this system is detected by data and an integrated scale that at least reflect the relationship between the logistics information management program code portion executed by the processing device and the container and the deliverable goods. Hold data that reflects the weight of the goods that can be shipped.
0139The display screen of the device is placed on the housing in a configuration that faces away from the outer wall of the container to interact with the logistics personnel loaded into the container. More specifically, the display screen is placed in an opening on the housing, but in a highly durable, intrusion-protected state so that the container interface display device is at least resistant to dust, moisture and other deposits. The housing may remain configured.
0140The management node device (external management node 110, etc.) includes a physical distribution data store device (local database, memory storage device, etc.) for holding information related to the loading operation. The management node device with the wireless communication interface of the container interface display device via a wireless channel as a way of receiving information and messages from the container interface display device and providing information, messages and / or new programming to the container interface display device. It can operate to communicate and interact.
0141In the embodiment of this system, the processing device of the container interface display device identifies the items that can be shipped based on the identification signal received by the scanner when executing the physical distribution information management program code portion, and the items that can be shipped. After identifying, record the association in memory as part of the managed logistics information, record the weight detected in the memory as part of the managed logistics information based on the signal received from the integrated scale, and on the display screen. To present the electronic physical distribution monitoring information on the display screen, the electronic physical distribution monitoring information includes at least the managed physical distribution information stored in the memory, and the message is sent to the management node device by the wireless communication interface, and the message is the managed physical distribution related to the container. It can act in relation to information.
0142Accordingly, the management node device in the embodiment of this system can operate to receive a message from the container interface display device and update the physical distribution data store device with the managed physical distribution information transmitted in the message.
0143In a more detailed embodiment of this system, some of the managed logistics information provided on the display screen of the container interface display device is loaded into the article level information and / or storage space for the content currently loaded in the container. It may provide container-level information about what is being used. Such container-level information may include at least the current weight of objects loaded in the storage space.
0144Similarly, managed logistics information includes container shipping information, such as an inventory of items intended to be loaded into a container, and / or location-specific information where one or more items should be loaded within the container (eg,). Such location information may be related to the weight of the article).
0145In a further embodiment, the system may further include a depth sensing device that is located above the storage space and is capable of operating to communicate with the container interface display device via an interface circuit. Therefore, the depth sensing device maps the storage space when a shippable article is loaded into the storage space in order to generate dimensional data that reflects the occupied state of the storage space, and stores the product based on the generated dimensional data. It may be possible to operate so as to notify the container interface display device of the occupied state of the space. Further, in this further embodiment, the interface circuit may receive the notification from the depth sensing device and transmit the notification to the processing device. Next, the processing device receives the communication related to the notification from the interface circuit, determines the occupied state of the storage space based on the communication, and the occupied state of the storage space in the memory as a part of updating the management logistics information related to the container. The occupancy status message may be transmitted to the management node device by the wireless communication interface, where the occupancy status message is related to or reflects an update to the management logistics information related to the container. In this way, the occupancy status information may be managed as part of the physical distribution information related to the container, and such information can be quickly and efficiently transferred to other devices (management node device, etc.) involved in the loading operation. May be transmitted as a target.
0146In yet another embodiment, the system may also include at least one user input device coupled to the processing device of the container interface display device. The user input device facilitates the reception of selective inputs for changing which managed physical distribution information is displayed on the display screen as part of the managed physical distribution information.
0147[Updated logistics information and content related notifications] More specifically with respect to FIGS. 4A and 4B, as previously generally described, the exemplary container interface display device is content as the logistics information associated with the container and managed by the container interface display device changes. It may be deployed in a further embodiment that can generate relevant notifications. When a container interface display device is deployed in one embodiment, the device is associated with the container or more specifically with what is stored in the container, always keeping in mind the loading or unloading operation. It may act to collect additional relevant container information, such as additional information received or detected. Based on this relevant container information, the container interface display device updates some or all of the managed logistics information that the device holds in its memory and displays important notification events reflected in the updated managed logistics information. In addition to alerting and notifying logistics personnel via, such nodes may also be notified to other nodes (eg, external management nodes, user access devices and backend servers 100) via time-efficient alerts or notification messages. it can.
0148In general, notification events may be detected based on one of the managed logistics information preloaded, sensed, or otherwise obtained by a container interface display device. The notification event may be related to the state of the container or the (s) articles stored in the container. As described in more detail below, notification events related to state information associated with a container are, for example, one or more detected states about the storage space inside the container or those placed inside the container. It may take the form of an unexpected change in the composition of. In addition, notification events related to a particular article or group of articles stored within a container deserve specific attention to those involved in loading or unloading the container and will proactively notify others. It may be a worthy delivery-related parameter. A particular embodiment described below is a method for generating content-related notifications using an exemplary content interface display device, other devices in the system are actively notified, and further logistics messaging is containerized. The focus is on embodiments of devices and systems that utilize such devices when operating to improve and improve logistics operations related to.
0149FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for generating content-related notifications based on managed logistics information related to a container using a container interface display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. .. Referring to FIG. 7, method 700 may be started in step 705, where the container interface display device is placed in a container (eg, a container) in a direction that exposes the display screen of the container interface display device to the outside from the container. It may be fixed (to the outer wall of the). This direction, for example, allows ramp logistics personnel loading or unloading containers to easily observe and view any notification or alert message displayed on the display screen during work. As mentioned above, exemplary containers are unit load containers (ULDs) for air transport, storage container areas integrated as part of a vehicle, truck-pulled tractor trailers, or intermodal transport. It may be implemented as an intermodal container for.
0150If new or updated managed physical distribution information is received or detected by the container interface display device in step 710, step 710 proceeds to step 715. More specifically, the container interface display device fixed on the container and activated to be operational waits in step 710 to collect further relevant container information. Such additional related container information may be information received from another device (such as external management node 110) or detection information obtained by the container display device using a scanner / sensor (additional detection related to the container). Information, detection status of the container and its storage area, and / or detection information related to a specific article stored in the container, etc.) may be included. The container interface display device may include such related container information (managed logistics information). If the method 700 proceeds to step 715, the method 700 may otherwise wait for new managed logistics information as additional related container information and stay in step 710.
