Control device, control method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023051618-A1
Application number	US-202117798463-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 3, 2021
Priority date	Feb 17, 2020
Publication date	Feb 16, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present technology relates to a control device, a control method, and a program that make it possible for objects that are capable of moving autonomously to move in corporation with each other. The control device according to one aspect of the present technology moves, in response to an action made by a user on a predetermined object among multiple objects that are capable of moving autonomously, an object corresponding with the predetermined object. The present technology can be applied to a control device that controls mobile robots.

First claim

1 . A control device comprising:
a control unit that moves, in response to an action made by a user on a predetermined object among multiple objects that are capable of moving autonomously, an object corresponding with the predetermined object.

2 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the multiple objects include a shared object that is shared by multiple users and an individual object that is used by each of the users.

3 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit causes multiple individual objects allocated to the user, to be placed side by side on a basis of a position of the user.

4 . The control device according to claim 3 , wherein
the control unit changes a placement position of the individual object according to an attribute of the user.

5 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit moves, in response to the action made on the shared object, the individual object corresponding with the shared object on which the action is made.

6 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit moves, in response to the action made on the individual object, the shared object corresponding with the individual object on which the action is made.

7 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein,
in a case where, on a movement path of the object to be moved, another object is present, the control unit controls a movement of the object according to a priority level set to the object to be moved and a priority level set to the other object.

8 . The control device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a priority level setting unit that sets the priority level of each of the objects on a basis of a first value based on a fixed attribute of the object and a second value based on a situation of the object that varies.

9 . The control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the priority level setting unit sets the first value according to at least any of attributes including a size and a shape of the object and whether the object is the shared object or the individual object.

10 . The control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the priority level setting unit sets the second value according to at least either an amount of contents in the object or a status of use of the object.

11 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the object includes a piece of tableware, and the control unit moves another piece of tableware that is used in combination with a piece of tableware picked up by the user.

12 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit moves an object corresponding with the predetermined object toward the user.

13 . A control method comprising:
by a control device, moving, in response to an action made by a user on a predetermined object among multiple objects that are capable of moving autonomously, an object corresponding with the predetermined object.

14 . A program for causing a computer to execute a process of:
moving, in response to an action made by a user on a predetermined object among multiple objects that are capable of moving autonomously, an object corresponding with the predetermined object.

Assignees

• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Ohki Yoshihito
• Shiono Daisuke
• Suzuki Seiji
• Nakajima Yohei

Classifications

• G05D1/0289 Primary

  with means for avoiding collisions between vehicles (vehicle fittings for automatically controlling speed including means for detecting potential obstacles B60K31/0008; avoiding obstacles by action on the steering system B62D; radar, sonar, lidar systems designed for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93) · CPC title

• A47F10/06

  for restaurant service systems (table equipment A47G {; dirty crockery transport in association with crockery washing machines A47L15/00}) · CPC title

• A47G23/08

  Food-conveying devices for tables {(restaurant service systems A47F10/06; conveyors for washing or rinsing crockery or tableware A47L15/00)}; Movable or rotary food-serving devices · CPC title

• B25J11/008 Primary

  Manipulators for service tasks · CPC title

• A47G19/00

  Table service · CPC title