Invention Application
- Patent Title: PACKAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC VEHICLES
- Patent Title (中): 机器人包装管理系统
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Application No.: PCT/US2017/018333Application Date: 2017-02-17
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Publication No.: WO2017143164A1Publication Date: 2017-08-24
- Inventor: CHAN, Alistair K. , CHEATHAM, Jesse R., III , CHIN, Hon Wah , DUNCAN, William David , HYDE, Roderick A. , WOOD, Lowell L., Jr.
- Applicant: ELWHA LLC
- Applicant Address: 3150 139th Ave SE Bellevue, Washington 98005-4046 US
- Assignee: ELWHA LLC
- Current Assignee: ELWHA LLC
- Current Assignee Address: 3150 139th Ave SE Bellevue, Washington 98005-4046 US
- Agency: CHAN, Alistair K. et al.
- Priority: US15/046,683 20160218; US15/046,710 20160218; US15/046,722 20160218
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; B25J11/00 ; H04W4/02 ; G08B21/24
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. The system includes circuitry for receiving data indicative of a location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment. The system includes circuitry for routing the robotic vehicle to the location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment. In an embodiment, the package management system includes circuitry for issuing an alarm upon detection of an unauthorized removal or attempted unauthorized removal of a consumer item from the secure portion of the robotic vehicle.
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