Automated sea-rail transport translation method and system

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automated sea-rail transport translation method and system for simplifying terminal and railway transport operations. The solution includes generating a transport order in a first system, synchronizing the transport order to a second system; synchronizing the transport order to an intermediate library by the second system; obtaining data from the intermediate library by a third system, and connecting the second system and the third system to the intermediate library respectively through DBLink; applying for a job task by the third system, and synchronizing the job task to the intermediate library; the fourth system polling the intermediate library, and synchronizing to the second system when obtaining a new job task; and designating the second system to dispatch a vehicle and execute the job task.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of automated terminals, and more specifically to an automated sea-rail transport translation method and system. Background Art

[0002] There are often multiple container terminals and railway stations at important international trade ports and maritime transport hubs. Currently, the logistics company handles the business from sea to rail or from rail to sea after handling the business at the terminal and railway station system respectively, and then sends a trailer to transport from the terminal to the railway station or from the railway station to the terminal. Due to the short distance between the terminal and the station, the existing method is not only cumbersome for logistics companies to operate and has high transportation costs, but also the terminal needs to serve more trailers, which is prone to the situation where the trailers need to wait due to busy business. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to overcome at least one defect of the above-mentioned prior art and provide an automated sea-rail transport translation method to simplify the terminal and railway transport operations.

[0004] In a first aspect, an automated sea-rail transport translation method is provided, the method comprising:

[0005] Generate a combined transport order in the first system, and synchronize the combined transport order to the second system;

[0006] The second system synchronizes the intermodal order to the intermediate warehouse;

[0007] The third system obtains the data of the intermediate database, and the second system and the third system are respectively connected to the intermediate database through DBLink;

[0008] The third system applies for a job task, and the job task is synchronized to the intermediate library;

[0009] The fourth system polls the intermediate library and when it obtains new job tasks, it synchronizes them to the second system;

[0010] Designate the second system to dispatch vehicles and perform work tasks.

[0011] In a second aspect, an automated sea-rail transport translation system is provided, the system comprising a first system, a second system, a third system, a fourth system, and an intermediate warehouse;

[0012] The first system is connected to the second system, the second system and the third system are connected to the intermediate library respectively, and the fourth system is used for data flow between the second system and the third system and is connected to the intermediate library.

[0013] The technical effects produced by the present invention include:

[0014] 1. The terminal and railway station coordinate the transfer of idle resources to reduce the time and economic costs of logistics companies. For the terminal, it reduces the busyness of the gate, reduces the waiting time for external trailer operations, and simplifies the procedures for logistics companies.

[0015] 2. It has strong scalability and is suitable for automated terminals and railway yards, as well as traditional terminals and railway yards.

[0016] 3. It is highly replicable and can be reused in other terminals and railway stations without changing the existing systems and business processes of the terminals and railway stations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 The present invention is a flow chart of an automated sea-rail transport translation method.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of an automated sea-rail transport translation system of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a combined transport order is generated for the present invention.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of box transfer initiated by the present invention.

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of box shifting in the present invention.

[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the container of the present invention leaving the port.

[0023] The figures of the present invention are marked as follows: 1: first system; 2: second system; 3: third system; 4: fourth system; 5: intermediate library. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The drawings of the present invention are only for illustrative purposes and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In order to better illustrate the following embodiments, some parts of the drawings may be omitted, enlarged or reduced, and do not represent the size of the actual product; it is understandable to those skilled in the art that some well-known structures and their descriptions in the drawings may be omitted.

[0025] The present application provides an automated sea-rail transport translation method, the method comprising:

[0026] Generate a combined transport order in the first system 1, and synchronize the combined transport order to the second system 2;

[0027] The second system 2 synchronizes the intermodal order to the intermediate warehouse 5;

[0028] The third system 3 obtains data from the intermediate library 5, and the second system 2 and the third system 3 are respectively connected to the intermediate library 5 via DBLink;

[0029] The third system 3 applies for a job task, and the job task is synchronized to the intermediate library 5;

[0030] The fourth system 4 polls the intermediate library 5, and when a new job task is obtained, it is synchronized to the second system 2;

[0031] The second system 2 is designated to dispatch a vehicle and execute the operation task.

