IP Library Granted Patent US 11,312,572
Granted Patent B2
US 11,312,572 · App. 16/677,386 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Warehousing control system and computer device

Inventor: Chao Yan (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
B65G1/1373G05B19/41865G05B2219/32252
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Patent No.
US 11,312,572
App. No.
16/677,386
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a warehousing control system and a computer device. The warehousing control system includes: a communication module configured to transmit and receive information; and a warehousing server configured to: plan, upon receiving a container warehousing task via the communication module, a target warehousing area and a target warehousing space corresponding to each container in the container warehousing task, and assign a warehouse hoisting apparatus to hoist a target container carried by a transportation vehicle to a corresponding target warehousing space; and/or assign, upon receiving a container distribution task via the communication module, a warehouse hoisting apparatus to load a target container in the container distribution task onto an assigned transportation vehicle. In this way, intelligent unmanned warehousing can be achieved, such that the operation efficiency of warehousing can be improved and the cost of warehousing management can be reduced.

Claims (60)

1. A warehousing control system, comprising:

a communication module configured to transmit and receive information; and

a warehousing server comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory storing at least one machine executable instruction which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

plan, upon receiving a container warehousing task via the communication module, a target warehousing area and a target warehousing space corresponding to each container in the container warehousing task,

confirm, upon receiving a notification from a transportation vehicle via the communication module, an identity of a container on the transportation vehicle, wherein the notification indicates that the transportation vehicle is in a position where the container is to be unloaded from the transportation vehicle, and

assign a warehouse hoisting apparatus to unload the container from the transportation vehicle to a corresponding target warehousing space in response to the identity being confirmed.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the warehousing server is further configured to:

mark, upon receiving a container unloading completion notification from the warehouse hoisting apparatus via the communication module, a stored state for the container in the container warehousing task, wherein the container unloading completion notification indicates that the warehouse hoisting apparatus has completed unloading the container from the transportation vehicle to the corresponding target warehousing space; and

transmit a container warehousing task completion notification to a scheduling center via the communication module when confirming that the stored state has been marked for all containers in the container warehousing task.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an environment monitoring module configured to detect warehouse environment information and transmit the warehouse environment information to the warehousing server and/or a scheduling center.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the environment monitoring module comprises at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a smoke detection sensor, or an electromagnetic radiation sensor.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the warehousing server is further configured to:

create a virtual 3D warehouse model based on an occupied area of each warehousing area and a container size, the 3D warehouse model showing warehousing space information and warehousing space state information of each warehousing area; and

report the warehousing space information and the warehousing space state information of each warehousing area to a scheduling center and/or the warehousing server via the communication module.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the warehousing server is further configured to:

change, after receiving the container warehousing task and planning the target warehousing space corresponding to each container in the container warehousing task, a warehousing space state of each target warehousing space to an operating state;

change, when each container in the container warehousing task has been stored at the corresponding target warehousing space, the warehousing space state of the warehousing space occupied by the container to an occupied state;

change, upon receiving a container distribution task, the warehousing space state of the warehousing space occupied by the container to an operating state; or

change, when distribution of the container has completed, the warehousing space state of the warehousing space occupied by the container to an available state.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the warehousing server being configured to plan the target warehousing area and the target warehousing space corresponding to each container in the container warehousing task comprises the warehousing server being configured to:

determine, for each container in the container warehousing task, the target warehousing area corresponding to the container based on a type of goods carried by the container, and

determine a target warehousing space corresponding to the container from available warehousing spaces in the target warehousing area corresponding to the container.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the warehousing server is further configured to:

record a warehousing space, warehousing time, an origin and a next destination of each container stored in each warehousing area, to generate a warehousing report; and

update, after receiving the container warehousing task and/or a container distribution task from a scheduling center, the warehousing report in real time based on a completion condition of the task.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the warehousing server is further configured to:

report warehousing condition information of each warehousing area to a cloud server via the communication module, the warehousing condition information comprising at least one of: container warehousing task information for each warehousing area, container distribution task information of each warehousing area, information on warehoused containers and information on goods in the containers, warehousing space information and warehousing space state information for each warehousing area, or warehouse environment information.

