Patent ID: 11911920
Assignee: UNIVERSITE DE BRETAGNE SUD
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. A system for the temporary storage of objects, comprising a temporary-storage belt, a control unit and signalling means, the temporary-storage belt comprising a plurality of regularly distributed sensors, the position of each sensor on the temporary-storage belt being distinctly identified,
wherein, in a loading phase during which objects may be deposited on the temporary-storage belt, each sensor is configured for:
detecting an object deposited on the temporary-storage belt, when the object is deposited on the temporary-storage belt at the position of the sensor, wherein, in the loading phase, the control unit of the temporary-storage system is configured for:
for each deposition of an object detected, receiving information representing the deposition coming from the at least one of the sensors, and
for each deposition of an object detected, recording a trace of the deposition of the object in association with a reference to each of the sensors activated by the deposition of the object;

and wherein, in an unloading phase during which guidance is provided for removing the deposited objects that are temporarily stored on the temporary-storage belt, the control unit of the storage system is configured for:
determining a removal sequence indicating the order in which the objects deposited on the temporary-storage belt must be removed,

and, for each object to be removed in the order of the removal sequence:
identifying the referenced sensors that have been activated by the deposition of the object in the context of the loading phase,
transmitting to the signalling means signalling information identifying the position of the object to be removed from the sensors identified, and
when the object is removed from the temporary-storage belt, receiving corresponding information coming from at least one of the sensors and continuing the removal sequence with a new object to be removed, if such exists, and the signalling means of the storage system are configured for:
signalling the position of the object to be removed when a signalling information identifying the position of the object to be removed is received.