Refined reservation control method and medium based on operations in the off-terminal container truck interaction area

Abstract

The present invention proposes a refined reservation control method for operations in the dock's external container truck interaction zone, including: S1, modifying the dispatch; S2, determining the business type of the reservation; if it is a container return type, executing S21; if it is a container pickup type, determining whether the container is in the external container truck's operable area; if so, executing S21; if not, generating a container transfer instruction and executing S22; S21, determining whether the external container truck is restricted from reservations; if not, notifying the successful reservation; then S5, if so, notifying the driver of the need to wait for the arrival time, then executing S3; S22, when the driver's reserved container is in the external container truck's non-pickup area, controlling a designated rail crane to move the container to the external container truck's pickup area, then executing S3; S3, transferring the target container to the yard, then executing S4; S4, determining whether the external container truck is allowed to enter the gate; if so, notifying the driver of the gate entry operation; then S5; if not, repeating S4; S5, scoring and accumulating the total score. The present invention implements refined reservation control for operations in the external container truck interaction zone.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automated terminal operation control, and in particular to a refined reservation control method and medium based on operations in a container truck interaction area outside a terminal. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of automated container terminals in recent years, the container handling volume has continued to rise, and there are more cases of concentrated foreign container trucks coming to the port for operation. In order to solve the problem of peak loads caused by concentrated foreign container trucks arriving at the port and the lack of mechanical operation capacity of the terminal, some ports currently control the number of foreign container trucks entering the port by setting reservation numbers for each time period to balance the terminal's operation volume in each time period. However, this reservation control is still relatively rough, simply limiting the number of foreign container trucks entering the port through reservation numbers, and lacking management or punishment measures for foreign container trucks with inaccurate reservations, so the overall effect is limited. Especially for automated terminals that operate foreign container trucks through interactive areas, such as Figure 1 As shown, the terminal separates container trucks from the automated operation area by an interaction zone. Since container trucks cannot enter the yard area to pick up containers, the following issues are likely to arise: First, the interaction zone has limited yard space and operating machinery, making container truck operations more susceptible to peak vehicle arrivals. Second, containers picked up by container trucks may not be within the interaction zone and must be transferred to the interaction zone before they can properly pick up the containers. If container trucks enter the terminal area too early, they must wait for the container transfer operation to complete before they can pick up the containers. This wastes waiting time, and excessive container trucks entering the terminal area hinders port traffic flow, ultimately affecting terminal operational efficiency. Current reservation restrictions simply limit the number of container trucks entering the terminal and fail to fine-tune reservation management based on actual terminal operations and operational needs. This hinders the terminal's ability to further improve customer service with limited resources. In particular, for automated terminals where container trucks and insulated vehicles (IGVs) operate in the interaction zone, refined gate entry reservation control remains a research and development gap or is still in its early stages of maturity. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of this, it is necessary to address the above-mentioned issues and propose a refined reservation control method and medium based on operations in the off-terminal truck interaction area to overcome several shortcomings of the above-mentioned background technology and solve the following technical problems:

[0004] How to achieve refined reservation control of operations in the off-terminal truck interaction area, thereby improving the efficiency of operations in the off-terminal truck interaction area.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present invention proposes a refined reservation control method based on operations in an off-terminal truck interaction area, which is applied to an automated container terminal. The automated container terminal controls terminal operations through a terminal operating system (TOS), a driver online reservation platform, an equipment scheduling and management system (ECS), a rail-mounted crane control system (RMS), and a vehicle equipment control system (VMS). The terminal operating system (TOS) controls the equipment scheduling and management system (ECS), which in turn controls the rail-mounted crane control system (RMS) and the vehicle equipment control system (VMS). The automated container terminal includes a gate, a storage yard, an interaction area, a quay crane, multiple inbound vehicles (IGVs) operating within the port, several off-terminal trucks entering the terminal from the gate, and several rail-mounted cranes located in the storage yard. The refined reservation control method includes the following steps:

[0007] Step S1: According to the ship schedule, the number of reservation numbers for the next day is set in advance in the terminal operating system (TOS). When a hotspot threshold appears within a certain time period of the day or an operation hotspot threshold appears at a certain location of the day, temporary modification and allocation are performed; then step S2 is executed;

[0008] In step S2, when the truck driver makes an appointment for container pickup / return service on the driver online appointment platform, the terminal operating system (TOS) determines the type of service for the appointment. If it is determined that the appointment is for container return service, step S21 is executed. If it is determined that the appointment is for container pickup service, step S21 is executed to determine whether the container to be picked up is within the operational area of ​​the truck. If so, step S21 is executed. If not, the terminal operating system (TOS) directly generates a container transfer instruction and then executes step S22.

[0009] In step S21, the terminal operating system (TOS) determines whether the external container truck is restricted from booking based on the booking setting conditions. If it is not, the external container truck driver is notified of the successful booking and the arrival time range, and then step S5 is executed. If it is, the external container truck driver is notified that the external container truck is currently in a queue and needs to wait for notification of the arrival time, and then step S3 is executed.

[0010] Step S22: When the container reserved by the driver is in an area where the external container truck cannot pick up the container, the designated rail crane is controlled to move the container to an operating area where the external container truck can pick up the container; then step S3 is executed;

[0011] Step S3, moving the target container into the storage yard, and then executing step S4;

[0012] Step S4: The terminal operating system (TOS) polls the next queue number. During the polling process, the TOS verifies again whether the foreign container truck is allowed to enter the gate. If it is allowed, the terminal operating system (TOS) notifies the foreign container truck in the queue to enter the gate and then executes step S5. If it is not allowed, the terminal operating system (TOS) executes step S4 repeatedly.

