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公开(公告)号:US20180141453A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-24
申请号:US15813785
申请日:2017-11-15
CPC分类号: B60L11/1838 , B60L53/12 , B60L53/37 , B60L53/60 , B60L53/80 , B60L58/12 , B60L2200/10 , B60L2240/62 , B60L2240/66 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/066 , B64C2201/141 , G05D1/0684 , G05D1/101 , G06K9/00637 , G08G1/202 , G08G5/0013 , G08G5/0026 , G08G5/0039 , G08G5/0069 , G08G5/025 , Y02T10/7005 , Y02T10/7044 , Y02T10/705 , Y02T10/7072 , Y02T10/7291 , Y02T90/121 , Y02T90/122 , Y02T90/124 , Y02T90/125 , Y02T90/128 , Y02T90/14 , Y02T90/16 , Y02T90/162 , Y02T90/163
摘要: An unmanned battery optimization vehicle includes a transceiver, a battery optimization apparatus, and a control circuit. The transceiver is configured to transmit and receive signals. The battery optimization apparatus is configured to interact with a battery disposed at an unmanned autonomous vehicle. The control circuit is coupled to the transceiver and the battery optimization apparatus. The control circuit is configured to cause the unmanned battery optimization vehicle to independently navigate and travel to a present location of the autonomous vehicle based at least in part upon the signals received at the transceiver. When the unmanned battery optimization vehicle reaches the present location of the unmanned autonomous vehicle, the control circuit is further configured to direct the battery optimization apparatus to engage in an interaction with the battery at the unmanned autonomous vehicle. The interaction is effective to optimize battery operation at the unmanned autonomous vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20180174122A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15842521
申请日:2017-12-14
CPC分类号: G06Q20/12 , G06Q20/0658 , G06Q20/202 , G06Q20/206 , G06Q20/223 , G06Q20/3827 , G06Q20/3829 , G06Q20/4014 , G06Q30/0631 , G06Q50/01 , G06Q2220/00
摘要: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for facilitating group shopping. A method for facilitating group shopping comprises authenticating a first user associated with a first user device and a second user associated with a second user device, providing a collaborative shopping user interface, relaying messages between the first user device and the second user device, receiving a purchase request from the first user device, facilitating, with the control circuit, an electronic peer-to-peer payment transfer of a digital currency from the second user device to the first user device, verifying that the electronic peer-to-peer payment transfer is completed, receiving a payment from the first user device comprising the digital currency, and outputting signaling to the POS system to process the purchase request in response to receiving the payment; and wherein the POS system is configured to process the purchase request using at least the payment.
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公开(公告)号:US20180170675A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15851268
申请日:2017-12-21
发明人: Donald R. High , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Brian G. McHale , Nicholas Ray Antel , John J. O'Brien , Todd D. Mattingly , Bruce W. Wilkinson
CPC分类号: B65G1/137 , B60P1/6481 , B60P3/06 , B60P3/20 , G06Q10/0832
摘要: Generally speaking, pursuant to various embodiments, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful for autonomously delivering lockers. In some embodiments, a system comprises a carrier vehicle, the carrier vehicle comprising a storage area, a docking station including a plurality of storage docks, each of the plurality of storage docks configured to secure at least one locker, wherein the docking station is located within the storage area, and a retrieval point, a plurality of lockers each configured to house at least one product, a delivery vehicle, the delivery vehicle comprising a delivery dock, wherein the delivery dock is configured to receive, at the retrieval point, at least one locker, and a propulsion mechanism, wherein the propulsion mechanism propels the delivery vehicle, and a control circuit, the control circuit configured to identify, from the plurality of lockers, a selected locker, and cause the selected locker to move to the retrieval point.
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公开(公告)号:US10126746B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-13
申请号:US15829427
申请日:2017-12-01
发明人: John J. O'Brien , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Nicholas Ray Antel , Donald R. High , Brian G. McHale , Todd D. Mattingly
摘要: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to selecting tools and drones for completing a task. In some embodiments, the system comprises an autonomous vehicle configured to transport the tools and the drones including a plurality of sensors configured to detect properties of the tools and the drones, the drones, the tools, and a control circuit configured to receive, from the sensors, indications of the properties of the tools and the drones, select, based on the service requests and the indications of the properties of the tools and the drones, at least one of the tools and at least one of the drones to perform at least one of the service requests, cause the at least one of the drones to be equipped with the at least one of the tools, and transmit instructions that are based on the at least one of the service requests.
