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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Wanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruma Akimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Fujiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus acquires a route plan of a movable apparatus; acquires information regarding an obstacle factor hindering a way of the route plan of the movable apparatus; calculates the degree of obstacle for the route plan of the movable apparatus based on the information regarding the obstacle factor; determines an obstacle countermeasure for reducing the degree of obstacle based on the information regarding the obstacle factor and the route plan; and performs at least one of control for causing the obstacle factor evacuate and control for the movable apparatus to avoid the obstacle factor based on the obstacle countermeasure.