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Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2022
Applicant:

Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Daiki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;

Toshiaki Tazume, Tokyo, JP;

Takayoshi Inuma, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/083 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01);
Abstract

A logistics system includes an energy remaining amount identifying unit configured to obtain or estimate an energy remaining amount of an unmanned vehicle subsequent to delivery of an item to a delivery address, the unmanned vehicle being driven by energy supplied from an energy source, a range setting unit configured to set a pickup possible range according to the energy remaining amount, the pickup possible range being used to select pickup location candidates where the unmanned vehicle is able to pick up an item and return to a station of the unmanned vehicle on a return path, the return path including the delivery address as a start point and including the station as an end point, and a pickup location determining unit configured to determine a pickup location from the pickup location candidates located in the pickup possible range.


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