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公开(公告)号:US20200270106A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-27
申请号:US16858403
申请日:2020-04-24
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
IPC分类号: B66F9/06 , G06Q30/06 , A47F10/04 , G05D1/02 , H04N7/18 , G06Q50/28 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04W4/029 , H04W4/30 , H04W4/80 , H04W4/40 , H04N13/282 , B60L53/36 , B60L53/63 , A47F13/00 , A47L11/40 , B07C5/28 , B07C5/342 , B65F3/00 , E01H5/06 , E01H5/12 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , G05B19/048 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/04 , G06F3/01 , G06K9/00 , G06K9/18 , G06K9/32 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/78 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/08 , G06Q10/10 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q30/00 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q50/30 , G08G1/00 , G10L13/04 , G10L15/22 , G10L17/22 , H04B10/116 , H04L29/08 , H04N5/77 , H04W4/021 , H02J7/00 , B62B5/00 , B60P3/06 , H04W4/33 , H04W4/02 , A47F3/08 , G01C21/20
摘要: Systems and methods are provided to address incorrectly placed items. Some systems comprise: a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to instruct various ones of the plurality of motorized transport units to implement at least one of the multiple different tasks relative to the retail shopping facility, receive and analyze input data detected and provided by the motorized transport units while the motorized transport units perform the at least one of the tasks, and detect and categorize each item of multiple items that are incorrectly placed within the retail shopping facility according to one of multiple different predefined categories.
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公开(公告)号:US10597270B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-24
申请号:US16224536
申请日:2018-12-18
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
IPC分类号: B66F9/06 , H04N7/18 , H04N5/77 , G06Q50/30 , G06Q30/06 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q30/00 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q10/10 , G06Q10/08 , G06Q10/06 , G05D1/02 , G01S1/72 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/02 , E01H5/12 , E01H5/06 , G05D1/00 , G01C21/20 , A47F3/08 , H04W4/029 , H04W4/021 , G05D1/04 , B60L53/63 , B60L53/36 , H04W4/02 , H04W4/40 , G05B19/048 , B65F3/00 , B07C5/342 , B07C5/28 , A47F13/00 , H04W4/30 , H04L29/08 , H04B10/116 , H02J7/00 , G10L17/22 , G10L15/22 , G10L13/04 , G08G1/00 , G06K9/78 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/32 , G06K9/18 , G06K9/00 , A47L11/40 , H04N13/282 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04W4/33 , H04W4/80 , A47F10/04 , B62B5/00 , G06Q50/28 , B60P3/06 , G06Q10/02 , G06F3/01 , G06F21/60 , H04L29/06 , G06Q20/12 , G06F16/903 , A47F10/02 , H04B1/38 , A47F10/00 , G05B19/12 , G06K7/10 , G06K7/14
摘要: Some embodiments include a track system comprising: an elevated track system comprising a series of elevated tracks that are positioned elevated above a sales floor and products distributed over at least a portion of the sales floor of a retail store, and configured such that multiple motorized transport units travel along the series of elevated tracks in traversing at least portions of the retail store.
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公开(公告)号:US10508010B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-17
申请号:US15446914
申请日:2017-03-01
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
IPC分类号: B66F9/06 , G01C21/20 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/02 , A47F3/08 , H04W4/029 , H04W4/021 , B60L53/63 , G06Q30/06 , A47F10/04 , H04W4/80 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q50/30 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , G06Q10/08 , B62B5/00 , G06Q30/02 , H04W4/04 , B60P3/06 , 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 , 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 , G05D1/04 , G06F21/60 , H04L29/06 , G06Q20/12 , G06F16/903 , A47F10/02 , H04B1/38 , A47F10/00 , G05B19/12 , G06K7/10 , G06K7/14
摘要: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for sorting items discarded in a shopping facility. A system for sorting discarded items comprises a motorized transport unit configured to travel around discarded items placed in a sorting area in the shopping facility, the motorized transport unit comprises a sensor device and an item mover device, an item characterization database storing characteristics corresponding to a plurality of items likely to be found in the shopping facility, and a central computer system. The central computer system is configured to receive data from the sensor device on the motorized transport unit, determine an item characteristic of an item among the discarded items in the sorting area, determine a sorting category of the item from a plurality of predefined categories, and cause the motorized transport unit to move the item, with the item mover device, from the sorting area into a category area.
