SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MOBILE INVENTORY WITHIN A VIRTUAL WAREHOUSE
First Claim
1. A system for managing mobile inventory within a virtual warehouse, said system comprising:
- a plurality of mobile units, each mobile unit configured to house a respective portion of the mobile inventory;
a plurality of units, each unit configured to gather data relating to the respective portion of the mobile inventory;
a plurality of position sensors, each position sensor configured to determine a location of a respective mobile unit;
a plurality of communication devices, each communication device configured to receive the respective data from the respective unit and the respective location from the position sensor; and
a central station in communication with said plurality of communication devices, to receive said respective data and said respective location from the communication devices;
said central station being in further communication with a plurality of delivery locations of the mobile inventory, to receive a delivery request from a respective delivery location, said delivery request including data regarding a requested inventory and a requested delivery location; and
to determine a movement of said mobile inventory within a service area, based on the received respective data, respective locations of the mobile units, the requested inventory and the delivery request from the respective delivery location.
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Abstract
A system is provided for managing mobile inventory within a virtual warehouse. The system includes mobile units, each configured to house a respective portion of the mobile inventory. The system further includes communication devices, each configured to collect respective data relating to the portion of the mobile inventory within each mobile unit. Additionally, the system includes a central station in communication with the communication devices, to receive the respective data and to optimize a movement of the mobile inventory within a service area, based on the respective data. The central station is also in communication with a plurality of delivery locations, to receive a delivery request from a respective delivery location of a requested inventory and a requested delivery location, and to determine a movement of the mobile inventory, based on the respective data, respective locations of the mobile units, requested inventory and delivery location.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for managing mobile inventory within a virtual warehouse, said system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile units, each mobile unit configured to house a respective portion of the mobile inventory; a plurality of units, each unit configured to gather data relating to the respective portion of the mobile inventory; a plurality of position sensors, each position sensor configured to determine a location of a respective mobile unit; a plurality of communication devices, each communication device configured to receive the respective data from the respective unit and the respective location from the position sensor; and a central station in communication with said plurality of communication devices, to receive said respective data and said respective location from the communication devices;
said central station being in further communication with a plurality of delivery locations of the mobile inventory, to receive a delivery request from a respective delivery location, said delivery request including data regarding a requested inventory and a requested delivery location; and
to determine a movement of said mobile inventory within a service area, based on the received respective data, respective locations of the mobile units, the requested inventory and the delivery request from the respective delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing mobile inventory within a virtual warehouse, said system comprising:
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at least one mobile unit configured to house a respective portion of the mobile inventory; at least one unit, each unit configured to gather data relating to the respective portion of the mobile inventory; at least one position sensor, each position sensor configured to determine a location of a respective mobile unit; at least one communication device, each communication device configured to collect the respective data and the respective location from the respective unit and position sensor;
wherein a movement of said mobile inventory within a service area is determined, based on said respective data and said respective location;a central station in communication with each communication device, to receive said respective data and said respective location from the at least one communication device;
said central station being in further communication with a plurality of delivery locations of the mobile inventory, to receive a delivery request from a respective delivery location, said delivery request including data regarding a requested inventory and a requested delivery location; and
to determine a movement of said mobile inventory within a service area, based on the received respective data, respective locations of the at least one mobile unit, the requested inventory and the delivery request from the respective delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for managing mobile inventory within a virtual warehouse, said method comprising:
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housing a respective portion of the mobile inventory within a respective mobile unit among a plurality of mobile units; collecting respective data relating to the portion of the mobile inventory within each mobile unit; receiving a delivery request for a requested inventory to a delivery location; determining a delivery mobile unit among the plurality of mobile units, based on comparing the respective portion of the mobile inventory with the requested inventory and comparing a transit time of each mobile unit to the delivery location based on the collecting of the respective data.
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