Ship assignment device, ship assignment method, program, and recording medium
US9835458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T70/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ship assignment device acquires voyage schedule information including an operation time schedule and a sailing route of a voyage. The ship assignment device acquires, from a database, weather information related to the operation time schedule and the sailing route included in the schedule information. The ship assignment device acquires information regarding variations in fuel consumption rate from a database that stores the information for each of plural ships. On the basis of the acquired weather information and acquired information regarding each ship, the ship assignment device calculates the fuel consumption for when each ship sails on the sailing route included in the acquired voyage schedule information in accordance with the operation time schedule included in the voyage schedule information. On the basis of the calculation result, the ship assignment device outputs information identifying plural ships.
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