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公开(公告)号:US20190292030A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-26
申请号:US16442134
申请日:2019-06-14
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人: Donald R. High , Shuvro Chakrobartty , David C. Winkle , Robert C. Taylor , Michael D. Atchley , Karl Kay , Brian G. McHale , John P. Thompson
IPC分类号: B66F9/06 , H04N7/18 , G06Q30/06 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q10/06 , G01S1/72 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/02 , G05D1/02 , G06Q50/30 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/08 , H04N5/77 , G06Q30/00 , E01H5/12 , G05D1/00 , A47F3/08 , B60L53/63 , B60L53/36 , G05D1/04 , H04W4/33 , G01C21/20 , H04W4/021 , H04W4/029 , H04W4/80 , A47F10/04 , G06K9/00 , H04N13/282 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , A47F13/00 , H04W4/30 , A47L11/40 , H04L29/08 , H04B10/116 , H02J7/00 , G10L17/22 , G10L15/22 , G10L13/04 , G08G1/00 , G06K9/78 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/32 , G06K9/18 , G06F3/01 , G05B19/048 , B65F3/00 , B07C5/342 , B07C5/28 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/02 , B60P3/06 , B62B5/00 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q10/10 , G06Q10/00 , E01H5/06
摘要: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20190263644A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-29
申请号:US16408335
申请日:2019-05-09
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
IPC分类号: B66F9/06 , H04N7/18 , G06Q30/06 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q10/06 , G01S1/72 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/02 , G05D1/02 , G06Q50/30 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/08 , H04N5/77 , G06Q30/00 , E01H5/12 , G05D1/00 , A47F3/08 , B60L53/63 , B60L53/36 , G01C21/20 , H04W4/80 , A47F10/04 , G06K9/00 , G05D1/04 , H04N13/282 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04W4/33 , A47F13/00 , H04W4/30 , A47L11/40 , H04L29/08 , H04B10/116 , H02J7/00 , G10L17/22 , G10L15/22 , G10L13/04 , G08G1/00 , G06K9/78 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/32 , G06K9/18 , G06F3/01 , G05B19/048 , B65F3/00 , B07C5/342 , B07C5/28 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/02 , B60P3/06 , B62B5/00 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q10/10 , G06Q10/00 , E01H5/06
摘要: A central computer system directs a motorized transport unit through a retail shopping facility to a particular mobile item container having at least one item disposed therein, that item being designated for return to a particular department within the retail shopping facility such that this item can then again be presented for sale. After causing that motorized transport unit to physically attach to this mobile item container, the central computer system then directs that motorized transport unit through the retail shopping facility with the attached particular mobile item container to the one or more departments to which the item or items are to be so returned.