[0013] In step S5, the terminal operating system TOS scores the accuracy of the reservation of the external container truck based on the reservation operation time, the scheduled gate entry time and the actual gate entry time, and accumulates the score into the total credit score of the external container truck in the past.

[0014] Furthermore, before step S1, the refined reservation control method includes the following steps: step S100, setting reservation rules in the terminal operating system TOS, and then executing step S1.

[0015] Furthermore, in step S1, the number of reservation numbers for the next day is managed and released according to the information of vehicle number, commission number, box type, site, and box pick-up and return.

[0016] Further, in step S21, when the driver's online reservation platform executes the reservation restriction, the terminal operating system TOS determines whether the reservation restriction is a reservation number basic rule restriction or a supplementary rule restriction. When it is determined to be a basic rule restriction and the number of reservations allowed to enter the port has not reached the upper limit of the basic rule, the driver's online reservation platform prompts that the reservation is successful and notifies the external container truck to allow entry into the gate time period; when it is determined to be a basic rule restriction and the number of reservations allowed to enter the port has reached the upper limit of the basic rule, the supplementary rule detection is executed; when no supplementary rule that meets a matching condition is found or a supplementary rule that meets the matching condition is found but the number of available reservations for the supplementary rule is zero, the reservation is unsuccessful and the external container truck is notified to queue; when a supplementary rule that meets the matching condition is found and the number of available reservations for the supplementary rule is not zero, the external container truck is directly notified that the reservation is successful and the external container truck is notified to enter the gate according to the reservation time period plan.

[0017] Furthermore, in step S4, the terminal operating system TOS changes the queue sequence number of the foreign container trucks in the queue according to the current operation status of the foreign container trucks in the terminal.

[0018] Furthermore, in step S4, when the external container truck enters the time period allowed to enter the port, the external container truck driver is notified through the driver network reservation platform.

[0019] Furthermore, in step S22, the vehicle equipment control system VMS gives priority to arranging the container transfer to the foreign container trucks that meet the terminal operating system TOS's overall dispatch order based on the credit rating scores of the designated foreign container trucks and the designated container pick-up times of the designated foreign container trucks; the overall dispatch order is calculated by converting the credit rating scores.

[0020] Furthermore, in step S5, due to the condition that the credit score accumulated by the external container truck is reduced due to the long-term unpunctuality of the external container truck's reservation, the dispatcher does not give priority to arranging the external container trucks that meet the total dispatch order of the terminal operating system TOS for container transfer when allocating operating resources; the total dispatch order is calculated and sorted by the credit rating score.

[0021] Furthermore, in step S21, the terminal operating system TOS determines whether the reservation quantity of the external container truck in the current time period exceeds the maximum reservation quantity. If it exceeds the maximum reservation quantity, the driver's online reservation platform will include the reservation information that exceeds the maximum reservation quantity in the reservation waiting list, and prompt the driver's external container truck to enter the queue state; in step S4, after the operation of the currently successfully reserved external container truck is completed, the terminal operating system TOS will detect and determine whether the external container truck in the front order in the reservation waiting list is allowed to pick up the container normally according to the order of the reservation entry time. If it is judged to be yes, the terminal operating system TOS will change the reservation status of the external container truck that has entered the queue state to the entry reservation status, and the driver's online reservation platform will notify the driver to enter the gate.

[0022] The present invention further proposes a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the refined reservation control method based on operations in the off-terminal container truck interaction area as described in any of the above items.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0024] The present invention solves the technical problem of finely controlling the gate entry reservation of external container trucks and the operation of the external container truck interaction area of ​​the terminal under the operation mode of the external container trucks and IGVs concentrated in the interaction area of ​​the automated terminal, thereby improving the operation efficiency of the external container truck interaction area of ​​the terminal; the present invention can finely manage the port entry reservation number of external container trucks by setting various types of conditions and combining the characteristics of the operation mode of the interaction area of ​​the automated terminal, thereby releasing the operation capacity of the terminal to the maximum extent and improving the accuracy of the arrival of external container trucks at the port and the operation efficiency of external container trucks; the present invention distinguishes the credit ratings of external container trucks according to their previous reservation records, appropriately tilts the operation resources for external container trucks with high credit ratings, and accurately allocates numbers for external container trucks according to actual operation needs to ensure the service level for high-quality customers; the present invention can automatically generate a box transfer record for boxes that are not in the pick-up area, and will promptly notify the customer to pick up the box at the port through information means after the box arrives, thereby reducing the waiting time of external container trucks at the port and improving the efficiency of external container trucks picking up the box at the port;

[0025] The present invention also has the following advantages:

[0026] 1. Applicable to automated terminals with interactive operation mode. The IGV and external container truck operation areas are isolated, and some containers need to be transferred from the automated operation area to the interactive area.

[0027] 2. It can judge the accuracy of external container truck reservations and allocate limited operating resources to external container trucks with accurate scheduled entry times as much as possible, ensuring the turnover of the yard and the operating efficiency of the interactive area;

[0028] 3. The system can carry out refined number allocation management for reservations and accurately control the number of foreign container trucks entering the port based on fields such as license plate number, yard location, commission number, and container type, thereby balancing operations within the terminal time period and facilitating the arrangement and utilization of terminal operating resources. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present invention and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification. The accompanying drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present invention. These drawings are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a top-down view of an automated terminal in Example 1 of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 This invention relates to a workflow diagram of a refined reservation control method based on operations in an off-dock container truck interaction area;

[0032] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a top-down view of another automated terminal in Example 8 of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] To make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be further clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0034] Terms such as "first," "second," "third," and "fourth" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the quantity of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the definition of "first," "second," "third," and "fourth" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features.