10. A computer device, comprising a processor configured to perform a method, comprising:

planning, upon receiving a container warehousing task, a target warehousing area and a target warehousing space corresponding to each container in the container warehousing task,

confirming, upon receiving a notification from a transportation vehicle, an identity of a container on the transportation vehicle, wherein the notification indicates that the transportation vehicle is in a position where the container is to be unloaded from the transportation vehicle, and

assigning a warehouse hoisting apparatus to unload the container from the transportation vehicle to a corresponding target warehousing space in response to the identity being confirmed.

11. The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the method that further comprises:

marking, upon receiving a container unloading completion notification from the warehouse hoisting apparatus, in a stored state for the container in the container warehousing task, wherein the container unloading completion notification indicates that the warehouse hoisting apparatus has completed unloading the container from the transportation vehicle to the corresponding target warehousing space; and

transmitting a container warehousing task completion notification to a scheduling center when confirming that the stored state has been marked for all containers in the container warehousing task.

12. The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the method that further comprises:

detecting, using a device, a warehouse environment information; and

transmitting the warehouse environment information to the warehousing server and/or a scheduling center.

13. The computer device of claim 12 , wherein the device comprises at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a smoke detection sensor, or an electromagnetic radiation sensor.

14. The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the method that further comprises:

creating a virtual 3D warehouse model based on an occupied area of each warehousing area and a container size, the 3D warehouse model showing warehousing space information and warehousing space state information of each warehousing area; and

reporting the warehousing space information and the warehousing space state information of each warehousing area to a scheduling center and/or the warehousing server.

15. The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the method that further comprises:

assigning, upon receiving a container distribution task, the warehouse hoisting apparatus to load a target container in the container distribution task onto an assigned transportation vehicle.

16. The computer device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to assign the warehouse hoisting apparatus to load the target container in the container distribution task onto the assigned transportation vehicle comprises the processor being configured to:

confirm, upon receiving a notification from the assigned transportation vehicle, an identity of the target container at a target warehousing space in accordance with the container distribution task, wherein the notification indicates that the assigned transportation vehicle is in a position where the target container is to be load onto the assigned transportation vehicle, and

assign the warehouse hoisting apparatus to load the target container onto the assigned transportation vehicle in response to the identity being confirmed.

17. The computer device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the method that further comprises:

marking, upon receiving a container loading completion notification from the warehouse hoisting apparatus, a distributed state for the target container in the container distribution task, wherein the container loading completion notification indicates that the warehouse hoisting apparatus has completed loading the target container onto the assigned transportation vehicle; and

transmitting a container distribution task completion notification to a scheduling center when confirming that the distributed state has been marked for all containers in the container distribution task.

18. A warehousing control system, comprising:

a communication module configured to transmit and receive information; and

a warehousing server comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory storing at least one machine executable instruction which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

assign, upon receiving a container distribution task via the communication module, a warehouse hoisting apparatus to load a target container in the container distribution task onto an assigned transportation vehicle,

wherein the warehousing server being configured to assign the warehouse hoisting apparatus to load the target container in the container distribution task onto the assigned transportation vehicle comprises the warehousing server being configured to:

confirm, upon receiving a notification from the assigned transportation vehicle via the communication module, an identity of the target container at a target warehousing space in accordance with the container distribution task, wherein the notification indicates that the assigned transportation vehicle is in a position where the target container is to be loaded onto the assigned transportation vehicle, and

assign the warehouse hoisting apparatus to load the target container onto the assigned transportation vehicle in response to the identity being confirmed.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the warehousing server is further configured to:

mark, upon receiving a container loading completion notification from the warehouse hoisting apparatus via the communication module, a distributed state for the target container in the container distribution task, wherein the container loading completion notification indicates that the warehouse hoisting apparatus has completed loading the target container onto the assigned transportation vehicle; and

transmit a container distribution task completion notification to a scheduling center via the communication module when confirming that the distributed state has been marked for all containers in the container distribution task.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING OCGEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073916/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TUSEN WEILAI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058869/0176 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2020
From: YAN, CHAO
To: SHANGHAI TUSEN WEILAI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054450/0930 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811320088.X · Nov 7, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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