The European Patent Office (EPO) has published patent application EP4343668A1, which details a 'Resource Management Device, Collection Device, Resource Management Method, Resource Management Program, Collection Method, and Collection Program'. The applicant is Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, and the inventor is HORIE Naoki. This publication indicates the application has passed an initial examination stage and is now publicly available.

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