ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,862, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Self-driving device control system" was invented by Haruhito Furuya (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-driving device control system of the present invention includes an entry restricted area, at least one entrance opened and closed by a closing member, a self-driving device, and a control device, and further includes an outside identification device, an inside identification device, and a storage device. When identification information is acquired by the outside identification device, the control device sets the self-driving device to a stopped sta...