IP Library Granted Patent US 12682308
Granted Patent B2
US 12682308 · App. 18/705,008 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Management device, management method, and recording medium

Inventors: Remi Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Shouta (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Kakinuma (Tokyo, JP); Tomoyuki Muto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G06Q10/083G05D1/247G05D1/646G05D1/667G05D2109/20
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Patent No.
US 12682308
App. No.
18/705,008
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A management device that includes a reception unit that receives transport information relevant to an application for use of an aerial transport path formed indoors, a determination unit that determines whether the aerial transport path can be formed in accordance with the transport information, a reception information output unit that outputs, to a requesting party of the transport information, reception information including a determination result regarding whether the aerial transport path can be formed, a transport path formation unit that generates formation information of the aerial transport path in response to the determination result indicating that the aerial transport path can be formed, and a formation information output unit that outputs the formation information of the aerial transport path to a guide light installed indoors to form the aerial transport path.

Claims (75)

1 . A management device comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor connected to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:

receive transport information relevant to an application for use of an aerial transport path formed indoors via a network;

determine whether the aerial transport path can be formed in accordance with the transport information;

output, to a requesting party of the transport information, reception information including a determination result regarding whether the aerial transport path can be formed via the network;

generate formation information of the aerial transport path in response to the determination result indicating that the aerial transport path can be formed; and

output the formation information of the aerial transport path to a plurality of guide lights installed indoors to control illumination of the plurality of guide lights and form the aerial transport path.

2 . The management device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

receive the transport information including a transport source and a transport destination of a package to be transported; and

generate the formation information for turning on the guide light installed between the transport source and the transport destination.

3 . The management device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

receive the transport information including supplementary information; and

determine whether the aerial transport path can be formed according to the supplementary information.

4 . The management device according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

receive the transport information including the aerial transport path desired to be used as the supplementary information; and

determine whether the aerial transport path including the aerial transport path desired to be used can be formed according to the aerial transport path desired to be used included in the supplementary information.

5 . The management device according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

receive the transport information including a type of the package to be transported as the supplementary information; and

determine whether the aerial transport path can be formed according to a type of the package.

6 . The management device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

acquire a detection value detected by a detector detected by a drone using the aerial transport path to be managed, identify that the package to be transported is mounted on the drone according to the acquired detection value, and outputs a package mounting notification notifying that the package to be transported is mounted on the drone; and

output the formation information of the aerial transport path according to the package mounting notification.

7 . The management device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

store a user code of a user who has registered use of the aerial transport path;

authenticate a requesting party of the transport information according to matching between a requesting party code included in the transport information and the user code that has;

receive the transport information including the requesting party code indicating a requesting party of the package to be transported; and

determine whether the aerial transport path can be formed according to the transport information that has authenticated.

8 . The management device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

output charging information relevant to use of the aerial transport path;

store account information of the user in association with the user code of the user who has registered use of the aerial transport path;

generate the charging information according to use of the aerial transport path; and

output the charging information generated according to use of the aerial transport path to a billing destination included in the account information of the user.

9 . A management method causing a computer to execute:

receiving transport information relevant to an application for use of an aerial transport path formed indoors via a network;

determining whether the aerial transport path can be formed in accordance with the transport information;

outputting, to a requesting party of the transport information, reception information including a determination result regarding whether the aerial transport path can be formed via the network;

generating formation information of the aerial transport path in response to the determination result indicating that the aerial transport path can be formed; and

outputting the formation information of the aerial transport path to a plurality of guide lights installed indoors to control illumination of the plurality of guide lights and form the aerial transport path.

10 . The management method according to claim 9 , wherein the computer is configured to execute:

receiving the transport information including a transport source and a transport destination of a package to be transported; and

generating the formation information for turning on the guide light installed between the transport source and the transport destination.

11 . The management method according to claim 10 , wherein the computer is configured to execute:

receiving the transport information including supplementary information; and

determining whether the aerial transport path can be formed according to the supplementary information.

12 . The management method according to claim 11 , wherein the computer is configured to execute

receiving the transport information including the aerial transport path desired to be used as the supplementary information; and

determining whether the aerial transport path including the aerial transport path desired to be used can be formed according to the aerial transport path desired to be used included in the supplementary information.

13 . The management method according to claim 11 , wherein the computer is configured to execute;

receiving the transport information including a type of the package to be transported as the supplementary information; and

determining whether the aerial transport path can be formed according to a type of the package.

14 . The management method according to claim 10 , wherein the computer is configured to execute:

acquiring a detection value detected by a detector detected by a drone using the aerial transport path to be managed, identify that the package to be transported is mounted on the drone according to the acquired detection value, and outputs a package mounting notification notifying that the package to be transported is mounted on the drone; and

outputting the formation information of the aerial transport path according to the package mounting notification.

15 . A non-transitory recording medium having stored therein a program causing a computer to execute:

receiving transport information relevant to an application for use of an aerial transport path formed indoors via a network;

determining whether the aerial transport path can be formed in accordance with the transport information;

outputting, to a requesting party of the transport information, reception information including a determination result regarding whether the aerial transport path can be formed via the network;

generating formation information of the aerial transport path in response to the determination result indicating that the aerial transport path can be formed; and

outputting the formation information of the aerial transport path to a plurality of guide light installed indoors to control illumination of the plurality of guide lights and form the aerial transport path.

16 . The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 15 , wherein the program is configured to cause a computer to execute:

receiving the transport information including a transport source and a transport destination of a package to be transported; and

generating the formation information for turning on the guide light installed between the transport source and the transport destination.

17 . The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 16 , wherein the program is configured to cause a computer to execute:

receiving the transport information including supplementary information; and

determining whether the aerial transport path can be formed according to the supplementary information.

18 . The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 17 , wherein the program is configured to cause a computer to execute:

receiving the transport information including the aerial transport path desired to be used as the supplementary information; and

determining whether the aerial transport path including the aerial transport path desired to be used can be formed according to the aerial transport path desired to be used included in the supplementary information.

19 . The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 17 , wherein the program is configured to cause a computer to execute;

receiving the transport information including a type of the package to be transported as the supplementary information; and

determining whether the aerial transport path can be formed according to a type of the package.

20 . The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 16 , wherein the program is configured to cause a computer to execute:

acquiring a detection value detected by a detector detected by a drone using the aerial transport path to be managed, identify that the package to be transported is mounted on the drone according to the acquired detection value, and outputs a package mounting notification notifying that the package to be transported is mounted on the drone; and

outputting the formation information of the aerial transport path according to the package mounting notification.