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Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2018
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);

Inventors:

Chris Ha, Champaign, IL (US);

Chau Le, Urbana, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/063114 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06314 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device for managing material handling productivity is disclosed. The device may receive information identifying a moving zone for a job site, a quantity of loads for the moving zone, and a material for the moving zone, and may identify a first machine, from multiple machines, to assign to the moving zone, the quantity of loads, and the material. The device may provide, to a first user device associated with the first machine, information indicating that the moving zone, the quantity of loads, and the material are assigned to the first machine. The device may receive, from the first user device, location information associated with the first user device and the first machine, and may provide the location information to a second user device, associated with a second machine, to enable the second machine to travel to the first machine.


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