TWI505206B - The container is handed over to the automated system and method - Google Patents

Description

Container withdrawal and return automation system and method

The invention relates to a container lifting and returning automation system and method, in particular to identifying a license plate number, a container number, a container feature through an image and combining the RFID vehicle guiding function, and speeding up the efficiency of the container lifting with the rapid transmission of digital data. Reduce the waiting time for container withdrawal and avoid the increase in transportation costs caused by misplaced containers.

The current operation procedures for the withdrawal and return of containers in the port area are mainly divided into three steps:

Step 1. The empty board car holder, the car pass, the container car holder pass and the container transport pass (CN order) pass the port inspection station to check and enter the port area.

Step 2. Enter the airline registration station to report, call the car number, cabinet number at the same time for the container to withdraw or return the relevant procedures.

Step 3. Drive to the container storage area and go to the designated operation area of the carrier registration station, wait for the crane operator to hang the designated container according to the report content of step two.

However, the technology of the current operation process only improves the automatic customs clearance efficiency of the entrance and exit checkpoints in the entry and exit areas. When the container truck enters the port area, there is no automatic system, which can effectively accelerate the return of the container and lead to the increase of operating costs. .

It can be seen that there are still many shortcomings in the above-mentioned methods of use, which is not a good designer, but needs to be improved.

In view of the shortcomings derived from the above-mentioned conventional methods, the inventor of the present invention has improved and innovated, and after years of painstaking research, he finally succeeded in research and development and completed the return of this container. Automation systems and methods.

The object of the present invention is to provide a container lifting and returning automation system and method, which combines license plate recognition technology, container identification technology and RFID automatic positioning technology, and the application scope covers the port registration station of the port area inspection station and the container storage area. To improve the process of container withdrawal and reimbursement, to speed up the time for container withdrawal, and thus reduce the cost of container transportation and enhance the competitiveness of the port area.

The container withdrawal and return automation system and method of the present invention, wherein the container withdrawal and return automation method comprises the following steps:

Step 1: Before applying for the container truck, you need to log in to the forecast module to apply for pre-passage. After the declaration is completed, you can prepare to enter the port area.

Step 2: While preparing to enter the gate inspection station, the forecast module will identify and retrieve the information of the vehicle and transmit it to the designated carrier registration station and container storage area.

Step 3: When the container vehicle enters and exits the carrier registration station, the RFID card issuance module first identifies and retrieves the information of the container of the entering container vehicle. When the comparison is correct, the RFID card is issued to the entering vehicle or the RFID card is recycled. Departure vehicle.

Step 4: The RFID vehicle guidance module is built on the route from the carrier registration station to the container storage area, and is used at the critical intersection to guide the container vehicle to the correct cabinet operation area.

Step 5: When the container truck enters the designated storage area through the RFID guiding module, the RFID guiding module transmits the arrival information to the container verification module to inform the container of the arrival message and the contents of the container to be loaded and unloaded. The container verification module, while loading and unloading the container, verifies whether the container in the operation is a designated container. If there is an abnormality, an alarm is issued to the crane operator.

The container is returned to the automation system, which mainly includes a forecasting module. Before the vehicle enters the port area, it can apply for a forecast and instantly identify and retrieve the information of the person, the car and the cabinet when the vehicle is ready to pass through the port area checkpoint. Transfer to the carrier registration station and the container storage area to perform the pre-requisite operation of the container; an RFID card-issuing module identifies and captures the information of the person, vehicle and cabinet of the vehicle before entering the container yard, and The data is verified and compared. When the RFID card is issued or the field is removed, the RFID card is recovered. An RFID vehicle guiding module senses the in-vehicle chip through the RFID reader on the important road section, and automatically locates and matches the lamp. No. to guide the container vehicle to the designated operation area; a container verification module uses the identification of the information in the hanging container and the data in the RFID card issuing module to verify each other to complete the movement of the container.

