IT202100028079A1 - SYSTEM OF DEVICES FOR PICKING LOGISTICS AND ASSOCIATED WEB SYSTEM - Google Patents

Description

Description of the invention with title:

?DEVICE SYSTEM FOR PICKING LOGISTICS AND ASSOCIATED WEB SYSTEM?

Description

Field of technology

The present invention operates in the context of computer-readable systems and devices in the areas of management and logistics of waste collection and delivery to a set of collection centers (TMB). A system is presented for the real-time management of changes and for monitoring the collection routes of individual vehicles, exploiting the connection of the vehicles to a central monitoring station via a web app installed on the drivers' mobile devices and secondary devices installed at the TMBs.

Known art

The waste collection service and logistics connections essentially unfold in a chain of events that characterize physical transport steps, documentary steps and consequent boundaries where responsibilities end? of someone and they start of someone else. Everything is regulated by both standard contracts, both in fact and not in law.

From what has been stated, considering the speed? with which the transition from a human and physical approach moves towards the virtual, the need emerges? to transfer data electronically, respecting the chain of events and responsibilities? above mentioned, but with the aim of speeding up and simplifying the steps.

To date ? It is therefore necessary for a company in the aforementioned sector to draw up a project for the reorganization of the methods of aggregation, processing and distribution of data inherent to the steps described above, massively scaling them up towards electronic management while still considering two fundamental aspects:

? what can? and must be worked on by a physically centralized organization;

? what can? be worked remotely both internally and towards external interlocutors.

Over the years, various solutions have been proposed, such as that of patent application CA2891813C by

The patent claims a waste collection system comprising one or more? waste containers for receiving waste; a server system to receive one or more? signals via a wireless communication network from sensor devices, including on the aforementioned containers, to detect the rejection status of one or more? containers. The server system? operable by the reception of one or more? signals to calculate an optimal strategy for one or more? waste collection vehicles to collect waste from one or more waste containers.

To date, intelligent waste containers are known, such as that of patent application US0126473A1 of

The patent describes a measuring device for measuring the contents of containers and transmitting this information to people far from containers. The measurement arrangement is implemented, for example, as volume sensors, photodetectors or lasers. The information database? optionally implemented via wires or in mode? wireless. In particular, the containers are garbage cans. A display screen included in the garbage bin is used to tell users the current volume of garbage contained in the garbage bin.

These inventions, however innovative, do not fully exploit all the potential offered by today's technologies.

Purpose of the present invention? that of proposing a system that involves connecting means of transport to a central monitoring station, via a web app installed on drivers' mobile devices and a smart console. Every medium will display? your daily route and will be able to communicate the progress of the collection. The central monitoring station will have? available, in addition to the positioning and progress data of the individual vehicles, the availability data? of the collection TMBs, thanks to secondary devices, and will be able to give information to vehicles regarding route changes and in general the logistical optimization of the service.

Description of the invention

According to the present invention, an innovative network system of devices designed for the logistics of collecting, specifically but not limited to, waste is provided, which allows the changes and monitoring of the collection routes of individual vehicles to be managed in real time in a certain territory.

The invention exploits the connection of means of transport to a central monitoring station, via a web app, described later, that can be installed on drivers' mobile devices and the connection, via network, of secondary devices, installed at each of the collection centres.

The invention involves the preparation of a dedicated server, which stores and coordinates communication and data transmission to and from the central console. Advantageously, the server manages, stores and implements all the data of the associated web system, which will come subsequently described.

Does the device network also include? an innovative and dynamic central monitoring station, in which at least one remote operator manages and programs, through a PLC, equipped with an LCD screen and keyboard, the operation of a central console, the fulcrum of the entire invention.

The central console, engaged in said central monitoring station, constantly monitors the flow of the fleet of vehicles used for collection and archives all the data relating to the collection.

Advantageously called central console? programmed with an algorithm for automated route management and the suggestion of optimized operational variants; in particular, the optimized mathematical variable ? given by an objective function composed of the linear combination weighted by coefficients of different variables linked to the characteristics of services and routes, for example: ? percentage of collection carried out;

? distance from the collection center;

? distance from adjacent collection points;

? estimate of the time required;

? alternative collection routes;

? accumulated hours of service;

? any other parameters.

Inside each collection center, secondary devices are installed, which not only transmit data relating to the status of the deposited waste, via a secondary computer, but communicate to said central console the exact coordinates of the collection center where they are installed. The secondary device? advantageously equipped with an air detector, which constantly detects the quality of the air. of the air inside said withdrawal center and sends a withdrawal signal to said central console. If the level of healthiness? of the air drops below the preset level; Furthermore, it has a depth sensor, adjusted to target the summit? of the containers, which measures the quantity of waste and sends a collection signal to said central console, if said waste exceeds the capacity of the containers of said collection center.