0151In step 715, method 700 causes the container interface display device to record updates to the managed physical distribution information held in the memory of the container interface display device. More specifically, updates to the managed logistics information held in memory include newly collected relevant container information (detected changes in the temperature detected in the container or the composition of the objects stored in the container or the container interface. Detected delivery-related parameters that are worth further action by the display device).
0152In step 720, method 700 allows the container interface display device to access at least a portion of the managed physical distribution information held in memory after recording the update. In other words, the container interface display device operates to review at least a part of the managed physical distribution information at a predetermined time, such as when the information is updated. In other embodiments, such reviews may be made in response to or cyclically an instruction message received from another device (such as the external management node 110).
0153In step 725, method 700 proceeds by the container interface display device detecting a notification event based on the accessed portion of the managed physical distribution information. In this embodiment of Method 700, the notification event relates to the container or the state information associated with the goods held in the container. More specifically, the state information may reflect the state detected by an internal sensing device (such as a sensor) located within the container and coupled to the container interface display device.
0154In a further embodiment of Method 700, the detected state may be a detected or sensed in-container environmental state such as a detected or sensed temperature in the container, a moisture level in the container or a detected light in the container. .. In another embodiment, the detected state may be the detected movement of an object stored in the container, where the detected movement is a motion sensor that effectively acts as an internal sensing device. (For example, the motion sensor is an internal sensing device or the motion sensor is part of a larger and more complex embodiment of the internal sensing device). In yet another embodiment, the detected state is reflected in the container by comparing the past mapping scans of the objects stored in the container with the current mapping scans of the objects stored in the container. It may be a change in the detected composition of the stored object. Such a mapping scan may be generated by a depth sensor that effectively acts as an internal sensing device.
0155In another embodiment, the article-based notification event may be a delivery-related parameter associated with the article. In this situation, the content-related notice may include information related to the identification of the article and the delivery-related parameters for that identified article. As previously described for exemplary content data 280, exemplary delivery-related parameters for goods may include delivery date, delivery time, delivery shipping category, delivery service identifier, and delivery mode identifier. Such electronic parameters are related to the scheduled delivery of the goods and identify how the goods should be processed for improved delivery by utilizing the proactive notification function of the container interface display device. Good to help.
0156In a similar embodiment, the state information based notification event may include content state related parameters related to the storage space in the container. The exemplary content state-related parameters may include detected environmental changes within the container, detected movements within the container, and detected changes in the composition of the objects stored within the container.
0157In step 730, method 700 causes the container interface display device to generate content-related notifications related to the notification event, and in step 735, dynamically displays information related to the content-related notifications on the display screen of the container interface display device. Proceed with that. More specifically, the information related to the content-related notifications provided on the display screen may include the identification of the article and the location of the article in the container. Such relevant node information provided on the display screen of a container interface display device can be used if the composition of the loaded item moves unexpectedly within the container during loading or if a particular item is delivered with high priority or special. How logistical personnel are always aware of such content-related notices, such as when they have specific storage instructions (eg, special bindings, placement of storage space in a container on specific parts due to the weight of the goods, etc.) Improve what you can keep. In addition, such information provided on the display screen of the container interface display device may include loading location information to improve and improve the weight / balance requirements for loading a particular type of container.
0158In a further embodiment, the display screen is one of the sensors that can be implemented when the loading staff is placing the article in the container and on the floor of the container (eg, as part of the internal sensing device 120). ) May provide content-related notifications to the loading staff when confirming that the goods are in the desired position.
0159In yet another embodiment, the display screen of the container interface display device is a content-related notification as a type of loading information as to where the container itself should be loaded based on one or more articles held in the container. May be provided. For example, a display screen may be used to inform loading personnel of feedback on where to place a container when loading it for transport by aircraft. The container interface display device in this embodiment captures registration information with respect to a desired position or a designated location where the physical container allows (the temperature of the container transporting live animals on an aircraft is controlled). It may be operational to wirelessly communicate with a sensor on the floor of the aircraft that can automatically confirm that the container is in the correct location through detecting that it occupies a place, etc.). In another embodiment, the container interface display device scans the barcode placard on the aircraft or captures the relevant loading information broadcasted to confirm the proper placement of the loaded container. Alternatively, the information captured via the reception of the broadcast may be used.
0160Further, one embodiment may have information related to content-related notifications and content-related notifications provided on a display screen that includes one or more scannable objects associated with an article. For example, a content interface display device can load and / or load a container along with the processing of one or more articles (eg, living animals) in which the container can contain dedicated cargo, or when it moves towards a destination. A dedicated electronic display of scannable barcodes may be generated that reflects the current storage of goods with certain delivery-related regulations that compensate for special treatment by lamp personnel involved in loading and unloading.
0161In step 740, method 700, in some embodiments, over a wired or wireless communication path, one or more external devices (management node device (eg, external management node 110), back-end server (eg, server 100). ) And / or the container interface display device may extend the notification to reach beyond the display screen by sending a notification message to a user access device (eg, user access device 140), etc. Such notification messages are associated with content-related notifications.
0162If you are a person skilled in the art, how proactively the logistics staff and other logistics staff and others are based on updates to managed logistics information related to the container, the predetermined steps of Method 700 previously disclosed and described in various embodiments Understand that it can be implemented in devices such as the exemplary container interface display device 150, which implements embodiments of Logistics Information Management Program Code 260, as part of a system that improves notification to logistics entities and nodes. There will be. Such code can be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as the memory 215 storage device 215 in the container interface display device 150. Thus, when executing code 260, the processing device 210 of the container interface display device 150 is to perform a predetermined operation or step of the exemplary method disclosed above, including method 700 and variants of that method. Can work on.
0163More specifically, the exemplary container interface display device for generating content-related notifications may include a durable housing, processing device, memory, display screen, and wireless communication interface. The durable housing can be detachably attached to the wall of the container. For example, the housing enhances the survivability of the device in the event of a fall and provides resistance to sediment ingress (such as dust and moisture) in adverse operating environments, but the device is temporary on some of the containers, such as the outer wall. Provides a protective enclosure structure for the device that allows it to be attached to.