[0032] In the past, sea-rail transport only existed in terminals with railway transport. If the surrounding terminals wanted to transport by rail, the logistics company needed to handle business at the terminal and railway yard in advance, and then use external trailers to transport the boxes from the terminal to the surrounding railways to load them onto trains. If the terminal with only railway transport needed to transport by sea, the logistics company also needed to handle business at the terminal and railway yard in advance, and then use external trailers to transport the boxes from the railway yard to the terminal for loading. In these two modes, the logistics company needs to handle business in both systems and dispatch trailers, and the transportation is generally short-distance, which increases the operation links and time costs. Terminals with railway yards and railway yards around terminals can realize sea-rail transport. The logistics company only handles business on one side, and the terminal and the yard coordinate the box transfer, simplifying the logistics company's procedures and reducing transportation costs. For the terminal, it can provide customers with better services and improve the company's service level and image.

[0033] Specifically, in this embodiment, a new mode of sea-rail transport is proposed. The party with the demand for sea-rail transport only generates a transport order unilaterally in the first system 1, and the transport order is synchronized to the intermediate warehouse 5. The second system 2 and the third system 3 can obtain the information of the transport order in the intermediate warehouse 5. In this way, in sea-rail transport, there is no need to declare orders in multiple systems at the same time. Data between different systems can be realized only through data sharing, which saves many processes in practice and makes sea-rail transport faster and more convenient. In addition, it is mentioned in this embodiment that the second system 2 is designated to dispatch vehicles in order to solve the problem that it is difficult to dispatch vehicles for multiple systems, and it also wastes resources.

[0034] Specifically, the first system 1 generates a combined transport order including:

[0035] Input the intermodal operation task required in the first system 1 and transmit it to the second system 2;

[0036] The second system 2 confirms and returns a verification code;

[0037] Generate a combined transport order, which includes combined transport order container transfer information.

[0038] When generating a multimodal order, input the required multimodal operation task according to actual needs, such as transportation from the terminal to the railway, or from the railway to the terminal, or transportation between terminals, or transportation between railways. For example, the multimodal operation task transports a batch of containers from the terminal system to the railway system, and it is necessary to input the relevant information of the containers in the terminal system, including the container type, quantity, type of goods, transportation time and other container and transfer information. Because the goods involved in this business are usually more important, they need to be confirmed when generating the multimodal order. The confirmation mentioned in this embodiment by returning the verification code can ensure the normal generation of the multimodal order.

[0039] In some embodiments, Figure 3 When a customer applies for a container release, he / she applies for the container release in the first system 1, transfers the application to the second system 2, generates a return verification code, and forms a container release record; the customer's entrustment is also transferred to the second system 2 to generate an entrustment record. The container release and entrustment records are in the second system 2, and the second system 2 can be shared with the entire intermodal transport link, that is, the customer only needs to apply for the container release and entrustment in the first system 1 to complete the subsequent intermodal transport work.

[0040] Specifically, the fourth system 4 is used for data transfer between the second system 2 and the third system 3, and the second system 2 and the third system 3 can obtain data from the fourth system 4;

[0041] The fourth system 4 records the entire process data of the automated sea-rail transport translation method and stores it in the intermediate library 5 .

[0042] Specifically, the third system 3 applies for a task including:

[0043] Generate a combined transport order in the first system 1;

[0044] Initiate a box transfer application in the third system 3, generate a transfer commission and transfer instruction data, and write them into the intermediate library 5;

[0045] The fourth system 4 periodically polls the intermediate library 5 and performs information verification based on the translation entrustment and translation instruction;

[0046] The corresponding box transfer entrustment and box transfer instruction are generated in the second system 2.

