Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods
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Application No.: US16361015Application Date: 2019-03-21
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Publication No.: US11046562B2Publication Date: 2021-06-29
- Inventor: Donald R. High , Michael D. Atchley , Shuvro Chakrobartty , Karl Kay , Brian G. McHale , Robert C. Taylor , John P. Thompson , Eric E. Welch , David C. Winkle
- 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: B66F9/06
- IPC: B66F9/06 ; G01C21/20 ; G06Q50/30 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06Q10/02 ; E01H5/12 ; G01S1/72 ; G06Q10/10 ; G05D1/02 ; G06Q10/06 ; E01H5/06 ; G06Q50/28 ; B62B5/00 ; G06Q30/02 ; G01S1/02 ; G01S1/70 ; H04N5/77 ; G06Q10/00 ; H04N7/18 ; G06Q30/00 ; H04W4/80 ; H02J7/00 ; G10L13/00 ; G06T7/73 ; G06T7/593 ; H04W4/33 ; H04W4/30 ; H04W4/40 ; H04N13/282 ; B60L53/36 ; B60L53/63 ; A47F3/08 ; A47F10/04 ; A47F13/00 ; A47L11/40 ; B07C5/28 ; B07C5/342 ; B60P3/06 ; B65F3/00 ; G05B19/048 ; G05D1/00 ; G05D1/04 ; G06F3/01 ; G06K9/00 ; G06K9/18 ; G06K9/32 ; G06K9/62 ; G06K9/78 ; G08G1/00 ; G10L15/22 ; G10L17/22 ; H04B10/116 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/021 ; H04W4/029 ; G01S5/16 ; G01S5/02 ; G01S5/18 ; B62B3/14 ; G06F16/903 ; A47F10/00 ; A47F10/02 ; G05B19/12 ; G06F21/60 ; G06K7/10 ; G06K7/14 ; G06Q20/12 ; H04B1/38 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
Apparatuses, components and methods are provided herein useful to provide assistance to customers and/or workers in a shopping facility. In some embodiments, a shopping facility personal assistance system comprises: a plurality of motorized transport units located in and configured to move through a shopping facility space; a plurality of user interface units, each corresponding to a respective motorized transport unit during use of the respective motorized transport unit; and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the plurality of motorized transport units and the plurality of user interface units, wherein the central computer system is configured to control movement of the plurality of motorized transport units through the shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the plurality of user interface units.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190210849A1 SHOPPING FACILITY ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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