Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for utilizing near field communication to guide robots
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving origin location information via a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag associated with a key in an instance in which the key is positioned in an origin location;
receiving target location information via the NFC tag associated with the key in an instance in which the key is positioned in a target location, at which a task is performed by a robot; and
generating, via a processor, a route for the robot to traverse in order to complete the task based in part on the origin location information and the target location information.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for determining a path or route in which a robot may be guided to perform a task(s) and avoiding one or more obstacles or obstructions. The apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor configured to receive origin location information via a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag associated with a key in an instance in which the key is positioned in an origin location. The processor is also configured to receive target location information via the NFC tag associated with the key in an instance in which the key is positioned in a target location, at which a task is performed by a robot and may generate a route for the robot to traverse in order to complete the task based in part on the origin location information and the target location information. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving origin location information via a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag associated with a key in an instance in which the key is positioned in an origin location; receiving target location information via the NFC tag associated with the key in an instance in which the key is positioned in a target location, at which a task is performed by a robot; and generating, via a processor, a route for the robot to traverse in order to complete the task based in part on the origin location information and the target location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer executable program code instructions comprising:
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program code instructions configured to cause receipt of origin location information via a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag associated with a key in an instance in which the key is positioned in an origin location; program code instructions configured to cause receipt of target location information via the NFC tag associated with the key in an instance in which the key is positioned in a target location, at which a task is performed by a robot; and program code instructions configured to generate a route for the robot to traverse in order to complete the task based in part on the origin location information and the target location information. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one memory; and at least one processor configured to cause the apparatus to; receive origin location information via a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag associated with a key in an instance in which the key is positioned in an origin location; receive target location information via the NFC tag associated with the key in an instance in which the key is positioned in a target location, at which a task is performed by a robot; and generate a route for the robot to traverse in order to complete the task based in part on the origin location information and the target location information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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