Determining pallet case configurations for placement by a robot
First Claim
1. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- identifying cases for inclusion in a pallet;
identifying case dimension information for the cases;
using the case dimension information, classifying the cases into at least one group, wherein each group is defined by a height range such that cases classified within a group have a height within the height range associated with that group; and
assigning cases of one of the groups to locations within a same pallet layer, wherein the pallet layer has an area within a predefined area range.
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Abstract
A method of determining pallet layers for placement by a material handling system robot can include identifying cases for inclusion in a pallet and identifying case dimension information for the cases. Using the case dimension information, the cases can be classified into at least one group, wherein each group is defined by a height range such that cases classified within a group have a height within the height range associated with that group. Cases of one of the groups can be assigned to locations within a pallet layer, wherein the pallet layer has an area within a predefined area range.
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27 Claims
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1. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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identifying cases for inclusion in a pallet;
identifying case dimension information for the cases;
using the case dimension information, classifying the cases into at least one group, wherein each group is defined by a height range such that cases classified within a group have a height within the height range associated with that group; and
assigning cases of one of the groups to locations within a same pallet layer, wherein the pallet layer has an area within a predefined area range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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