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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Autostore Technology As, Nedre Vats, NO;

Inventors:

Magne Hatteland, Stavanger, NO;

Ivar Fjeldheim, Haugesund, NO;

Trond Austrheim, Etne, NO;

Assignee:

AutoStore Technology AS, Nedre Vats, NO;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/32 (2020.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/1371 (2013.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G07C 9/32 (2020.01); B65G 2203/0216 (2013.01); B65G 2203/046 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and computer program product controls the transferring of a storage container for storing items by transferring the storage container via access station at an interaction area among a plurality of interaction areas of an automated storage and retrieval system. The storage container is linked to a user and items stored. The method performed by the computer program product includes specific modules performing different steps of the method. The modules include a user identification module processing user identification data and giving access to the system, a registration module registering items to be stored in an inventory database, a search module for searching for stored items in the inventory database, a presentation module presenting search results and items stored, and an execution module generating instructions that via a communication module is instructing a system controller of the automated storage and retrieval system to retrieve or store a specific storage container.


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