US 11,756,143 B2
Communication arrangement for a container handling equipment and communication method
Alexandru Duca, The Hague (NL)
Assigned to APM Terminals B.V., The Hague (NL)
Filed by APM Terminals B.V., The Hague (NL)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/511,978.
Application 17/511,978 is a continuation of application No. 16/087,004, granted, now 11,182,869, previously published as PCT/EP2017/056595, filed on Mar. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. PA201670163 (DK), filed on Mar. 21, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0101471 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 20/02 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/42 (2012.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01); B65G 63/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66C 19/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 50/28 (2013.01) [B65G 63/004 (2013.01); B66C 13/46 (2013.01); B66C 19/007 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
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1. A method of communicating between at least two container handling equipment (CHEs) operating within a determined area comprising a plurality of container spots arranged in pluralities of rows and columns, comprising:
receiving, by a first CHE of the at least two CHEs, a message from a terminal operating system, said message including a plurality of jobs to be performed by the first CHE within said area, said plurality of jobs comprising instructions to move a container and identifying a container spot of the plurality of container spots;
receiving, by the first CHE, from a second CHE of the at least two CHEs within the determined area a request message to share a job;
analyzing, by the first CHE, the plurality of jobs, based on one or more selection criteria, so as to identify a job of the plurality of jobs;
selecting, by the first CHE, the job of the plurality of jobs; and
transmitting, by the first CHE, a job sharing message to said second CHE responsive to the request message to share a job, said job sharing message indicating the job of the plurality of jobs, the first CHE being any one of the at least two CHEs.