INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a communication interface connected to an external device; and

a processor configured to:

acquire cargo-handling information relating to cargo-handling work through the communication interface; and

select a cargo-handling apparatus to be caused to perform the cargo-handling work from among a plurality of cargo-handling apparatuses based on the cargo-handling information.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the selected cargo-handling apparatus is incapable of handling a piece of cargo that is a target of the cargo-handling work, the processor provides a worker with a notification of the cargo-handling work of the piece of cargo.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , comprising a display unit configured to display the notification.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the communication interface is connected to control apparatuses that respectively control the cargo-handling apparatuses; and

the processor is configured to transmit, through the communication interface, a control signal for causing the selected cargo-handling apparatus to perform the cargo-handling work to a control apparatus that controls the selected cargo-handling apparatus.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the cargo-handling information indicates a piece of cargo that is a target of the cargo-handling work; and

the processor is configured to select the cargo-handling apparatus to be caused to perform the cargo-handling work from among the cargo-handling apparatuses based on cargo information relating to the piece of cargo.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein:

the cargo-handling work is loading work; and

the processor is configured to select the cargo-handling apparatus to be caused to perform the cargo-handling work from among the cargo-handling apparatuses based on storage container information relating to a plurality of storage containers.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to:

select a storage container for storing the piece of cargo from among the storage containers based on the cargo information and the storage container information; and

select a cargo-handling apparatus capable of handling the selected storage container and the piece of cargo as the cargo-handling apparatus to be caused to perform the cargo-handling work.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the cargo-handling apparatus to first put a piece of cargo loadable by the cargo-handling apparatus into the storage container.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein:

the cargo-handling work is unloading work;

the cargo-handling information indicates a storage container for storing the piece of cargo; and

the processor is configured to select a cargo-handling apparatus capable of handling the storage container and the piece of cargo as the cargo-handling apparatus to be caused to perform the cargo-handling work.

10 . An information processing method executed by a processor, the method comprising:

acquiring cargo-handling information relating to cargo-handling work; and

selecting a cargo-handling apparatus to be caused to perform the cargo-handling work from among a plurality of cargo-handling apparatuses based on the cargo-handling information.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a processor to realize:

a function of acquiring cargo-handling information relating to cargo-handling work; and

a function of selecting a cargo-handling apparatus to be caused to perform the cargo-handling work from among a plurality of cargo-handling apparatuses based on the cargo-handling information.

12 . A system comprising an information processing apparatus and a work system,

the information processing apparatus including:

a communication interface connected to an external device and control apparatuses configured to respectively control a plurality of cargo-handling apparatuses; and

a processor configured to

acquire cargo-handling information relating to cargo-handling work through the communication interface;

select a cargo-handling apparatus to be caused to perform the cargo-handling work from among the cargo-handling apparatuses based on the cargo-handling information; and

transmit, through the communication interface, a control signal for causing the selected cargo-handling apparatus to perform the cargo-handling work to a control apparatus configured to control the selected cargo-handling apparatus,

the work system including:

a cargo-handling apparatus configured to perform the cargo-handling work; and

a control apparatus configured to control the cargo-handling apparatus in accordance with the control signal.