US 11,783,275 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 Feb. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/176,760.
Application 17/176,760 is a continuation of application No. 16/272,574, filed on Feb. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,956,853.
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 2021/0312382 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); G01G 19/40 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01) [B64D 9/00 (2013.01); G01G 19/40 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A load to position system for receiving, loading, and positioning of a plurality of containers upon a transport vehicle, said system comprising:
one or more hardware processors and computer storage media storing computer-executable instructions and components that, when executed, by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to:
receive, via a device, actual load data associated with at least one of the plurality of containers to be transported upon the transport vehicle, the actual load data comprising at least one of: a container identification number, an actual load weight, and an actual load position for the at least one of the plurality of containers;
retrieve expected load data associated with the at least one of the plurality of containers based at least in part upon 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 each of the plurality of containers;
in response to determining that a load weight discrepancy exists based at least in part on a comparing the actual load data with the expected load data, automatically determine a mitigating action from a plurality of mitigating actions, the mitigating action being configured to at least one of alleviate or eliminate the determined load weight discrepancy; and
automatically generate and transmit to a user interface of the device a selectable indication of the mitigating action.
 
16. A computer-implemented method for receiving, loading, and positioning of a plurality of containers upon a transport vehicle, said method comprising:
receiving, via a device, actual load data associated with at least one of the plurality of containers, the actual load data comprising at least one of: a container identification number, an actual load weight, and an actual load position for the at least one of the plurality of containers;
retrieving, via at least one computer processor, at least a portion of expected load data associated with the at least one of the plurality of containers, the retrieval being based at least in part upon identifying at least one of: the corresponding 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, and an expected load sequence for each of the plurality of containers;
in response to determining that a load weight discrepancy exists, automatically determining a mitigating action from a plurality of mitigating actions, the mitigating action being configured to at least one of alleviate or eliminate the load weight discrepancy; and
automatically generating and transmitting, to a user interface of the device, a selectable indication of the mitigating action.
 
20. A non-transitory computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising one or more executable portions configured for:
receiving actual load data associated with at least one of a plurality of containers, the actual load data being received via one or more devices, the actual load data comprising at least one of: a container identification number, an actual load weight, and an actual load position for the at least one of the plurality of containers;
retrieving at least a portion of expected load data associated with the at least one of the plurality of containers for which actual load data has been received, the retrieval being based at least in part upon identifying the corresponding container identification numbers in the actual load data or the at least a portion of the expected load data, the expected load data comprising at least one of: container identification numbers, an expected load weight, and an expected load sequence for each of the plurality of containers;
in response to determining that a load weight discrepancy exists, automatically determining a mitigating action from a plurality of mitigating actions, the mitigating action being configured to at least one of alleviate or eliminate the weight discrepancy; and
automatically generating and transmitting, to a user interface of each of the one or more devices, a selectable indication of the mitigating action.