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Sony patents server method for planning efficient robot paths

Sony describes a server system that calculates the most efficient path for a moving device, such as a robot, to reach a destination. It does this by finding the best intermediate point to pass through, updating the starting point to that location, and repeating the process until the destination is reached.

Why it mattersThis method could help warehouse or delivery robots navigate crowded spaces more smoothly by constantly recalculating the best route in real-time.

In the filing’s own words

A route/track planning unit of a server performs processing of determining a passing point having the highest moving efficiency within a non-interference range with other moving apparatuses in a moving direction from a track starting point of a moving apparatus toward a destination, processing of setting a track from the track starting point to the passing point having the highest moving efficiency, and processing of updating the track starting point to the passing point having the highest moving efficiency. Furthermore, the route/track planning unit repeats these processes until the passing point having the highest moving efficiency becomes the destination, thereby generating a track plan indicating a track for moving efficiently to the destination. The track plan generated by the route/track planning unit is transmitted to the moving apparatus via the communication unit. The server can efficiently operate the moving apparatus.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
Official title
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Publication number
US20260277225A1
Application number
19667665
Filed
May 5, 2026
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
19

Classified under

G05D 1/617 Physics & computingG01C 21/3453 Physics & computing
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