| CPC G06Q 10/08 (2013.01) [B64F 1/368 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 50/14 (2013.01); G07C 11/00 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45054 (2013.01); G07C 2011/04 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A baggage handling system comprising:
a carousel system comprising multiple tiers of carousels arranged at different heights, each tier comprising an array of addressable storage cells movable along a loop having a charge point and a discharge point, each storage cell configured to store a single baggage item,
an input conveyor system configured to transfer baggage items selectively to the addressable storage cells of the multiple tiers at the respective charge points, for storage therein,
an output conveyor system configured to retrieve baggage items selectively from the addressable storage cells of the multiple tiers at the respective discharge points and convey the retrieved baggage items in a queue, and
a control system configured to control the storage and retrieval of baggage items such that the retrieved baggage items are queued to conform to a determined sequence,
wherein each storage cell comprises a pivoted receptacle configured to be tilted from a first position to receive a baggage item, for storage therein, to a second position to dispense the stored baggage item.
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