Mapping boxes in a storage bay
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- mapping boxes residing in a storage bay, the mapping comprising;
ascertaining storage bay boundaries;
wirelessly reading, using a handheld mobile device, identifying information from tags associated with the boxes within a proximity sphere of the handheld mobile device, each box having at least one tag associated therewith, and the identifying information including box size information for the associated box;
determining position of the tags in the storage bay by triangulating tag locations relative to, at least in part, one or more determined locations of the handheld mobile device during the wirelessly reading;
creating, by a processor, a mapping of location and orientation of boxes in the storage bay using, at least in part, the determined tag positions and the identifying information wirelessly read from the tags; and
wherein the creating further comprises automatically repositioning boxes in a row of boxes in the mapping of boxes when boxes overlap or a box overlaps an edge of the storage bay boundary.
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Abstract
Mapping boxes in a storage bay is provided, which includes: ascertaining storage bay boundaries; wirelessly reading, using a mobile device, identifying information from tags associated with the boxes, each box having one or more associated tags, and the identifying information including size information for the associated box; determining position of the tags in the storage bay by triangulating tag locations relative to, in part, one or more locations of the mobile device; and creating, by a processor, a mapping of boxes in the storage bay using the tag positions and the identifying information wirelessly read from the tags. In one or more implementations, the tags are near-field communication (NFC) tags associated with the boxes, and the creating may include automatically reorienting a floating box in the mapping of boxes, as well as automatically repositioning a box when boxes overlap each other, or overlap an edge of the storage bay.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
mapping boxes residing in a storage bay, the mapping comprising; ascertaining storage bay boundaries; wirelessly reading, using a handheld mobile device, identifying information from tags associated with the boxes within a proximity sphere of the handheld mobile device, each box having at least one tag associated therewith, and the identifying information including box size information for the associated box; determining position of the tags in the storage bay by triangulating tag locations relative to, at least in part, one or more determined locations of the handheld mobile device during the wirelessly reading; creating, by a processor, a mapping of location and orientation of boxes in the storage bay using, at least in part, the determined tag positions and the identifying information wirelessly read from the tags; and wherein the creating further comprises automatically repositioning boxes in a row of boxes in the mapping of boxes when boxes overlap or a box overlaps an edge of the storage bay boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. A system comprising:
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a handheld mobile device; a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the system performs a method comprising; mapping boxes residing in a storage bay, the mapping comprising; ascertaining storage bay boundaries; receiving wirelessly read identifying information from tags associated with the boxes, the wirelessly read identifying information being obtained via the handheld mobile device reading tags associated with the boxes within a proximity sphere of the handheld mobile device, each box having at least one tag associated therewith, and the identifying information including box size information for the associated box; determining position of the tags in the storage bay by triangulating tag locations relative to, at least in part, one or more determined locations of the handheld mobile device during the wirelessly reading; creating a mapping of location and orientation of boxes in the storage bay using the determined tag positions and the identifying information, including the box size information for the associated boxes; and wherein the creating further comprises automatically repositioning boxes in a row of boxes in the mapping of boxes when boxes overlap or a box overlaps an edge of the storage bay boundary. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. A computer program product for mapping location of boxes in a storage bay, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by a processor to cause the processor to; ascertain storage bay boundaries; obtain wirelessly read identifying information from tags associated with the boxes, the wirelessly read identifying information being obtained via a handheld mobile device reading tags associated with the boxes within a proximity sphere of the handheld mobile device, each box having at least one tag associated therewith, and the identifying information including box size information for the associated box; determine position of the tags in the storage bay by triangulating tag locations relative to, at least in part, one or more determined locations of the handheld mobile device during the wirelessly reading; create a mapping of location and orientation of boxes in the storage bay using the determined tag positions and the identifying information, including the box size information for the associated boxes; and wherein the creating further comprises automatically repositioning boxes in a row of boxes in the mapping of boxes when boxes overlap or a box overlaps an edge of the storage bay boundary.
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