Abstract: A method may include receiving, from at least one first machine, telemetry data. The at least one first machine may be operable to transport materials from at least one material source location to at least one material destination location. The method may further include sending at least one command to at least one machine based on whether a predicted sequence of processing of materials by at least one second machine at the at least one material destination location violates at least one prohibited sequence of processing. The predicted sequence of processing may be based on at least one of: a predicted sequence of arrival of the at least one first machine at the at least one material destination location, material attribute data, destination queue data, or a score for the predicted sequence of arrival.

Abstract: A system and method for dispatching haul trucks includes a production planner configured to operate based on a production plan. The production planner computationally defines production arcs for transferring material from loading tools to dump sites, computationally develops one or more possible return arcs for each production arc, compiles a set of possible return arcs, and computationally selects a sub-set of the possible return arcs to command a real time dispatcher.

Abstract: A system and method for dispatching haul trucks includes a production planner configured to operate based on a production plan. The production planner computationally defines production arcs for transferring material from loading tools to dump sites, computationally develops one or more possible return arcs for each production arc, compiles a set of possible return arcs, and computationally selects a sub-set of the possible return arcs to command a real time dispatcher.

Abstract: Industrial machines at a mine site or other worksite are monitored and controlled using a multi-phase implementation, based on data received from multiple data sources at different times. Machine telemetry data or other sensor data received from a first machine, in combination with additional sensor data from other machines at the site, detailed material attribute data received from external data sources, and/or outputs from trained machine-learned models, are used to determine characteristics of a material load and/or material blend, and to control machines at the mine site. A control system performs a multi-phase implementation for monitoring machines and/or load data in response to data received at different times, updating the material load and blend characteristics, and controlling machines at the site based on the characteristics of the material load or material blend.

Abstract: A site management system for tracking material movement in an environment includes a plurality of material sources, one or more processors, and a plurality of machines. Each of the machines operates according to operating instructions to capture material from one material source and deliver the material at or near at least one processor. The site management system also includes an environment monitoring system having a controller configured to monitor movement of the machines, track a cumulative material blend at each of the processors based on the movement of the machines, and modify the operating instructions to maintain the cumulative material blend within a target blend range.

Abstract: A site management system for tracking material movement in an environment includes a plurality of material sources, one or more processors, and a plurality of machines. Each of the machines operates according to operating instructions to capture material from one material source and deliver the material at or near at least one processor. The site management system also includes an environment monitoring system having a controller configured to monitor movement of the machines, track a cumulative material blend at each of the processors based on the movement of the machines, and modify the operating instructions to maintain the cumulative material blend within a target blend range.

Abstract: An automated hybrid mail system/method (10) which sends a graphic image file (525) from a sender's terminal (14) to a recipient (12). The system/method includes receiving, at server (21), an electronic document (47) transmitted from terminal (14), the electronic document (47) includes a graphic image file (525) with a document ID (530), the graphic image file (525) obtained from an application document (13). Printed hardcopy document (540) is scanned by scanner (545) which reads pre-printed medium identifier (520) and document ID (530) to determine if there is a match between medium identifier (520) and document ID (530). The determination of a match indicates the correct physical medium (510) (e.g. letterhead stock) was used.

Abstract: An automated hybrid mail system/method (10) which sends a graphic image file (47a) from a sender's terminal (14) to a recipient (12). The system/method includes receiving, at server (21), an electronic document (47) transmitted from terminal (14), the electronic document (47) includes a graphic image file (47a), the graphic image (47a) obtained from an application document (13) and a regular expression (42) extracted from the graphic image file (47a). The graphic image file (47a) is sent from the server (21) to the recipient (12) using a delivery options (51, 52, 53) specified in the regular expression (42). The regular expression may not be printed as part of the graphic image file and the regular expression can be extracted by software (15) resident on the terminal (14). The regular expression may be an alpha-numeric string.

Abstract: An automated hybrid mail system/method (10) which sends a graphic image file (17a) from a sender's terminal (14) into a postal network (26) via a remote printing facility (24). The system/method can concatenate or consolidate a plurality of application documents into a virtual print stream for printing by producing a plurality of graphic image files (17a), each graphic image file obtained from a different application document, consolidating at least some of the plurality of graphic image files (17a) into a virtual print stream, and producing an electronic document (17), the electronic document (17) including at least the virtual print stream. The electronic document (17) is transmitted to a processing system (24) for subsequent automated printing of each graphic image file (17a) as a hardcopy document (25) by a printer (24).

Abstract: An automated hybrid mail system/method (10) which sends a graphic image file (17a) from a sender's terminal (14) into a postal network (26) via a remote printing facility (24). The system/method (10) can print a hardcopy document (25) with a letterhead, the method includes: receiving an electronic document (17) from terminal (14), the electronic document (17) including at least the graphic image file (17a) and a document ID, the document ID associated with a letterhead, the graphic image file (17a) having been obtained from an application document. The graphic image file (17a) is transmitted to a printer server (24) to be printed with the letterhead as a hardcopy document (25) by a printer (24), the letterhead having been obtained using the document ID.

Abstract: A system and method for providing distributed cross-enterprise portals is disclosed. In one form, a distributed portal to portal system includes at least one supplier portal operable to provide communication between a plurality of networks and at least one encapsulated component operably associated with the at least one supplier portal. The system further includes at least one user portal operable to receive a plurality of distributed encapsulated components. The encapsulated components may further include a global identifier operable to globally identify the distributed component.