Centralized fleet management system for optimizing task assignment
US12008496B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40361
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fleet management system may create and manage tasks within an environment associated with fulfilling, sorting, inducting, and/or distributing packages, such as a warehouse, packaging facility, sortation center, or distribution center. The fleet management system may assign the tasks to agents within the environment. Each of the agents may have capabilities or tasks that the agents are configured to perform and the fleet management system may use these capabilities to assign the tasks to the agents. Additionally, tasks may be assigned based on a location of the agents within the environment. As tasks are generated, the fleet management system may determine a suitable agent to perform the task and may transmit instructions to the agent for carrying out the task. The fleet management system may provide a centralized platform to manage agents, optimize the assignment of tasks, and increase productivity within the environments.
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