IP Library Granted Patent US 11,016,498
Granted Patent B2
US 11,016,498 · App. 16/255,368 · Granted May 25, 2021

Control device, processing apparatus system, and recording medium

Inventors: Akira Ichikawa (Yokohama, JP); Hajime Kajiyama (Yokohama, JP); Hideki Fujimoto (Yokohama, JP); Kunitoshi Yamamoto (Yokohama, JP); Mariko Miyazaki (Yokohama, JP); Naoya Ogata (Yokohama, JP); Tetsuya Kobayashi (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,016,498
App. No.
16/255,368
Granted
May 25, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for processing; and a control unit that, in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the processing apparatus to travel to the plurality of places and processing time taken for the processing apparatus to finish the processing after traveling.

Claims (36)

1. A control device comprising:

at least one processor configured to act as:

a receiving unit that receives a request for processing 1) reproducing, 2) cooking, or 3) assembling or disassembling; and

a control unit that,

1) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing reproducing a movie image from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a movie image reproduce processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the movie image reproduce processing apparatus to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing reproducing time taken for the movie image reproduce processing apparatus to finish the movie image reproducing after arriving at each of the plurality of places,

2) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing cooking from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a cooking device that makes a beverage or instantly based on traveling time taken for the cooking device to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing cooking time taken for the cooking device to finish the cooking after arriving at each of the plurality of places, or

3) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing assembling or disassembling from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of an assembling or disassembling device that assembles or disassembles a machine, based on traveling time taken for the assembling or disassembling device to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing assembling or disassembling device time taken for the assembling or disassembling device to finish the assembling or disassembling after arriving at each of the plurality of places.

2. The control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit controls the traveling route of the movie image reproduce processing apparatus, the cooking device or the assembling or disassembling device such that average wait time becomes shortest, the average wait time being an average of waiting time at each of the plurality of places.

3. The control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the receiving unit further receives priorities of a plurality of requests for the processing, and

the control unit controls the traveling route of the movie image reproduce processing apparatus, the cooking device or the assembling or disassembling device further based on the priorities.

4. An image forming apparatus system comprising:

an image forming apparatus that performs printing; and

a control device that controls the image forming apparatus,

wherein the control device comprises at least one processor configured to act as:

a receiving unit that receives a request for processing 1) reproducing a movie image, 2) cooking, or 3) assembling or disassembling, and

a control unit that,

1) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing reproducing from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a movie image reproduce processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the movie image reproduce processing apparatus to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing reproducing time taken for the movie image reproduce processing apparatus to finish the movie image reproducing after arriving at each of the plurality of places,

2) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing cooking from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of a cooking device that makes a beverage or instantly based on traveling time taken for the cooking device to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing cooking time taken for the cooking device to finish the cooking after arriving at each of the plurality of places, or

3) in a case where the receiving unit receives a plurality of requests for processing assembling or disassembling from a plurality of places, controls a traveling route of an assembling or disassembling device that assembles or disassembles a machine, based on traveling time taken for the assembling or disassembling device to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing assembling or disassembling device time taken for the assembling or disassembling device to finish the assembling or disassembling after arriving at each of the plurality of places.

5. The image forming apparatus system according to claim 4 ,

wherein the control unit controls the traveling route of the movie image reproduce processing apparatus, the cooking device or the assembling or disassembling device such that average wait time becomes shortest, the average wait time being an average of waiting time at each of the plurality of places.

6. The image forming apparatus system according to claim 4 ,

wherein the receiving unit further receives priorities of a plurality of requests for processing, and

the control unit controls the traveling route of the movie image reproduce processing apparatus, the cooking device or the assembling or disassembling device further based on the priorities.

7. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to execute:

receiving a request for processing 1) reproducing, 2) cooking, or 3) assembling or disassembling; and

1) in a case where the receiving receives a plurality of requests for processing reproducing from a plurality of places, controlling a traveling route of a movie image reproduce processing apparatus based on traveling time taken for the movie image reproduce processing apparatus to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing reproducing time taken for the movie image reproduce processing apparatus to finish the movie image reproducing after arriving at each of the plurality of places,

2) in a case where the receiving receives a plurality of requests for processing cooking from a plurality of places, controlling a traveling route of a cooking device that makes a beverage or instantly based on traveling time taken for the cooking device to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing cooking time taken for the cooking device to finish the cooking after arriving at each of the plurality of places, or

3) in a case where the receiving receives a plurality of requests for processing assembling or disassembling from a plurality of places, controlling a traveling route of an assembling or disassembling device that assembles or disassembles a machine, based on traveling time taken for the assembling or disassembling device to travel to each of the plurality of places and processing assembling or disassembling device time taken for the assembling or disassembling device to finish the assembling or disassembling after arriving at each of the plurality of places.

8. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 7 ,

wherein the controlling controls the traveling route of the movie image reproduce processing apparatus, the cooking device or the assembling or disassembling device such that average wait time becomes shortest, the average wait time being an average of waiting time at each of the plurality of places.

9. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 7 ,

wherein the receiving further receives priorities of a plurality of requests for processing, and

the controlling controls the traveling route of the movie image reproduce processing apparatus, the cooking device or the assembling or disassembling device further based on the priorities.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-122755 · Jun 21, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15369456 · Dec 5, 2016
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