In some preferred embodiments, such secondary devices may be implemented with:

? a thermal camera, which monitors the thermal distribution inside said collection center and sends a collection signal to said central console, if the temperature exceeds a pre-set threshold, advantageously avoiding the inconveniences linked to the prolonged exposure of said waste to sunlight ;

? a video camera capable of transmitting the collected images of the collection center, in such a way as to increase the timeliness? of action by said remote operator in the event of intrusion and/or danger;

? a smoke detector and a fire prevention system, installed at said collection centre, in order to limit the damage caused by an accident, such as a probable waste fire; said smoke detector sends an alarm signal, if the aforementioned problems occur, via network connection, to said central console;

? a diffuser, connected to said air detector, designed to atomize fragrances in the collection centers, if the air detector detects a healthy level? below the preset level, so as to provide a temporary solution before the actual withdrawal occurs;

? a security system, equipped with a scanner/video camera and installed at the entrance of the collection centers and/or at the secondary device, capable of reading the mobile devices of the drivers of said vehicles connected to said server, in such a way as to implement data real-time statistics relating to logistics strategies.

Preferably, the latter security system includes a fingerprint reader and/or a microphone for voice recognition, suitable for identifying transport drivers.

Finally, the invention presupposes that a plurality? of mobile devices, belonging to each of the drivers of the means of transport, are connected to said server. These mobile devices receive information from said control console, in such a way as to optimize all operations related to collection logistics: this function? made possible through an associated web system.

The web system associated with the network of collection logistics devices? structured in such a way as to be accessible via the mobile devices belonging to each of the drivers and the PLC of the monitoring station; Furthermore, the web system? usable exclusively by the remote operator and the drivers of said vehicles.

The web system uses the dedicated server, previously described, to manage and collect data and provides a registration portal through which a user can easily enter your data and credentials by creating a personal account and obtaining a unique code associated with your account: in this phase this registration portal allows you to make a choice between remote operator or driver of said vehicles.

Thanks to a log-in portal, the user, through the credentials used during registration, accesses a series of services offered by said web system, including: ? a ?collection points? portal designed to record and contain information, such as status and/or location, of each registered collection center; said portal allows said remote operator to manage and/or modify the daily/weekly plans for the collection of the contents of said collection centers by the drivers of the vehicle fleet; advantageously allows the drivers of said vehicles to select the collection center and/or said daily/weekly plan, obtaining useful information for identifying it; Furthermore, it communicates and makes visible to these drivers the most suitable route. rapid, updated in real time from said central console, for the selected collection center and/or for said daily/weekly plan;

? a ?change status? portal designed to allow said drivers of said vehicles to update their work, in real time, on said central console, choosing between some functions such as ?route taken charge?, ?vehicle left from sender location?, ?vehicle stopped due to breakdown/ accident?, ?collected at collection centre?, ?collection center not collectable?, ?being delivered to collection centre?, ?queued at collection centre? and ?end of services?;

? a ?modify routes? portal designed to report, via a notification system, news regarding queues at said collection centers or other impediments linked to individual routes or reported and to communicate information on changes to the route, processed by said central console, or early termination; And

? a "multimedia attachment management" portal which allows these drivers to attach to the communications one or more? photographic files, captured by the camera of the mobile device, which once saved, are sent and recorded on said server.

In one of the preferred embodiments, the network of devices for collection logistics comprises a system of real-time notifications regarding collection logistics, which can be viewed on said mobile devices belonging to each of the drivers: the notification system advantageously allows communication verbal/written between said drivers and said remote operator, quickly and safely.

The advantages offered by the present invention are evident in the light of the description presented so far and will be even more so. clear thanks to the attached figures and the related detailed description.

Description of the figures

The invention will come described below in at least one preferred embodiment for explanatory and non-limiting purposes with the aid of the attached figures, in which:

- FIGURE 1 shows a perspective view of a central monitoring station 200 of a network of devices for sampling logistics according to the present patent application;

- FIGURE 2 illustrates a general view of the components and connections provided by the network of devices for sampling logistics according to the present patent application;

- FIGURE 3 shows a perspective view of a collection center 400, equipped with a secondary device 300 of the network of devices for collection logistics according to the present patent application.

Detailed description of the invention

Will this invention come? now illustrated by way of example but not restrictively or bindingly, using the figures which illustrate some embodiments relating to the present inventive concept.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show the main components of the network of devices for sampling logistics according to the present patent application. In particular, in FIG. 1 ? shown a three-dimensional view of the relevant central monitoring station 200, where a remote operator 20 carries out the functions of programming, managing and updating the flow of collections via a PLC 21 and a central console 100. In FIG. 2 shows, in general view, all the connections and components of a network of devices for sampling logistics, with particular reference to the components of said central console 100. In FIG. 3, through a perspective view from above, a collection center 400 is shown, having waste containers 40 inside and equipped with a secondary device 300.

