Patent WO-2021116966-A1 (WO)
Inventor: BOFFA VINCENZO
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2020-12-10
Abstract: Method for managing the storage of elements positioned on collecting members in a storage area (SA), said method comprising: providing a plurality of collecting members (TR) to be positioned in said storage area (SA); positioning one or more elements (E) on each one of said collecting members (TR), each element being associated with at least one of a first parameter (PI), representative of structural and/or geometric characteristics of said element, and a second parameter (P2), representative of a time interval of possible use of said element; storing an association between each one of said collecting members (TR) and the element(s) (E) positioned on said collecting member (TR); mounting at least two RFID tags (T1-T4) on each collecting member (TR), each RFID tag (T1-T4) being associated with an identification code (TID1-TID4), each RFID tag (T1-T4) being mounted on said collecting member in a respective determined position; for each collecting member (TR), identifying one or more respective geometric quantities (D1-D6) correlated with the determined positions of said RFID tags (T1-T4), and storing a real value (RV1-RV6) for each one of said geometric quantities (D1-D6); providing at least one RFID reading system (100) in said storage area (SA), a respective reading area (RA) being associated with said RFID reading system (100); when a given collecting member (TR') of said collecting members (TR) is in said respective reading area (RA), reading, by means of said RFID reading system (100), the identification code (TID1'-TID4') of the RFID tags (Τ1'- T4') mounted on said given collecting member (TR'); determining a recognition code (XID') of said given collecting member (TR') as a function of one or more identification codes (TID1'-TID4') of said RFID tags (Τ1'- T4'); determining an estimated position (EP1-EP4) of each one of the RFID tags (T1'-T4') of said given collecting member (TR'); determining, as a function of the estimated position (EP1-EP4) of each one of the RFID tags (T1'-T4') of said given collecting member (TR'), an estimated value (EV1- EV6) for said geometric quantities (D1-D6); comparing said estimated value (EV1-EV6) with said real value (RV1-RV6), thereby obtaining a corresponding result (Y); determining, as a function of the estimated position (EP1-EP4) of the RFID tags (T1'-T4') of said given collecting member (TR') and said result (Y), a position (XP) of said given collecting member (TR'); storing the position (XP) of said given collecting member (TR') in association with said recognition code (XID) of said given collecting member (TR'); upon reception of a request signal (REQ) from a working station (200) adapted to work on one or more of said elements (E), selecting, as a function of the at least one of said first parameter (PI) and said second parameter (P2) associated with each one of said elements (E), at least one (Ex) of the elements (E); identifying, as a function of said at least one selected element (Ex) and one of said stored associations, the collecting member (TRx) on which said at least one selected element (Ex) is positioned; generating a response signal (RESP), containing indications representative of the position (XP) of said identified collecting member (TRx) on which said at least one selected element (Ex) is positioned. A management system for elements positioned on collecting members is also described.