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公开(公告)号:US20190210849A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-11
申请号:US16361015
申请日:2019-03-21
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人: 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
IPC分类号: B66F9/06 , H04N7/18 , G06Q30/06 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q10/06 , G01S1/72 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/02 , G05D1/02 , G06Q50/30 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/08 , H04N5/77 , G06Q30/00 , E01H5/12 , G05D1/00 , A47F3/08 , B60L53/63 , B60L53/36 , G01C21/20 , H04W4/80 , A47F10/04 , G06K9/00 , G05D1/04 , H04N13/282 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04W4/33 , A47F13/00 , H04W4/30 , A47L11/40 , H04L29/08 , H04B10/116 , H02J7/00 , G10L17/22 , G10L15/22 , G10L13/04 , G08G1/00 , G06K9/78 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/32 , G06K9/18 , G06F3/01 , G05B19/048 , B65F3/00 , B07C5/342 , B07C5/28 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/02 , B60P3/06 , B62B5/00 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q10/10 , G06Q10/00 , E01H5/06
CPC分类号: B66F9/063 , A47F3/08 , A47F10/04 , A47F13/00 , A47F2010/005 , A47F2010/025 , A47L11/4011 , A47L2201/04 , B07C5/28 , B07C5/3422 , B07C2501/0045 , B07C2501/0054 , B07C2501/0063 , B60L53/36 , B60L53/63 , B60P3/06 , B60Y2410/10 , B62B3/1404 , B62B5/0026 , B62B5/005 , B62B5/0069 , B62B5/0076 , B65F3/00 , B65F2210/168 , E01H5/061 , E01H5/12 , G01C21/206 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , G01S5/02 , G01S5/16 , G01S5/18 , G05B19/048 , G05B19/124 , G05B2219/23363 , G05B2219/39107 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0027 , G05D1/0061 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0214 , G05D1/0219 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0276 , G05D1/028 , G05D1/0289 , G05D1/0291 , G05D1/0293 , G05D1/0297 , G05D1/04 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0216 , G06F3/017 , G06F16/90335 , G06F21/606 , G06K7/10297 , G06K7/10821 , G06K7/1413 , G06K9/00208 , G06K9/00624 , G06K9/00671 , G06K9/00711 , G06K9/00771 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/00805 , G06K9/18 , G06K9/3208 , G06K9/6256 , G06K9/78 , G06K2009/00738 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/0631 , G06Q10/06311 , G06Q10/06315 , G06Q10/083 , G06Q10/087 , G06Q10/1095 , G06Q10/30 , G06Q20/12 , G06Q30/016 , G06Q30/0281 , G06Q30/0601 , G06Q30/0605 , G06Q30/0613 , G06Q30/0617 , G06Q30/0619 , G06Q30/0631 , G06Q30/0633 , G06Q30/0635 , G06Q30/0639 , G06Q30/0641 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q50/30 , G06T7/593 , G06T7/74 , G06T2207/10028 , G08G1/20 , G10L13/043 , G10L15/22 , G10L17/22 , G10L2015/223 , H02J7/0027 , H02J2007/0096 , H04B1/38 , H04B10/116 , H04L63/06 , H04L63/08 , H04L63/0846 , H04L67/12 , H04L67/141 , H04L67/143 , H04N5/77 , H04N7/18 , H04N7/183 , H04N7/185 , H04N13/282 , H04W4/02 , H04W4/021 , H04W4/029 , H04W4/30 , H04W4/33 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/80 , Y02W30/82 , Y02W30/827 , Y02W90/20 , Y04S10/54 , Y10S901/01
摘要: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US10336592B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-02
申请号:US15275019
申请日:2016-09-23
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
IPC分类号: G05D1/00 , B60P3/06 , B62B5/00 , G05D1/02 , G06Q30/00 , B66F9/06 , G01C21/20 , G06Q30/06 , A47F10/04 , H04W4/80 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q50/30 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , G06Q10/08 , G06Q30/02 , H04W4/04 , A47F3/08 , H04N5/77 , G06Q50/28 , H04N7/18 , E01H5/06 , E01H5/12 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q10/10 , H04W4/33 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04N13/282 , A47L11/40 , B60L11/18 , 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 , G06F21/60 , H04L29/06 , G06Q20/12 , G06F16/903 , A47F10/02 , H04B1/38 , A47F10/00 , G05B19/12 , G06K7/10 , G06K7/14
摘要: A central computer system directs a motorized transport unit through a retail shopping facility to a particular mobile item container having at least one item disposed therein, that item being designated for return to a particular department within the retail shopping facility such that this item can then again be presented for sale. After causing that motorized transport unit to physically attach to this mobile item container, the central computer system then directs that motorized transport unit through the retail shopping facility with the attached particular mobile item container to the one or more departments to which the item or items are to be so returned.