0164The processing device is arranged in the housing. Each of the memory, the display screen and the wireless communication interface is coupled to the processing device. The memory holds at least a physical distribution information management program code portion executed by the processing device and managed physical distribution information (for example, managed physical distribution information 270) about the thing stored in the container. The display screen is observable from the outside of the housing and is arranged relative to the housing in a configuration that faces away from the wall of the container when the housing is mounted on the wall. The wireless communication interface provides the processing device with access to the channel and other nodes (management node device, backend server 100, user access device, etc.).
0165When the processing device of the container interface display device executes the physical distribution information management program code part, the update to the managed physical distribution information is recorded in the memory, and after recording the update, at least a part of the managed physical distribution information is accessed in the memory. Detects notification events based on the accessed portion of managed logistics information, where notification events are related to state information associated with the container or goods stored within the container, and content-related notifications related to the notification event. Can be operated so that the display screen of the container interface display device presents information related to the content-related notification (identification of the article related to the content-related notification, the location of the article in the container, etc.) by the display screen. Specially programmed to be.
0166In a further embodiment, the device may further include an interface circuit and an internal sensing device (such as a sensor, camera or other detector) located within the container. The interface circuit is coupled to the processing device and placed in the housing with a connection accessible through the housing. Interface circuit connections (eg, plug-type connections) are operably coupled to the internal sensing device so that the interface circuit can receive state information from the internal sensing device. Therefore, the processing device may be further operable so as to hold the state information received in the memory as at least a part of the state information reflected in the managed physical distribution information.
0167The state information may indicate, for example, the detected environmental state in the container, the detected movement of the object stored in the container, or the detected configuration change of the stored object. More specifically, as described above, such detected environmental conditions include, for example, temperature, light, location, humidity, motion or impact force, pressure, in the container in which the article is stored. It may be detected by sensors to detect atmospheric composition, sound, and smoke. To detect configuration changes, the device may deploy at least one depth sensor as an internal sensing device. As such, configuration changes may be detected as the difference between at least two mapping scans of what is stored in the container, where the mapping scans are generated by the depth sensor. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, one mapping scan may have a configuration of objects stored in container 115 indicating that the article 410 has moved from a previously mapped configuration. Article 410 may be first placed at location 415.
0168In one embodiment of the container interface display device, the article-based notification event may include or may include delivery-related parameters, wherein the content-related notification includes information related to article identification and delivery-related parameters. .. More specifically, examples of such delivery-related parameters include delivery date, delivery time, delivery shipping category, delivery service identifier, delivery mode identifier, and special handling identifier, which require the article to be placed in place. It may contain information that identifies it as dangerous, harmful, or a living animal).
0169In a further embodiment, the state information based notification event may include or may include content state related parameters related to the storage space in the container. For example, content state-related parameters may include detected environmental changes within the container, detected movements within the container, or detected changes in the composition of objects stored within the container.
0170Further, one embodiment of the device sets the location of the article in the container and the identifier of the article as part of what is dynamically displayed as information related to content-related notifications on the display screen or otherwise provided. It may be included. As mentioned above, such relevant node information provided on the display screen of the container interface display device can be used if the configuration of the loaded item moves unexpectedly within the container during loading or if a particular item is prioritized. If you have high delivery or special loading, placement, storage, storage instructions (eg, special binding, placement of a particular part of the storage space in the container due to the weight of the goods, a heater for the storage space Improve how logistics staff can always be aware of such content-related notifications, such as in operation).
0171Further, one embodiment of the device may have information related to content-related notifications provided on the display screen, including one or more scannable objects associated with the article and content-related notifications. For example, a content interface display device can load and / or load a container along with the processing of one or more articles (eg, living animals) in which the container can contain dedicated cargo, or when it moves towards a destination. A dedicated electronic display of scannable barcodes may be generated that reflects the current storage of goods with certain delivery-related regulations that compensate for special treatment by lamp personnel involved in loading and unloading.
0172In a further embodiment of the device, the processing device may further operate to generate a notification message associated with the content-related notification and to have the wireless communication interface transmit the external device notification message over the wireless communication path. You may. As mentioned above, such an external device may include, for example, a management node device, a backend server or a user access device.
0173The above embodiment of the container interface device may also include at least one user input device coupled to the processing device of the container interface display device. Therefore, the user input device operates to receive the input and provide such an input to the processing device to change which managed logistics information is displayed on the display screen as part of the managed logistics information. You may.
0174A method of generating content-related notifications and an exemplary content interface display device used in such a manner are described in the previous embodiments, but further systems may utilize the exemplary interface display device. Good. More specifically, such exemplary systems include containers (unit load containers (ULDs) for air transport, storage container areas integrated as part of a vehicle, tractor trailers, or intermodal freight. It may be implemented as an improved logistics monitoring system for generating content-related notifications based on managed logistics information related to (such as intermodal containers for).
0175In this embodiment, the system includes at least a container interface display device and a second node device (such as a user access device, a management node device, and a backend server that can communicate directly or indirectly with the container interface display device). Container interface The display device is arranged in a container (outer wall of the container, etc.) and includes at least a housing, a processing device, a memory, a display screen, and a wireless communication interface. The housing is a highly durable type housing, and can be installed on the outer wall of the container as described above, for example, in the same manner as the housing 200 described with reference to FIG. The processing device is arranged in the housing and is coupled to each of the memory, the display screen and the wireless communication interface. The memory holds, at least, the physical distribution information management program code portion executed by the processing device, as well as the physical distribution information about the things stored in the container. The display screen is observable outside the housing and is arranged relative to the housing in a configuration that faces away from the outer wall of the container when the housing is installed on the outer wall. The wireless communication interface provides the processor with access to the wireless communication path.
0176During operation, the processing device of the container interface display device records the update for the managed physical distribution information in the memory when executing the physical distribution information management program code part (for example, the container interface display device records the update for the managed physical distribution information as the related container. After recording updates (when information is received or detected), it accesses at least a portion of the managed logistics information in memory and detects notification events based on the accessed portion of the managed logistics information, where The notification event is related to the status information associated with the container or the goods stored in the container, generates content-related notifications related to the notification event, and causes the display screen to present information related to the content-related notifications on the display screen. , It is possible to generate a notification message associated with the content-related notification and to have the second node device send the notification message via the wireless communication path by the wireless communication interface.
