A system and method for automated goods storage and retrieval

a technology of automatic goods and storage, applied in the field of systems and methods for automatic goods storage and retrieval, can solve the problems of no user interface, graphical or otherwise, searching for parking garages in busy cities, wasting time and energy that would better be spent elsewher
US20070031218A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-02-08ROBOTIC TECH ADMINISTRATION
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
ROBOTIC TECH ADMINISTRATION
Publication Date
2007-02-08
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A system and method for automated storage and retrieval that employs a two-dimensional, vertically oriented storage with storage areas arranged in a grid along a horizontal axis, a lift for access to one or more floors of the storage, and a vehicle transfer area for transfer of vehicles between an exterior transit way and the lift. Unique identification data is assigned to each vehicle upon access to the vehicle transfer area. Next, horological data is acquired corresponding to the identification data. Frequency data is calculated based on the identification data and the horological data, corresponding to the frequency of vehicle ingress and egress. The frequency data is stored in association with the identification data for later use. The vehicle is then transported to a storage area based on the frequency data, with vehicles having a higher frequency of ingress and egress stored in close proximity to the vehicle transfer area.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] Automated mechanical parking garage systems have been employed since the late 1950's. Early automated parking garages used crane systems, conveyors, hydraulics and pneumatics to transport and store vehicles within a parking structure. Recently, more advanced systems have been developed which include computer-controlled, specialized equipment for carrying vehicles to assigned parking spaces in much the same way that computerized assembly lines or warehouses store and retrieve miscellaneous goods.

[0002] Since the early 1980's, many computer-based systems have employed a graphical user interface (GUI) to present information to and receive input from a user or operator. In many cases, such a GUI is little more than an alternative expression of a traditional interface. For example, certain operating systems employ the GUI to collect and display substantially the same information as traditional text-based operating systems (where a GUI is defined as any...

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