System and method for a remote calling system for an automatic guided vehicle
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1. A method of providing a destination request to an automatic guided vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- communicating the destination request from a first location to a second location using a telephone communication system, the first and second locations remotely located from each other;
checking for the presence of at least one automatic guided vehicle at the second location; and
transmitting the destination request to the automatic guided vehicle at the second location when the automatic guided vehicle is present at the second location.
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Abstract
A system and method for a remote calling system for an automatic guided vehicle is disclosed herein. The remote calling system is configured to receive a destination request from an operator located at a remote location. The remote calling system is further configured to check the availability of the automatic guided vehicle at each of the parking lots. When at least one automatic guided vehicle is available at a parking lot, the remote calling system transmits the destination request to that parking lot. The remote calling system utilizes a telephone communication system.
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1. A method of providing a destination request to an automatic guided vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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communicating the destination request from a first location to a second location using a telephone communication system, the first and second locations remotely located from each other;
checking for the presence of at least one automatic guided vehicle at the second location; and
transmitting the destination request to the automatic guided vehicle at the second location when the automatic guided vehicle is present at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
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10. A remote destination instruction system of an automatic guided vehicle system, comprising:
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a controller configured to receive incoming information from an operator located at a remote location, transmit outgoing information to the operator, and communicate with an automatic guided vehicle present at a parking lot of the automatic guided vehicle system to fulfill a destination request received from the operator;
wherein the controller receives incoming information from and transmits outgoing information to the operator at the remote location via a telephone communication system; and
wherein the controller includes a dial tone multifrequency (DTMF) detector and a processor to receive incoming information from the operator, wherein the DTMF detector is coupled to the telephone communication system and the processor is coupled to he DTMF detector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for remotely instructing an automatic guided vehicle, comprising:
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means for communicating a destination request using a telephone communication system, the destination request provided from a remote location;
means for checking an availability status at a base station for the presence of the automatic guided vehicle; and
means for transmitting the destination request to the automatic guided vehicle at the base station. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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