0177The second node device in the system operably communicates with the wireless communication interface of the container interface display device via the wireless communication path. The second node device further includes a physical distribution data store device (memory storage device, database storage device, etc.) for holding physical distribution work-related information regarding the container. Further, the second node device can operate to receive a notification message from the wireless communication interface of the container interface display device and update the distribution work-related information held in the distribution data store device based on the notification message. ..
0178In a further embodiment, the container interface display device of the system may further include an internal device that is located within the container and coupled to the processing device. Therefore, the processing device can further operate so as to receive the state information from the internal sensor and store the state information in the memory as a part of the state information in the managed physical distribution information. Such state information may include, for example, the detected environmental state in the container (if the internal sensor is of the type of environment sensor described in more detail above, eg, temperature sensor, optical sensor, etc.), (internal sensor). Indicates the detected movement of the object stored in the container (if the internal sensor is a depth sensor) or the detected configuration change of the object stored in the container (if the internal sensor is a depth sensor). May be good. Such detected configuration changes are described above, for example, by comparing at least two mapping scans of the object stored in the container to find the differences between such mapping scans generated by the depth sensor. It may be the result of the difference being significant to reflect the configuration change. For those skilled in the art, such detected differences in mapping scans require and are undesirable for additional logistics mediation to correct and potentially prevent further problems with container size and container and its contents. You will understand that it can depend on the relative size of the goods stored in a container that can move or move in the manner considered.
0179More specifically, embodiments of the system may have article-based notification events that further include delivery-related parameters, wherein the content-related notifications include delivery date, delivery time, delivery shipping category, delivery service identifier and Includes information that identifies the article and is related to delivery-related parameters, such as information related to the delivery mode identifier for the article.
0180In a further embodiment, the state information based notification event may include, for example, content state related parameters related to the storage space in the container. Such content state-related parameters may include detected environmental changes within the container, detected movements within the container, or detected changes in the composition of objects stored within the container.
0181In a further embodiment of the system, the information associated with the content-related notifications provided on the display screen includes certain types of information such as the identity of the article and the location of the article in the container, and in some examples the article. And may include one or more scannable objects associated with content-related notifications.
0182Embodiments of the above system may have a second node device that is capable of operating to interact with the third node device. For example, in the embodiment in which the second node device is the external management node 110, the third node device may correspond to the back-end server 100. In another example where the second node device is the external management node 110, the third node is separately associated with another third party server, or a different delivery entity, and indirectly facilitated directly or through server 100. It may be another node device not shown in FIG. 1 that communicates with the external management node 110 through the communication. Such different delivery entities may become responsible for one or more items currently stored within the container once the container is unloaded.
0183More specifically, in the context of such an extended system embodiment with respect to a third node device that is capable of operating to interact with the second node device, the second node device is a container interface. The distribution work message may be sent to the third node device based on the notification message received from the display device. Logistics work messages generally provide information related to notification events. For example, the logistics work message may indicate the priority unloading work performed on the container based on the notification message, or may identify the particular goods responsible for the delivery entity associated with the third node device. More specifically, the third node device may be associated with a delivery service entity. Therefore, the logistics work message may be an update notification to the delivery entity, where the update notification identifies (the goods, the state information related to the container, the state information related to the goods, or the container and / or within the container. Related to notification events (which can provide state information related to things stored in). An example of such a third node device is a delivery service entity management node device (similar to external management node 110, but associated with a particular delivery service entity), a delivery service entity backend. A server (similar to server 100, but associated with a particular delivery service entity), and a user access device for the delivery service entity (similar to user access nodes 140a-140c, but with a particular delivery. It may include (used by logistics personnel associated with a service entity and associated with a delivery service entity).
0184[Further Specific Embodiment] Following is a list of exemplary specific embodiments focused on one or more of the various embodiments described above. Each of the different sets of specific embodiments results in improvements in logistics-related techniques that utilize exemplary container interface display devices as part of an improved logistics operation that is electronically monitored and managed. As such, in each of the further embodiments, the title is a numbered embodiment that describes a particular technical application of one or more container interface display devices or systems that use such devices, as described above. And, as supported, it improves or improves these technical areas. Each numbered embodiment shown in the different titles below may refer to other numbered embodiments shown below in that particular title.
0185Further Embodiment 1-Methods, devices and systems for managing physical distribution information related to a container having a scale] Item 1. A method for managing physical distribution information related to a container using a container interface display device, wherein a scanner of the container interface display device identifies the article during loading of the container, and the container interface. The step of recording the association between the container to be loaded and the identified article in the memory of the display device, the association being a part of the managed physical distribution information related to the container, and the inside of the container. A step of detecting the weight of an article loaded in the container by a scale placed in the container interface while the scale is placed in the container and supports the weight of the article. A step operably coupled to the display device and a step of receiving a signal from the scale by the container interface display device, wherein the signal indicates the detected weight of the article and the container interface. A step of recording the detected weight of the identified article in the memory of the display device, wherein the detected weight is a part of the managed physical distribution information related to the container, and the container interface. A method of generating electronic physical distribution monitoring information on the display screen of a display device, wherein the electronic physical distribution monitoring information includes at least a part of the managed physical distribution information.
0186Item 2. A step of incrementally identifying the additional articles when a plurality of additional articles are loaded into the container by the scanner, and a step of incrementally recording the plurality of additional articles in the memory. Each of the additional associations represents a relationship between the container and each of the additional articles loaded in the container, respectively, with the additional association being part of the managed logistics information associated with the container. , A step of incrementally detecting each weight of each of the additional articles loaded in the container by the scale, where each weight of each of the additional articles is of the controlled physical distribution information associated with the container. A part of the steps and a step of periodically generating an update of the electronic physical distribution electronic information on the display screen related to the managed physical distribution information, and the update reflects the physical distribution state of the container being loaded. The method of item 1, further comprising steps.
0187Item 3. The method according to item 2, wherein the distribution status of the container indicates article level information regarding the contents currently loaded in the container.