[0035] The following is a detailed description of an embodiment of the present invention as depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are detailed in order to clearly convey the present invention. However, the amount of detail provided is not intended to limit the intended variations of the embodiments; rather, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

[0036] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.

[0037] Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which are described below. These steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions that can be used to program a general-purpose or special-purpose processor with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, the steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, and firmware, and / or by a human operator.

[0038] The various methods described herein can be practiced by combining one or more machine-readable storage media containing code according to the present invention with appropriate standard computer hardware to execute the code contained therein. Apparatus for implementing various embodiments of the present invention may include one or more computers (or one or more processors within a single computer) and a storage system containing or having network access to a computer program encoded according to the various methods described herein, and the method steps of the present invention may be accomplished by modules, routines, subroutines, or sub-parts of a computer program product.

[0039] If the specification states that a component or feature "may," "could," "might," or "might" include or have a feature, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have that feature.

[0040] As used in the specification herein and the claims that follow, the meanings of "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Further, as used in the description herein, the meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

[0041] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. These exemplary embodiments are provided for illustrative purposes only, and to make the present invention thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. However, the disclosed invention can be implemented in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Various modifications are apparent to those skilled in the art. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments and applications. In addition, all statements of the embodiments of the present invention and their specific examples described herein are intended to cover their structural and functional equivalents. In addition, these equivalents are intended to include currently known equivalents and equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any element developed that performs the same function, regardless of structure). Moreover, the terms and wording used are for the purpose of describing exemplary embodiments and should not be considered restrictive. Therefore, the present invention will be given the widest scope, including a variety of replacements, modifications, and equivalents consistent with the disclosed principles and features. For the sake of clarity, the details of technical materials known in the technical field related to the present invention are not described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention.

[0042] Thus, for example, one of ordinary skill in the art will understand that schematic diagrams, schematic diagrams, diagrams, and the like represent conceptual views or processes embodying the systems and methods of the present invention. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures can be provided by using dedicated hardware and hardware capable of executing related software. Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are merely conceptual. Their functions can be performed by the operation of program logic, by dedicated logic, by the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, with specific techniques being selected by the entity implementing the present invention. One of ordinary skill in the art will further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and / or operating systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and are therefore not intended to be limited to any particular named elements.

[0043] Embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a computer program product that may include a machine-readable storage medium having instructions tangibly implemented thereon, which may be used to program a computer (or other electronic device) to perform a process. The term "machine-readable storage medium" or "computer-readable storage medium" includes, but is not limited to, fixed (hardware) drives, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, optical disks, compact disk read-only memories (CD-ROMs) and magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories such as ROMs, PROMs, random access memories (RAMs), programmable read-only memories (PROMs), erasable PROMs (EPROMs), electrically erasable PROMs (EEPROMs), flash memory, magnetic or optical cards, or other types of media / machine-readable media suitable for storing electronic instructions (e.g., computer programming code, such as software or firmware). Machine-readable media may include non-transitory media in which data may be stored and does not include carrier waves and / or transient electronic signals propagated over wireless or wired connections. Examples of non-transitory media may include, but are not limited to, magnetic disks or tapes, optical storage media such as compact disks (CDs) or digital versatile disks (DVDs), flash memory, memory, or memory devices. A computer program product may include code and / or machine-executable instructions, which may represent any combination of a procedure, function, subroutine, program, routine, subroutine, module, software package, class, or instruction, data structure, or program statement. A code segment may be coupled to another code segment or hardware circuit by passing and / or receiving information, data, variables, parameters, or memory contents. Information, variables, parameters, data, etc. may be passed, forwarded, or transmitted by any suitable means, including memory sharing, message passing, token passing, network transmission, etc.

[0044] Furthermore, the embodiments may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, firmware, middleware, or microcode, the program code or code segments (e.g., a computer program product) that perform the necessary tasks may be stored in a machine-readable medium. A processor may perform the necessary tasks.

[0045] The systems depicted in some of the figures may be provided in various configurations. In some embodiments, the system may be configured as a distributed system, where one or more components of the system are distributed across one or more networks in a cloud computing system.

[0046] Each of the appended claims defines a separate invention, which, for infringement purposes, is recognized as including equivalents to the various elements or limitations specified in the claims. Depending on the context, all references below to the "invention" may, in some cases, refer only to certain specific embodiments. In other cases, it will be recognized that references to the "invention" will refer to the subject matter recited in one or more, but not necessarily all, of the claims.

[0047] Unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context, all methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order. The use of any and all examples or exemplary language (e.g., "such as") provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended only to better illustrate the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element as essential to the practice of the present invention.

[0048] Various terms used herein are as follows. To the extent a term used in a claim is not defined below, it should be given the broadest definition persons in the relevant art have given that term as reflected in printed publications and issued patents at the time of filing this application.

[0049] Example 1

[0050] like Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown:

[0051] This embodiment proposes a refined reservation control method based on operations in an off-terminal truck interaction area, which is applied to an automated container terminal. The automated container terminal controls terminal operations through a terminal operating system (TOS), a driver online reservation platform, an equipment scheduling and management system (ECS), a rail-mounted crane control system (RMS), and a vehicle equipment control system (VMS). The TOS controls the equipment scheduling and management system (ECS), which in turn controls the rail-mounted crane control system (RMS) and the vehicle equipment control system (VMS). The automated container terminal includes a gate, a yard, an interaction area, a quay crane, multiple inbound vehicles (IGVs) operating within the port, several off-terminal trucks entering the terminal from the gate, and several rail-mounted cranes located in the yard. The refined reservation control method includes the following steps:

[0052] Step S1: According to the ship schedule, the number of reservation numbers for the next day is set in advance in the terminal operating system (TOS). When a hotspot threshold appears within a certain time period of the day or an operation hotspot threshold appears at a certain location of the day, temporary modification and allocation are performed; then step S2 is executed;

[0053] In step S2, when the truck driver makes an appointment for container pickup / return service on the driver online appointment platform, the terminal operating system (TOS) determines the type of service for the appointment. If it is determined that the appointment is for container return service, step S21 is executed. If it is determined that the appointment is for container pickup service, step S21 is executed to determine whether the container to be picked up is within the operational area of ​​the truck. If so, step S21 is executed. If not, the terminal operating system (TOS) directly generates a container transfer instruction and then executes step S22.

