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Systems and methods for inventorying objects

  • US 9,205,886 B1
  • Filed: 05/03/2012
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, by a computing system, a first map of an area;

    identifying an object in the area by;

    receiving, at the computing system from a robotic device, identification data associated with the object, wherein the robotic device includes at least one sensor;

    receiving, at the computing system from the robotic device, a location of the object that is associated with the identification data at a first time; and

    identifying the object based on the identification data and the location;

    responsive to identifying the object in the area, determining, by the computing system, a likelihood that the identified object has been correctly identified;

    determining whether to update the first map of the area based on the determined likelihood;

    based on determining whether to update the first map, adjusting, by the computing system, the first map of the area to include the identified object at the location;

    determining a second map of the area, wherein the second map includes a historical location of the identified object at a second time that is prior to the first time;

    comparing the first map and the second map to determine if the location of the identified object is different than the historical location of the identified object;

    responsive to the location of the identified object being different than the historical location of the identified object, sending, by the computing system to the robotic device, instructions to cause the robotic device to retrieve the identified object from the location and to move the identified object to the historical location; and

    adjusting, by the computing system, the first map based on the identified object being moved to the historical location.

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