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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Mitsuru Chinen, Yokohama, JP;
Tsend Ochir Bat Ulzii, Edogawa-ku, JP;
Akira Saito, Ichikawa, JP;
Hirotaka Matsumoto, Zama, JP;
Yohkichi Sasatani, Yokohama-city, JP;
Kenichi Takasaki, Shibuya, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Sanehiro Furuichi, Setagaya-ku, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method provides transshipping. A number of processor units identifies destination information for a load for a first transport vehicle having a first destination and a second transport vehicle having a second destination. The number of processor units determines a lane definition for an ad-hoc transport node on a road based on predicted locations for the first transport vehicle bound for the first destination and the second transport vehicle bound for the second destination. The lane definition defines a set of transfer lanes for the ad-hoc transport node. The number of processor units transfers the load between the first transport vehicle and the second transport vehicle in response to the first transport vehicle and the second transport vehicle being within the ad-hoc transport node.