[0047] Specifically, the polling interval of the fourth system 4 polling the intermediate library 5 is adjustable and can be set individually for different scenarios. For example, the polling interval can be set according to the business volume and time period to relieve system pressure.

[0048] In some embodiments, Figure 2, the third system 3 initiates the box transfer task. Since the task has been declared in the first system 1, a multi-transport order is generated. The third system 3 inserts the translation order table and the dynamic instruction table into the intermediate warehouse 5. When the fourth system 4 polls the intermediate warehouse 5, it forms a scheduled task based on the dynamic instruction, obtains the box transfer application, and synchronizes the box transfer application to the second system 2. The second system 2 generates the box transfer application and the box transfer instruction, and changes the entrustment status to ACT. At this point, the second system 2 synchronizes the box transfer information to the intermediate warehouse 5, updates the translation order table, and inserts the dynamic instruction table.

[0049] Specifically, in some embodiments, the third system 3 also includes simulated gate entry and simulated gate exit. For example, in this embodiment, the conventional operation process of the third system 3 is trailer gate entry, rail crane loading of boxes, and trailer gate exit. Since the trailer gate entry under this business does not follow the conventional gate entry route, in this step, the third system 3 simulates the trailer gate entry action according to the trailer information in the intermediate warehouse 5, supplements the trailer gate entry action under this business, so as to facilitate the subsequent rail crane loading operation, and ensure the closed loop of the operation process and data integrity of the third system 3. This improves the scalability of the method, which is not only applicable to automated terminals and railway yards, but also to traditional terminals and railway yards.

[0050] Specifically, the instructions of the operation tasks all require confirmation receipts. During the intermodal operation, in order to ensure that the operation process is not affected by external factors, confirmation receipts are used to ensure it.

[0051] In some embodiments, dispatching a vehicle includes:

[0052] The second system 2 receives the vehicle dispatching task;

[0053] Match the intermodal order record information, including container size, quantity, and type;

[0054] Synchronize to the fourth system 4;

[0055] The third system verifies the vehicle dispatching task and feeds back the verification result to the second system 2;

[0056] The second system 2 confirms the vehicle dispatching task.

[0057] As in this embodiment, since the distance between the terminal and the station is relatively close, the existing method not only makes the logistics company's operation cumbersome and the transportation cost high, but also requires the terminal to serve more trailers, which may cause the trailers to wait due to busy business. By specifying the second system 2 to dispatch vehicles, unified management can be performed, which improves the operation efficiency.

[0058] In some embodiments, Figure 5To perform the box moving operation, the second system 2 first sends an instruction to form an instruction table; the second system 2 then dispatches a vehicle according to the vehicle situation in the system and forms an instruction table. At this time, the fourth system 4 updates the status of the scheduled task polling instruction by polling the second system 2 and synchronizes it to the intermediate warehouse 5, generates a translation entrustment table, and inserts the dynamic instruction table into the intermediate warehouse 5. Secondly, if the fourth system 4 polls the second system 2 and finds that there is a vehicle dispatch instruction table, the third system 3 obtains the intermediate warehouse 5 and obtains the box moving instruction. The third system 3 initiates a simulated trailer entry, and the required translated box is loaded onto the vehicle dispatched by the second system 2. Then the fourth system 4 and the intermediate warehouse 5 synchronously update the instruction table. Again, the second system 2 completes the simulated boarding, unloads the box, and synchronizes the status information of the box unloading to the fourth system 4 and the intermediate warehouse 5, and the third system 3 can also obtain this information. The second system 2 then modifies the entrustment status to FIN, triggering a box entry message. Finally, as Figure 6 , the second system 2 loads the box onto the ship, the fourth system 4 performs a scheduled task to poll the box status and update it to the intermediate warehouse 5, and the third system 3 obtains the departure information.

