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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Hatfield, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B66F 9/06 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06Q 10/04 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/065 (2013.01); B65G 1/0464 (2013.01); B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); B66F 9/063 (2013.01); G05B 19/4189 (2013.01); G05B 19/41895 (2013.01); G05D 1/0255 (2013.01); G05D 1/0289 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B65G 1/0421 (2013.01); B65G 1/1371 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling movement of transporting devices arranged to transport containers, the containers being stored in stacks arranged in a facility. A facility having pathways arranged in a grid-like structure above stacks, the transporting devices being configured to operate on the grid-like structure. A control unit configured to determine at least one task to be performed by at least one transporting device, wherein the at least one task is determined based on at least one of: transporting device battery condition, transporting device damage, transporting device maintenance issues, and transporting device service issues.