Systems, devices and methods for restoring shopping space conditions
First Claim
1. A system for restoring shopping space conditions comprising:
- a motorized transport unit comprising at least one sensor; and
a central computer system comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating with the motorized transport unit, the central computer system being configured to;
identify a section of the shopping space having a dropped item;
instruct the motorized transport unit to travel to the section of the shopping space and collect information associated with the dropped item using the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a barcode or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader and the information associated with the dropped item comprises an item identifier;
determine a characteristic of the dropped item in the section of the shopping space based on the item identifier detected by the at least one sensor of the motorized transport unit, wherein the characteristic is retrieved from an item characteristics database using the item identifier; and
select a cleaning task from a plurality of cleaning tasks based on the characteristic of the dropped item.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for restoring shopping space conditions are provided. A system for restoring shopping space conditions comprises a motorized transport unit comprising at least one sensor, and a central computer system comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating with the motorized transport unit. The central computer system being configured to: identify a section of a shopping space having a dropped item, instruct the motorized transport unit to travel to the section of the shopping space and collect information associated with the dropped item using the at least one sensor, determine a characteristic of the dropped item in the section of the shopping space using the at least one sensor of the motorized transport unit, and select a cleaning task from a plurality of cleaning tasks based on the characteristic of the dropped item.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for restoring shopping space conditions comprising:
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a motorized transport unit comprising at least one sensor; and a central computer system comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating with the motorized transport unit, the central computer system being configured to; identify a section of the shopping space having a dropped item; instruct the motorized transport unit to travel to the section of the shopping space and collect information associated with the dropped item using the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a barcode or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader and the information associated with the dropped item comprises an item identifier; determine a characteristic of the dropped item in the section of the shopping space based on the item identifier detected by the at least one sensor of the motorized transport unit, wherein the characteristic is retrieved from an item characteristics database using the item identifier; and select a cleaning task from a plurality of cleaning tasks based on the characteristic of the dropped item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for restoring shopping space conditions comprising:
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identifying, at a central computer system, a section of a shopping space having a dropped item; instructing, via a wireless transceiver, a motorized transport unit to travel to the section of the shopping space and collect information associated with the dropped item, the motorized transport unit comprises at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a barcode or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader and the information associated with the dropped item comprises an item identifier; determining, at the central computer system, a characteristic of the dropped item in the section of the shopping space based on the item identifier detected by the at least one sensor of the motorized transport unit, wherein the characteristic is retrieved from an item characteristics database using the item identifier; and selecting, by the central computer system, a cleaning task from a plurality of cleaning tasks based on the characteristic of the dropped item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for restoring shopping space condition comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a central computer system; a motorized wheel system; a sensor device; an attachment structure configured to attach to a cleaning tool; and a control circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver, the motorized wheel system, and the sensor device, the control circuit being configured to; travel, via the motorized wheel system, to a section of the shopping space based on instructions received from the central computer system via the wireless transceiver; collect information associated with a dropped item in the section of the shopping space using the sensor device and provide the information associated with the dropped item to the central computer system, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a barcode or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader and the information associated with the dropped item comprises an item identifier; receive a cleanup task from the central computer system; travel to the cleaning tool and attach to the cleaning tool via the attachment structure, wherein the cleaning tool is selected based on a characteristic of the dropped item determined based on the item identifier; and remove the dropped item from the section of the shopping space based on the cleanup task. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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