Monitoring, diagnostic and tracking tool for autonomous mobile robots
First Claim
1. A system for managing and prioritizing for action fleets of mobile robots deployed at various locations, the system comprising:
- a plurality of homebase servers, each corresponding to a different location, wherein each of the homebase servers receives operational parameter data from a plurality of mobile robots operating at a particular location; and
a central server receiving the operational parameter data from the plurality of homebase servers, the central server including a data analysis module processing the operational parameter data and prioritizing the mobile robots operating at the various locations based on the operational parameter data of each mobile robot using a set of business rules that are location and mobile robot specific; and
wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding operational and navigational issues experienced by the mobile robot; and
wherein each of the mobile robots are prioritized relative to each of the other mobile robots at the various locations based on a severity of operational and navigational issues experienced by each of the mobile robots;
wherein the data analysis module provides a prioritized list that ranks the mobile robots in order of severity based on the operational parameter data to a display associated with the data analysis module.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for managing and prioritizing for action fleets of mobile robots deployed at various locations. The system/method includes a plurality of homebase servers, each corresponding to a different location, with each of the homebase servers receiving operational parameter data (representing operational and navigational issues experienced by the mobile robot) from a plurality of mobile robots operating at the particular location where the homebase server is deployed. A central server receives the operational parameter data from the plurality of homebase servers. The central server included a data analysis module for processing the operational parameter data and prioritizing the mobile robots operating at the various locations for action by support staff. A list is generated ranking the mobile robots in order of importance for action by support staff.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for managing and prioritizing for action fleets of mobile robots deployed at various locations, the system comprising:
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a plurality of homebase servers, each corresponding to a different location, wherein each of the homebase servers receives operational parameter data from a plurality of mobile robots operating at a particular location; and a central server receiving the operational parameter data from the plurality of homebase servers, the central server including a data analysis module processing the operational parameter data and prioritizing the mobile robots operating at the various locations based on the operational parameter data of each mobile robot using a set of business rules that are location and mobile robot specific; and wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding operational and navigational issues experienced by the mobile robot; and wherein each of the mobile robots are prioritized relative to each of the other mobile robots at the various locations based on a severity of operational and navigational issues experienced by each of the mobile robots; wherein the data analysis module provides a prioritized list that ranks the mobile robots in order of severity based on the operational parameter data to a display associated with the data analysis module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 29)
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11. A method of managing and prioritizing for action fleets of mobile robots deployed at various locations, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a homebase server deployed at a particular location, operational parameter data from a plurality of mobile robots operating at the particular location; receiving, at a central server, the operational parameter data for the mobile robots from a plurality of homebase servers, each homebase server deployed at a different location; analyzing, by a data analysis module at the central server, the operational parameter data for the mobile robots; processing, by the data analysis module, the operational parameter data for the mobile robots using a set of business rules; and prioritizing, by the data analysis module at the central server, the mobile robots operating at the various locations based on the operational parameter data and the set of business rules, wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding the operational and navigational issues experienced by each of the mobile robots, wherein the data analysis module prioritizing the mobile robots operating at the various locations comprises prioritizing each of the mobile robots relative to each of the other mobile robots at the various locations based on a severity of the operational and navigational issues experienced by each of the mobile robots; and wherein the business rules are location and mobile robot specific. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for managing and prioritizing for action fleets of mobile robots deployed at various locations, the system comprising:
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a central server receiving operational parameter data from a plurality of mobile robots operating at least one location, the operational parameter data representing operational and navigational issues experienced by the mobile robot, wherein the central server includes a data analysis module processing the operational parameter data and prioritizing the mobile robots based on the operational parameter data; and wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding operational and navigational issues experienced by the mobile robot; and wherein each of the mobile robots are prioritized relative to each of the other mobile robots at the various locations based on a severity of the operational and navigational issues experienced by each of the mobile robots; and wherein the data analysis module processes the operational data and prioritizes the mobile robots using a set of business rules that are location and mobile robot specific. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of managing and prioritizing for action fleets of mobile robots deployed at various locations, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a central server, operational parameter data from a plurality of mobile robots operating at least one location, the operational parameter data representing operational and navigational issues experienced by the mobile robot; analyzing, by a data analysis module at the central server, the operational parameter data for the mobile robots; processing, by the data analysis module, the operational parameter data for the mobile robots using a set of business rules; and prioritizing, by the data analysis module at the central server, the mobile robots based on the operational parameter data and the set of business rules; and wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding operational and navigational issues experienced by the mobile robot; and wherein the data analysis module prioritizing the mobile robots operating at the various locations comprises prioritizing each of the mobile robots relative to each of the other mobile robots at the various locations based on a severity of the operational and navigational issues experienced by each of the mobile robots; and wherein the business rules are location and mobile robot specific. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 30)
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