Therefore, in summary, the present invention can be summarized as follows: a container withdrawal and return automation system, comprising: a forecasting module having the function of forecasting application, when a container vehicle is ready to pass through the port area inspection station, the forecasting module instantly recognizes Information on the persons, vehicles and cabinets of the container vehicle, and transmitted to the carrier registration station and the container storage area to carry out the pre-removal operation of the container; an RFID card-issuing module is linked to the forecast module. The RFID card issuing module identifies and retrieves the information of the person, the car, and the cabinet of the container vehicle when the container vehicle enters the carrier registration station, and performs verification verification with the information registered in the system, and the comparison is successful. The RFID card is recovered when an RFID card is issued or exited; an RFID vehicle guidance module is connected to the RFID card issuing module, and is read and sensed on the important road section through the RFID vehicle guiding module. The wafer in the container vehicle should be automatically positioned and matched with the light to guide the container vehicle to the designated working area; and a container verification module is connected with the RFID vehicle guiding module, the container verification module is identification crane The containers within the container information and issuing RFID module of the Log The vehicle related data is mutually verified and compared to complete the action of the container withdrawal.

In the present invention, the function of the forecasting application of the forecasting module is connected by a portable device such as a desktop computer or a portable device such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a notebook computer. The ability to apply online.

In the present invention, the information of the container vehicle includes the license plate number of the container vehicle, the container number, the image of the license plate image of the container vehicle and the image of the container, or the information of the above part.

In the present invention, the RFID vehicle guiding module combines a plurality of RFID readers to read the RFID card information on the container vehicle, simultaneously locates the vehicle position, and arrives at the arrival message when the container arrives at the designated location. It will be sent to the designated airline registration station and container storage area.

In the present invention, the container verification module has the ability to identify the container number, the container color, and the container size, and the identification result can be compared with the related data, and an alarm is generated when the comparison does not match.

An automated method for returning a container to a ship, comprising the following steps: Step 1: Before a container vehicle is applied for entry, it is required to first log in to a forecasting module to apply for pre-passage, and after the application is completed, it is ready to enter the port area; Step 2: When the container is completed While the vehicle is ready to enter the gate inspection station, the forecast module will identify and retrieve the information of the container vehicle and transmit it to the designated carrier registration station and container storage area; Step 3: When the container vehicle enters and exits the carrier registration At the time of the station, an RFID card-issuing module will first identify and retrieve the information on the container of the container vehicle. When the information on the container matches the application information of the forecasting module and the information on the sentiment records, An RFID card is used to enter the container vehicle, or the RFID card is recovered when the container vehicle leaves the field; Step 4: An RFID vehicle navigation module is disposed on the route of the carrier registration station to the container storage area. At the critical intersection to guide the container vehicle to the correct working area of the cabinet; and step 5: the container truck enters through the RFID vehicle When the guiding module comes to the designated storage area, the RFID vehicle guiding module transmits the arrival information to a container verification module, and informs the container of the arrival message and the contents of the container to be loaded and unloaded. The container verification module is loading and unloading the container. At the same time, verify whether the container is the designated container in the operation, and if there is any abnormality, issue an alarm to the crane operator.

The container withdrawal and return automation system and method provided by the invention have the following advantages when compared with other conventional technologies:

1. The invention integrates the container monitoring technology and the RFID positioning technology, not only enables the automatic operation of the container trucks in the port area, but also utilizes the license plate identification technology, the container identification technology and the use of the RFID automatic positioning technology to improve the efficiency of the internal container withdrawal and delivery in the port area.

2. The invention can simplify the complicated registration procedures of the airline registration station, simplify the procedure by electronic report, and speed up the operation.

3. The invention can reduce the waiting time for loading and unloading of the container, and avoid the waste of cost which may be caused by the misplacement of the container.

4. The invention can greatly improve the efficiency of the return of the container in the port area, shorten the operation time of the port area, and save the operating cost of the airline, the transportation industry and the logistics industry.

To sum up, this case is not only innovative in terms of technical thinking, but also able to enhance the above-mentioned multiple functions compared with conventional articles. It should be submitted in accordance with the law in accordance with the statutory invention patents that fully meet the novelty and progressiveness, and you are requested to approve this article. Invention patent application, in order to invent invention, to the sense of virtue.

