US 12,033,107 B2
Methods and systems for transportation dock management
Rafael Aleman, Centerville, OH (US); Chris Deck, Wilmington, OH (US); and Ronald F. Galason, New Lenox, IL (US)
Assigned to R & L Carriers, Inc., Wilmington, OH (US)
Filed by R & L Carriers, Inc., Wilmington, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,636.
Application 17/822,636 is a division of application No. 15/605,479, filed on May 25, 2017, granted, now 11,461,729.
Prior Publication US 2022/0414585 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/083 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/083 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/08 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dock management system comprising:
a dock management server;
a transportation vehicle; and
a mobile computing device incorporated within the transportation vehicle, wherein the dock management server is configured to:
receive from the mobile device information regarding a final location for each item in a plurality of items, the final location being a dock door assignment of a subsequent transportation vehicle on to which each item is to be moved;
calculate a centroid corresponding to an average location for the final location for each item in the plurality of items;
receive information regarding a plurality of available loading doors;
calculate a distance between a first of the plurality of available loading doors and the centroid;
generate a door assignment for the transportation vehicle corresponding to the plurality of items based on the distance between the first available loading door of the plurality of available loading doors and the centroid, wherein generating the door assignment comprises processing, on the dock management server, computer readable instructions that operate to minimize a total distance traveled by the plurality of items from the door assignment to the final location;
transmit the door assignment to the mobile computing device; and
control movement of the transportation vehicle in response to the door assignment.