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公开(公告)号：US20190236564A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-01
申请号：US16260616
申请日：2019-01-29
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人： Robert CANTRELL , David M. NELMS , John J. O'BRIEN , Brian MCHALE
CPC分类号： G06Q20/0658 , G06Q20/389
摘要： A method include: generating one digital currency unit by tying the one digital currency unit to a regular currency; storing information of the one digital currency unit into a block of a blockchain; buying or paying the one digital currency unit; determining whether restrictions are applied to the one digital currency unit by referring to one or more documents associated with the one digital currency; recording the determination in a block of the blockchain; overlaying the one digital currency unit with customer purchase history; calculating savings based on the one digital currency unit again naked forecast; applying the savings to customer purchases; using the one digital currency unit for accepted goods or services with the saving if the one digital currency unit is restricted; using the one digital currency unit for any goods or services with the saving if the one digital currency unit is unrestricted; and storing the one digital currency into a digital currency reserve.
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公开(公告)号：US20190235527A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-01
申请号：US16264287
申请日：2019-01-31
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人： John J. O'BRIEN , Donald R. HIGH , Brian MCHALE , Justin SCHUHARDT , Robert CANTRELL , Samantha M. MANGOSING
CPC分类号： G05D1/0816 , B64C17/04 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/128 , B64D9/003 , G05D1/0204
摘要： An assembly for reducing a pendulum effect of a package suspended from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The assembly includes a curved rail having a first rail connection and a second rail connection, the first rail connection and the second rail connection rotationally coupling the curved rail to a body of the UAV. The assembly includes a trolley assembly moveably coupled to the curved rail, the trolley assembly comprising a housing having a first trolley with four wheels and a second trolley with four wheels. The assembly includes a tether coupled to the housing of the trolley assembly, the tether configured to couple to the package. The assembly allows movement of the package in three-axes with respect to the UAV.
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13.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20190187239A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-20
申请号：US16219615
申请日：2018-12-13
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
CPC分类号： G01S5/0263 , G01S5/0242 , G01S5/14 , G01S5/16 , G01S17/48
摘要： Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for identifying, on an autonomous vehicle which is traveling, a loss of a primary location system, and activating a secondary location system. The secondary location system performs a radio frequency sweep of a geographic area around the autonomous vehicle to identify radio frequency beacons, compares the radio frequency beacons to known ground stations, performs a visual scan of the geographic area to identify visual beacons, each visual beacon having a particular visual frequency, and compares the particular visual frequency of each of the visual beacons to known visual beacons. The secondary location system then identifies a current location of the autonomous vehicle by triangulating the verified radio frequency beacons and the verified visual beacons and the autonomous vehicle generates a route to a stopping location based on the current location produced by the secondary location system.
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14.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20230213940A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-06
申请号：US18181350
申请日：2023-03-09
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人： John J. O'BRIEN , Donald R. HIGH , Brian MCHALE , David WINKLE
CPC分类号： G05D1/0088 , G05D1/101 , G08G5/0069 , G05D1/0202 , G08G5/0021 , G08G5/0052 , G08G5/0008 , G08G5/0013 , G08G5/0078 , G08G5/0091 , B64C23/00 , G06N20/00
摘要： An autonomous vehicle system includes a body and a plurality of sensors coupled to the body and configured to generate a plurality of sensor measurements corresponding to the plurality of sensors. The system also includes a control unit configured to: receive inputs from a plurality of sources wherein the plurality sources comprise the plurality of sensors, the inputs comprise the plurality of sensor measurements; determine a confidence level of each input based on other inputs; prioritize, based on the confidence level associated with each input, the inputs; generate, based on the prioritization of the inputs and the confidence level, a combined input with a combined confidence level; and determine, based on the combined input and the combined confidence level, a mission task to be performed.
