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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19 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A recharging station, comprising:
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a first connector for a self-mobile device, said first connector being configured in such a manner that self-mobile devices can self-position into a position for charging; a first communications device capable of carrying on two-way communications with a plurality of self-mobile devices; a processor connected to said first connector and said first communications device, said processor connected to negotiate with the plurality of self-mobile devices according to a first protocol in order to administer time slots for charging the plurality of self-mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19-35. -35. (canceled)
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