Illinois Tool Works Inc.
METHOD OF CONTROLLING A STORAGE APPARATUS AND STORAGE APPARATUS

Abstract:

A method of controlling a storage apparatus having a plurality of lockable storage compartments includes: obtaining storage compartment temperature information, SCTI, for at least some of the storage compartments; obtaining order information associated with a likelihood of at least one order of items being placed for storage in the storage apparatus, the order information including order delivery information, ODI, indicative of a predicted delivery time for the order and order temperature information, OTI, indicative of a required storage temperature for at least some of the items associated with the order; determining a storage compartment temperature schedule, SCTS, in dependence on the order information, the SCTS indicative of a temperature control schedule for the at least some of the storage compartments and is determined to maximally utilize a predetermined storage capacity of the storage apparatus; and controlling the temperature of at least some of the storage compartments according to the SCTS.