Method and apparatus of automated optical container code recognition with positional identification for a transfer container crane
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1. The system providing container code recognition from a transfer container crane of a container identified by a container code to a container inventory management system, comprising:
- means for generating an optical characteristic of said container code based upon at least one video imaging device mechanically coupled to said transfer container crane;
means for generating a positional identification of said container; and
means for sending said optical characteristic of said container code and said positional identification of said container to said container inventory management system;
wherein at least one of said means for generating said optical characteristic, said means for said positional identification, and said means for sending is comprised of at least one member of the collection comprising;
an instruction processor, an inferential processor, a finite state machine, and a memory;
wherein said instruction processor includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a Single Instruction Single Datapath (SISD) processor, a Single Instruction Multiple Datapath (SIMD) processor, a Multiple Instruction Single Datapath (MISD) processor, a Multiple Instruction Multiple Datapath (MIMD) processor, a Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC), a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) and a Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) computer;
wherein said inferential processor includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a rule-based inferential processor, a constraint-based inferential processor, and a fuzzy logic engine;
wherein said finite state machine includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
at least part of a programmable logic device, at least part of an application specific integrated circuit;
wherein said programmable logic device includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA), a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), a Complex Programmable Logic Array (CPLA);
wherein said memory includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory;
wherein said non-volatile memory includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a writeable non-volatile memory and a Read Only Memory (ROM);
wherein said writeable non-volatile memory includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
an electro-magnetically interfaced non-volatile memory and an optically interfaced non-volatile memory.
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Abstract
A method and system providing a transfer container crane with container code recognition of a container identified by a container code to a container inventory management system is disclosed. The system and method are capable of performing these tasks without the use of non-standard container tagging.
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1. The system providing container code recognition from a transfer container crane of a container identified by a container code to a container inventory management system, comprising:
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means for generating an optical characteristic of said container code based upon at least one video imaging device mechanically coupled to said transfer container crane; means for generating a positional identification of said container; and means for sending said optical characteristic of said container code and said positional identification of said container to said container inventory management system; wherein at least one of said means for generating said optical characteristic, said means for said positional identification, and said means for sending is comprised of at least one member of the collection comprising;
an instruction processor, an inferential processor, a finite state machine, and a memory;wherein said instruction processor includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a Single Instruction Single Datapath (SISD) processor, a Single Instruction Multiple Datapath (SIMD) processor, a Multiple Instruction Single Datapath (MISD) processor, a Multiple Instruction Multiple Datapath (MIMD) processor, a Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC), a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) and a Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) computer;wherein said inferential processor includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a rule-based inferential processor, a constraint-based inferential processor, and a fuzzy logic engine;wherein said finite state machine includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
at least part of a programmable logic device, at least part of an application specific integrated circuit;wherein said programmable logic device includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA), a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), a Complex Programmable Logic Array (CPLA);wherein said memory includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory;wherein said non-volatile memory includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
a writeable non-volatile memory and a Read Only Memory (ROM);wherein said writeable non-volatile memory includes at least one member of the collection comprising;
an electro-magnetically interfaced non-volatile memory and an optically interfaced non-volatile memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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