0188Item 4. The method according to item 2, wherein the distribution status of the container indicates container level information regarding the contents currently loaded in the container.
0189Item 5. The method of item 4, wherein the container level information further includes at least the current weight of the content currently loaded in the container.
0190Item 6. Attach the container interface display device to a part of the container in a direction that allows the scanner to identify the goods to be shipped in the container when the goods are loaded in the container. The method of item 1, further comprising steps.
0191Item 7. A part of the container includes at least one of the outer wall of the container, the inner wall of the container, the structural support member in the container, or the door associated with the access entrance to the container, according to item 6. The method described.
0192Item 8. The method of item 1, further comprising the step of coupling the container interface display device to the scale in the container.
0193Item 9. The step of connecting the container interface display device to the scale in the container establishes a wireless connection between the container interface display device and the node device associated with the container by the container interface display device. The node device is connected to the scale in the container and can operate to provide the container interface display device with the detected weight of the article via the wireless connection. The method described in 8.
0194Item 10. The step of operably connecting the container interface display device to the depth sensing device arranged on the storage space in the container and the dimensional data reflecting the occupied configuration of the storage space by the article are generated. Therefore, when the article is loaded into the container, a step of mapping the storage space by the depth sensing device coupled to the container interface display device and a message to the container interface display device by the depth sensing device. The message is a step of transmitting, and the message reflects the occupied configuration of the storage space, and the storage space of the storage space as a part of the management distribution information related to the container in the memory of the container interface display device. The method of item 1, further comprising a step of recording the occupancy configuration.
0195Item 11. The method according to item 1, wherein the managed physical distribution information further includes container shipping information.
0196Item 12. The method of item 11, wherein the container shipping information includes a list of items intended to be loaded into the container.
0197Item 13. The method of item 12, wherein the container shipping information includes location designation information about where the article should be loaded in the container.
0198Item 14. The method of item 13, wherein the location designation information is related to the weight of the article.
0199Item 15. The step of generating the electronic physical distribution monitoring information on the display screen of the container interface display device is a part of the managed physical distribution information to be displayed based on the input from the physical distribution staff involved in loading the container. The method of item 1, further comprising selecting and generating a selection portion of the managed physical distribution information for the physical distribution staff on the display screen as the physical distribution state of the container being loaded.
0200Item 16. The container is a unit load container (ULD) for transport by air, a storage container area integrated as part of the vehicle, a truck-pulled tractor trailer, an intermodal container for intermodal transport. The method of item 1, which includes one of the groups consisting of.
0201Item 17. The method according to item 1, wherein the electronic distribution monitoring information includes barcode data.
0202Item 18. An improved system for managing logistics information related to the loading work of shipable goods. A container used for transporting the shipable article, which is a storage space in the container for holding the shipable article when loaded in the container, a part of loading in the container. A container having an entrance for accessing the storage space, and a scale arranged in the storage space of the container to support the shipable article when loaded in the container. A container interface display device located on the wall of the container near the entrance, a processing device, a scanner operably coupled to the processing device, the article capable of being shipped during loading of the container. A scanner that is operational to receive an identification signal that identifies the device, a scale interface circuit that is coupled to the processing device and operably coupled to the scale of the container so as to receive the signal from the scale. A scale interface circuit that is operational and indicates the detected weight of the shipable article when the signal is loaded into the container. A memory coupled to the processing device that holds at least a physical distribution information management program code portion executed by the processing device, (a) the relationship between the container and the shipable article, and (b) the said. A memory that is further operational to hold the controlled physical distribution information related to the loading operation, including at least the detected weight of the shippable article, and a display screen coupled to the processing device, said container. With a container interface display device further comprising a display screen oriented at the wall of the container to interact with the logistics staff The processing device of the container interface display device identifies the shippable article based on the identification signal received by the scanner when executing the physical distribution information management program code portion, and the shipping After identifying possible articles, the association is recorded in the memory as part of the controlled physical distribution information, and the detected weight in the memory as part of the managed physical distribution information based on the signal received from the scale. Is recorded, the electronic physical distribution monitoring information is presented on the display screen by the display screen, and the electronic physical distribution monitoring information can be operated so as to include at least a part of the managed physical distribution information held in the memory. ,system.
0203Item 19. The system of item 18, wherein a portion of the managed physical distribution information provided on the display screen indicates article level information regarding the content currently loaded in the container.
0204Item 20. The system of item 18, wherein some of the managed logistics information provided on the display screen indicates container-level information about the content currently loaded in the container.
0205Item 21. The system of item 20, wherein the container level information further includes at least the current weight of the content currently loaded in the container.
0206Item 22. The system of item 18, wherein the container interface display device is detachably attached to the wall of the container in a direction in which the shipable article can be identified during the loading operation of the container.
0207Item 23. A depth sensing device that is placed on the storage space and is capable of operating to communicate with the container interface display device is further provided, and the depth sensing device is dimensional data that reflects the occupied state of the storage space. When the article is loaded into the container, the storage space is mapped and a message is transmitted to the container interface display device, and the message further reflects the occupied configuration of the storage space. It is operational and The processing device of the container interface display device receives the message from the depth sensing device, determines the occupied state of the storage space based on the message, and is one of the managed physical distribution information related to the container. Record the occupied configuration of the storage space as a unit The system according to item 18, which is further operable.
0208Item 24. The system according to item 18, wherein the managed logistics information further includes container shipping information.
0209Item 25. The system of item 24, wherein the container shipping information includes a list of items intended to be loaded into the container.
0210Item 26. The system of item 25, wherein the container shipping information includes location designation information about where the article should be loaded in the container.
0211Item 27. The system of item 26, wherein the location designation information is related to the weight of the article.
0212Item 28. The container interface display device further includes at least one user input device coupled to the processing device, and the at least one user input device interacts with the container interface display device to provide said managed logistics information. The system according to item 18, which allows it to selectively change which managed physical distribution information is displayed on the display screen as part of the above.
0213Item 29. The container used to transport the shipable goods is a unit load container (ULD) for transport by air, a storage container area integrated as part of the vehicle, and truck pull. The system according to item 18, which includes one of a group consisting of a tractor trailer, an intermodal container for intermodal transportation.
