Sorting support apparatus, sorting support system, sorting support method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12540907-B2
Application number	US-202318381380-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2023
Priority date	Mar 29, 2018
Publication date	Feb 3, 2026
Grant date	Feb 3, 2026

Abstract

A sorting support apparatus is provided with: an input part that inputs a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; a storage part that stores a plurality of learning models optimized respectively for at least one article and being associated with an assumed usage condition; and a determination part that selects one of the learning models based on a specified usage condition and uses the learning model to determine whether or not the one or more articles is contained in the inspection target.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A sorting support system wherein a plurality of sorting support apparatuses are disposed at multiple stages, each of the sorting support apparatuses comprising:
at least one memory storing a computer program; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer program to:
input a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; and
determine whether or not one or more articles used under a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target, wherein
a first soring support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the criterion,
wherein the specified usage condition is associated with a trend of handled goods at a location where the sorting support apparatus is disposed.

2 . A sorting support system wherein a plurality of sorting support apparatuses are disposed at multiple stages, each of the sorting support apparatuses comprising:
at least one memory storing a computer program; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer program to:
input a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; and
determine whether or not one or more articles used or a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target,
wherein a first sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the criterion, and wherein the specified usage condition is associated with a trend of handled goods in a time-period in which sorting is performed.

3 . A sorting support system wherein a plurality of sorting support apparatuses are disposed at multiple stages, each of the sorting support apparatuses comprising:
at least one memory storing a computer program; and at least one configured to execute the computer program to:
input a transmission image obtained by radiating target with electromagnetic waves; and
determine whether or not one or more articles used under a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target,
wherein a first sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the criterion, and wherein the specified usage condition is associated with a trend of handled goods according to sender location.

4 . A sorting support method, performed by each of a plurality of sorting support apparatuses disposed at multiple stages, the sorting support method comprising:
inputting a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; and determining whether or not one or more articles used under a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target, wherein a first sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the criterion, and wherein the specified usage condition is associated with a trend of handled goods at a location where the sorting support apparatus is disposed.

5 . A sorting support method, performed by each of a plurality of sorting support apparatuses disposed at multiple stages, the sorting support method comprising:
inputting a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; and determining whether or not one or more articles used under a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target, wherein a first sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the criterion, and wherein the specified usage condition is associated with a trend of handled goods in a time-period in which sorting is performed.

6 . A sorting support method, performed by each of a plurality of sorting support apparatuses disposed at multiple stages, the sorting support method comprising:
inputting a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; and determining whether or not one or more articles used under a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target, wherein a first sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the criterion, wherein the specified usage condition is associated with a trend of handled goods according to sender location.

7 . A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium recording a program, the program causing a computer of each of a plurality of sorting support apparatuses disposed at multiple stages to perform;
inputting a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; and determining whether or not one or more articles used under a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target, wherein a first sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the criterion, and wherein the specified usage condition is associated with a trend of handled goods at a location where the sorting support apparatus is disposed.

8 . A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium recording a program, the program causing a computer of each of a plurality of sorting support apparatuses disposed at multiple stages to perform:
inputting a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; and determining whether or not one or more articles used under a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target, wherein a first sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the criterion, and wherein the specified usage condition is associated with a trend of handled goods in a time-period in which sorting is performed.

9 . A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium recording a program, the program causing a computer of each of a plurality of sorting support apparatuses disposed at multiple stages to perform:
inputting a transmission image obtained by radiating an inspection target with electromagnetic waves; and determining whether or not one or more articles used under a specified usage condition are contained in the inspection target, wherein a first sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is equal to or more than a criterion is disposed on a front side of a second sorting support apparatus for the articles used under the usage condition whose risk is less than the crite

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Kaji Masahiro
• Ikemura Kazuyuki
• Yoshitsune Shinichi
• Takeuchi Kaori

Classifications

• G01N2223/639

  material in a container · CPC title

• G01N2223/401

  image processing · CPC title

• G01N2223/04

  and measuring absorption · CPC title

• G06V20/52

  Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69) · CPC title

• G06N20/00

  Machine learning · CPC title