System and method for managing containers
AssigneeEvergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd.
InventorsChao-Kuo HUANG, Meng-Chuan TSAI
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Abstract
A system for managing containers includes a server, a portable electronic device and a check apparatus. The server stores a piece of transaction data. The portable electronic device is configured to receive the piece of transaction data from the server, to determine whether a shaking criterion is met based on acceleration of the portable electronic device, and to display a barcode corresponding to the piece of transaction data when the shaking criterion is met. The portable electronic device is further configured to capture an image and send the image to the server. The check apparatus is configured to read and decode the barcode, and to display information relating to the piece of transaction data based on data encoded in the barcode.
Claims12
A system for managing containers, comprising:
- a server configured to store apiece of transaction data that is related to a delivery of a container;
- a portable electronic device configured to communicate with said server to receive the piece of transaction data therefrom, and including a camera, an accelerometer, a first display, and a first processor that is electrically connected to said camera, said accelerometer and said first display, and that is configured to
- after receiving the piece of transaction data from said server, obtain acceleration data relating to acceleration of said portable electronic device through said accelerometer,
- determine whether a shaking criterion is met based on the acceleration data thus obtained,
- when it is determined that the shaking criterion is met, control said first display to display a barcode corresponding to the piece of transaction data,
- control said camera to capture an image, and
- send the image thus captured to said server for storage therein;
- and
- a check apparatus including
- a barcode reader that is configured to read the barcode displayed on said first display,
- a second display, and
- a second processor that is electrically connected to said barcode reader and said second display, and that is configured to decode the barcode and to control said second display to display information relating to the piece of transaction data based on data encoded in the barcode.
A method for managing containers to be performed by a portable electronic device that includes a first processor, an accelerometer, a first display and a camera and that communicates with a server storing a piece of transaction data, the piece of transaction data being related to a delivery of a container, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving, by the first processor, the piece of transaction data from the server;
- after receiving the piece of transaction data, obtaining, by the first processor, acceleration data that relates to acceleration of the portable electronic device through the accelerometer;
- determining, by the first processor, whether a shaking criterion is met based on the acceleration data thus obtained;
- when it is determined that the shaking criterion is met, controlling, by the first processor, the first display to display a barcode that corresponds to the piece of transaction data;
- controlling, by the first processor, the camera to capture an image;
- and
- sending, by the first processor, the image to the server for storage therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.