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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Jere Vuorenala, Helsinki, FI;
Niko Elomaa, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
KONE CORPORATION, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/24 (2006.01); B66B 1/46 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B65G 43/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/2408 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B66B 1/468 (2013.01); G05B 19/4182 (2013.01); G05B 19/41865 (2013.01); B65G 43/10 (2013.01); B66B 2201/104 (2013.01); B66B 2201/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for generating a control signal to a conveyor system, the conveyor system configured to serve at least a plurality of robots, includes receiving, in a control entity, a service call for a first robot, the service call being associated with a priority of the first robot; determining, by the control entity, the priority of the first robot; and generating, by the control entity, a control signal to the conveyor system to serve the service call for the first robot in accordance with the determined priority of the first robot. A control entity, a robot and a system are also provided.