Patent ID: 11873169
Assignee: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 4:
5. A conveying system comprising:
a first zone comprising:
a first conveyor section configured to transport an item, and
a first local controller;

a second zone comprising:
a second conveyor section configured to transport an item, and
a second local controller;
wherein the first zone is configured to receive the item, wherein the item comprises an associated data tag;

wherein the first local controller is configured to:
receive data associated with the item, wherein the data comprises an expected value for a property of the item,
sense a value for the property of the item, and
compare the expected value for the property with the sensed value for the property, and
in response to the comparison satisfying a threshold condition:
transport the item to a second zone of the conveying system, wherein the second zone comprises a second local controller, and
transfer the data from the first local controller to the second local controller; and

in response to the comparison not satisfying the threshold condition, transport the item to a third zone of the conveying system.