[0054] In step S21, the terminal operating system (TOS) determines whether the container truck is restricted from booking based on the booking setting conditions. If it is not, it notifies the container truck driver of the successful booking and the arrival time range, and then executes step S5. If it is, it notifies the container truck driver that the container truck is currently in a queue and needs to wait for notification of the arrival time, and then executes step S3. Specifically, the booking setting conditions include the container pickup time, credit rating, and current operation status.

[0055] In step S22, when the driver's reserved container is in an area where external container trucks cannot pick it up, the designated rail crane is controlled to move the container to an operating area where external container trucks can pick it up. Then, step S3 is executed. Specifically, after the terminal operating system (TOS) generates a container transfer instruction, it sends the instruction to the IGV. After the IGV is in place, the rail crane receives the instruction and places the container from the yard onto the IGV. After the IGV receives the container, it delivers it to the designated location in the interactive area, thus completing the process of the rail crane receiving the container and bringing it into the interactive area.

[0056] Step S3, moving the target container into the yard, and then executing step S4; specifically, when the target container is moved into the yard, the container to be picked up by the external container truck is moved to the designated pickup area by the IGV;

[0057] In step S4, the terminal operating system (TOS) polls the next queue number. During the polling process, the TOS verifies again whether the foreign container truck is allowed to enter the gate. If it is, it notifies the foreign container truck in the queue to enter the gate and then executes step S5. If it is not, it loops through step S4. Specifically, the condition for whether the foreign container truck is allowed to enter the gate is that the upper limit of the basic verification is free and the target container has arrived at the container pick-up area.

[0058] In step S5, the terminal operating system TOS scores the accuracy of the reservation of the external container truck based on the reservation operation time, the scheduled gate entry time and the actual gate entry time, and accumulates the score into the total credit score of the external container truck in the past.

[0059] Optimally, before step S1, the refined reservation control method includes the following steps: step S100, setting reservation rules in the terminal operating system TOS, and then executing step S1; specifically, the reservation rules include "reservation period planned quantity setting", "reservation supplementary rule setting", "external container truck reservation space setting" and other system functions.

[0060] Optimally, in step S1, the number of reservation numbers for the next day is managed and released based on the information of vehicle number, commission number, container type, site, and container pick-up and return, so as to provide personalized adjustment functions according to the current operation status of the terminal and customer type.

[0061] Optimally, in step S21, when the driver's online reservation platform executes the reservation restriction, the terminal operating system TOS determines whether the reservation restriction is a reservation number basic rule restriction or a supplementary rule restriction. When it is determined to be a basic rule restriction and the number of reservations allowed to enter the port has not reached the upper limit of the basic rule, the driver's online reservation platform prompts that the reservation is successful and notifies the external container truck to allow entry into the gate time period; when it is determined to be a basic rule restriction and the number of reservations allowed to enter the port has reached the upper limit of the basic rule, the supplementary rule detection is executed; when no supplementary rule that meets a matching condition is found or a supplementary rule that meets the matching condition is found but the number of available reservations under the supplementary rule is zero, the reservation is unsuccessful and the external container truck is notified to queue; when a supplementary rule that meets the matching condition is found and the number of available reservations under the supplementary rule is not zero, the external container truck is directly notified that the reservation is successful and the external container truck is notified to enter the gate according to the reservation time period plan.

[0062] Specifically, the supplementary rules are created to break through the upper limit of the reservation quantity limit of the basic rules, but the supplementary rules themselves also have a maximum quantity limit, which means that the external collection cards that meet the supplementary conditions must also follow the upper limit of the reservation quantity limit of the supplementary rules.

[0063] Optimally, in step S4, the terminal operating system TOS changes the queue sequence numbers of the foreign container trucks in the queue according to the current operation status of the foreign container trucks in the terminal.

[0064] Specifically, when a container transfer instruction enters the Terminal Operating System (TOS)'s dispatch pool, the TOS sends it to the Vehicle Management System (VMS) and the Rail-Mounted Crane System (RMS) based on the operation parameters. The VMS and RMS coordinate and arrange the container transfer according to the TOS's output sequence. The dispatch pool, part of the TOS's functionality, is the collection of all existing TOS operation instructions.

[0065] Optimally, in step S4, when the external container truck enters the time period allowed to enter the port, the external container truck driver is notified through the driver network reservation platform.

[0066] Specifically, the system will assign a queue number to the foreign container trucks that enter the queue state. If the foreign container trucks operating at the port reach the upper limit of the basic rules, the reservation can no longer be activated and can only enter the "queueing" state. When the upper limit value is vacant, the terminal operating system TOS will replenish the foreign container trucks entering the port in sequence according to the queue number until the upper limit value of the basic rules is reached.