The invention includes at least one central monitoring station 200, in which at least one remote operator 20 is located. act to manage and program, through a PLC 21, an LCD screen 22 and a keyboard 23, the operation of a central console 100.

In particular, said central console 100 ? suitable for monitoring the fleet of 500 vehicles and archiving collection data; said central console 100? is also programmed with an algorithm for the automated management of routes and the suggestion of optimized operational variants. The central console 100 thanks to an on/off button 10, located on the surface, can? be turned on or off; inside of ? equipped with a computer 11, a Raspberry Pi, designed to allow the device to be connected to at least one network and to manage IT operations.

Furthermore, the central console 100 is equipped with a power supply system 12 such as to allow its continuous operation via electrical energy; alternatively inside said central console 100 ? There is a battery 13, which guarantees operation even in the event of a power failure.

Finally, the central console 100? connected to a server 600, designed to coordinate the communication and transmission of data to and from the central console 100, to secondary devices 300, installed in all the collection centers 400 and to the mobile devices of the drivers of the vehicles 500.

In particular, said secondary device transmits all the data relating to the state of the deposited waste 40, via a secondary computer 31, the latter engaged within it; at the same time it transmits, to said central console 100, the exact coordinates of the collection center 400 in which? installed.

Thanks to the presence of an air detector 32, said secondary device 300 detects the quality of the air. of the air inside said withdrawal center 400 and sends a withdrawal signal to said central console 100, if the level of healthiness? of the air drops below the preset level; at the same time, a depth sensor? 33, engaged on the surface of the secondary device 300, constantly measures the quantity of waste 40 and sends a collection signal to said central console 100 if the waste 40 exceeds the capacity of the containers of said collection center 400. On the opposite side of the surface? a diffuser 34 is engaged, connected to said air detector 32, suitable for atomising fragrances in said collection centers 400, if said air detector 32 detects a healthy level. of the air below the preset level, so as to provide a temporary solution before the actual collection of said waste takes place 50.

? finally, it is clear that modifications, additions or variations that are obvious to a person skilled in the art can be made to the invention described so far, without thereby departing from the scope of protection which is provided by the attached claims.

Claims (11)

