Nesting Negotiation for Self-Mobile Devices
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Abstract
Disparate robotic devices can be automatically recharged and reprogrammed by self-scheduling individual time slots for the available recharging area(s) of a charging station. These charging stations provide a nest to which each robot must return periodically for power. These nests can also provide new tasking or patches for the robotic devices. The charging station and the robotic devices are both provided with communications capabilities and a protocol by which they can negotiate to find a time slot in which the device can be recharged, as well as determining a correct connector and a battery type.
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21 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A rechargeable robotic device, comprising:
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a body; a processor attached to said body; a propulsion device attached to said body to providing self-propulsion; a communications device attached to said body and connected to said processor to provide two-way communications with a charging station; a battery connected to said processor, said propulsion device, and said communications device; a connector for charging said battery, said connector being configured in such a manner that said robotic device can self-position for charging; wherein said processor is connected to negotiate with a charging station, using a given protocol, to schedule a time slot for charging of said battery. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21-35. -35. (canceled)
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