[0067] Optimally, in step S22, the vehicle equipment control system VMS gives priority to arranging the container transfer of the foreign container trucks that meet the total dispatch order of the terminal operating system TOS based on the credit rating scores of the designated foreign container trucks and the designated container pick-up time of the designated foreign container trucks; the total dispatch order is converted and sorted by the credit rating scores, thereby ensuring the effectiveness of the container transfer operation within the time period and improving the yard utilization rate.

[0068] Specifically, the terminal operating system (TOS) will perform a comprehensive calculation based on the credit rating score of the container truck, the time it takes to pick up the container, and the current operating status, to determine the operation sequence and send it to the corresponding rail crane control system (RMS). The rail crane control system (RMS) will then execute the operation sequence. A container truck with a high credit rating indicates that the truck has a high accuracy in its previous operation history. If the container can be moved within the time period reserved by the container truck, the container truck will most likely pick up the container within the agreed time period, and the effectiveness of the container move will be reflected. In addition, accurate container movement into the yard and the timely pickup of the container truck shortens the storage time of the cabinet in the interactive area and improves the utilization rate of the interactive area yard.

[0069] Optimally, in step S5, based on the condition that the credit score accumulated by the external container truck is reduced due to the long-term unpunctuality of the external container truck's reservation, the dispatcher does not give priority to arranging the external container trucks that meet the total dispatch order of the terminal operating system TOS for container transfer when allocating operating resources; the total dispatch order is calculated and sorted by the credit rating score.

[0070] Optimally, in step S21, the terminal operating system TOS determines whether the reservation quantity of the external container truck in the current time period exceeds the maximum reservation quantity. If it exceeds the maximum reservation quantity, the driver's online reservation platform will include the reservation information that exceeds the maximum reservation quantity in the reservation waiting list, and prompt the driver's external container truck to enter the queue state; in step S4, after the operation of the currently successfully reserved external container truck is completed, the terminal operating system TOS will detect and determine whether the external container truck ranked in front in the reservation waiting list is allowed to pick up containers normally according to the order of the reservation entry time. When it is judged to be yes, the terminal operating system TOS will change the reservation status of the external container truck that has entered the queue state to the entry reservation status, and the driver's online reservation platform will notify the driver to enter the gate, thereby ensuring that the reservation quantity is always maintained at the maximum reservation quantity and will not exceed the peak value.

[0071] Specifically, the driver's online reservation platform is the WeChat platform. WeChat reservation refers to the action of making a reservation on the WeChat side. However, WeChat reservation is subject to the maximum number limit and is not necessarily in an activated state. It may be in the queue (not activated). If the WeChat reservation is activated, it will become an entry reservation. The entry reservation means that the external container truck can enter the gate directly without waiting.

[0072] Example 2

[0073] like Figure 1-Figure 2As shown:

[0074] This embodiment proposes a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the refined reservation control method based on operations in the off-terminal container truck interaction area as described in any technical solution of Example 1.

[0075] Example 3

[0076] Example 3 is a further optimized design of Example 1;

[0077] like Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown:

[0078] In step S1, refined reservation management and number issuance are implemented, including the setting of rules and system matching principles for reservation issuance, as well as the establishment of a credit rating system for external truck reservation operations;

[0079] 100. Regarding the setting of appointment number rules, they are as follows:

[0080] The rules for appointment and number allocation are divided into main rules and supplementary rules.

[0081] 100.1 The main rule does not need to set specific sub-items for reservation control, only the number of numbers released within this time period is set;

[0082] 100.2 Supplementary rules need to set the number of numbers allocated for certain types of services in detail based on the following fields.

[0083] 1) Ship name and voyage

[0084] 2) License plate number

[0085] 3) Commission number

[0086] 4) Box pick-up and return service types

[0087] 5) Container Company

[0088] 6) Empty weight

[0089] 7)Box type

[0090] 8) Dimensions

[0091] 9) Special container types (cold, hazardous, ultra-high)

[0092] 10) Validity period is the same day

[0093] 11) Unloading is not completed

[0094] 12) Number of numbers issued

[0095] 200. The principles for matching external card reservations are as follows:

[0096] 200.1 When making an external collection card reservation, the general principle is to match the main rule first, then match the supplementary rule, and then determine the queue number based on whether the two rules match.

[0097] When the 200.2 external collection card matches the supplementary rules, since there may be multiple rules that are met, when consuming the number of released numbers, the matching and consumption are carried out according to the following field priority order (this field priority order is a preferred matching condition for the supplementary rules).

[0098] 1) Container Company

[0099] 2) Withdrawal Type

[0100] 3) Empty weight

[0101] 4)Box type

[0102] 5) Dimensions

[0103] 6) Special container types (cold, hazardous, ultra-high)

[0104] 7) Ship name and voyage

[0105] 8) Commission number

[0106] 9) License plate number

[0107] 10) Validity period is the same day

[0108] 300. The credit rating system for foreign collection cards is as follows:

[0109] Based on the external container truck's reservation time, reservation gate time, and actual gate time, two absolute time differences are generated: the reservation time difference and the actual time difference. Based on the corresponding scores set for these two time differences, each reservation operation of the external container truck is scored and the scores are accumulated to determine the reservation accuracy of this vehicle.

[0110] 300.1 Time Difference Definition

[0111] Reservation time difference (X): refers to the difference between the time when the external container truck driver makes the reservation operation (if there are multiple operations, the most recent operation time is selected) and the actual time when the external container truck enters the gate.

[0112] Actual time difference (Y): refers to the difference between the scheduled entry time booked by the external container truck driver and the actual entry time.

