Automated Material Handling System with Identification Features
First Claim
1. A material handling system comprising:
- a controller;
a transport system, the transport system comprising transport track sections and at least one transport vehicle, the at least one transport vehicle configured to move along the transport track sections and configured to transport a carrier; and
at least one identification tag reader located along a particular transport track section, the at least one identification tag reader being configured to read an identification tag of the carrier being transported by the at least one transport vehicle and being further configured to send a information signal to the controller;
wherein the controller is configured to verify at least a location of the carrier based on the information signal.
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Abstract
Amongst other things, a material handling system comprises a controller; a transport system, the transport system comprising transport track sections and at least one transport vehicle, the at least one transport vehicle configured to move along the transport track sections and configured to transport a carrier; and at least one identification tag reader located along a particular transport track section, the at least one identification tag reader being configured to read an identification tag of the carrier being transported by the at least one transport vehicle and being further configured to send a information signal to the controller; wherein the controller is configured to verify at least a location of the carrier based on the information signal.
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19 Claims
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1. A material handling system comprising:
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a controller; a transport system, the transport system comprising transport track sections and at least one transport vehicle, the at least one transport vehicle configured to move along the transport track sections and configured to transport a carrier; and at least one identification tag reader located along a particular transport track section, the at least one identification tag reader being configured to read an identification tag of the carrier being transported by the at least one transport vehicle and being further configured to send a information signal to the controller; wherein the controller is configured to verify at least a location of the carrier based on the information signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A material handling system comprising:
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a controller; a transport system, the transport system comprising transport track sections and at least one transport vehicle, the at least one transport vehicle being configured to move along the transport track sections and configured to transport a carrier; and an identification tag reader in communication with the controller and being configured to traverse the transport track sections as a unit with the at least one transport vehicle, wherein the identification tag reader is configured to read an identification tag of the carrier being transported by the at least one transport vehicle and to send a information signal to the controller; wherein the controller is configured to verify at least a location of the carrier based on the information signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of verifying a location of a carrier payload in a material handling system, the method comprising:
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transporting a carrier on a transport vehicle of the material handling system; reading an identification tag of the carrier being transported by the transport vehicle; and verifying a payload of the carrier is at a predetermined position, wherein the verifying is based on reading the identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification