Equipment maintenance and monitoring for container yards
    1.
    发明授权
    Equipment maintenance and monitoring for container yards 有权
    集装箱码头设备维护和监控

    公开(公告)号:US08872650B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-28

    申请号:US13181353

    申请日:2011-07-12

    IPC分类号: G08B1/08

    摘要: A processor is disclosed that may be configured to receive a status report for a vehicle in a container yard and/or a status reporting device configured to monitor the vehicle. The processor may respond to the received status report by creating a system action request and/or a system log. The system action request may include a fault condition problem report and/or a maintenance schedule request for the vehicle and/or the status reporting device. The processor automates generating responses to the received status reports, providing a fundamental tool to reduce down time for vehicles and improve their support of container transfer operations in the container yard. The system action request, system log and/or system action may be products of the processor's operation. A computer readable memory and/or a server may be configured to deliver a report, program system and/or an installation package to the end user.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种处理器,其可以被配置为在集装箱堆场和/或配置成监视车辆的状态报告装置中接收车辆的状态报告。 处理器可以通过创建系统动作请求和/或系统日志来响应所接收的状态报告。 系统动作请求可以包括针对车辆和/或状态报告装置的故障状况问题报告和/或维护计划请求。 处理器自动产生对接收到的状态报告的响应,为减少车辆停机时间和改进对集装箱堆场中的集装箱转运操作提供了基础工具。 系统操作请求,系统日志和/或系统操作可以是处理器的操作的产物。 计算机可读存储器和/或服务器可以被配置为向最终用户递送报告,程序系统和/或安装包。

    Method and apparatus processing container images and/or identifying codes for front end loaders or container handlers servicing rail cars
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus processing container images and/or identifying codes for front end loaders or container handlers servicing rail cars 有权
    方法和设备处理容器图像和/或识别代码,用于前端装载机或维修铁路车辆的集装箱搬运车

    公开(公告)号:US08720777B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-13

    申请号:US13422442

    申请日:2012-03-16

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: An optical characteristic system configured to couple to a container handler for transferring a container to/from a rail car. A server interface configured to receive from at least one container handler. An optical characteristic system configured to couple to a front end loader. A container handler configured to transfer at least one container to/from a rail car and to report its container image, optical characteristic, container code estimate of the container, a rail car identifier estimate and/or a container chassis identifier estimate. A rail kiosk configured to receive the container image, etc from at least one container handler to create the optical characteristic, the container code estimate, manifest for the rail car, confirmation of the manifest and/or an insurance record for the container. A method operating at least one of the server interface, the rail kiosk and a container inventory management system and the products of those operations.

    摘要翻译: 一种光学特征系统,其被配置为耦合到容器处理器以将容器转移到轨道车辆/从轨道车辆传送。 服务器接口,被配置为从至少一个容器处理程序接收。 配置为耦合到前端装载器的光学特性系统。 容器处理器,其配置成将至少一个容器传送到轨道车辆,并且报告其容器图像,光学特征,容器的容器代码估计,轨道车辆标识符估计和/或容器机架标识符估计。 配置为从至少一个容器处理器接收容器图像等的轨道亭,以产生光学特性,容器代码估计,铁路车厢的清单,货物的确认和/或容器的保险记录。 一种操作服务器接口,轨道亭和容器库存管理系统中的至少一个以及这些操作的产品的方法。

    Methods and apparatus processing container images and/or identifying codes for front end loaders or container handlers servicing rail cars
    3.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus processing container images and/or identifying codes for front end loaders or container handlers servicing rail cars 有权
    方法和设备处理容器图像和/或用于前端装载机的识别代码或维修铁路车辆的集装箱搬运车

    公开(公告)号:US08146813B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-03

    申请号:US12262130

    申请日:2008-10-30

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: An optical characteristic system configured to couple to a container handler for transferring a container to/from a rail car. A server interface configured to receive from at least one container handler. An optical characteristic system configured to couple to a front end loader. A container handler configured to transfer at least one container to/from a rail car and to report its container image, optical characteristic, container code estimate of the container, a rail car identifier estimate and/or a container chassis identifier estimate. A rail kiosk configured to receive the container image, etc from at least one container handler to create the optical characteristic, the container code estimate, manifest for the rail car, confirmation of the manifest and/or an insurance record for the container. A method operating at least one of the server interface, the rail kiosk and a container inventory management system and the products of those operations.