[0113] 300.2 System Setting Duration Score

[0114] In the score setting interface, you can define the value of the scheduled time difference and the actual time difference, and give a score value that meets this time difference. The following uses 3 sections of scheduled time difference values ​​for setting

[0115] When the booking time difference is between 0≤X<1 hour, if the actual time difference is between 0≤Y<30 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is 0; when the actual time difference is between 30≤Y<60 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is -1; when the actual time difference is Y≥60 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is -2;

[0116] When the booking time difference is between 1≤X<2 hours, if the actual time difference is between 0≤Y<30 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is 1; when the actual time difference is between 30≤Y<60 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is 0; when the actual time difference is Y≥60 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is -1;

[0117] When the reservation difference X ≥ 2 hours, if the actual time difference is between 0 ≤ Y < 30 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is 2; when the actual time difference is between 30 ≤ Y < 60 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is 1; when the actual time difference is Y ≥ 60 minutes, the credit score of the foreign collection card is -2;

[0118] The initial score of a 300.3 external container truck is 60 points. After each entry into the gate is completed, the system will score the scheduled entry into the gate of this external container truck based on the time difference of the external container truck operation and the scoring rules set by the system, and accumulate the scores to obtain the current total credit score of this external container truck.

[0119] 400. Regarding the external credit score resource preferences of the card:

[0120] Over time, the credit scores of container trucks will diverge. Terminals will recall low-scoring container trucks for training, reducing the human factor that contributes to inaccurate gate entry reservations and improving the accuracy of container truck reservations. Furthermore, for customers with high credit scores, operational resources will be allocated to prioritize these customers, ensuring operational efficiency.

[0121] 400.1 Resource Preference Rules

[0122] After the foreign container truck is scheduled to enter the port, the system will give preference to foreign container trucks with high credit scores based on whether the container is in the interactive area or not; 1) When the container picked up by the foreign container truck is not in the interactive area, the system automatically generates a container transfer instruction from the inner yard to the interactive area. Under the same conditions, for foreign container trucks with high credit scores, the scheduling system will increase the container transfer weight value of foreign container trucks with high credit scores and give priority to sending IGVs to transfer containers; 2) When the container picked up by the foreign container truck is in the interactive area, when the foreign container truck is entering the gate, if it is currently busy and needs to queue in the buffer zone, the system will give different weight scores according to the credit rating score of the trailer, increase the queue sequence number of the trailer with high credit rating, and have relatively priority in entering the yard to pick up the container.

[0123] Example 4

[0124] Example 4 is a further optimization and improvement based on Example 1;

[0125] like Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown:

[0126] In step S100, relevant functions are deployed on the terminal operating system TOS and the driver network reservation platform (specifically, the WeChat external container truck reservation platform, hereinafter referred to as ISP).

[0127] In step S1, the terminal staff sets the number of reservation numbers for the next 24 hours in advance according to the ship schedule. When a hotspot threshold appears within a certain time period or a hotspot threshold appears at a certain location, temporary modifications and adjustments can be made.

[0128] In step S21, the truck driver makes an appointment with the ISP to pick up / return the container. The system automatically determines whether the appointment is restricted based on the conditions set in the appointment. If it is not restricted, the driver will be prompted that the appointment is successful and the entry time range will be prompted. If the appointment is restricted, the driver will be prompted that he is currently in the queue and waiting to be notified of the entry time.

[0129] In step S1, the driver online booking platform transmits the booking information of the external container trucks in the booking queue to the terminal operating system TOS, and the terminal operating system TOS performs subsequent vehicle scheduling based on the current operating situation.

[0130] In step S4, the terminal operating system TOS will also change the queue sequence of the trailers in the queue according to the current operating conditions. If the external container truck enters the time period for entering the port, the external container truck driver will be notified on WeChat.

[0131] In step S3, the terminal operating system TOS gives priority to container transfers for trucks with higher credit ratings based on the credit ratings of the trucks and factors such as the pickup time scheduled by the trucks, thereby ensuring the effectiveness of the container transfer operation within the time period and improving the utilization rate of the yard.

[0132] In step S5, the scoring will generate a negative score. If the external container truck is not on time for a long time, the credit score accumulated by this external container truck will be relatively low, resulting in the dispatcher not giving priority to this external container truck when allocating work resources.

[0133] Example 5

[0134] Example 5 is a further optimization and improvement based on Example 1;

[0135] like Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown:

[0136] In step S5, the formation of the reservation credit score system depends on the accumulation of scores for each scheduled entry of the external container truck. The score depends on two time differences: the scheduled time difference and the actual time difference. The two time differences can be set with corresponding scores. When the external container truck enters the gate, the system will calculate the score of this entry based on the range of the actual entry time within the time difference. The score is accumulated with the historical score (the initial score for each vehicle is 60 points) to form the credit score of this vehicle.

[0137] T=60+t1+t2+t3+……tn

[0138] T represents the current credit score of the vehicle, t1 represents the credit score of the vehicle when it first enters the gate, t2 represents the credit score of the vehicle when it second enters the gate, and tn represents the credit score of the vehicle at the Nth time it enters the gate. The accumulated score is the credit score of the vehicle.

[0139] When the box reserved by the external container truck for picking up the box is not in the area where it can be picked up (not in the interactive area), when making an appointment on the WeChat side, the appointment information will be included in the appointment waiting list, and WeChat will remind the driver "in the queue". At this time, the system will automatically generate a box transfer instruction to move the box from the inner yard to the interactive area. If the credit score of this external container truck is high, the dispatcher will give priority to the external container truck with a high credit score when calculating the order of the box transfer instructions. When the box is moved into the interactive area, the external container truck has the conditions to enter the gate to pick up the box. In the next round of patrols, it will be in the queue sequence that is verified to be allowed to enter the gate. Here, the number of reservation numbers occupied by external container trucks whose boxes have not yet arrived in the area where they can be picked up that can be operated is limited, ensuring that the external container trucks that have made reservations to enter the gate can operate normally;

[0140] During time period T, five external container trucks, a, b, c, d, and e, are arriving at the internal yard with containers. Priority is assigned to these trucks based on their credit scores. For example, if the credit scores are: a = 90, b = 75, c = 98, d = 40, and e = 50, then the priority order for container transfers is c > a > b > e > d. When container c arrives at the exchange area, it passes the first stage of the reservation verification and is given priority in the queue to enter the gate and collect the container.