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公开(公告)号:US10287149B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-14
申请号:US15061980
申请日:2016-03-04
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
发明人: John P. Thompson , Donald R. High
IPC分类号: G06Q20/12 , H04L29/06 , G06Q10/06 , G06F21/60 , B66F9/06 , G06K9/00 , H04W4/02 , G01C21/20 , G06Q30/06 , A47F10/04 , H04W4/80 , G05D1/02 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q50/30 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , 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 , B60L11/18 , G05D1/04 , 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 , H04W4/40 , A47F10/02 , H04B1/38 , A47F10/00 , G05B19/12 , G06F17/30 , G06K7/10 , G06K7/14
摘要: An apparatus comprises a plurality of motorized mobile retail facility personal assistance apparatuses and a central computer system. The central computer system includes a network interface that permits the central computer system to wirelessly communicate with the mobile apparatuses and also with at least one user interface unit. Upon receiving a request to use one of the mobile apparatuses, the central computer system assigns an available apparatuses for use by a user during a usage session. This activity can include interfacing with the user to determine one or more specifics regarding their current needs in these regards. The specifics of their needs, in turn, can provide a basis for assigning a particular apparatus from amongst a plurality of differently purposed and differently configured apparatuses.
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公开(公告)号:US20190112171A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-18
申请号:US16216147
申请日:2018-12-11
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
IPC分类号: B66F9/06 , G06Q10/00 , E01H5/06 , H04N7/18 , G06Q30/06 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q10/06 , G01S1/72 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/02 , G05D1/02 , G06Q50/30 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/08 , H04N5/77 , G06Q30/00 , E01H5/12 , G05D1/00 , A47F3/08 , G01C21/20 , H04W4/80 , A47F10/04 , G06K9/00 , G05D1/04 , H04N13/282 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04W4/33 , A47F13/00 , H04W4/30 , A47L11/40 , H04L29/08 , H04B10/116 , H02J7/00 , G10L17/22 , G10L15/22 , G10L13/04 , G08G1/00 , G06K9/78 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/32 , G06K9/18 , G06F3/01 , G05B19/048 , B65F3/00 , B07C5/342 , B07C5/28 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/02 , B60P3/06 , B62B5/00 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q10/10
摘要: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for restoring shopping space conditions are provided. A system for restoring shopping space conditions comprises a motorized transport unit comprising at least one sensor, and a central computer system comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating with the motorized transport unit. The central computer system being configured to: identify a section of a shopping space having a dropped item, instruct the motorized transport unit to travel to the section of the shopping space and collect information associated with the dropped item using the at least one sensor, determine a characteristic of the dropped item in the section of the shopping space using the at least one sensor of the motorized transport unit, and select a cleaning task from a plurality of cleaning tasks based on the characteristic of the dropped item.
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公开(公告)号:US10189692B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-29
申请号:US15282951
申请日:2016-09-30
申请人: Walmart Apollo, LLC
IPC分类号: B66F9/06 , G01C21/20 , G06Q30/06 , A47F10/04 , H04W4/80 , G05D1/02 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q50/30 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , G06Q10/08 , B62B5/00 , G06Q10/06 , 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 , B60L11/18 , 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 , A47F10/02 , H04B1/38 , A47F10/00 , G05B19/12 , G06F17/30 , G06K7/10 , G06K7/14
摘要: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for restoring shopping space conditions are provided. A system for restoring shopping space conditions comprises a motorized transport unit comprising at least one sensor, and a central computer system comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating with the motorized transport unit. The central computer system being configured to: identify a section of a shopping space having a dropped item, instruct the motorized transport unit to travel to the section of the shopping space and collect information associated with the dropped item using the at least one sensor, determine a characteristic of the dropped item in the section of the shopping space using the at least one sensor of the motorized transport unit, and select a cleaning task from a plurality of cleaning tasks based on the characteristic of the dropped item.
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