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公开(公告)号:US12016046B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-18
申请号:US16902630
申请日:2020-06-16
Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Inventor: Paul Richard Stephens , Fraser Murray Edwards , Montague Fraser Barlow , Adam Nikolai Green , David Sharp
IPC: H04W72/0446 , H04L67/125 , H04W4/90 , H04W28/18 , H04W72/54 , H04W4/06 , H04W4/70 , H04W84/04 , H04W84/12
CPC classification number: H04W72/54 , H04L67/125 , H04W4/90 , H04W28/18 , H04W72/0446 , H04W4/06 , H04W4/70 , H04W84/042 , H04W84/12
Abstract: A communication system for communication between one or more terminal units includes: a communication manager that is configured to define and manage one or more adjustable communication links for efficient bandwidth utilization, wherein the one or more communication links are adjustable by the communication manager adjusting the bandwidth of each of the one or more communication links, the frequency bands utilized by each of the one or more communication links, and the latency for each of the one or more communication links.
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公开(公告)号:US11764895B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-19
申请号:US17342939
申请日:2021-06-09
Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Inventor: David Sharp , Amy Stephens , Montague Fraser Barlow , Adam Nikolai Green , Fraser Murray Edwards
IPC: H04K3/00 , G01S7/02 , H04W16/14 , H04W72/542
CPC classification number: H04K3/822 , G01S7/021 , H04K3/226 , H04W16/14 , H04W72/542 , H04K2203/18
Abstract: A wireless communication system having base stations, remotely located terminal units and a base station controller. The base stations and the remotely located terminal units communicate data over operational wireless communication links between them. The base stations include respective in-channel detectors and out-of-channel detectors for detecting radar or other extraneous received signals. The in-channel detectors analyse signals over the operational communication links. The out-of-channel detectors include respective out-of-channel receiver elements that monitor possibly available channels alternative to the respective operational communication link channels. The base station controller registers whether channels are available or not for communication links, and allocates to the base stations respective target channel parameters including frequencies available for operational and alternative communication links. The base stations store the respective target channel parameters for available operational and alternative communication links.
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公开(公告)号:US11492203B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-08
申请号:US17041543
申请日:2019-03-26
Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
Inventor: Sean Clark , David Sharp
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for a load handling system such that direction change of a transporting device is more easily and quickly realised. A transporting device includes an omnidirectional driving unit, and is arranged to transport a container, the container being stored in a facility. The facility is arranged to store the container in a plurality of stacks, a plurality of pathways being arranged in cells so as to form a grid-like structure above the stacks, the transporting device being arranged to operate on the grid-like structure and to be driven in a first direction and/or second direction.
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公开(公告)号:US11485574B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-01
申请号:US16979270
申请日:2019-03-07
Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
Inventor: Matthew Whelan , David Sharp , David Brown
Abstract: A control unit is provided to improve positioning of transporting devices to thereby allow transporting devices to be driven at faster speeds and/or accelerations with minimal positional errors allowing for a reduction in the spacing between transporting devices. A control unit is arranged to control movement of at least one transporting device for containers stored in a facility having a plurality of pathways arranged in cells so as to form a grid-like structure above the stacks which extends in a first direction and in a second direction. The control unit includes a receiving unit arranged to receive information from a first sensor mounted on the at least one transporting device, and a calculating unit arranged to calculate a position of the at least one transporting device based on the received information.
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公开(公告)号:US10776750B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-15
申请号:US15523595
申请日:2015-11-02
Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Inventor: Sverker Lindbo , James Waddilove , Andy Ingram-Tedd , Timothy Deighton Steiner , David Sharp , Evan Innis
Abstract: A system and method are disclosed of operating a plurality of fulfillment centres, including a large fulfillment centre and a small fulfillment centre, each of the fulfillment centres being configured to fulfil customer orders. A first product and a second product are received at the large fulfillment centre. Desired quantities of the first and second products are picked at the large fulfillment centre for packing into a container, wherein the desired quantities include at least one of: quantities ordered by at least one customer to be fulfilled at the large fulfillment centre or the small fulfillment centre, and quantities predicted to be ordered by at least one customer and to be fulfilled at the small fulfillment centre.