[0141] Example 6

[0142] Example 6 is a further optimization and improvement based on Example 1;

[0143] In step S21, when the driver makes a container pick-up reservation on the WeChat side, the terminal operating system TOS will determine whether the reservation volume in the current time period exceeds the maximum reservation volume. If it exceeds the maximum reservation volume, the reservation information will enter the reservation waiting list, and the driver will be prompted on WeChat that they are "in the queue"; when the current successfully reserved external container truck finishes its operation, the terminal operating system TOS will check whether the trailer at the front of the reservation waiting list can pick up the container normally in the order of the reservation gate entry time. If the verification passes and the container can be picked up normally, the system will convert the "in the queue" reservation into a gate entry reservation and send a WeChat notification to the driver to enter the gate; thus ensuring that the reservation volume always remains at the maximum reservation volume and does not exceed the peak value;

[0144] If the maximum reservation volume set for the current time period is N, then when the (N + 1)-th vehicle exceeds the maximum reservation volume within the time period, the system will prompt the external container truck to enter the "in the queue" state. When a trailer smaller than N + 1 finishes its operation, the system will start verifying from N + 1 whether the external container truck meets the conditions for entering the gate to pick up the container. If it meets the conditions, the order of the first eligible vehicle in the queue will become N, and the system will send a notification to the driver to enter the gate.

[0145] Due to the large variety of actual terminal business types, different operation types are distributed in different operation areas. If the same operation type concentrates on entering the port, it will cause the operation of a certain business type to be too concentrated, resulting in operation hotspots. By setting the available reservation quantity for detailed operation types and subdividing the maximum quantity of different reservation operation types, it is possible to prevent the operation hotspots from being too concentrated;

[0146] In the current time period, the maximum reservation volume is N. According to the current actual operation requirements of the terminal, the maximum reservation volume of a certain business type X can be set to n (n < N) by field. When a certain set operation type X reaches n, if subsequent operations of business type X make reservations, they will enter the queuing sequence, and other types of businesses can directly occupy the remaining quantity (N - n) until the total operation volume N is saturated, at which point all reservations will enter the queuing sequence. Through this reservation setting, it is possible to balance the operation volume at each current operation location and at the same time achieve the purpose of restricting the operation peak value.

[0147] Embodiment 7

[0148] Embodiment 7 is a further optimization and improvement based on Embodiment 1;

[0149] As Figure 1-Figure 2 shown:

[0150] In step S21, the order of rule verification is: basic rules to supplementary rules; basic rules are set regardless of fields, but are simply set according to time range + quantity. If all basic rules are met, there is no need to verify the supplementary rules; supplementary rules refer to rules set according to fields such as vehicle number, commission number, container type, site, and container pickup and return business type. When the basic rules are no longer met (the upper limit of quantity is reached), the terminal operating system TOS will verify the supplementary rules. If it is found that there are conditions that meet the conditions, the external container truck will be directly allowed to enter the gate. If not, it will directly enter the queue state; there is a slight difference between the quantity setting of the basic rules and the quantity setting of the supplementary rules. The quantity of the basic rules is a reservation upper limit value, which means that the reservation quantity for this time period cannot exceed this quantity, but this quantity is not consumed; the quantity of the supplementary rules is a consumption value, which means that when the basic rules exceed the upper limit, the supplementary rules can break through according to the conditions, but each breakthrough will consume a quantity until the quantity is 0, and this rule is no longer effective.

[0151] In step S21, when executing the transfer instruction process: when the target container to be picked up by the external container truck is in the area where the external container truck cannot pick up, the terminal operating system TOS will automatically generate a container transfer instruction, and the container transfer instruction will enter the scheduling pool. The general dispatcher will send the container transfer instruction to the vehicle equipment control system VMS and the rail crane control system RMS according to the operation parameters. The vehicle equipment control system VMS and the rail crane control system RMS will cooperate to arrange the container transfer operation according to the dispatch output sequence of the terminal operating system TOS.

[0152] Example 8

[0153] like Figure 2 、 Figure 3 As shown:

[0154] The automated container terminal using the refined reservation control method for the container truck interaction area outside the terminal according to Example 1 is specifically optimized as follows (e.g. Figure 3 shown):

[0155] The gate is a third-level gate 4; the yard is the inner yard 2 of the terminal; the interactive area is the interactive area of ​​the interactive area operation yard 3; multiple IGV vehicles 8 drive automatically in the port; external container trucks 9 enter the terminal from the third-level gate 4 and can enter the external container truck buffer zone 5 to wait for the train; multiple rail cranes 6 are set up in the inner yard 2.

