Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, devices and methods of controlling motorized transport units in fulfilling product orders
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Application No.: US15894155Application Date: 2018-02-12
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Publication No.: US10351399B2Publication Date: 2019-07-16
- Inventor: Donald R. High , Shuvro Chakrobartty , David C. Winkle , Robert C. Taylor
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; B66F9/06 ; G01C21/20 ; G06Q30/06 ; A47F10/04 ; H04W4/80 ; G06Q10/06 ; G06Q10/02 ; G06Q50/30 ; G06Q10/08 ; B62B5/00 ; G06Q30/02 ; H04W4/04 ; B60P3/06 ; G05D1/00 ; A47F3/08 ; G06Q30/00 ; H04N5/77 ; G06Q50/28 ; H04N7/18 ; E01H5/06 ; E01H5/12 ; G06Q10/00 ; G06Q10/10 ; H04W4/33 ; G06T7/73 ; G06T7/593 ; H04N13/282 ; A47L11/40 ; G05D1/04 ; G06K9/00 ; G06K9/18 ; G06K9/32 ; G06K9/62 ; G06K9/78 ; G08G1/00 ; G10L13/04 ; G10L15/22 ; G10L17/22 ; H02J7/00 ; H04B10/116 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W4/30 ; A47F13/00 ; B07C5/28 ; B07C5/342 ; B65F3/00 ; G05B19/048 ; G06F3/01 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/40 ; B60L53/36 ; B60L53/63 ; G06F21/60 ; H04L29/06 ; G06Q20/12 ; G06F16/903 ; A47F10/02 ; H04B1/38 ; A47F10/00 ; G05B19/12

Abstract:
Some embodiments include apparatuses to fulfill customer orders comprising a motorized transport unit; a product pick unit (PPU) that cooperate with the motorized transport unit; a wireless communication network; and a central computer system configured to communicate with the multiple motorized transport units and the plurality of product pick units, and comprises a control circuit and memory storing instructions executed to cause the control circuit to: communicate an instruction to the motorized transport unit and direct the motorized transport unit to transport the product pick unit to a determined first location within the shopping facility proximate to where a first product having been ordered is located; and communicate an instruction to the product pick unit cooperated with the motorized transport unit and direct the product pick unit to retrieve the first product.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180170730A1 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING MOTORIZED TRANSPORT UNITS IN FULFILLING PRODUCT ORDERS Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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