Patent application title: INTERNET OF THINGS RESOURCES FOR CONTROL TOWER AND ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
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IPC8 Class: AG06Q1008FI
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Publication date: 2022-02-03
Patent application number: 20220036301
Abstract:
A value chain system that provides recommendations for designing a
logistics system generally includes a machine learning system that trains
machine-learned models that output logistics design recommendations based
on training data sets that each respectively defines one or more features
of a respective logistic system and an outcome relating to the respective
logistics system; an artificial intelligence system that receives a
request for a logistics system design recommendation and determines the
logistics system design recommendation based on one or more of the
machine-learned models and the request; and a digital twin system that
generates an environment digital twin of a logistics environment that
incorporates the logistics system design recommendation, and one or more
physical asset digital twins of physical assets. The digital twin system
executes a simulation based on the logistics environment digital twin,
the one or more physical asset digital twins.Claims:
1. An information technology system, comprising: a cloud-based management
platform with a micro-services architecture, the platform having a set of
interfaces that are configured to access and configure features of the
platform, a set of network connectivity facilities that are configured to
direct a set of value chain network entities to connect to the features
of the platform, a set of adaptive intelligence facilities that are
configured to automate a set of capabilities of the platform related to
at least one of the value chain network entities and the features of the
platform, a set of data storage facilities that are configured to store
data collected and handled by the platform, and a set of monitoring
facilities that are configured to monitor the value chain network
entities, wherein the interfaces, the network connectivity facilities,
the adaptive intelligence facilities, the data storage facilities, and
the monitoring facilities are coordinated for monitoring and management
of the value chain network entities; a set of applications that are
configured to direct an enterprise to manage the value chain network
entities of the platform from a point of origin to a point of customer
use; and a set of microservices layers including an application layer
supporting at least one supply chain application and at least one demand
management application, wherein the microservices layers include a data
collection layer that collects information from a set of Internet of
Things resources that collect information with respect to supply chain
entities and demand management entities related to the value chain
network entities of the platform.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes at least one of a set of camera systems or a set of lighting systems.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of machine vision systems.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of motion sensing systems.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of weighing systems.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of inspection systems.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes at least one of a set of environmental sensor systems or a set of environmental control systems.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes at least one of a set of onboard sensor systems or a set of onboard diagnostic systems.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of sensor-enabled network switching and routing systems.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of RF sensing systems.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of magnetic sensing systems.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of pressure monitoring systems.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of vibration monitoring systems.
14. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of temperature monitoring systems.
15. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of heat flow monitoring systems.
16. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of biological measurement systems.
17. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of chemical measurement systems.
18. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of ultrasonic monitoring systems.
19. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of radiography systems.
20. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of LIDAR-based monitoring systems.
21. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of access control systems.
22. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes at least one of a set of penetrating wave sensing systems, SONAR-based monitoring systems or radar-based monitoring systems.
23. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes at least one of a set of computed tomography systems or a set of magnetic resonance imaging systems.
24. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources includes a set of network monitoring systems.
25. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of interfaces includes at least one of a demand management interface or a supply chain management interface.
26. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of applications is at least one of demand management applications, supply chain applications, intelligent product applications, and enterprise resource management applications that include at least one of supply chain, asset management, risk management, inventory management, demand management, demand prediction, demand aggregation, pricing, positioning, placement, promotion, blockchain, smart contract, infrastructure management, facility management, analytics, finance, trading, tax, regulatory, identity management, commerce, ecommerce, payments, security, safety, vendor management, process management, compatibility testing, compatibility management, infrastructure testing, incident management, predictive maintenance, logistics, monitoring, remote control, automation, self-configuration, self-healing, self-organization, logistics, reverse logistics, waste reduction, augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, demand customer profiling, entity profiling, enterprise profiling, worker profiling, workforce profiling, component supply policy management, product design, product configuration, product updating, product maintenance, product support, product testing, warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, kit configuration, kit deployment, kit support, kit updating, kit maintenance, kit modification, kit management, shipping fleet management, vehicle fleet management, workforce management, maritime fleet management, navigation, routing, shipping management, opportunity matching, search, advertisement, entity discovery, entity search, distribution, delivery, or enterprise resource planning applications.
27. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of network connectivity facilities includes a 5G network system deployed in a supply chain infrastructure facility operated by the enterprise.
28. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of network connectivity facilities includes an Internet of Things system deployed in a supply chain infrastructure facility operated by the enterprise.
29. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of network connectivity facilities includes a cognitive networking system deployed in a supply chain infrastructure facility operated by the enterprise.
30. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of network connectivity facilities includes a peer-to-peer network system deployed in a supply chain infrastructure facility operated by the enterprise.
31. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of adaptive intelligence facilities includes an edge intelligence system deployed in a supply chain infrastructure facility operated by the enterprise.
32. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of adaptive intelligence includes a self-configuring data collection system deployed in a supply chain infrastructure facility operated by the enterprise.
33. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of adaptive intelligence facilities includes a digital twin system representing attributes of value chain network entity controlled by the enterprise.
34. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of adaptive intelligence facilities includes a smart contract system that is configured to automate a set of interactions among a set of value chain network entities.
35. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of data storage facilities uses at least one of a distributed data architecture, a blockchain, or a distributed ledger.
36. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of data storage facilities uses a graph database representing a set of hierarchical relationships of value chain network entities.
37. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of monitoring includes at least one of an Internet of Things monitoring system or a sensor system deployed in an infrastructure facility operated by an enterprise.
38. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of applications includes a set of applications of at least two types from among a set of supply chain management applications, demand management applications, intelligent product applications and enterprise resource management applications.
39. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources that collect information with respect to supply chain entities and demand management entities collects information from entities that include at least one of products, suppliers, producers, manufacturers, retailers, businesses, owners, operators, operating facilities, customers, consumers, workers, mobile devices, wearable devices, distributors, resellers, supply chain infrastructure facilities, supply chain processes, logistics processes, reverse logistics processes, demand prediction processes, demand management processes, demand aggregation processes, machines, ships, barges, warehouses, maritime ports, airports, airways, waterways, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, online retailers, ecommerce sites, demand factors, supply factors, delivery systems, floating assets, points of origin, points of destination, points of storage, points of use, networks, information technology systems, software platforms, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, containers, container handling facilities, customs, export control, border control, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, hauling facilities, drones/robots/AVs, waterways, or port infrastructure facilities.
40. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of Internet of Things resources is includes at least one of camera systems, lighting systems, motion sensing systems, weighing systems, inspection systems, machine vision systems, environmental sensor systems, onboard sensor systems, onboard diagnostic systems, environmental control systems, sensor-enabled network switching and routing systems, RF sensing systems, magnetic sensing systems, pressure monitoring systems, vibration monitoring systems, temperature monitoring systems, heat flow monitoring systems, biological measurement systems, chemical measurement systems, ultrasonic monitoring systems, radiography systems, LIDAR-based monitoring systems, access control systems, penetrating wave sensing systems, SONAR-based monitoring systems, radar-based monitoring systems, computed tomography systems, magnetic resonance imaging systems, or network monitoring systems.
41. The system of claim 1, wherein the value chain network entities are include at least one of products, suppliers, producers, manufacturers, retailers, businesses, owners, operators, operating facilities, customers, consumers, workers, mobile devices, wearable devices, distributors, resellers, supply chain infrastructure facilities, supply chain processes, logistics processes, reverse logistics processes, demand prediction processes, demand management processes, demand aggregation processes, machines, ships, barges, warehouses, maritime ports, airports, airways, waterways, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, online retailers, ecommerce sites, demand factors, supply factors, delivery systems, floating assets, points of origin, points of destination, points of storage, points of use, networks, information technology systems, software platforms, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, containers, container handling facilities, customs, export control, border control, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, hauling facilities, drones/robots/AVs, waterways, or port infrastructure facilities.
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