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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideya Yoshiuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/06 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B25J 9/0003 (2013.01); B25J 9/162 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a service provision system utilizing a movable device such as a robot, a service is realized, in which an external service device installed at a service location and the movable device cooperate with each other. A position of the movable device as well as an installation position and an availability range of the service devices are managed at a service provision location; when the movable device provides a service, an availability of a service device necessary for the service is determined, and when there is a service device not available, the robot is moved to a position where the service device becomes available.