Package management system for robotic vehicles
First Claim
1. A package management system for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle, the package management system comprising:
- circuitry for recognizing an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle;
circuitry for routing the robotic vehicle along a path following the recognized individual human shopper through the consumer shopping environment (hereafter “
shopper-following movement”
);
circuitry for suspending the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a suspension criteria; and
circuitry for resuming the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a resumption criteria.
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Abstract
Described embodiments include a system, method, and apparatus. A system includes a package management system for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle. The package management system includes circuitry for recognizing an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle. The package management system includes circuitry for routing the robotic vehicle along a path following the recognized individual human shopper through the consumer shopping environment. The package management system includes circuitry for suspending the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to suspension criteria. The package management system includes circuitry for resuming the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to resumption criteria.
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24 Claims
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1. A package management system for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle, the package management system comprising:
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circuitry for recognizing an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle; circuitry for routing the robotic vehicle along a path following the recognized individual human shopper through the consumer shopping environment (hereafter “
shopper-following movement”
);circuitry for suspending the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a suspension criteria; and circuitry for resuming the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a resumption criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computationally-implemented method of operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle, the method comprising:
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recognizing an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle; routing the robotic vehicle along a path following the recognized individual human shopper through the consumer shopping environment (hereafter “
shopper-following movement”
);suspending the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a suspension criteria; and resuming the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a resumption criteria. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An article of manufacture for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle, the article of manufacture comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage media bearing; one or more instructions for recognizing an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle; one or more instructions for routing the robotic vehicle along a path following the recognized individual human shopper through the consumer shopping environment (hereafter “
shopper-following movement”
);one or more instructions for suspending the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a suspension criteria; and one or more instructions for resuming the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a resumption criteria. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A system in the form of a machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle, the system comprising:
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an identification module configured to recognize an individual human shopper placing a consumer item in the robotic vehicle; a guidance module configured to route the robotic vehicle along a path following the recognized individual human shopper through the consumer shopping environment (hereafter “
shopper-following movement”
);an interruption module configured to suspend the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a suspension criteria; and a restart module configured to resume the shopper-following movement of the robotic vehicle in response to a resumption criteria. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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