SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME VALIDATION OF CONTAINER LOADING AND POSITIONING DATA
First Claim
1. A load to position system for providing dynamic real-time verification and validation of data associated with the receiving, loading, and positioning of a plurality of containers upon a transport vehicle, said system comprising:
- one or more memory storage areas containing expected load data associated with the plurality of containers for which transit upon the transport vehicle is planned, the expected load data comprising a container identification number, an expected load weight, and an expected load position for each of the plurality of containers; and
one or more computer processors configured to;
receive actual load data associated with at least one of the plurality of containers, the actual load data comprising at least the container identification number and one or more of an actual load weight and an actual load position for the one of the plurality of containers;
retrieve at least a portion of the expected load data associated with the one of the plurality of containers for which actual load data has been received, the retrieval being based at least in part upon identifying the corresponding container identification numbers in the received actual load data and the retrieved portion of the expected load data;
verify the actual weight of the one of the plurality of packages, the verification being based at least in part upon a comparison of the retrieved expected load weight for the one of the plurality of packages against the actual load weight so as to determine whether a load weight discrepancy exists there-between;
in response to a successful verification identifying no load weight discrepancies, validate the actual load position of the one of the plurality of packages, the validation being based at least in part upon a comparison of the retrieved expected load position for the one of the plurality of packages against the actual load data so as to determine whether a load position discrepancy exists there-between;
in response to a successful validation identifying no load position discrepancies, generate at least one communication configured to facilitate at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages or departure of the transport vehicle; and
in response to identifying at least one of the weight discrepancy or the load position discrepancy, generate at least one communication indicative of at least one of an unsuccessful verification or an unsuccessful validation and being configured to prevent at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages or departure of the transport vehicle.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for providing dynamic real-time verification and validation of data associated with the receiving, loading, and positioning of a plurality of containers upon a transport vehicle. One or more computer processors are configured to: receive actual load data associated with at least one container; retrieve at least a portion of expected load data associated with the container for which actual load data has been received; verify the actual weight of the one of the plurality of packages and in response to a successful verification identifying no load weight discrepancies, validate the actual load position of the one of the plurality of packages. In response to a successful validation, at least one communication configured to facilitate at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages may be generated. If validation is unsuccessful, further loading may be prevented.
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29 Claims
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1. A load to position system for providing dynamic real-time verification and validation of data associated with the receiving, loading, and positioning of a plurality of containers upon a transport vehicle, said system comprising:
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one or more memory storage areas containing expected load data associated with the plurality of containers for which transit upon the transport vehicle is planned, the expected load data comprising a container identification number, an expected load weight, and an expected load position for each of the plurality of containers; and one or more computer processors configured to; receive actual load data associated with at least one of the plurality of containers, the actual load data comprising at least the container identification number and one or more of an actual load weight and an actual load position for the one of the plurality of containers; retrieve at least a portion of the expected load data associated with the one of the plurality of containers for which actual load data has been received, the retrieval being based at least in part upon identifying the corresponding container identification numbers in the received actual load data and the retrieved portion of the expected load data; verify the actual weight of the one of the plurality of packages, the verification being based at least in part upon a comparison of the retrieved expected load weight for the one of the plurality of packages against the actual load weight so as to determine whether a load weight discrepancy exists there-between; in response to a successful verification identifying no load weight discrepancies, validate the actual load position of the one of the plurality of packages, the validation being based at least in part upon a comparison of the retrieved expected load position for the one of the plurality of packages against the actual load data so as to determine whether a load position discrepancy exists there-between; in response to a successful validation identifying no load position discrepancies, generate at least one communication configured to facilitate at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages or departure of the transport vehicle; and in response to identifying at least one of the weight discrepancy or the load position discrepancy, generate at least one communication indicative of at least one of an unsuccessful verification or an unsuccessful validation and being configured to prevent at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages or departure of the transport vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method for providing dynamic real-time verification and validation of data associated with the receiving, loading, and positioning of a plurality of containers upon a transport vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving and storing within one or more memory storage areas; expected load data associated with the plurality of containers for which transit upon the transport vehicle is planned, the expected load data comprising a container identification number, an expected load weight, and an expected load position for each of the plurality of container; and actual load data associated with at least one of the plurality of containers, the actual load data comprising at least the container identification number and one or more of an actual load weight and an actual load position for the one of the plurality of containers; retrieving, via at least one computer processor, at least a portion of the expected load data associated with the one of the plurality of containers for which actual load data has been received, the retrieval being based at least in part upon identifying the corresponding container identification numbers in the received actual load data and the retrieved portion of the expected load data; verifying, via the at least one computer processor, the actual weight of the one of the plurality of packages, the verification being based at least in part upon a comparison of the retrieved expected load weight for the one of the plurality of packages against the actual load weight so as to determine whether a load weight discrepancy exists there-between; in response to a successful verification identifying no load weight discrepancies, validating, via the at least one computer processor, the actual load position of the one of the plurality of packages, the validation being based at least in part upon a comparison of the retrieved expected load position for the one of the plurality of packages against the actual load data so as to determine whether a load position discrepancy exists there-between; in response to a successful validation identifying no load position discrepancies, generating, via the at least one computer processor, at least one communication configured to facilitate at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages or departure of the transport vehicle; and in response to identifying at least one of the weight discrepancy or the load position discrepancy, generating, via the at least one computer processor, at least one communication indicative of at least one of an unsuccessful verification or an unsuccessful validation and being configured to prevent at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages or departure of the transport vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion configured for receiving a plurality of data, wherein said data comprises; (i) expected load data associated with the plurality of containers for which transit upon the transport vehicle is planned, the expected load data comprising a container identification number, an expected load weight, and an expected load position for each of the plurality of container; and (ii) actual load data associated with at least one of the plurality of containers, the actual load data comprising at least the container identification number and one or more of an actual load weight and an actual load position for the one of the plurality of containers; an executable portion configured for retrieving at least a portion of the expected load data associated with the one of the plurality of containers for which actual load data has been received, the retrieval being based at least in part upon identifying the corresponding container identification numbers in the received actual load data and the retrieved portion of the expected load data; an executable portion configured for verifying the actual weight of the one of the plurality of packages, the verification being based at least in part upon a comparison of the retrieved expected load weight for the one of the plurality of packages against the actual load weight so as to determine whether a load weight discrepancy exists there-between; an executable portion configured for, in response to a successful verification identifying no load weight discrepancies, validating the actual load position of the one of the plurality of packages, the validation being based at least in part upon a comparison of the retrieved expected load position for the one of the plurality of packages against the actual load data so as to determine whether a load position discrepancy exists there-between; an executable portion configured for, in response to a successful validation identifying no load position discrepancies, generating at least one communication configured to facilitate at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages or departure of the transport vehicle; and an executable portion configured for, in response to identifying at least one of the weight discrepancy or the load position discrepancy, generating at least one communication indicative of at least one of an unsuccessful verification or an unsuccessful validation and being configured to prevent at least one of further loading of the plurality of packages or departure of the transport vehicle.
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