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US 8,019,634 B2Granted
Method for transporting physical objects, transportation system and transportation means
AssigneeDeutsche Post AG
InventorsMartin Wegner, Keith Ulrich, Michael Lohmeier
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for transporting physical objects, wherein at least one physical object is transported from a sending station to a receiving station, wherein the transport occurs through at least one physical router, wherein the physical router executes a decision about further parameters of transport to another physical router or to the receiving station. The method is carried out in that a central control computer receives information for handling and moving the physical objects and that the central control computer influences supplies for transport means and/or the transport means according to environmental data.
Claims25
A method for transporting physical objects, at least one physical object being transported from a sending station to a receiving station, the method comprising:
- measuring environmental data with a plurality of sensors for environmental impact factors and transmitting the environmental data to a central control computer comprising required environmental data for steering the transport process for handling and moving at least one physical object;
- providing environmental impact data for certain transports and environmental impact data in certain regions by the central control computer;
- comparing the measured environmental data with the required environmental data with a comparator of the central control computer;
- using required environmental data comprising the environmental impact data to compute at least one transport parameter relative to a movement of the at least one physical object to a second physical router or to a receiving station;
- influencing at least one of the environmental impact factors comprising at least one element of the group of carbon emission or emission of fine particles resulting from combustion sources by a decision of the central control computer about the at least one transport parameter and at least one sustainability parameter comprising at least one element of the group of parameters of usage of alternative fuel and choice of a freight vehicle fulfilling emission criteria;
- transporting the at least one physical object to the second physical router or to the receiving station based on the at least one transport parameter;
- the transporting occurring through a first physical router, where a steering function of the first physical router is performed using the environmental impact data stored on the central control computer;
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- preparing an emission report about the environmental impact of the transport according to the environmental data stored in a storing module.
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A system for transporting physical objects, at least one physical object being transported from a sending station to a receiving station, the system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for environmental impact factors measuring environmental data and transmitting the environmental data to a central control computer comprising required environmental data for steering a transport process for handling and moving at least one physical object, wherein the central computer is adapted to:
- provide environmental impact data for certain transports and environmental data in certain regions;
- receive information for handling and moving the at least one physical object;
- use required environmental data comprising the environmental impact data to compute at least one transport parameter relative to a movement of the at least one physical object to a second physical router or to the receiving station;
- compare the measured environmental data with the required environmental data with a comparator;
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- influence at least one of the environmental impact factors comprising at least one element of the group of carbon emission or emission of fine particles resulting from combustion sources by a decision about the at least one transport parameter and at least one sustainability parameter comprising at least one element of the group of parameters of usage of alternative fuel and choice of a freight vehicle fulfilling emission criteria;
- a first physical router, where the transporting of the at least one physical object occurring through the first physical router and where a steering function of the first physical router is performed using the environmental impact data stored on the central control computer;
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- a storing module storing a prepared emission report about the environmental impact of the transport according to the stored environmental data.
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A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising:
- code that is adapted to measure environmental data with a plurality of sensors for environmental impact factors and transmitting the environmental data to a central control computer comprising required environmental data for steering a transport process for handling and moving at least one physical object;
- code that is adapted to compare the measured environmental data with the required environmental data with a comparator of the central control computer;
- code that is adapted to use required environmental data to compute at least one transport parameter relative to a movement of the at least one physical object to a physical router or to a receiving station;
- code that is adapted to influence at least one of the environmental impact factors comprising at least one element of the group of carbon emission or emission of fine particles resulting from combustion sources by a decision of the central control computer about the at least one transport parameter and at least one sustainability parameter comprising at least one element of the group of parameters of usage of alternative fuel and choice of a freight vehicle fulfilling emission criteria;
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- preparing an emission report about the environmental impact of the movement according to the environmental data stored in a storing module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.