METHOD FOR MONITORING TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED UNITS IN A STORE
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring cooling units in a store comprising:
- at a robotic system, during a first scan routine;
autonomously navigating toward a cooling unit in the store;
recording a color image of the cooling unit; and
scanning a set of temperatures within the cooling unit;
identifying a set of products stocked in the cooling unit based on features detected in the color image;
mapping the set of temperatures to the set of products at a first time during the first scan routine based on positions of products in the set of products identified in the color image; and
generating a record of temperatures of the set of products stocked in the cooling unit at the first time.
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Abstract
One variation of a method for monitoring cooling units in a store includes: at a robotic system, during a first scan routine, autonomously navigating toward a cooling unit in the store, recording a color image of the cooling unit, and scanning a set of temperatures within the cooling unit; identifying a set of products stocked in the cooling unit based on features detected in the color image; mapping the set of temperatures to the set of products at a first time during the first scan routine based on positions of products in the set of products identified in the color image; and generating a record of temperatures of the set of products stocked in the cooling unit at the first time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring cooling units in a store comprising:
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at a robotic system, during a first scan routine; autonomously navigating toward a cooling unit in the store; recording a color image of the cooling unit; and scanning a set of temperatures within the cooling unit; identifying a set of products stocked in the cooling unit based on features detected in the color image; mapping the set of temperatures to the set of products at a first time during the first scan routine based on positions of products in the set of products identified in the color image; and generating a record of temperatures of the set of products stocked in the cooling unit at the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for monitoring temperature-controlled units in a store comprising:
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at a robotic system, during a first scan routine; autonomously navigating toward a temperature-controlled unit in the store; recording a color image and a thermal image of the temperature-controlled unit; and identifying a set of products stocked in the temperature-controlled unit based on features detected in the color image; for each product in the set of products stocked in the temperature-controlled unit; retrieving a stored emissivity of a surface of the product from a database based on an identity of the first product; selecting a thermal pixel in the thermal image depicting the product; and calculating a temperature of the product at the first time based on a thermal value stored in the thermal pixel and the emissivity of the surface of the product; and generating a record of temperatures of products, in the set of products, at the first time. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for monitoring temperature-controlled units in a store comprising:
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at a robotic system, during a first scan routine; autonomously navigating toward a temperature-controlled unit in the store; recording a color image of the temperature-controlled unit; and broadcasting a query for temperature values from a set of temperature-enabled transmitters coupled to the temperature-controlled unit; and recording a set of temperature values transmitted by the set of temperature-enabled transmitters; identifying a set of products stocked in the temperature-controlled unit based on features detected in the color image; accessing locations of the set of temperature-enabled transmitters coupled to the temperature-controlled unit; mapping the set of temperature values received from the set of temperature-enabled transmitters to the set of products at the first time based on; locations of the set of temperature-enabled transmitters in the temperature-controlled unit; and locations of the set of products identified in the color image; and generating a record of temperatures of the set of products stocked in the temperature-controlled unit at the first time.
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