The invention provides a container delivery and return automation system and method, which is mainly used for improving the return of the container in the port area. Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is an architectural diagram of the invention for the delivery of the container to the automated system. When the vehicle enters the port area, the delivery of the designated container is completed by the delivery of the automated system 101 through a container. The container withdrawal and return automation system 101 mainly includes a forecasting module 102, which can apply for a forecast before the vehicle enters the port area and instantly identify and capture the vehicle, the person, the car, and the cabinet information when preparing to pass the port area checkpoint inspection station. And transmitted to the carrier registration station and the container storage area to perform the pre-removal operation of the container; an RFID card issuance module 103 identifies and captures the information of the person, the car and the cabinet before the vehicle enters the container yard, and The data in the system is verified and compared. When the RFID card is issued or the field is removed, the RFID card is recovered. An RFID vehicle guiding module 104 senses the in-vehicle chip through an RFID reader on an important road section and automatically Positioning and matching the signal to guide the container vehicle to the designated work area; a container verification module 105 is to verify the comparison between the container information in the hanging and the data in the RFID card issuance module to complete the movement of the container. For the method, please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flow chart of the method for automatically retracting and returning the container according to the present invention. The following steps are performed together with the module of FIG. 1 and corresponding symbols: Before entering the port, container trucks must first use the digital device such as a computer or mobile phone to log in to the website provided by the forecasting module to apply for pre-pass. For example, in step 201, enter the number of the car number and other related materials, complete the data input and send it on the operation page. If there is no error, the application process is completed and ready to enter the port area.

While preparing to enter the door whistle inspection station, the forecasting module 102 will identify and retrieve the information of the person's vehicle cabinet of the container vehicle, and the forecasting module 102 automatically according to the information of the automatically captured person, the car and the cabinet, according to the information The container content and the destination of the shipment are transmitted to the RFID card issuing module 103 in the specific carrier registration station, and then transmitted to the specific storage area designated by the carrier registration station, as shown in step 202. Therefore, before the vehicle has arrived at the container storage area, the container loading and unloading operation personnel in the container storage area can move the designated container to the work area in advance according to the information transmitted from the forecasting module 102 to speed up the goods. The speed of loading and unloading the cabinet.

When the vehicle enters the carrier registration station from the port inspection station, the RFID card issuing module 103 first identifies and retrieves the number and cabinet number of the approaching container vehicle. If step 203, the cabinet number comparison 204 is executed at the same time, as in step 203. After the car and the cabinet number are confirmed, the RFID card issuing module 103 will issue an RFID card. In step 206, the card contains the serial number, and the serial number automatically links the information about the container truck in the system, and the driver will The RFID card is placed in the vehicle and left the carrier registration station to be ready to enter the container storage area for container loading and unloading operations; if the comparison fails, the manual confirmation of the cabinet number and execution of the card issuing procedure is performed, as in step 205. The RFID card produced by the vehicle will be identified by the RFID card issuing module and retrieved the identification result of the cabinet number when the vehicle leaves the storage area and returns to the carrier registration station after the vehicle completes the loading and unloading operation of the container. When the driver returns the RFID to the RFID card issuing mode. After group 103 is verified, the vehicle can leave the carrier registration station after the card content and the identification result are verified successfully.

The RFID vehicle guidance module 104 is disposed on the route of the carrier registration station to the container storage area, and is used to guide the container vehicle to the correct cabinet operation area at the critical intersection, as in step 207. The RFID vehicle guidance module is provided with a plurality of RFID reading devices, which not only reads the RFID card information in the container truck, but also connects the location of the destination storage area to be located, and simultaneously locates the current location of the vehicle, and calculates the guiding direction information. It is provided to the container truck driver for reference by the light signal display mode, which can avoid the waste of working time due to the wrong storage area.

When the container truck enters the designated storage area through the RFID guiding module 104, the RFID guiding module 104 transmits the arrival information to the container verification module 105, informing the container of the arrival message and the contents of the container to be loaded and unloaded. After receiving the contents of the specified loading and unloading container, the container verification module 105 informs the operator on the crane to perform the hanging operation, as in step 208. While the container is being loaded and unloaded, the container verification module 105 simultaneously identifies the container in operation on the crane, as in step 209, and retrieves the container number, The container size (20呎, 40呎 or 45呎) and the container color, the container verification module 105 compares the captured container information with the data in the RFID card issuance module 104, and if the comparison is found to be inconsistent, then It may be an abnormal situation in which the container is hoisted. The system issues an alarm 211 to alert the crane operator and return to the reloading procedure 208. If the verification is successful, the container loading and unloading operation is completed, as in step 210, and the RFID card payment procedure can be returned to the airline registration station.

The detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is intended to be limited to the scope of the invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The patent scope of this case.

101‧‧‧Container withdrawal and return to automation system

102‧‧‧ Forecast Module

103‧‧‧RFID card issuing module

104‧‧‧RFID vehicle guidance module

105‧‧‧ Container Verification Module

Step 201 to step 211

The detailed description of the present invention and its accompanying drawings will be further understood, and the technical contents of the present invention and its functions and effects will be further understood; the related drawings are: FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a system architecture for the automatic withdrawal and delivery of a container according to the present invention; And Figure 2 is a flow chart of the method for automatically returning the container to the present invention.

101‧‧‧Container withdrawal and return to automation system

102‧‧‧ Forecast Module

103‧‧‧RFID card issuing module

104‧‧‧RFID vehicle guidance module

105‧‧‧ Container Verification Module

Claims (6)

A container withdrawal and return automation system comprises: a forecasting module having the function of forecasting application; when a container vehicle is ready to pass through the port area inspection station, the forecasting module instantly identifies and captures the person and vehicle of the container vehicle. And the information of the cabinet, and transmitted to the carrier registration station and the container storage area to perform the pre-removal operation of the container; an RFID card-issuing module is connected with the forecast module, and the RFID card-issuing module enters the container vehicle When the carrier registers, it identifies and retrieves the information of the person, vehicle and cabinet of the container vehicle, and compares it with the information registered in the system. If the comparison is successful, it will be issued at the time of entry - an RFID card or The RFID card is recovered when leaving the field; an RFID vehicle guiding module is coupled to the RFID card issuing module, and reads and senses the wafer in the container vehicle through the RFID vehicle guiding module on an important road section, and automatically locates And the light signal is used to guide the container vehicle to the designated working area; and a container verification module is connected with the RFID vehicle guiding module, the container verification module identifies the hanging container information and the RFID issuing module Place The relevant information of the container vehicle that is logged in is mutually verified to complete the action of the container withdrawal. For example, the container withdrawal and returning automation system described in the first application of the patent scope includes the function of the forecast application provided by the forecasting module through a fixed device such as a desktop computer or a smart phone, a tablet computer, or an individual. A personal assistant (PDA) or a notebook computer, etc., is connected to the Internet for application. The container withdrawal and return automation system as described in claim 1 wherein the container vehicle information includes the license plate number, container number and container vehicle license plate number of the container vehicle. Image and container imagery, or information on the above sections. The container withdrawal and return automation system according to claim 1, wherein the RFID vehicle guidance module combines a plurality of RFID readers to read the RFID card information on the container vehicle, and simultaneously locates the vehicle position. And when the container arrives at the designated location, the arrival message will be transmitted to the designated carrier registration station and the container storage area. The container withdrawal and return automation system as described in claim 1 of the patent application, wherein the container verification module has the ability to identify the container number, the container color, and the container size, and the identification result can be compared with the related data, and An alarm is generated when there is a discrepancy. An automated method for returning a container to a ship, comprising the following steps: Step 1: Before a container vehicle is applied for entry, it is required to first log in to a forecasting module to apply for pre-passage, and after the application is completed, it is ready to enter the port area; Step 2: When the container is completed While the vehicle is ready to enter the gate inspection station, the forecast module will identify and retrieve the information of the container vehicle and transmit it to the designated carrier registration station and container storage area; Step 3: When the container vehicle enters and exits the carrier registration At the time of the station, an RFID card-issuing module will first identify and retrieve the information on the container of the container vehicle. When the information on the container matches the application information of the forecasting module and the information on the sentiment records, An RFID card is used to enter the container vehicle, or the RFID card is recovered when the container vehicle leaves the field; Step 4: An RFID vehicle navigation module is disposed on the route of the carrier registration station to the container storage area. At critical intersections to guide the container vehicle to the correct area of the cabinet; and Step 5: When the container truck enters the designated storage area through the RFID vehicle guidance module, the RFID vehicle guidance module transmits the arrival information to a container verification module, and informs the container of the arrival message and the contents of the container to be loaded and unloaded. The container verification module, while loading and unloading the container, verifies whether the container in the operation is a designated container, and if there is an abnormality, issues an alarm to the crane operator.