[0059] In this embodiment, only the terminal system and the railway system are used for illustration, but the same is also applicable if intermodal operations are performed between different systems.

[0060] The present application also provides an automated sea-rail transport translation system. Figure 2 , the system includes a first system 1, a second system 2, a third system 3, a fourth system 4, and an intermediate library 5;

[0061] The first system 1 is connected to the second system 2 , the second system 2 and the third system 3 are connected to the intermediate library 5 respectively, and the fourth system 4 is used for data flow between the second system 2 and the third system 3 , and is connected to the intermediate library 5 .

[0062] Specifically, the first system 1 is an online service platform for generating a combined transport order;

[0063] The second system 2 is a terminal operation management system, which is used for production management, operation scheduling and intelligent control of automated terminals;

[0064] The third system 3 is a railway operation management system used for railway transportation management and intelligent dispatching;

[0065] The fourth system 4 is a translation system used for data transfer between terminal and railway combined transport.

[0066] The translation system in the embodiment can realize the data flow between different systems of both parties without changing the current intermodal system and business process, ensuring the data consistency and closed-loop operation between the respective systems, which greatly facilitates the terminals and railway stations to carry out such business, reduces the steps of manual operation, effectively utilizes terminal resources, and improves terminal efficiency. Whether it is customers, railway stations or terminals, it is a mutually beneficial and win-win approach.

[0067] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the specific implementation methods of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the claims of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated sea-rail transport translation method, characterized in that: The method comprises: An automated sea-rail transport translation system is created, the system comprising a first system, a second system, a third system, a fourth system, and an intermediate library; the first system is connected to the second system, the second system and the third system are respectively connected to the intermediate library, and the fourth system is used for data transfer between the second system and the third system, and is connected to the intermediate library; the first system is an online service platform for generating intermodal orders; the second system is a terminal operation management system for production management, operation scheduling and intelligent control of automated terminals; the third system is a railway operation management system for railway transportation management and intelligent scheduling; the fourth system is a translation system for data transfer between terminals and railway intermodal transport; Generate a combined transport order in the first system, and synchronize the combined transport order to the second system; The second system synchronizes the intermodal order to the intermediate warehouse; The third system obtains the intermediate database data, and the second system and the third system are respectively connected to the intermediate database through DBLink; The third system applies for a task, and the task is synchronized to the intermediate library. The third system applies for a task, including: generating a multi-transport order in the first system; initiating a container transfer application in the third system, generating a transfer order and a transfer instruction data, and writing the data into the intermediate library; periodically polling the intermediate library through the fourth system, and performing information verification based on the transfer order and the transfer instruction; generating a corresponding container transfer order and a container transfer instruction in the second system; The fourth system polls the intermediate library and when it obtains new job tasks, it synchronizes them to the second system; Designate the second system to dispatch vehicles and perform work tasks.

2. The automated sea-rail transport translation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first system generates a combined transport order including: Input the intermodal operation tasks required in the first system and transmit them to the second system; The second system confirms and returns a verification code; Generate a combined transport order, which includes combined transport order container transfer information.

3. The automated sea-rail transport translation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fourth system is used for data transfer between the second system and the third system, and the second system and the third system can obtain data of the fourth system; The fourth system records the entire process data of the automated sea-rail transport translation method and stores it in an intermediate library.

4. The automated sea-rail transport translation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The polling interval duration of the fourth system polling the intermediate repository is adjustable.

5. The automated sea-rail transport translation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method also includes: the third system also includes a simulated gate entry action and a simulated gate exit action.

6. The automated sea-rail transport translation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method also includes: all instructions of the operation task require a confirmation receipt.

7. The automated sea-rail transport translation method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The dispatch of vehicles includes: The second system receives the vehicle dispatch task; Match the intermodal order record information, including container size, quantity, and type; Synchronize to the fourth system; The third system verifies the vehicle dispatching task and feeds back the verification result to the second system; The second system confirms the vehicle dispatch task.

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