Package Handling Control Interface for Multi-Vendor Data Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing package handling systems struggle to unify and effectively manage equipment information from logistics equipment supplied by different vendors, leading to inefficiencies and operational challenges.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that includes interfaces for connecting to logistics equipment from different vendors, converting data formats to a common format, and generating display screens for controlling and simulating operations to optimize the package handling system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If equipment information from different vendors is integrated without format conversion, then device complexity is reduced, but information compatibility and system integration capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a format conversion unit as an intermediary component that receives equipment information in various vendor-specific formats and converts them to a unified standard format. This mediator enables integration of multi-vendor equipment without requiring changes to the core control system, thus maintaining low integration complexity while achieving high vendor compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the format parameter of equipment information from multiple vendor-specific formats to a single standardized format through automated conversion. This parameter transformation allows the control system to handle diverse vendor equipment uniformly, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and adaptability.
2Measurement precision
If equipment information is manually processed and formatted, then information accuracy is improved, but processing time and operational efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The format conversion unit operates autonomously to convert equipment information formats without requiring manual intervention. The system automatically receives raw data from various vendors, performs format conversion, and outputs standardized information, thereby maintaining high accuracy while eliminating time-consuming manual processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processing of equipment information with an automated electronic format conversion system. This substitution maintains information accuracy through structured conversion rules while dramatically reducing processing time by eliminating human intervention in the formatting process.
3Productivity
If simulation and optimization features are added to the control system, then operational performance is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control system into distinct functional modules: a format conversion unit for data standardization, a simulation unit for operational analysis, and an optimization unit for performance improvement. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function independently, enhancing operational performance while managing complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The simulation unit performs preliminary analysis of equipment operation scenarios before actual execution. By simulating different operational conditions and outcomes in advance, the system optimizes real-world performance without requiring complex real-time control mechanisms, thus improving productivity while keeping the control system relatively simple.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing device for controlling a package handling system includes a first interface connected to a first logistics equipment, a second interface connected to a second logistics equipment, and a processor. The processor acquires flow rate data output by sensors of the first logistics equipment via the first interface, changes a format of the acquired flow rate data to a common format, acquires equipment information regarding the second logistics equipment via the second interface, changes a format of the equipment information to the common format, and generates a display screen showing flow rates at different points of the first logistics equipment, the equipment information, and a congestion state of the system, update the display screen after performing a simulation of the system, and issue a control signal in the first or second format to apply a change in an operating characteristic of the first or second logistics equipment.