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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Masaya Maeda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuka Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Hamamura, Tokyo, JP;
Bunpei Irie, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Akira Sawada, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Baba, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sorting system is provided with conveying section, distance detecting section, article detecting section, determining section, acquisition section, and sorting section. The conveying section conveys an article. The distance detecting section acquires distance data indicating a distance, from above the conveying section, from the distance detecting section to an object included in a detection area including an area through which the article conveyed by the conveying section passes. The article detecting section detects one or a plurality of the articles based on the distance data. The determining section determines, when a plurality of the articles are detected, whether a plurality of the articles are sortable. The acquisition section acquires sorting information of the article.