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App. No. 18/706,493

MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM

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App. No.
18/706,493
Abstract

A management device 10 includes an area setting unit 12 that searches a spatio-temporal database 30 for information on objects on a road at a current time, sets an area having a predetermined size surrounding the object for each of the objects that have been found, and stores information on the area in the spatio-temporal database 30 in association with time information and position information of the object, a determination unit 13 that determines whether an inside of the area is safe based on a search result, and a path calculation unit 14 that calculates a movement path of the object based on the area. In a case where the inside of the area is not safe, the area setting unit 12 sets a new area for the object, and when there is an area of another object overlapping the new area, the area setting unit sets a new area for the other object.

Claims (29)

1 . A management device comprising:

an area setting unit, including one or more processors, configured to set an area having a predetermined size surrounding an object for the object and store the area in a spatio-temporal database in association with time information and position information of the object;

a search unit, including one or more processors, configured to search the spatio-temporal database for information on an object around the object at a time indicated by the time information;

a determination unit, including one or more processors, configured to determine whether or not an inside of the area is safe on the basis of a search result; and

a path calculation unit, including one or more processors, configured to calculate a movement path of the object on the basis of the area,

wherein, in a case where the inside of the area is not safe, the area setting unit is configured to set a new area for the object, and when there is an area of another object overlapping the new area, the area setting unit sets a new area for the other object.

2 . The management device according to claim 1 , wherein the area is a three-dimensional area in which the object is able to safely perform avoidance behavior.

3 . The management device according to claim 1 , wherein the search unit is configured to generate a spatio-temporal code using time information indicating a time at which it is desired to search and spatial information indicating a space at which it is desired to search, and search the spatio-temporal database using the generated spatio-temporal code as a key.

4 . A management method comprising:

by a computer,

setting an area in which an object is able to safely perform avoidance and storing the area in a spatio-temporal database in association with time information and position information of the object;

searching the spatio-temporal database for information on an object around the object at a time indicated by the time information;

determining whether or not an inside of the area is safe on the basis of a search result;

setting, in a case where the inside of the area is not safe, a new area for the object, and setting, when there is an area of another object overlapping the new area, a new area for the other object; and

calculating a movement path of the object on the basis of the area.

5 . The management method according to claim 4 , wherein the area is a three-dimensional area in which the object is able to safely perform avoidance behavior.

6 . The management method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

by the computer,

generating a spatio-temporal code using time information indicating a time at which it is desired to search and spatial information indicating a space at which it is desired to search, and searching the spatio-temporal database using the generated spatio-temporal code as a key.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program causing a computer perform operations of a management method, the operations comprising:

setting an area in which an object is able to safely perform avoidance and storing the area in a spatio-temporal database in association with time information and position information of the object;

searching the spatio-temporal database for information on an object around the object at a time indicated by the time information;

determining whether or not an inside of the area is safe on the basis of a search result;

setting, in a case where the inside of the area is not safe, a new area for the object, and setting, when there is an area of another object overlapping the new area, a new area for the other object; and

calculating a movement path of the object on the basis of the area.

8 . (canceled)

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the area is a three-dimensional area in which the object is able to safely perform avoidance behavior.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a spatio-temporal code using time information indicating a time at which it is desired to search and spatial information indicating a space at which it is desired to search, and searching the spatio-temporal database using the generated spatio-temporal code as a key.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072412/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2024
From: ISOMURA, ATSUSHI; OKI, NOBUHIRO; NAITO, ICHIBE; UENO, ISOO; SHIGEMATSU, NAOKO; UR, SHMUEL; DABIJA, VLAD; ASH, DAVID
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067571/0569 →