SHOPPING FACILITY ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS TO DETECT AND HANDLE INCORRECTLY PLACED ITEMS
First Claim
1. A system to address incorrectly placed items, comprising:
- a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different tasks at a retail shopping facility; and
a central computer system configured to instruct various ones of the plurality of motorized transport units to implement at least one of the multiple different tasks relative to the retail shopping facility, receive and analyze input data detected and provided by the motorized transport units while the motorized transport units perform the at least one of the tasks, and detect and categorize each item of multiple items that are incorrectly placed within the retail shopping facility according to one of multiple different predefined categories.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to address incorrectly placed items. Some systems comprise: a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to instruct various ones of the plurality of motorized transport units to implement at least one of the multiple different tasks relative to the retail shopping facility, receive and analyze input data detected and provided by the motorized transport units while the motorized transport units perform the at least one of the tasks, and detect and categorize each item of multiple items that are incorrectly placed within the retail shopping facility according to one of multiple different predefined categories.
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18 Claims
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1. A system to address incorrectly placed items, comprising:
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a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to instruct various ones of the plurality of motorized transport units to implement at least one of the multiple different tasks relative to the retail shopping facility, receive and analyze input data detected and provided by the motorized transport units while the motorized transport units perform the at least one of the tasks, and detect and categorize each item of multiple items that are incorrectly placed within the retail shopping facility according to one of multiple different predefined categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method to address incorrectly placed items, comprising:
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by a central computer system for a retail shopping facility; tasking various ones of a plurality of motorized transport units to implement at least one of the multiple different tasks relative to the retail shopping facility; receiving and analyzing input data detected and provided by the motorized transport units while the motorized transport units perform the at least one of the tasks; detecting and categorizing each item of multiple items that are incorrectly placed within the retail shopping facility according to one of multiple different predefined categories. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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