Wireless visualization interface for autonomous ground vehicle signal coverage
First Claim
1. An inventory management system, comprising:
- a plurality of access points situated in a materials handling facility;
a mobile drive unit for moving inventory within the inventory management system, and for receiving and transmitting data from and to the plurality of access points;
a computer system for;
receiving the data from at least one of the mobile drive unit or at least one of the plurality of access points, the data including at least roam times associated with network connectivity between the mobile drive unit and the at least one of the plurality of access points;
generating connectivity improvement information based at least in part on the data; and
providing the connectivity improvement information to the at least one of the plurality of access points, the connectivity improvement information comprising instructions for the at least one of the plurality of access points to change a first configuration of the at least one of the plurality of access points.
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Abstract
A system for analyzing the network traffic health of an inventory management system that includes an autonomous vehicle and a plurality of access points. The autonomous vehicle interacts with access points in an inventory management system, and network traffic information related to network connectivity between the autonomous vehicle and the access points is obtained. The autonomous vehicle or the access points transmit(s) the network traffic information to a computer system that can generate a graphical user interface that represents the network traffic information for the inventory management system. The network traffic information can include a variety of information about the interactions between autonomous vehicles and access points, such as roam time of the autonomous vehicles between access points as the autonomous vehicles navigate within the inventory management system.
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20 Claims
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1. An inventory management system, comprising:
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a plurality of access points situated in a materials handling facility; a mobile drive unit for moving inventory within the inventory management system, and for receiving and transmitting data from and to the plurality of access points; a computer system for; receiving the data from at least one of the mobile drive unit or at least one of the plurality of access points, the data including at least roam times associated with network connectivity between the mobile drive unit and the at least one of the plurality of access points; generating connectivity improvement information based at least in part on the data; and providing the connectivity improvement information to the at least one of the plurality of access points, the connectivity improvement information comprising instructions for the at least one of the plurality of access points to change a first configuration of the at least one of the plurality of access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, from at least one of an autonomous vehicle or at least one access point of a plurality of access points, network traffic information, the network traffic information including information related to network connectivity between the autonomous vehicle and the at least one access point of the plurality of access points in a first inventory management system; generating, by the computer system, a graphical user interface displaying the network traffic information on a map that corresponds to the first inventory management system, the network traffic information including at least one of (1) roam time between the at least one access point and another access point or (2) timeouts that occur when the autonomous vehicle switches from the at least one access point to the another access point of the plurality of access points; and automatically providing, by the computer system, instructions to alter at least one of a first configuration of the at least one access point or a second configuration of the autonomous vehicle based on the network traffic information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from at least one of an autonomous vehicle or at least one access point of a plurality of access points, network traffic information, the network traffic information indicating network connectivity between the autonomous vehicle and the at least one access point of the plurality of access points in an inventory management system; generating a graphical user interface based at least in part on the network traffic information; providing the graphical user interface for presentation to a user; and generating connectivity improvement information based at least in part on the network traffic information, wherein the connectivity improvement information includes at least first instructions to at least one of (1) turn on or off the at least one access point, (2) adjust a signal strength of the at least one access point, or (3) rearrange the at least one access point in the inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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