US 11,941,570 B2
Environment sensitive transportation method, device, and apparatus
Daiki Tanaka, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to RAKUTEN GROUP, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by RAKUTEN GROUP, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,337.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-152685 (JP), filed on Sep. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0083963 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/083 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transport system comprising:
a first mobile body that includes a carry-out unit configured to carry out a load to be transported and transport the load;
at least one memory configured to store program code; and at least one processor configured to access the program code and operate as instructed by the program code, the program code including:
load information acquisition code configured to cause at least one processor to acquire load information of the load to be transported;
environmental information acquisition code configured to cause at least one processor to acquire environmental information obtained by sensing an environment of a transport destination of the load;
first determination code configured to cause at least one processor to determine a receiving time limit for the load in the environment of the transport destination on the basis of the load information and the environmental information;
second determination code configured to cause at least one processor to determine whether the load has been received; and
collection code configured to cause at least one processor to search for, based on the receiving time limit elapsing and the load having not been received, a second mobile body nearest to the transport destination and able to transport the load, and cause the second mobile body to collect the load.