Method and apparatus for operating, interfacing and/or managing for at least one optical characteristic system for container handlers in a container yard

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8488884
APP PUB NO 20090110283A1
SERIAL NO

12262125

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Methods and several apparatus embodiments are disclosed operating Optical Characteristic Systems (OCS) in a container storage and/or transfer yard supporting the automated recognition of container codes displayed on various sides of the containers being stored and/or transferred. At least one processor may initiate an operational process by an OCS mounted on a container handler to create an operational result, select the operational process based upon an operational schedule and communicate with at least one OCS to receive an image of a container being handled by the container handler to at least partly create a container code estimate for a container inventory management system. A program system directing at least one computer implementing these operations, and may reside in computer readable memory, an installation package and/or a download server. The computer readable memory may or may not be accessibly coupled to the computer.

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HKI SYSTEMS AND SERVICE LLC25503 WHITESELL STREET HAYWARD CA 94545

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
King, Henry Moraga, US 10 56
Takehara, Toru Hayward, US 56 1286

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