CONPDS AUTOGATE

Autogate Gate Workflows — Every Container Gate Scenario

Your gate's scenarios are covered — standard gate-in and gate-out, shuttle bookings, multi-booking visits, whitelisted bypass, and yard capacity control. Every flow produces EIR-linked evidence without manual transcription.

Reference workflow detail for operations teams evaluating Autogate against their real gate scenarios.

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Before Automation — A Cascade of Manual Steps

The workflows below replace a sequence most depots run entirely by hand. Every manual step depends on the previous one being done correctly, by someone, on time — so any single break cascades into the next.

Without automation, a single truck visit creates a cascade of manual steps:

Hauler calls or emails the depot to make a booking
Office staff manually enter truck and container data
A paper or digital work order is created for the lift operator
Driver arrives, leaves the cabin, walks to the office
Office staff manually verify the booking and issue gate access
Truck enters — yard operations proceed from the work order
Driver returns to the office at gate-out for exit paperwork

At a depot processing thousands of gate events per month, manual registration takes several minutes per visit — longer under peak load. Observed at live deployments, the same gate event with Autogate completes in seconds.

Container Gate-In and Gate-Out Workflows — All Scenarios

ConPDS Autogate covers the full range of gate operations — standard, multi-container, and shuttle — with EIR-linked evidence at every step.

IDENTIFICATION

Camera-Based Container Identification

Multiple dedicated cameras read container numbers and licence plates simultaneously. All captured numbers are validated against the container number standard (owner code, serial number, and check digit) at the moment of capture — before any data reaches DepotMaster.

EVIDENCE

Condition Evidence Capture

Every gate transaction generates a timestamped, container-linked record — validated code, truck plate, camera frame, and gate decision. This evidence is directly linked to the Equipment Interchange Receipt (EIR), giving shipping lines and leasing companies retrievable proof at every interchange without manual reconstruction.

CONTROL

Kiosk and Barrier Integration

The kiosk totem guides the driver through every step on screen. The safety-interlocked barrier opens and closes automatically based on DepotMaster confirmation — enabling fully unmanned gate operations on standard transactions, with office override available at all times.

Standard Gate-In Operations

Gate-In · Drop-Off

Container Drop-Off: OCR Match and Barrier Control

Truck passes through camera zone — Tracker reads licence plate and container number(s) from the video stream

Results displayed on kiosk screen — driver sees plate and container numbers before taking any action

Driver scans QR code(s) from inside the cabin — triggers DepotMaster validation against the active booking

Match confirmed → Tracker executes barrier open; gate event logged with EIR evidence

Lift operator receives digital job card for yard processing — no paper job orders

Mismatch → driver sees on-screen instructions; office resolves via intercom and manual override

Gate-In · Pick-Up

Container Collection: Truck Plate Match and Reservation Confirmation

Truck passes cameras — Tracker reads licence plate and pushes result to kiosk screen

Driver scans QR code — triggers DepotMaster validation; reservation matched by truck plate, not container number

Match confirmed → barrier opens; container pick-up tracked in ConPDS Tracker

Mismatch → driver uses intercom; office can correct reservation or direct to office for resolution

Gate-Out Operations and EIR Evidence Closure

Gate-Out · Drop-Off Verification

Empty Truck Departure: No Unexpected Container Numbers

Truck drives past cameras — OCR confirms truck plate matches drop-off-only reservation

System checks: no unexpected container numbers detected on the truck

Clear → barrier opens automatically, departure event logged

Violation detected (unexpected container on truck) → driver shown on-screen message; office resolves

Gate-Out · Pick-Up Confirmation

Loaded Departure: Container Condition Acceptance and EIR Closure

Exit gate automatically scans the outbound truck and container number(s) — no driver action required to trigger the scan

DepotMaster checks the detected container number against the lift driver's registered number

Driver confirms container condition on the kiosk terminal — accepted from inside the cabin

Confirmation logged → DepotMaster updated, barrier opens, driver exits immediately; full EIR evidence record closed in Tracker

Special Operations

Special · Shuttle / Hired Truck Booking

Multi-Container Shuttle: Single QR Code, Multiple Trucks

Trucking company hired to pick up multiple containers under a single booking (e.g. 30 × 45R1 under one Maersk booking)

Single QR code remains valid until all units in the booking are processed

All registered truck plates under the contracted company are accepted against the booking

DepotMaster tracks remaining units internally — Autogate checks plate registration, not individual truck assignment

Special · ADD OPERATION Multi-Booking

Multi-Booking Visit: Driver with Two or More Orders

Driver arriving with bookings for two different containers or two different shipping lines

Scans first QR code at kiosk → selects "+ ADD OPERATION" → scans second QR code

Both orders appear on operators' tablets simultaneously for yard processing

At gate-out, system confirms each container unit individually in sequence before barrier opens

Operational Behaviours Built Into Every Gate

Two workflow-level behaviours that apply across all of the scenarios above — configured per depot to match local traffic patterns and yard capacity.

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Trusted Vehicle Bypass

Whitelisted licence plates — depot vehicles, regular service trucks, or known internal traffic — can be configured to pass through automatically without triggering a full gate-in or gate-out flow.

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Configurable Yard Capacity Limit

When the yard reaches its configured truck limit, the kiosk tells the driver to wait — barrier stays closed. The moment capacity clears, the barrier opens automatically and the driver is notified on screen to proceed.

See What's Inside the System That Runs These Workflows

Every workflow above is executed by the same integrated set of cameras, GPU processing, kiosk software, and DepotMaster integration. The System Architecture page covers every component and microservice deployed per lane.