Methods and Systems for Facilitating Movement of Articles of Freight
First Claim
1. A method for determining whether to move an article disposed at a first location, the method comprising:
- reading an article marker comprising article data identifying the article;
transmitting article data to a computing device, wherein the computing device is in electrical communication with a database comprising one or more shipping rules related to the article;
using the computing device to associate the article, based at least in part on the article data, with the one or more shipping rules in the database;
reading a first location marker comprising first location data identifying the first location;
transmitting first location data to the computing device;
using the computing device to determine whether to move the article from the first location, based at least in part on the one or more shipping rules and the first location data;
transmitting a message from the computing device to an annunciator, wherein the message indicates determination of whether to move the article from the first location; and
setting a state of the annunciator, based on the message.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for facilitating movement of articles in freight are disclosed. One method comprises reading an article marker comprising article data identifying the article; transmitting the article data to a computing device in electrical communication with a database comprising one or more shipping rules related to the article; associating the article with the one or more shipping rules; reading a second location marker comprising second location data identifying the second location; transmitting the second location data to the computing device; determining whether movement of the article to the second location is consistent with the one or more shipping rules; transmitting a message from the computing device to an annunciator indicating whether movement of the article is consistent with the one or more shipping rules; and setting a state of the annunciator, based on the message.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for determining whether to move an article disposed at a first location, the method comprising:
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reading an article marker comprising article data identifying the article; transmitting article data to a computing device, wherein the computing device is in electrical communication with a database comprising one or more shipping rules related to the article; using the computing device to associate the article, based at least in part on the article data, with the one or more shipping rules in the database; reading a first location marker comprising first location data identifying the first location; transmitting first location data to the computing device; using the computing device to determine whether to move the article from the first location, based at least in part on the one or more shipping rules and the first location data; transmitting a message from the computing device to an annunciator, wherein the message indicates determination of whether to move the article from the first location; and
setting a state of the annunciator, based on the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for determining whether to unload a transport vehicle disposed at a location, the method comprising:
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reading a transport vehicle marker comprising transport vehicle data identifying the transport vehicle; transmitting transport vehicle data to the computing device, wherein the computing device is in electrical communication with a database comprising one or more shipping rules related to the transport vehicle; reading a location marker comprising location data identifying the location; using the computing device to determine whether to unload the transport vehicle, based at least in part on the one or more shipping rules and the location data; transmitting a message from the computing device to an annunciator, wherein the message indicates determination of whether to unload the transport vehicle; and
setting a state of the annunciator, based on the message.
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