0214Item 30. The system according to item 18, wherein the electronic logistics monitoring information includes barcode data.
0215Item 31. An improved system for managing logistics information related to the loading work of shipable goods. A container used to transport the shipable article, which is arranged in the storage space in the container and in the storage space to support the shipable article when loaded in the container. The integrated scale has a container that produces a signal that reflects the weight of an object indicated on the scale. A container interface display device that is detachably arranged on the outer wall of the container, the housing that is detachably attached to the outer wall of the container, the processing device that is arranged in the housing, and at least partially in the housing. A scanner that is operably coupled to the processing device and is capable of operating to receive an identification signal that identifies the shipable article during loading of the container, to the processing device. An interface circuit that is coupled and disposed within the housing by connection with an interface circuit accessible through the housing, wherein the connection of the interface circuit is operably coupled to the integrated scale of the container. An interface circuit that, when loaded onto the integrated scale, is capable of operating to receive a generated signal indicating the detected weight of the shipable article from the integrated scale, a memory coupled to the processing apparatus. It holds at least the distribution information management program code portion executed by the processing apparatus, and (a) the relationship between the container and the shipable article and (b) the detected weight of the shipable article. A memory that is further operable to hold the managed logistics information associated with the loading operation, including at least, a display screen coupled to the processing apparatus, said to interact with the logistics staff loading the container. A display screen arranged in the housing in a configuration directed away from the outer wall of the container, and a wireless communication interface operably coupled to the processing device to access the wireless communication path to the processing device. The container interface display device further comprising a wireless communication interface that provides A management node device that operably communicates with the wireless communication interface of the container interface display device via the wireless communication path, and further includes a distribution data store device for holding information related to the loading operation. With node device The processing device of the container interface display device identifies the shippable article based on the identification signal received by the scanner when executing the physical distribution information management program code portion, and the shipping After identifying possible articles, the association is recorded in memory as part of the controlled physical distribution information, and the detected weight in the memory as part of the managed physical distribution information based on the signal received from the integrated scale. The electronic physical distribution monitoring information is presented on the display screen by the display screen, and the electronic physical distribution monitoring information includes at least a part of the managed physical distribution information held in the memory. The wireless communication interface causes the management node device to send a message so that the message can operate in relation to the management logistics information associated with the container, the management node device from the container interface display device. A system capable of receiving the message and operating to update the physical distribution data store device with the managed physical distribution information transmitted in the message.
0216Item 32. The system of item 31, wherein a portion of the managed physical distribution information provided on the display screen indicates article level information regarding the content currently loaded in the container.
0217Item 33. The system of item 31, wherein a portion of the managed physical distribution information provided on the display screen indicates container-level information about the content loaded in the storage space.
0218Item 34. The system of item 33, wherein the container level information further includes at least the current weight of the material loaded in the container.
0219Item 35. The scanner can operate to capture at least one of the reflected bar code scan signal or the transmitted identification device signal as an identification signal for identifying the shipable article, item 31. Described system.
0220Item 36. It further comprises a depth sensing device that is located above the storage space and is capable of operating to communicate with the container interface display device via the interface circuit. The depth sensing device maps the storage space when the shippable article is loaded into the storage space and generates the dimensional data in order to generate dimensional data reflecting the occupied state of the storage space. It is possible to further operate to notify the container interface display device of the occupied state of the storage space based on the above. The interface circuit receives the notification from the depth sensing device, transmits the notification to the processing device, and The processing device receives the communication related to the notification from the interface circuit, determines the occupied state of the storage space based on the communication, and determines the occupied state of the storage space, and the memory as a part of updating the managed physical distribution information related to the container. To record the occupancy configuration of the storage space and cause the management node device to transmit an occupancy status message by the wireless communication interface, and the occupancy status message is related to an update to the management distribution information related to the container. The system according to item 31, which is further operable.
0221Item 37. The system according to item 31, wherein the managed logistics information further includes container shipping information.
0222Item 38. The system of item 37, wherein the container shipping information includes a list of items intended to be loaded into the container.
0223Item 39. The system of item 38, wherein the container shipping information includes location designation information about where the article should be loaded in the container.
0224Item 40. The system of item 39, wherein the location designation information is related to the weight of the article.
0225Item 41. Further comprising at least one user input device coupled to the processing device of the container interface display device, the at least one user input device is the display by the logistics staff as part of the managed logistics information. The system according to item 31, which allows it to selectively provide an input that warns which managed logistics information is displayed on the screen.
0226Item 42. The container used to transport the shipable goods is a unit load container (ULD) for transport by air, a storage container area integrated as part of the vehicle, and truck pull. The system according to item 31, which comprises one of a group consisting of a tractor trailer, an intermodal container for intermodal transportation.
0227Item 43. The system according to item 31, wherein the electronic logistics monitoring information includes barcode data.
0228[Further Embodiment 2-Methods, Devices and Systems for Generating Content-Related Notifications] Item 1. A method for generating content-related notifications based on management logistics information related to a container using a container interface display device, which is held in the memory of the container interface display device by the container interface display device. A step of recording an update to the managed physical distribution information, a step of accessing at least a part of the managed physical distribution information held in the memory after recording the update by the container interface display device, and the container interface display device. A step of determining a notification event based on an accessed portion of the managed physical distribution information, wherein the notification event is related to the state information associated with the container or articles stored in the container. , A step of generating the content-related notification related to the notification event by the container interface display device, and a step of dynamically displaying information related to the content-related notification on the display screen of the container interface display device. Including methods.
02292. The method of item 1, further comprising fixing the container interface display device to the outer wall in a direction that exposes the display screen to the outside from the outer wall of the container.
0230Item 3. An update to the managed logistics information held in the memory is associated with the collected related container information, further comprising the step of collecting further related container information using the container interface display device. The method described in item 1.
0231Item 4. The method of item 1, wherein the state information reflects a state detected by an internal sensing device located in the container and coupled to the container interface display device.
0232Item 5. The method according to item 4, wherein the detected state includes an environmental state detected in the container.
0233Item 6. The detected state includes the detected movement of an object stored in the container, and the detected movement is detected by a motion sensor in the internal sensing device, item 4. Method.
0234Item 7. The detected state is reflected in the container by comparing the past mapping scan of the object stored in the container with the current mapping scan of the object stored in the container. The method of item 4, wherein the mapping scan is generated by the depth sensor in the internal sensing device, including a change in the detected configuration of the stored object.
02358. The method of item 1, wherein the notification event based on the article includes delivery-related parameters associated with the article, and the content-related notification contains information related to the identification of the article and the delivery-related parameters. ..
0236Item 9. The method of item 8, wherein the delivery-related parameters include at least one in a group consisting of a delivery date, a delivery time, a delivery shipping category, a delivery service identifier, a delivery mode identifier, and a special handling identifier.
0237Item 10. The method of item 1, wherein the notification event based on the state information further includes content state related parameters related to the storage space in the container.
0238Item 11. The content state-related parameters are a group consisting of information about detected environmental changes in the container, detected movements in the container, and detected changes in the composition of objects stored in the container. The method of item 10, which comprises at least one of.
0239Item 12. The method of item 1, wherein the information related to the content-related notification presented on the display screen further includes identification of the article and location of the article in the container.
0240Item 13. The method of item 1, wherein the information related to the content-related notice presented on the display screen further includes one or more scannable objects and content-related notices associated with the article.
0241Item 14. The method of item 1, further comprising the step of transmitting a notification message to an external device via the wireless communication path by the container interface display device, wherein the notification message is associated with the content related notification.
0242Item 15. The method of item 14, wherein the external device includes one of a management node device, a backend server, and a user access device.
0243Item 16. The container is a unit load container (ULD) for transport by air, a storage container area integrated as part of the vehicle, a truck-pulled tractor trailer, an intermodal container for intermodal transport. The method of item 1, which includes one of the groups consisting of.
0244Item 17. A container interface display device for generating content-related notifications based on management logistics information related to a container, which is a highly durable housing that can be detachably installed on the wall of the container and is arranged in the housing. Management logistics information for a processing device and a memory coupled to the processing device that holds at least a physical distribution information management program code portion executed by the processing device and is stored in the container. And a display screen coupled to the processing device, which can be observed outside the housing and from the wall of the container when the housing is installed on the wall. A display screen arranged with respect to the housing in a distantly oriented configuration and a wireless communication interface operably coupled to the processing device to provide the processing device with access to a wireless communication path. Equipped with a wireless communication interface When the processing device of the container interface display device executes the physical distribution information management program code portion, it records an update to the managed physical distribution information in the memory, and after recording the update, the management in the memory. It accesses at least a part of the physical distribution information, detects a notification event based on the accessed part of the managed physical distribution information, and the notification event is the state information associated with the container or the goods stored in the container. A device that is relevant and capable of generating the content-related notifications related to the notification event and causing the display screen to present information related to the content-related notifications on the display screen.
0245Item 18. In the housing, the internal sensing device arranged in the container and the interface circuit coupled to the processing device are further provided, and the interface circuit has a connection to the interface circuit accessible through the housing. The connection of the interface circuit is operably coupled to and operably coupled to the internal sensing device to receive state information from the internal sensing device. The device according to item 17, wherein the processing device can further operate to hold the state information received in the memory as at least a part of the state information reflected in the managed physical distribution information.
0246Item 19. The device according to item 18, wherein the state information indicates an environmental state detected in the container.
0247Item 20. The internal sensing device includes at least a motion sensor, the state information indicates the detected movement of an object stored in the container, and the detected motion is sensed by the motion sensor. , Item 18.
0248Item 21. The internal sensing device includes at least a depth sensor exposed in a storage space within the container, and the state information is detected between at least two mapping scans of objects stored within the container. The device of item 18, wherein the mapping scan is generated by the depth sensor in the internal sensing device.
024922. The device of item 17, wherein the notification event based on the article comprises delivery-related parameters, and the content-related notification contains information relating to the identification of the article and the delivery-related parameters.
0250Item 23. The device of item 22, wherein the delivery-related parameters include at least one in a group consisting of a delivery date, a delivery time, a delivery shipping category, a delivery service identifier, a delivery mode identifier, and a special handling identifier.
0251Item 24. The device of item 17, wherein the notification event based on the state information further includes content state related parameters related to the storage space in the container.
0252Item 25. The content state-related parameters are a group consisting of information about detected environmental changes in the container, detected movements in the container, and detected changes in the composition of objects stored in the container. 24. The device of item 24, comprising at least one of.
0253Item 26. The device of item 17, wherein the information related to the content-related notification presented on the display screen includes the identification of the article and the location of the article in the container.
0254Item 27. The device of item 17, wherein the information associated with the content-related notification presented on the display screen includes one or more scannable objects associated with the article and the content-related notification.
0255Item 28. The processing device can further operate to generate a notification message associated with the content-related notification and to cause the notification message to be transmitted to an external device via the wireless communication path by the wireless communication interface. The device according to item 17.
0256Item 29. The device of item 28, wherein the external device includes one of a management node device, a backend server, and a user access device.
0257Item 30. The container is of a group consisting of a unit load container (ULD) for air transport, a storage container area integrated as part of a vehicle, a tractor trailer, and an intermodal container for intermodal transport. The device of item 17, including one of.
0258Item 31. Further comprising at least one user input device coupled to said processing device of said container interface display device, said at least one user input device is on said display screen as part of said managed physical distribution information which managed physical distribution. The device of item 17, which receives an input warning that information is presented.