    摘要翻译: 一种光学特征系统,其被配置为耦合到容器处理器以将容器转移到轨道车辆/从轨道车辆传送。 服务器接口,被配置为从至少一个容器处理程序接收。 配置为耦合到前端装载器的光学特性系统。 容器处理器,其配置成将至少一个容器传送到轨道车辆,并且报告其容器图像,光学特征,容器的容器代码估计,轨道车辆标识符估计和/或容器机架标识符估计。 配置为从至少一个容器处理器接收容器图像等的轨道亭,以产生光学特征,容器代码估计,轨道车辆的清单,货物的确认和/或容器的保险记录。 一种操作服务器接口,轨道亭和容器库存管理系统中的至少一个以及这些操作的产品的方法。

    Method and apparatus using radio-location tags to report status for a container handler
    4.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus using radio-location tags to report status for a container handler 有权
    使用无线电位置标签来报告容器处理程序状态的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060158338A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-20

    申请号:US11261447

    申请日:2005-10-27

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00 G08B1/08

    摘要: The invention includes apparatus and methods using a means for wirelessly communicating, preferably a radio location-tag unit, for reporting a sensed state of a container handler. The status reporting device may include: a micro-controller module, a means for wirelessly communicating, which may include means for wirelessly determining container handler location, and a means for sensing the state of the container handler.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括使用用于无线通信的装置(优选地,无线电位置标签单元)来报告容器处理器的感测状态的装置和方法。 状态报告装置可以包括:微控制器模块,用于无线通信的装置,其可以包括用于无线地确定容器处理器位置的装置,以及用于感测容器处理器的状态的装置。

    Method and apparatus for operating, interfacing and/or managing for at least one optical characteristic system for container handlers in a container yard
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for operating, interfacing and/or managing for at least one optical characteristic system for container handlers in a container yard 有权
    用于操作,接口和/或管理用于集装箱堆场中的集装箱处理机的至少一个光学特性系统的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08488884B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-16

    申请号:US12262125

    申请日:2008-10-30

    IPC分类号: G06K9/18

    摘要: Methods and several apparatus embodiments are disclosed operating Optical Characteristic Systems (OCS) in a container storage and/or transfer yard supporting the automated recognition of container codes displayed on various sides of the containers being stored and/or transferred. At least one processor may initiate an operational process by an OCS mounted on a container handler to create an operational result, select the operational process based upon an operational schedule and communicate with at least one OCS to receive an image of a container being handled by the container handler to at least partly create a container code estimate for a container inventory management system. A program system directing at least one computer implementing these operations, and may reside in computer readable memory, an installation package and/or a download server. The computer readable memory may or may not be accessibly coupled to the computer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了在容器存储和/或转移场中操作光学特性系统(OCS)的方法和若干装置实施例,其支持在存储和/或传送的容器的各个侧面上显示的容器代码的自动识别。 至少一个处理器可以通过安装在容器处理器上的OCS来启动操作过程以创建操作结果,基于操作时间表选择操作过程,并与至少一个OCS进行通信,以接收正在处理的容器的图像 容器处理程序至少部分地为容器库存管理系统创建容器代码估计。 指导至少一台执行这些操作的计算机的程序系统,并且可以驻留在计算机可读存储器,安装包和/或下载服务器中。 计算机可读存储器可以或可以不被可访问地耦合到计算机。

    EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN SHIPPING TERMINALS
    6.
    发明申请
    EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN SHIPPING TERMINALS 审中-公开
    设备维护和监控系统及其在运输终端中的使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100214056A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-26

    申请号:US12748364

    申请日:2010-03-26

    IPC分类号: G05B23/02 G06F19/00

    摘要: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a shipping yard and/or a container yard that is configured to communicate with at least one status reporting device to create at least one status report for a container handling device and/or the status reporting device. The status report may be processed to create at least one system action request and/or it may be logged to maintain at least one system log for the container handling device and/or the status reporting device. The container handling device may include any of an optical characteristic system and means for sensing the machine state of the handling device and/or any component coupled to it.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于装运场和/或集装箱堆场的装置和方法,其被配置为与至少一个状态报告装置进行通信,以便为集装箱处理装置和/或状态报告装置创建至少一个状态报告。 可以处理状态报告以创建至少一个系统动作请求和/或可以记录状态报告以维护用于容器处理装置和/或状态报告装置的至少一个系统日志。 容器处理装置可以包括任何光学特征系统和用于感测处理装置的机器状态和/或耦合到其的任何部件的装置。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE CAMERA FROM A POSITION ESTIMATE OF A CONTAINER TO ESTIMATE ITS CONTAINER CODE
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE CAMERA FROM A POSITION ESTIMATE OF A CONTAINER TO ESTIMATE ITS CONTAINER CODE 审中-公开
    用于从集装箱的位置估计中至少运行一个摄像机以估计其集装箱码的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090109295A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-30

    申请号:US12262114

    申请日:2008-10-30

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are disclosed that operate at least one camera configured to mount on a container handler by creating a position estimate of a container being handled by the container handler and controlling the camera with a directive in response to the position estimate, to generate a container image to estimate a container code of a container that is used to move cargo typically through container terminals.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种方法和装置,其操作至少一个相机,其被配置为通过创建由容器处理器正在处理的容器的位置估计来安装在容器处理器上,并且响应于位置估计来控制相机的指令,以产生容器 图像来估计用于通常通过集装箱码头移动货物的集装箱的集装箱代码。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS PROCESSING CONTAINER IMAGES AND/OR IDENTIFYING CODES FOR FRONT END LOADERS OR CONTAINER HANDLERS SERVICING RAIL CARS
    8.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS PROCESSING CONTAINER IMAGES AND/OR IDENTIFYING CODES FOR FRONT END LOADERS OR CONTAINER HANDLERS SERVICING RAIL CARS 有权
    方法和装置处理集装箱图像和/或识别前端装载机或集装箱处理器的代码服务铁路车

