Shipping container compliance check and associated search with a personal imaging system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsArindam Maji, Subhas Maji, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Surajit Ray
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Abstract
Determining positions of parcels within a container to create a visualization of the position of the parcels relative to and within the container. The visualization includes whether the packaging of the parcels within the container violates a defined packing policy.
Claims20
A method of determining positions of parcels within a container, the parcels and the container each comprising at least two sensors and a sensor reader, the method comprising the steps of:
- a computer obtaining signal strengths from all of the sensors via the sensor readers of the parcels loaded into the container;
- the computer obtaining the signal strengths from all of the sensors on container walls of the container;
- the computer comparing the signal strengths of each parcel to adjacent parcels and to the signal strengths of the sensors on the walls of the container;
- the computer identifying a position of the parcels within the container;
- the computer creating a visualization of the position of the parcels within the container;
- and
- the computer sending the visualization to a user.
A computer program product for determining positions of parcels within a container, the parcels and the container each comprising at least two sensors and a sensor reader, a computer comprising at least one processor, one or more memories, one or more computer readable storage media, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by the computer to perform a method comprising:
- obtaining, by the computer, signal strengths from all of the sensors via the sensor readers of the parcels loaded into the container;
- obtaining, by the computer, the signal strengths from all of the sensors on container walls of the container;
- comparing, by the computer, the signal strengths of each parcel to adjacent parcels and to the signal strengths of the sensors on the walls of the container;
- identifying, by the computer, a position of the parcels within the container;
- creating, by the computer, a visualization of the position of the parcels within the container;
- and
- sending, by the computer, the visualization to a user.
A computer system for determining positions of parcels within a container, the parcels and the container each comprising at least two sensors and a sensor reader, the computer system comprising a computer comprising at least one processor, one or more memories, one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions executable by the computer to perform the program instructions comprising:
- obtaining, by the computer, signal strengths from all of the sensors via the sensor readers of the parcels loaded into the container;
- obtaining, by the computer, the signal strengths from all of the sensors on container walls of the container;
- comparing, by the computer, the signal strengths of each parcel to adjacent parcels and to the signal strengths of the sensors on the walls of the container;
- identifying, by the computer, a position of the parcels within the container;
- creating, by the computer, a visualization of the position of the parcels within the container;
- and
- sending, by the computer, the visualization to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.