Claims 1. System of devices for collection logistics, designed to allow real-time management of changes and monitoring of the collection routes of individual vehicles (500), exploiting the connection of said vehicles (500) to a central monitoring station (200), via a web system installed on the drivers' mobile devices and the connection, via network, of secondary devices (300) installed at the collection centers (400); said network of devices for sampling logistics being characterized by the fact that it includes: - at least one dedicated server (600) capable of coordinating communication and data transmission to and from a central console (100); - at least one central monitoring station (200), in which at least one remote operator (20)? act to manage and program, through a PLC (21), an LCD screen (22) and a keyboard (23), the operation of said central console (100); - at least one said central console (100), engaged in said central monitoring station (200), suitable for monitoring the fleet of said vehicles (500) and archiving the collection data; said central console (100) being programmed with an algorithm for automated route management and the suggestion of optimized operational variants; said central console (100) being equipped with an on/off button (10), located on the surface, suitable for activating/deactivating the operation of the device; said central console (100) being equipped with a computer (11), preferably a Raspberry Pi, engaged inside, designed to allow the device to be connected to at least one network and to manage IT operations; said central console (100) being equipped with a power supply system (12) capable of allowing its continuous operation via electrical energy; said central console (100) being equipped with at least one battery (13) capable of guaranteeing operation even in the event of a lack of electrical power; - at least one secondary device (300), installed inside each collection center (400), capable of transmitting data relating to the status of the waste (40) deposited, via a secondary computer (31); said secondary device (300) being capable of transmitting, to said central console (100), the exact coordinates of the collection center (400) in which? installed; said secondary device (300) being equipped with a quality detector? of the air (32) designed to detect the quality? of the air inside said withdrawal center (400) and to send a withdrawal signal to said central console (100), if the level of healthiness? of the air drops below the preset level; said secondary device (300) being equipped with a depth sensor? (33), engaged on the surface, capable of measuring the quantity of said waste (40) and of sending a collection signal to said central console (100) if said waste (40) exceeds the capacity of the containers of said collection center ( 400); - a plurality? of mobile devices, belonging to each of the drivers of said vehicles (500) and connected to said server (600), capable of receiving information from said central console (100) in such a way as to optimize all operations related to collection logistics. 2. System of devices for collection logistics, according to the previous claim 1, characterized by the fact of comprising a thermal imager, engaged on said device (300) suitable for monitoring the thermal distribution inside said collection center (400), send a collection signal to said central console (100) if the temperature exceeds a preset threshold, avoiding inconveniences linked to prolonged exposure of said waste (40) to sunlight. 3. System of devices for the logistics of collections, according to the previous claims 1 and 2, characterized by the fact of comprising at least one video camera, engaged on said secondary device (300), suitable for transmitting the images collected of said collection center (400 ) to said PLC (21), so as to increase the timeliness? of action of said remote operator (20) in case of intrusion and/or danger. 4. System of devices for collection logistics, according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that it includes a smoke detector and a fire prevention system, installed at said collection center (400), in order to limit the damage caused by a fire of said waste (40); said smoke detector being able to send an alarm signal, via network connection, to said central console (100). 5. System of devices for the logistics of collections, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact of comprising a security system, equipped with a scanner/video camera and installed at the entrance of said collection centers (400) and/or at said secondary device (300), capable of reading said mobile devices of the drivers of said vehicles (500) connected to said dedicated server (600), in such a way as to implement real-time statistical data relating to logistics strategies. 6. System of devices for the logistics of sampling, according to the previous claim 5, characterized in that said alarm system includes a fingerprint reader and/or a microphone for voice recognition suitable for identifying the drivers of said vehicles (500 ). 7. System of devices for the logistics of sampling, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact of comprising a diffuser (34), engaged on said secondary device (300) and connected to said air detector (32), suitable to spray fragrances in said collection centers (400), if said air detector (32) detects a healthy level? of the air below the preset level, so as to provide a temporary solution before the actual collection of said waste takes place (50). 8. System of devices for collection logistics, according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact of comprising a system of real-time notifications, regarding collection logistics, viewable on said mobile devices belonging to each of the drivers of said vehicles (500); said notification system being capable of allowing verbal/written communication between said drivers and said remote operator (20) in a rapid and secure manner. 9. Web system associated with said system of devices for the logistics of collections according to any of the previous claims, accessible via the mobile devices belonging to each of the drivers of said vehicles (500) and the PLC (21); said web system being usable exclusively by a remote operator (20) and by said drivers of said vehicles (500); said web system being characterized by the fact that it includes: - at least one dedicated server (600), according to any of the previous claims, capable of managing and collecting the total? of the data entered within said web system; - at least one registration portal through which a user can? easily enter your data and credentials by creating a personal account by obtaining a unique code associated with your account; said registration portal allowing you to make a choice between remote operator (20) or driver of said vehicles (500); - at least one log-in portal in which the user, through the credentials used during registration, accesses a series of services offered by said web system; - at least one ?collection points? portal designed to record and contain information, such as status and/or location, of each collection center (400); called ?collection points? portal being able to allow said remote operator (20) to manage and/or modify daily/weekly plans for the collection of the contents of said collection centers (400) by said drivers of said vehicles (500); called ?collection points? portal being capable of allowing drivers of said vehicles (500) to select the collection center (400) and/or said daily/weekly plan, obtaining the information useful for identifying it; called ?collection points? portal being capable of communicating and making visible to said drivers of said vehicles (500) the most suitable route? rapid, updated in real time from said central console (100), for said selected collection center (400) and/or for said daily/weekly plan; - at least one ?change status? portal designed to allow said drivers of said vehicles (500) to update their work, in real time, on said central console (100); - at least one ?modify routes? portal designed to report, via a notification system, news regarding queues at said collection centers (400) or other impediments linked to individual routes or reports and to communicate to said drivers of said vehicles (500) information on route changes, processed by said central console (100), or early termination; - at least one portal ?multimedia attachment management? designed to allow said drivers of said vehicles (500) to attach to the communications one or more? photographic files, captured by the camera of the mobile device, which once saved, are sent and recorded on said server (600). 10. Web system, according to the previous claim 9, characterized by the fact of managing the monitoring of collection services, via said central console (100) and by the fact of allowing: - the identification of said vehicles (500) and the withdrawal status; - the acquisition of receptivity data? of these collection centers (400) useful for optimizing routes; - receiving status changes from said means (500); - sending to said central console (100) requests for optimization of the routes of said vehicles (500), based on their status. 11. Web system, according to the previous claims 9 or 10, characterized in that said portal ?changes status? ? designed to allow these drivers to select the following states: - ?taking charge of route?; - ?half departed (500) from sending location?; - ?vehicle (500) stopped due to breakdown/accident?; - ?collected collection center (400)?; - ?collection center (400) not collectible?; - ?delivered to collection center (400)?; - ?in queue at collection center (400)?; - ?end of service?; called ?change status? portal being adapted to allow said drivers to provide information to said central console (100) in the form of notes, photos and voice messages.