Equipment maintenance and monitoring for container yards

• US 8,872,650 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2011
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HKI Systems and Service LLC
• Original Assignee: HKI Systems and Service LLC
• Inventors: King, Henry, Takehara, Toru
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hung T.
• Application Number:
  US13/181,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20110270488A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,204 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.1, 340/539.13, 340/539.16, 340/539.19, 340/572.1, 340/825.49, 340/825.69, 340/825.72, 340/3.44, 340/824.69, 235/375, 235/381, 235/382, 235/383, 235/385, 701/1, 701/24, 701/29.4, 701/36, 701/48, 701/49, 701/207, 701/208, 701/29, 701/33, 705/22, 705/28, 705/35
• US Class Current: 340/539.1
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 13/48 Automatic control of crane drives for producing a single or repeated working cycle; Programme control
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 19/002 Container cranes B66C19/007 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 19/007 for containers
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/065 non-masted mobile jacks of the garage type mounted on wheels or rollers B66F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/24 Electrical devices or systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A processor is disclosed that may be configured to receive a status report for a vehicle in a container yard and/or a status reporting device configured to monitor the vehicle. The processor may respond to the received status report by creating a system action request and/or a system log. The system action request may include a fault condition problem report and/or a maintenance schedule request for the vehicle and/or the status reporting device. The processor automates generating responses to the received status reports, providing a fundamental tool to reduce down time for vehicles and improve their support of container transfer operations in the container yard. The system action request, system log and/or system action may be products of the processor'"'"'s operation. A computer readable memory and/or a server may be configured to deliver a report, program system and/or an installation package to the end user.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a container-handling vehicle, comprising:

a container management system, comprising;

a computer;

a computer-readable memory accessibly coupled to said computer;

a system log accessibly coupled to said computer; and

a wireless transceiver; and

a status reporting device adapted for communication with said container management system and configured to monitor the container-handling vehicle, comprising a local status report,

wherein said computer generates a received status report from said local status report, said received status report comprising;

a container code;

a container weight;

a container location; and

a status of said status reporting device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a container damage estimate.

3. The system of claim 1, where said received status report further comprises a container stack height.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a vehicle location.

5. The system of claim 1, where said received status report further comprises a sensed operator identity.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a twistlock sensed state.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a gantry movement event.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a fifth wheel latch/unlatch event.

9. The system of claim 1, where said received status report further comprises a spreader hoist height change event.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a frequent stops count.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a diesel particulate filter trap state.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a tire pressure event.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a collision event.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises an operator identity fault event.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises an equipment reverse movement event.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises an engine coolant event.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein said received status report further comprises a sensed landing state.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer generates a system action request from said received status report.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said system action request comprises a fault condition problem report.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said system action request comprises a maintenance schedule request.