Scheduling method for loading and unloading containers at the terminal and a computer readable recording medium recorded a computer programming of the same

• US 7,155,406 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2002
• Issued: 12/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Total Soft Bank Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Total Soft Bank Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Kyung Won
• Primary Examiner(s): CUFF, MICHAEL A
• Application Number:
  US10/086,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20030167214A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,758 Days
• Field of Search: 705/28, 705/29, 414/139.4
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials

Abstract

A scheduling method for loading and unloading the containers is developed and computerized for efficiently operating the loading and unloading cargo from the container ship to the assigned storage site or vice versa, and organizing the container storage system. A computer readable recording medium is also developed for recording the computer programs of the scheduling method for effectively performing the optimal loading and unloading process with the shortest time consuming. The recording medium contains a data acquiring step for establishing Yard Information Database, Container Database, Shipping Order Database, a Unloading Step including assigning an available quay location identifying unloading containers and assigning an available container storage site, Loading Step including identify the loading containers, location of storage site, cargo destination and ship quay location, and Data Storing Step for maintaining Bay Plan.

Claims

1. A scheduling method for loading and unloading containers at a terminal, the method comprising steps of:

establishing a yard information database by acquiring ship quay location data, container storage site data and a bay plan, wherein the bay plan includes information of specific cargo shipping position (S100),

establishing a container database including container loading-unloading schedules, container inventory remaining on a ship, and while loading-unloading containers, inputting outer source container loading-unloading schedule into said container database (S102),

setting shipping schedules, to facilitate efficient unloading and shipping operations, by establishing a shipping order database according to input from said container database, said bay plan, tidal information and a navigation schedule (S104),

unloading cargo from one of stand-by container ships by (S200);

retrieving said yard information database,

receiving input data of port entering from said outer source,

assigning an available quay location in response to said input data,

identifying containers to be unloaded by means of said container database, and

assigning an available container storage site based on the yard information database,

loading cargo to one of stand-by container ships by (S300);

retrieving said yard information database,

receiving input data of shipping order from said outer source, and

identifying containers to be loaded by means of said container database,

location of a container storage site, a cargo destination and a ship quay location, and

storing and maintaining, based on the unloading (S200) and loading (S300) steps, the bay plan including information of loaded or unloaded containers, location of the container storage site, the cargo destinations and the ship quay location (S400).

2. A scheduling method for loading-unloading containers as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information includes container identification number, indicating destination, shipping cell position, gateway, initial loading port code, loading pod code, unloading port code, selection of unloading port code, final unloading port code, final unloading destination port code, and before/after altered unloading port information for the containers remained on the ship.

3. A computer readable medium containing a computer programming of scheduling method for loading and unloading containers at a container terminal, the medium comprising:

means for establishing a yard information database by acquiring ship quay location data, container storage site data and a bay plan, wherein the bay plan includes information of specific cargo shipping position,

means for establishing a container database including container loading-unloading schedules, container inventory remaining on a ship, and while loading-unloading containers, inputting outer source container loading-unloading schedule into said container database,

means for setting shipping schedules, to facilitate efficient unloading and shipping operations, by establishing a shipping order database according to input from said container database, said bay plan, tidal information and a navigation schedule,

means for unloading cargo from one of stand-by container ships by retrieving said yard information database, receiving input data of port entering from said outer source, assigning an available quay location in response to said input data, identifying containers to be unloaded by means of said container database, assigning an available container storage site based on the yard information database,

means for loading cargo to one of stand-by container ships by retrieving said yard information database, receiving input data of shipping order from said outer source, identifying containers to be loaded by means of said container database, location of a container storage site, a cargo destination and a ship quay location, and

means for storing and maintaining, based on the unloading-loading steps, said bay plan including information of loaded or unloaded containers, location of the container storage site, the cargo destinations and the ship quay location.