PROVIDING TRUCK DRIVERS DIRECTIONS TO A LOADING DOCK OR AN OFF-SITE LOCATION BASED ON DOCK AVAILABILITY
Patent №
US 10,885,490
Granted
2021-01-05
Filed 2018
Owner
CRC R&D, LLC
Lab
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AI components
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kr · planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
16119650
Disclosed systems, methods, and computer program products address issues of parking and vehicular traffic at a facility, such as a warehouse or a merchandise distribution hub, and provide improved supply chain logistics for transportation and distribution of goods. Disclosed systems include a processor circuit that is configured to generating schedules for a plurality of shipments, to receive location tracking information regarding positions of vehicles, to perform shipping operations, and to dynamically update schedules based on received input. Received input may include information regarding warehouse labor and equipment availability, location tracking information, and/or information regarding weather and traffic conditions. Systems may be configured to send alerts to vehicle drivers provided updated scheduling information and instructions regarding shipments and to send alerts to warehouse workers provided updated scheduling information and instructions regarding shipments. The system may further receive information from drivers and dock workers and may use such information to optimize schedules.
AI classification
Ownership
CRC R&D, LLC
assignment · 588660663