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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Katsumata, Jenison, MI (US);
Takaharu Matsui, Holland, MI (US);
Takafumi Chida, Tokyo, JP;
Norisuke Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Kohei Miyata, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for sorting a plurality of items and slot allocation in association with the plurality of items. The method may include collecting order data and slot data, wherein the slot data is information associated with a plurality of slots, each slot of the plurality of slots allows for placement of item bag over slot, and the plurality of items is to be sorted and inserted into bags associated with the plurality of slots; calculating combinations of order-slot allocation based on the order data and the slot data to estimate total time; and selecting a combination of the combinations of order-slot allocation with minimal total time and applying the selected combination.
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