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公开(公告)号:US20180121997A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-03
申请号:US15793582
申请日:2017-10-25
CPC分类号: G06Q30/0643 , G06F1/3206 , G06F1/3215 , G06F1/3231 , G06F1/3265 , G06F3/14 , G09G5/363 , G09G2340/0407 , G09G2350/00 , H04N5/14 , H04N5/2224 , H04N5/63 , H04N7/0117 , H04N21/478 , H04N2005/2726 , Y02D10/153 , Y02D10/173
摘要: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for providing an online shopping experience that conserves computing resources. In some embodiments, there is provided a system including: a shopping server receiving a user request to view a virtual shopping environment; a control circuit causing the display of virtual shopping images on a user computer to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user; wherein the control circuit is configured to: navigate the virtual shopping environment; cause the display of an avatar representing the user in the virtual shopping environment; cause the display of the avatar at a first resource consumption setting where the avatar is interacting with a certain type of product; and cause the display of virtual shopping images at a second, reduced resource consumption setting where the avatar is not interacting with these products.
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公开(公告)号:US20180173235A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15851455
申请日:2017-12-21
发明人: Donald R. High , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Brian G. McHale , Nicholas Ray Antel , John J. O'Brien , Todd D. Mattingly
CPC分类号: G05D1/0088 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/126 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/146 , B64C2201/20
摘要: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to autonomously completing a task. In some embodiments, a drone comprises a propulsion mechanism, an attachment point configured to releasably receive and secure at least one tool to the drone, a plurality of sensors configured to detect information regarding a performance of the task by the drone when a particular tool is secured to the attachment point, and a control circuit configured to receive the information regarding the performance of the task by the drone, determine that the performance of the task is inadequate, and in response to a determination that the performance of the task is inadequate, at least one of (a) select a new tool with which to perform the task to replace the particular tool and (b) transmit a notification indicating that a new drone is needed to perform the task using the particular tool.
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公开(公告)号:US20180129223A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-10
申请号:US15708686
申请日:2017-09-19
发明人: Donald R. High , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Brian G. McHale , Nicholas Ray Antel , John J. O'Brien , Todd D. Mattingly , Nathan G. Jones
CPC分类号: G05D1/0295 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0027 , G05D1/0202 , G05D1/0206 , G05D1/0212 , G05D2201/0201
摘要: Some embodiments include systems, methods, and apparatuses capable of determining a leader of a group of autonomous vehicles. In some embodiments, a system of autonomous vehicles comprises two or more autonomous vehicles each having a communication device and in communication with one another, each of the two or more autonomous vehicles configured to travel as a group, receive and transport goods, communicate with others of the two or more autonomous vehicles in the group, and conduct a negotiation to establish at least one leader, wherein any one of the two or more autonomous vehicles can become the at least one leader.
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公开(公告)号:US20180060948A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-01
申请号:US15685554
申请日:2017-08-24
IPC分类号: G06Q30/06
CPC分类号: G06Q30/0643 , G06Q30/0639
摘要: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing a virtual shopping experience. A system for providing a virtual shopping experience comprises a virtual map database, an interaction rules database, a communication device, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to provide a virtual shopping space including representations of a plurality of items for sale to a user interface device associated with a customer, determine a store section corresponding to a location of the customer within the virtual shopping space based on the virtual map database, retrieve an interaction rule associated with the store section from the interaction rules database, wherein the interaction rule specifies supported interactions among a plurality of available interactions in the virtual shopping space, detect a customer movement in the store section, and modify the virtual shopping space based on the customer movement and the interaction rule associated with the store section.
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公开(公告)号:US20180157258A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15829427
申请日:2017-12-01
发明人: John J. O'Brien , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Nicholas Ray Antel , Donald R. High , Brian G. McHale , Todd D. Mattingly
CPC分类号: G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0027 , G06Q30/0282
摘要: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to selecting tools and drones for completing a task. In some embodiments, the system comprises an autonomous vehicle configured to transport the tools and the drones including a plurality of sensors configured to detect properties of the tools and the drones, the drones, the tools, and a control circuit configured to receive, from the sensors, indications of the properties of the tools and the drones, select, based on the service requests and the indications of the properties of the tools and the drones, at least one of the tools and at least one of the drones to perform at least one of the service requests, cause the at least one of the drones to be equipped with the at least one of the tools, and transmit instructions that are based on the at least one of the service requests.
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公开(公告)号:US20180144645A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-24
申请号:US15815936
申请日:2017-11-17
摘要: An unmanned vehicle is configured to deliver packages or other payloads includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, and a control circuit. The first sensor is configured to sense infrared energy, and the second sensor is configured to sense visible light viewable by a human observer. The third sensor is configured to sense radio frequency (RF) energy from a mobile wireless device. The control circuit is coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor, and is configured to determine the presence of a human associated with the mobile wireless device using the sensed infrared energy, the sensed visible light, and the sensed RF energy.
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