Patents by Inventor John W. Ross, JR.

John W. Ross, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • AUTONOMOUS VALIDATION OF RECEIVED SHIPMENTS
    Publication number: 20120101956
    Abstract: Advance shipment data associated with a shipment is received at an inventory controller device. The advance shipment data is verified. A data collection model is generated based upon the advance shipment data. The generated data collection model is stored within a memory. The shipment is autonomously validated by the inventory controller device using the generated data collection model in response to receipt of the shipment. An indication of a target storage location within a receiving facility is generated for each container of the validated shipment using a defined location topology model of the receiving facility including available storage locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bruce H. Hyre, John W. Ross, JR., John K. Senegal, Donnie A. Smith, JR.