US 12,093,876 B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing real-time validation of container loading and positioning data
Shikha Arora, Louisville, KY (US); Todd Guilford, Louisville, KY (US); Wai Lam, Louisville, KY (US); and Cindy Peck, Shepherdsville, KY (US)
Assigned to United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/237,280.
Application 18/237,280 is a continuation of application No. 17/176,760, filed on Feb. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,783,275.
Application 17/176,760 is a continuation of application No. 16/272,574, filed on Feb. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,956,853, issued on Mar. 23, 2021.
Application 16/272,574 is a continuation of application No. 14/199,438, filed on Mar. 6, 2014, granted, now 10,210,473, issued on Feb. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0401520 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); G01G 19/40 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/08 (2013.01) [B64D 9/00 (2013.01); G01G 19/40 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions; and
processing hardware communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the processing hardware is configured to execute the instructions and thereby perform operations comprising:
receiving, via a device, actual load data associated with a container to be transported upon a transport vehicle, wherein the actual load data comprises at least one of a container identification number, an actual load weight, or an actual load position for the container;
retrieving expected load data associated with the container based at least in part on at least one of: identifying the container identification number in the actual load data, the expected load data comprising at least a container information number, an expected load weight, an expected load position, or an expected load sequence for the container;
determining, based at least in part on comparing the actual load data and the expected load data, that a load position discrepancy exists;
in response to determining that the load position discrepancy exists, automatically determining a mitigating action from a plurality of mitigating actions, wherein the mitigating action is configured to at least one of alleviate or eliminate the load position discrepancy; and
automatically generating and transmitting an indication of the mitigating action to a user interface of the device.
 
8. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computer processor and via a device, actual load data associated with a container to be transported upon a transport vehicle, wherein the actual load data comprises at least one of a container identification number, an actual load weight, or an actual load position for the container;
retrieving, by the computer processor, expected load data associated with the container based at least in part on at least one of: identifying the container identification number in the actual load data, the expected load data comprising at least a container information number, an expected load weight, an expected load position, or an expected load sequence for the container;
determining, by the computer processor and based at least in part on comparing the actual load data and the expected load data, that a load position discrepancy exists;
in response to determining that the load position discrepancy exists, automatically determining, by the computer processor, a mitigating action from a plurality of mitigating actions, wherein the mitigating action is configured to at least one of alleviate or eliminate the load position discrepancy; and
automatically generating and transmitting, by the computer processor, an indication of the mitigating action to a user interface of the device.
 
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by processing hardware, configure the processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
receiving, via a device, actual load data associated with a container to be transported upon a transport vehicle, wherein the actual load data comprises at least one of a container identification number, an actual load weight, or an actual load position for the container;
retrieving expected load data associated with the container based at least in part on at least one of: identifying the container identification number in the actual load data, the expected load data comprising at least a container information number, an expected load weight, an expected load position, or an expected load sequence for the container;
determining, based at least in part on comparing the actual load data and the expected load data, that a load position discrepancy exists;
in response to determining that the load position discrepancy exists, automatically determining a mitigating action from a plurality of mitigating actions, wherein the mitigating action is configured to at least one of alleviate or eliminate the load position discrepancy; and
automatically generating and transmitting an indication of the mitigating action to a user interface of the device.