MOTORIZED TRANSPORT UNIT WORKER SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system to assist product stocking on a sales floor of a retail shopping facility, comprising:
- a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different types of tasks at a retail shopping facility; and
a central computer system configured to coordinate the plurality of motorized transport units in performing the multiple different tasks comprising instruct a first motorized transport unit to retrieve a specified first stocking cart that is carrying a first plurality of products that are to be restocked onto product supports that are positioned on the sales floor where customers travel in shopping for products, and further instruct the first motorized transport unit to autonomously transport the first stocking cart to a specified first stocking location on the sales floor corresponding to at least one of the first plurality of products carried by the first stocking cart.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide systems and methods to assist product stocking on a sales floor of a retail shopping facility. In some implementations, a system comprises a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different types of tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to coordinate the plurality of motorized transport units in performing the multiple different tasks comprising instruct a motorized transport unit to retrieve a specified stocking cart that is carrying a plurality of products that are to be restocked onto product supports that are positioned on the sales floor where customers travel in shopping for products, and further instruct the motorized transport unit to autonomously transport the stocking cart to a specified stocking location on the sales floor corresponding to at least one of the plurality of products carried by the stocking cart.
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16 Claims
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1. A system to assist product stocking on a sales floor of a retail shopping facility, comprising:
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a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different types of tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to coordinate the plurality of motorized transport units in performing the multiple different tasks comprising instruct a first motorized transport unit to retrieve a specified first stocking cart that is carrying a first plurality of products that are to be restocked onto product supports that are positioned on the sales floor where customers travel in shopping for products, and further instruct the first motorized transport unit to autonomously transport the first stocking cart to a specified first stocking location on the sales floor corresponding to at least one of the first plurality of products carried by the first stocking cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method to assists product stocking on a sales floor of a retail shopping facility, comprising:
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by a central computer system for a retail shopping facility; coordinating a plurality of motorized transport units in performing the multiple different tasks, wherein each of the plurality of motorized transport units are configured to perform multiple different types of tasks at the retail shopping facility; communicating an instruction instructing a first motorized transport unit to retrieve a specified first stocking cart that is carrying a first plurality of products that are to be restocked onto product supports that are positioned on the sales floor where customers travel in shopping for products; and communicating an instruction instructing the first motorized transport unit to autonomously transport the first stocking cart to a specified first stocking location on the sales floor corresponding to at least one of the first plurality of products carried by the first stocking cart. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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