    公开(公告)号:US20090108065A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-30

    申请号:US12262130

    申请日:2008-10-30

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: An optical characteristic system configured to couple to a container handler for transferring a container to/from a rail car. A server interface configured to receive from at least one container handler. An optical characteristic system configured to couple to a front end loader. A container handler configured to transfer at least one container to/from a rail car and to report its container image, optical characteristic, container code estimate of the container, a rail car identifier estimate and/or a container chassis identifier estimate. A rail kiosk configured to receive the container image, etc from at least one container handler to create the optical characteristic, the container code estimate, manifest for the rail car, confirmation of the manifest and/or an insurance record for the container. A method operating at least one of the server interface, the rail kiosk and a container inventory management system and the products of those operations.

    摘要翻译: 一种光学特征系统,其被配置为耦合到容器处理器以将容器转移到轨道车辆/从轨道车辆传送。 服务器接口,被配置为从至少一个容器处理程序接收。 配置为耦合到前端装载器的光学特性系统。 容器处理器,其配置成将至少一个容器传送到轨道车辆,并且报告其容器图像,光学特征,容器的容器代码估计,轨道车辆标识符估计和/或容器机架标识符估计。 配置为从至少一个容器处理器接收容器图像等的轨道亭,以产生光学特征,容器代码估计,轨道车辆的清单,货物的确认和/或容器的保险记录。 一种操作服务器接口,轨道亭和容器库存管理系统中的至少一个以及这些操作的产品的方法。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS PROCESSING CONTAINER IMAGES AND/OR IDENTIFYING CODES FOR FRONT END LOADERS OR CONTAINER HANDLERS SERVICING RAIL CARS
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS PROCESSING CONTAINER IMAGES AND/OR IDENTIFYING CODES FOR FRONT END LOADERS OR CONTAINER HANDLERS SERVICING RAIL CARS 有权
    方法和装置处理集装箱图像和/或识别前端装载机或集装箱处理器的代码服务轨道车

    公开(公告)号:US20130062408A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-14

    申请号:US13422442

    申请日:2012-03-16

    IPC分类号: G06Q50/28

    摘要: An optical characteristic system configured to couple to a container handler for transferring a container to/from a rail car. A server interface configured to receive from at least one container handler. An optical characteristic system configured to couple to a front end loader. A container handler configured to transfer at least one container to/from a rail car and to report its container image, optical characteristic, container code estimate of the container, a rail car identifier estimate and/or a container chassis identifier estimate. A rail kiosk configured to receive the container image, etc from at least one container handler to create the optical characteristic, the container code estimate, manifest for the rail car, confirmation of the manifest and/or an insurance record for the container. A method operating at least one of the server interface, the rail kiosk and a container inventory management system and the products of those operations.

    摘要翻译: 一种光学特征系统,其被配置为耦合到容器处理器以将容器转移到轨道车辆/从轨道车辆传送。 服务器接口,被配置为从至少一个容器处理程序接收。 配置为耦合到前端装载器的光学特性系统。 容器处理器,其配置成将至少一个容器传送到轨道车辆,并且报告其容器图像,光学特征,容器的容器代码估计,轨道车辆标识符估计和/或容器机架标识符估计。 配置为从至少一个容器处理器接收容器图像等的轨道亭,以产生光学特征,容器代码估计,轨道车辆的清单,货物的确认和/或容器的保险记录。 一种操作服务器接口,轨道亭和容器库存管理系统中的至少一个以及这些操作的产品的方法。

    GANTRY CRANE TRUCK JOSTLE PREVENTION AND/OR HATCH COVER DETECTION
    10.
    发明申请
    GANTRY CRANE TRUCK JOSTLE PREVENTION AND/OR HATCH COVER DETECTION 有权
    GANTRY起重卡车防护和/或防护罩检测

    公开(公告)号:US20100243594A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-30

    申请号:US12748354

    申请日:2010-03-26

    摘要: A safety device is disclosed for a gantry crane configured to lift containers from a truck driven chassis. The safety device estimates truck movement when the gantry crane lifts the container and sends an alert to avert lifting the truck when the container fails to decouple from the chassis. Motion sensors are disclosed that are configured to coupled to a trolley of a gantry crane and used to create an estimate of the front or back region near a container being lifted. A processor may use the motion sensor signals to avert lifting the truck and/or to avert an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system reporting a container identification failure when a hatch cover is lifted off of a ship. In various embodiments, the processor may be included in the safety device and/or in the OCR system.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于龙门起重机的安全装置,其构造成从卡车驱动的底盘提升集装箱。 当龙门起重机抬起集装箱时,安全装置估计卡车运动,并且当集装箱未能从底盘分离时,发出警报以避免提升卡车。 公开了运动传感器,其被配置为联接到台架式起重机的手推车,并且用于创建靠近被提升的容器附近的前部或后部区域的估计。 处理器可以使用运动传感器信号来避免提升卡车和/或避免当舱盖从船上抬起时报告集装箱识别故障的光学字符识别(OCR)系统。 在各种实施例中,处理器可以包括在安全装置和/或OCR系统中。