US 11,922,755 B2
Automated parcel terminal
Ott Pabut, Tallinn (EE); Remi Lõssov, Viljandi (EE); Anu Koppel, Viljandi (EE); and Rein Saetalu, Viljandimaa (EE)
Assigned to Cleveron AS, Viljandi (EE)
Filed by Cleveron AS, Viljandi (EE)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/167,572.
Application 18/167,572 is a continuation of application No. 16/903,421, filed on Jun. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,625,969.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/862,773, filed on Jun. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0186713 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 11/16 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); G07F 11/42 (2006.01); G07F 17/12 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 11/16 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); G07F 11/42 (2013.01); G07F 17/12 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to optimize operation of a parcel terminal having a mast and a loader attached thereto, the mast being configured to move horizontally within the parcel terminal and the loader being configured to move vertically within the parcel terminal, wherein the method comprises:
receiving, at a computing device, an initial horizontal location of the mast and an initial vertical location of the loader;
receiving, at the computing device, a desired horizontal location of the mast and a desired vertical location of the loader;
calculating, using the computing device, a horizontal travel distance based on the initial and desired horizontal locations of the mast and a vertical travel distance based on the initial and desired vertical locations of the loader;
calculating, using the computing device, a horizontal travel time with a maximum horizontal speed based on the calculated horizontal travel distance and a vertical travel time with a maximum vertical speed based on the calculated vertical distance; and
synchronizing, using the computing device, a horizontal movement of the mast and a vertical movement of the loader based on the calculated horizontal travel time and the calculated vertical travel time.