Apparatus and method for warehouse zoning

US11269338B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GREY ORANGE PTE. LTD. · SG

Inventors

• Sagar Bose · Navi Mumbai, IN
• Naveen Boppana · Pedana, IN
• Gaurav Kejriwal · Varanasi, IN
• Rupesh Agarwal · Jamshedpur, IN
• Akash GUPTA · Bengaluru, IN
• Samay Kohli · New Delhi, IN
• Wolfgang Kurt Hoeltgen · Laatzen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Nov 17, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Described herein is an apparatus and a corresponding method for performing warehouse zoning and further monitoring the zoned warehouse. The apparatus includes circuitry that partitions a workspace into a plurality of zones based on an area of the workspace, and a number of transportation vehicles and a number of item racks that are to be deployed in the workspace. A location of each zone within the workspace is determined based on a location of a first type of station that is disposed outside the workspace. The apparatus determines for each zone, an area of the zone and receives a signal indicating occurrence of an event in one of the zones. Further, the apparatus determines a degree of criticality of the occurred event which indicates whether workspace operation in the zone can be continued, and initiates an operation at a timing that is based on the determined degree of criticality.