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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Jason Bonafide, Winter Garden, FL (US);
Eric L. Caron, Ottawa, CA;
Vinicius Michel Gottin, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Smart shelf logistics is disclosed. A shelf (or rack) in a warehouse environment may be equipped with a compute device and a radio transmitter. The shelf can detect or determine attributes such as center of gravity, capacity and open spots. This may be determined using information about pallets that is available for consumption. As new pallets enter the environment, shelves can bid on these pallets based on their attributes. This allows pallets to be routed and placed effectively. The smart shelf logistics system may also include a central component that allows logistics to be managed collectively based on data from multiple shelves.