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Control of pneumatic carrier system based on carrier or payload identification

  • US 9,139,383 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2013
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use in a computerized controller for operating a pneumatic carrier system comprising the steps of:

  • scanning an identification device associated with a pneumatic carrier located at a first user station in a pneumatic carrier system to identify an intended recipient of a payload of said pneumatic carrier, and to identify a priority of said payload, wherein said intended recipient is identified free of a delivery location for said intended recipient;

    accessing a database record of a computer readable storage medium based on an identity of said intended recipient to identify a current location of the intended recipient;

    based on said current location of the intended recipient, identifying a travel path through said pneumatic carrier system for delivering the pneumatic carrier to a second user station proximate to said current location of the recipient via said pneumatic carrier system;

    identifying priorities of all pending carrier transactions scheduled to utilize at least one system component of said travel path;

    suspending at least one of said pending carrier transactions having a lower priority than said priority of said payload; and

    generating control signals to effect delivery of the pneumatic carrier to said second user station.

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