Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage elements with label identification for a warehouse
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Application No.: US15408716Application Date: 2017-01-18
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Publication No.: US10547994B2Publication Date: 2020-01-28
- Inventor: Marcus Breuer , Bernd Freitag , Frank Krick , Tim Oswald
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Griffiths & Seaton PLLC
- Main IPC: H04W4/80
- IPC: H04W4/80 ; G06F13/40

Abstract:
A storage element for a warehouse rack may be provided. The storage element is adapted for housing goods and can be positioned compact in at least two dimensions. The storage element comprises a computing device comprising a memory storing at least a unique identifier and data about the goods housed by the storage element, a plurality of antennas external to the computing device mounted at outer sides of the storage element. The antennas are adapted for a communication to antennas of neighboring storage elements. The antennas are electrically connectable to the computing device. The storage element also comprises a switch controller adapted for switchable connecting one of the plurality of antennas to the computing device at a time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180206061A1 STORAGE ELEMENTS WITH LABEL IDENTIFICATION FOR A WAREHOUSE Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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