CONVEYING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSOCIATING DATA WITH AN ITEM TRANSPORTED BY A CONVEYING SYSTEM
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1. A method of associating data with an item being transported by a conveying system, the method comprising:
- receiving an item at a first zone of a conveying system;
receiving data associated with the item;
storing the data in a first non-transitory computer-readable storage medium associated with the first zone;
transporting the item to a second zone of the conveying system; and
transferring the data stored in the first computer-readable storage medium to a second non-transitory computer-readable storage medium associated with the second zone.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of associating data to an item being transported by a conveying system are disclosed. The item and data associated with the item are received at a first zone of the conveying system. The data is stored in a first computer-readable storage medium associated with the first zone. The item is transported to a second zone of the conveying system, and the data stored in the first computer-readable storage medium is transferred to a second computer-readable storage medium associated with the second zone.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of associating data with an item being transported by a conveying system, the method comprising:
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receiving an item at a first zone of a conveying system; receiving data associated with the item; storing the data in a first non-transitory computer-readable storage medium associated with the first zone; transporting the item to a second zone of the conveying system; and transferring the data stored in the first computer-readable storage medium to a second non-transitory computer-readable storage medium associated with the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of associating data with an item being transported by a conveying system, the method comprising:
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receiving an item from a first zone of a conveying system at a second zone of the conveying system; receiving, by a local controller of the second zone, data associated with the item from a local controller of the first zone of the conveying system, wherein the data comprises an expected value for a property of the item; comparing, by the local controller of the second zone, the expected value for the property with an actual value for the property; in response to the comparing satisfying a threshold condition; transporting the item to a third zone of the conveying system, and transferring the data to a local controller of the third zone by the local controller of the second zone; and in response to the comparing not satisfying the threshold condition, transporting the item to a fourth zone of the conveying system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A conveying system comprising:
a plurality of zones, each comprising; a conveyor section configured to transport an item; a driver configured to drive the conveyor section; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store data associated with the item; and a controller configured to communicate with a controller of an adjacent zone, control the driver to transport the item into the adjacent zone, and control the computer-readable storage medium to transfer the stored data into the computer-readable storage medium of the adjacent zone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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