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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuhi Minamino, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Hirayama, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuo Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyoshi Sekine, Kawaguchi Saitama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORP., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A physical distribution system includes first and second conveyance paths, first and second sensors, and a processor. The first sensor detects a package passing along the first conveyance path. The second conveyance path merges with the first conveyance path at a junction. The second sensor detects a package passing along the second conveyance path. The processor counts a first number of packages present in a first convergence monitoring section determined in the first conveyance path upstream the junction, and counts a second number of packages present in a second convergence monitoring section determined in the second conveyance path upstream the junction, determines an order in which packages in the first and second convergence monitoring sections pass the junction, based on the first number and the second number, and control the first and second conveyance paths, such that the packages pass the junction in the determined order.