US Patent Application 18449160. INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM simplified abstract

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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM

Organization Name

KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA

Inventor(s)

Hidetaka Kojima of Tokyo (JP)

Takuma Akagi of Tokyo (JP)

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18449160 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an information processing device that communicates with a host device and an automated guided vehicle to manage articles and their sorting destinations.

  • The information processing device includes a communication unit and a processor.
  • The communication unit connects with a host device that manages articles and sorting destinations.
  • An automated guided vehicle transports a roll pallet with articles for each sorting destination.
  • The processor acquires articles and sorting destination information from the host device.
  • The processor controls the automated guided vehicle to transport the roll pallet to a predetermined region.


Original Abstract Submitted

According to an embodiment, the information processing device includes a communication unit and a processor. The communication unit communicates with a host device that manages articles and sorting destinations of the articles and an automated guided vehicle that transports a roll pallet on which articles are loaded for each sorting destination. The processor acquires the articles and information on the sorting destinations of the articles from the host device via the communication unit and performs control to transmit a control signal to the automated guided vehicle to transport the roll pallet set for each sorting destination to a predetermined region via the communication unit.