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公开(公告)号：US20190385463A1
公开(公告)日：2019-12-19
申请号：US16431059
申请日：2019-06-04
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人： Robert CANTRELL , Donald R. HIGH , John J. O'BRIEN , John SIMON , Brian MCHALE
摘要： The present invention is directed to systems and methods for managing traffic one or more unmanned vehicles. A traffic flow managing system can include: a plurality of unmanned vehicle, each of the plurality of the unmanned vehicle comprising: a processor having executable instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and one or more sensors in communication with the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: detect any other unmanned vehicles approaching the unmanned vehicle within a predetermined distance via one or more sensors, communicate with any other unmanned vehicles to create a buffer zone around the unmanned vehicle to avoid entering the buffer zone of any other unmanned vehicles, and determine a route of the unmanned vehicle to a mission destination based on a signal received by the one or more sensors of the unmanned vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20190265707A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-29
申请号：US16285825
申请日：2019-02-26
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人： Robert CANTRELL , Donald R. HIGH , Brian MCHALE , John J. O'BRIEN
摘要： A method for utilizing a drone for intermittent flights can include: receiving instructions of a flight mission with a flight route from an original location to a mission destination of the drone, wherein a plurality of stand-by locations are configured for the drone to land on along the flight route; obtaining data of the stand-by locations; scanning a first area between the original location of the drone and a first stand-by location to determine whether the first area is clear; controlling the drone to navigate over the first area along the flight route if the first area is clear; updating a drone position in real time; scanning a second area between an updated drone position and a second stand-by location to determine whether the second area is clear; and controlling the drone to land on the first stand-by location if the second area is not clear.
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公开(公告)号：US20190263538A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-29
申请号：US16287106
申请日：2019-02-27
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人： John J. O'BRIEN , Coleman JOHNSON , Patricia BIRD , Robert CANTRELL , Brian MCHALE , Jeremy VARNER , Donald Ray HIGH
摘要： A system for storing one or more unmanned aerial vehicles is described herein. The system includes one or more shelves attached to a holding structure, the one or more shelves being configured to support one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the one or more shelves defining one or more shelf areas configured to receive the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles. The system also includes an electrical charging station configured to charge electrical batteries of the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles supported by the one or more shelves; and a data transfer and storage system configured to transfer and store data that is previously stored in a data storage device of the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles in a data storage unit.
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公开(公告)号：US20190263521A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-29
申请号：US16285810
申请日：2019-02-26
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
摘要： Methods and systems of utilizing a drone for a package delivery are provided. An example method can include: receiving, by a central server, a request from a customer device, the request comprising one or more ordered items and a delivery destination; determining, by a processor at a central server and based on the request, instructions of a flight mission for a drone at a distribution center; instructing a first control system at a distribution center to place the ordered items into a bag; loading the bag into one of a plurality of cargo bays; providing the instructions of the flight mission to a second control system to control the drone to navigate to the delivery destination; and controlling the drone by the second control system to automatically release the bag with the ordered items from the cargo bay, the cargo bay remaining with the drone.
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公开(公告)号：US20190237059A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-01
申请号：US16259472
申请日：2019-01-28
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人： Robert CANTRELL , John J. O'BRIEN , Brian MCHALE , Phil STOUT
IPC分类号： G10K11/178 , B64C39/02 , G06F16/909
CPC分类号： G10K11/17883 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/12 , G06F16/909 , G10K11/17823 , G10K2210/1281
摘要： Disclosed herein are systems and methods for controlling the noise and sound emitted by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle may emit a sound to mask the noise created by the propellers of the vehicle. It may additionally emit sounds based on the information about the area surrounding the vehicle or the landing or delivery location of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20190236963A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-01
申请号：US16264190
申请日：2019-01-31
申请人： Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人： Donald R. HIGH , David WINKLE , John J. O'BRIEN , Robert CANTRELL
摘要： Systems and methods for managing communication of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles. The present invention can include a central server and a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles including a master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle. The master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicles can communicate with the central server and each other. The master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle can deliver packages to different locations. In doing so, the master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle can form a swarm that at least partially share a route for delivery of the packages to their destinations. The master unmanned aerial vehicle can be configured to: (i) receive delivery information for the master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicles, (ii) monitor communication between the swarm, and (iii) determine if the swarms encounters a risk.
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