0259Item 32. An improved logistics monitoring system for generating content-related notifications based on container-related managed logistics information. A container interface display device arranged on the outer wall of the container, which is a highly durable housing that can be installed on the outer wall of the container, a processing device arranged in the housing, and a memory coupled to the processing device. A memory that holds at least a physical distribution information management program code portion executed by the processing device and further holds the managed physical distribution information about an object stored in the container, a display screen coupled to the processing device. It is observable outside the housing, and when the housing is installed on the outer wall, it is arranged with respect to the housing so as to face away from the outer wall of the container. A display screen and a container interface display device operably coupled to the processing device, further comprising a wireless communication interface that provides the processing device with access to a wireless communication path. A second node device that operably communicates with the wireless communication interface of the container interface display device via the wireless communication path, and is further provided with a physical distribution data store device for holding physical distribution work-related information regarding the container. With a second node device The processing device of the container interface display device records an update to the managed physical distribution information in the memory when executing the physical distribution information management program code portion, and after recording the update, in the memory. Access at least a portion of the managed physical distribution information, detect a notification event based on the accessed portion of the managed physical distribution information, and the notification event is associated with the container or articles stored in the container. The content-related notification related to the state information and related to the notification event is generated, and the information related to the content-related notification is presented on the display screen by the display screen, and is related to the content-related notification. The notification message can be further operated by the wireless communication interface to cause the notification message to be transmitted to the second node device via the wireless communication path. The second node device receives the notification message from the wireless communication interface of the container interface display device, and updates the distribution work-related information held in the distribution data store device based on the notification message. A system that can work like this.
0260Item 33. The container interface display device of the system further comprises an internal sensor arranged in the container and coupled to the processing device, which receives state information from the internal sensor and said. 32. The system of item 32, which is further operable to store the state information in the memory as part of the state information in the managed physical distribution information.
0261Item 34. The system of item 33, wherein the state information indicates an environmental condition detected in the container.
0262Item 35. The internal sensor includes a motion sensor, the state information indicates the detected movement of an object stored in the container, and the detected motion is sensed by the motion sensor, item 18. The system described in.
0263Item 36. The internal device includes at least a depth sensor exposed to the storage space in the container, and the state information was detected during at least two mapping scans of the objects stored in the container. 33. The system of item 33, wherein the mapping scan shows a configuration change and is generated by the depth sensor.
026437. The system of item 32, wherein the notification event based on the article further comprises delivery-related parameters, and the content-related notification includes information relating to the identification of the article and the delivery-related parameters.
0265Item 38. The system of item 37, wherein the delivery-related parameters include at least one in a group consisting of a delivery date, a delivery time, a delivery shipping category, a delivery service identifier, a delivery mode identifier, and a special handling identifier.
0266Item 39. The system of item 32, wherein the notification event based on the state information further includes content state related parameters related to the storage space in the container.
0267Item 40. The content state-related parameters are a group consisting of information about detected environmental changes in the container, detected movements in the container, and detected changes in the composition of objects stored in the container. 39. The system according to item 39, which comprises at least one of.
0268Item 41. The system of item 32, wherein the information associated with the content-related notification presented on the display screen includes the identification of the article and the location of the article within the container.
0269Item 42. The system of item 32, wherein the information associated with the content-related notification presented on the display screen includes one or more scannable objects and content-related notifications associated with the article.
0270Item 43. The container is a group consisting of a unit load container (ULD) for air transport, a storage container area integrated as part of the vehicle, a tractor trailer, and an intermodal container for intermodal transport. The system according to item 32, including one of.
0271Item 44. The system of item 32, wherein the second node device includes one of a management node device, a backend server, and a user access device.
0272Item 45. The system of item 32, wherein the second node device is further operable to send a distribution work message to the third node device based on the notification message.
0273Item 46. The system according to item 45, wherein the physical distribution work message indicates a priority unloading work performed on the container based on the notification message.
0274Item 47. The third node device relates to a delivery service entity, the logistics work message includes an update notification to the delivery entity, and the update notification relates to the notification event and the article. The system described in 45.
0275Item 48. The third node device is the management node device of the delivery service entity, the back-end server of the delivery service entity, and the user access device of the delivery service entity used by the logistics personnel associated with the delivery service entity. The system according to item 47, including one.
0276In summary, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the sequence of actions to perform any of the methods and modifications of methods described in the embodiments herein is merely exemplary and justified. Moreover, it is emphasized that various sequences of operations can be followed according to the principles of the present invention.
0277At least some of the exemplary embodiments outlined above include loading / processing / unloading containers, managing what is loaded in containers, and others regarding what is loaded in containers. Notify the entity of, streamline logistics operations related to the container, and detect notification events related to the container and / or what is stored in the container, and alert notifications about such events. It may be used in connection with parts of other exemplary embodiments to improve and improve logistics operations such as active issuance. Moreover, at least some of the exemplary embodiments disclosed herein can be used independently of each other and / or in combination with each other and are applied to devices and methods not disclosed herein. Is possible. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate exemplary container interface display devices, systems that use such devices, and methods of how such devices can operate as part of the above logistics operations. You will understand that it will bring about improvements and improvements in the technology used in logistics and shipping operations.
0278Those skilled in the art may be able to provide one or more benefits, and not necessarily all embodiments provide all or two or more specific benefits described herein. You will understand that this is not the case. Moreover, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and modifications can be made to the structures and methods described herein. Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to what is described herein. Instead, the invention is intended to include modifications and modifications, as described in the following claims.
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- H04W4/35
- B65D90/48
- B65D2590/0083
- H04W4/12
- H04W4/70
- H04W4/80
- G06Q10/0838
- G01F17/00
- G01G19/52
- G01G23/18
- IPC, 5
- B65G61 00
- G06Q10 08
- H04W4 35
- H04W4 70
- H04W4 80
Designated states143
- Regional, 80
- Botswana
- Ghana
- Gambia
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Sudan
- Sierra Leone
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Eswatini
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan
- Russian Federation
and 56 moreShow fewer
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Croatia
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Latvia
- Monaco
- North Macedonia
- Malta
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- San Marino
- Türkiye
- Burkina Faso
- Benin
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cameroon
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Comoros
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Senegal
- Chad
- Togo
- National, 63
- United Arab Emirates
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Angola
- Australia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Barbados
- Bahrain
- Brunei Darussalam
- Brazil
- Belize
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Algeria
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Grenada
- Georgia
- Guatemala
and 39 moreShow fewer
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- Israel
- India
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Japan
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Republic of Korea
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Saint Lucia
- Sri Lanka
- Libya
- Morocco
- Republic of Moldova
- Montenegro
- Madagascar
- Mongolia
- Mexico
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- Nicaragua
- New Zealand
- Oman
- Panama
- Peru
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- El Salvador
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Ukraine
- United States of America