[0156] The above-described embodiments merely illustrate several implementations of the present invention, and while their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that a person skilled in the art would be able to make numerous variations and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, all of which fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A refined reservation control method based on operations in an off-terminal truck interaction zone is applied to an automated container terminal. The automated container terminal controls terminal operations through a terminal operating system (TOS), a driver online reservation platform, an equipment scheduling and management system (ECS), a rail crane control system (RMS), and a vehicle equipment control system (VMS). The terminal operating system (TOS) controls the equipment scheduling and management system (ECS), which in turn controls the rail crane control system (RMS) and the vehicle equipment control system (VMS). The automated container terminal includes a gate, a yard, an interaction zone, a quay crane, multiple inbound vehicles (IGVs) operating in the port, several off-terminal trucks entering the terminal from the gate, and several rail cranes located in the yard. The method is characterized in that: The refined reservation control method includes the following steps: Step S1: According to the ship schedule, the number of reservation numbers for the next day is set in advance in the terminal operating system (TOS). When a hotspot threshold appears within a certain time period of the day or an operation hotspot threshold appears at a certain location of the day, temporary modification and allocation are performed; then step S2 is executed; In step S2, when the truck driver makes an appointment for container pickup / return service on the driver online appointment platform, the terminal operating system (TOS) determines the type of service for the appointment. If it is determined that the appointment is for container return service, step S21 is executed. If it is determined that the appointment is for container pickup service, step S21 is executed to determine whether the container to be picked up is within the operational area of ​​the truck. If so, step S21 is executed. If not, the terminal operating system (TOS) directly generates a container transfer instruction and then executes step S22. In step S21, the terminal operating system (TOS) determines whether the external container truck is restricted from booking based on the booking setting conditions. If it is not, the external container truck driver is notified of the successful booking and the arrival time range, and then step S5 is executed. If it is, the external container truck driver is notified that the external container truck is currently in a queue and needs to wait for notification of the arrival time, and then step S3 is executed. Step S22: When the container reserved by the driver is in an area where the external container truck cannot pick up the container, the designated rail crane is controlled to move the container to an operating area where the external container truck can pick up the container; then step S3 is executed; Step S3, moving the target container into the storage yard, and then executing step S4; Step S4: The terminal operating system (TOS) polls the next queue number. During the polling process, the TOS verifies again whether the foreign container truck is allowed to enter the gate. If it is allowed, the terminal operating system (TOS) notifies the foreign container truck in the queue to enter the gate and then executes step S5. If it is not allowed, the terminal operating system (TOS) executes step S4 repeatedly. In step S5, the terminal operating system TOS scores the accuracy of the reservation of the external container truck based on the reservation operation time, the scheduled gate entry time and the actual gate entry time, and accumulates the score into the total credit score of the external container truck in the past.

2. The refined reservation control method based on off-dock container truck interaction area operations according to claim 1 is characterized in that: Before step S1 , the refined reservation control method includes the following steps: step S100 , setting reservation rules in the terminal operating system TOS, and then executing step S1 .

3. The refined reservation control method based on off-dock container truck interaction area operations according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In step S1, the number of reservation numbers for the next day is managed and allocated according to the information of vehicle number, commission number, box type, location, and box pick-up and return.

4. The refined reservation control method based on off-dock container truck interaction area operations according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In step S21, when the driver's online reservation platform executes the reservation restriction, the terminal operating system TOS determines whether the reservation restriction is a reservation number basic rule restriction or a supplementary rule restriction. When it is determined to be a basic rule restriction and the number of reservations allowed to enter the port has not reached the upper limit of the basic rule, the driver's online reservation platform prompts that the reservation is successful and notifies the external container truck to allow entry into the gate time period; when it is determined to be a basic rule restriction and the number of reservations allowed to enter the port has reached the upper limit of the basic rule, the supplementary rule detection is executed; when no supplementary rule that meets a matching condition is found or a supplementary rule that meets the matching condition is found but the number of available reservations under the supplementary rule is zero, the reservation is unsuccessful and the external container truck is notified to queue; when a supplementary rule that meets the matching condition is found and the number of available reservations under the supplementary rule is not zero, the external container truck is directly notified that the reservation is successful and the external container truck is notified to enter the gate according to the reservation time period plan.

5. The refined reservation control method based on off-dock container truck interaction area operations according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In step S4, the terminal operating system TOS changes the queue sequence of the foreign container trucks in the queue according to the current operation status of the foreign container trucks in the terminal.

6. The refined reservation control method based on off-dock container truck interaction area operations according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In step S4, when the external container truck enters the time period allowed to enter the port, the external container truck driver is notified through the driver online booking platform.

7. The refined reservation control method based on off-dock container truck interaction area operations according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In step S22, the vehicle equipment control system VMS prioritizes the container transfer of the container trucks that meet the terminal operating system TOS's overall dispatch order based on the credit rating scores of the designated container trucks and the designated container pickup times of the designated container trucks; the overall dispatch order is calculated by converting the credit rating scores.

8. The refined reservation control method based on off-dock container truck interaction area operations according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In step S5, due to the condition that the credit score accumulated by the external container truck is reduced due to the long-term unpunctuality of the external container truck's reservation, the dispatcher does not give priority to arranging the external container truck that meets the total dispatch order of the terminal operating system TOS for container transfer when allocating operation resources; the total dispatch order is calculated by converting the credit grade score.

9. The refined reservation control method based on off-dock container truck interaction area operations according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In step S21, the terminal operating system (TOS) determines whether the number of reservations for external container trucks in the current time period exceeds the maximum number of reservations. If so, the driver online reservation platform will add the reservation information exceeding the maximum number of reservations to the reservation waiting list and prompt the driver to enter the queue state. In step S4, after the currently successfully reserved container truck has completed its operation, the terminal operating system TOS will check and determine whether the container truck ranked first in the reservation waiting list is allowed to pick up the container normally according to the order of the reservation entry time. If it is judged to be so, the terminal operating system TOS will change the reservation status of the container truck in the queue to the entry reservation status, and the driver network reservation platform will notify the driver to enter the gate.

10. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the refined reservation control method based on off-terminal container truck interaction area operations as described in any one of claims 1 to 9 are implemented.

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