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公开(公告)号:US12024364B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-02
申请号:US17293758
申请日:2019-11-11
Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Inventor: Sean Clark , Joseph Zammit , Ben Thomas , Andrew John Ingram-Tedd , Matthew Whelan , David Sharp , Paul Clarke
CPC classification number: B65G1/0464 , B65G1/026 , B65G1/0414 , B65G1/1375
Abstract: There is provided a container maneuvering apparatus arranged to provide an interface between a container-conveying system and a container-storage system. More specifically, there is disclosed a container maneuvering apparatus arranged to load/unload a container into/from a carriage. Optionally, the carriage is a Magway carriage. The carriage can be made stationary before loading/unloading the container by the container-conveying system. The carriage and container can match velocities so that both are moving, but at the same velocity, whilst loading/unloading operations are performed by the container maneuvering apparatus.
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公开(公告)号:US11377309B2
公开(公告)日:2022-07-05
申请号:US16753656
申请日:2018-10-03
Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Inventor: Andrew John Ingram-Tedd , David Sharp , Joseph Zammit , Ben Thomas , Sean Clark , Graham Deacon
Abstract: A storage system as disclosed can maximize storage capacity whilst remaining scalable. A transporting device is arranged to form a cluster with a reconfigurable physical topology. A transporting device can cooperate with a portion of a surface, and with at least one other transporting device in a cluster with a reconfigurable physical topology. An item receiving space and a relocating unit permit relocation of the transporting device within the cluster by way of interaction with the portion of the surface.
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公开(公告)号:US12092728B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US17471682
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
Inventor: David Sharp , Joseph Zammit
CPC classification number: G01S13/765 , G01S5/0081 , G01S5/0263 , H04W4/029
Abstract: An exemplary communications system includes a first base station and a second base station. The first base station transmits a first signal to the second base station, and the second base station receives the first signal and transmits a second signal in response. The first base station receives the second signal and transmits a third signal in response. A receiving unit of a device receives the first, second, and third signals. The device measures a first delay time between receipt of the first signal and receipt of the second signal, and measures a first round trip time based on receipt of the second signal and the third signal. A second round trip time and a second delay time are determined and a first time difference of arrival is calculated based on the first round trip time, first delay time, second round trip time and second delay time.
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公开(公告)号:US11063687B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-13
申请号:US16476505
申请日:2017-12-22
Applicant: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Inventor: David Sharp , Amy Stephens , Montague Fraser Barlow , Adam Nikolai Green , Fraser Murray Edwards
Abstract: A wireless communication system having base stations, remotely located terminal units and a base station controller. The base stations and the remotely located terminal units communicate data over operational wireless communication links between them. The base stations include respective in-channel detectors and out-of-channel detectors for detecting radar or other extraneous received signals. The in-channel detectors analyse signals over the operational communication links. The out-of-channel detectors include respective out-of-channel receiver elements that monitor possibly available channels alternative to the respective operational communication link channels. The base station controller registers whether channels are available or not for communication links, and allocates to the base stations respective target channel parameters including frequencies available for operational and alternative communication links. The base stations store the respective target channel parameters for available operational and alternative communication links.
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公开(公告)号:US12152660B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-26
申请号:US17763895
申请日:2020-09-25
Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited
Inventor: Yongji Zhou , Joseph Zammit , Sean Clark , Ben Thomas , David Sharp , Sergey Zhelyabovskiy , Kris Turner
Abstract: The present disclosure provides an improved cogwheel permitting enhanced meshing of cogwheels when operating perpendicularly. Exemplary embodiments introduce a multi-cogwheel design with specific dimensions and tooth profiles to permit perpendicular engagement of cogwheels whilst permitting translation of such cogwheels.
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