SHOPPING FACILITY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING A MOTORIZED TRANSPORT UNIT THAT SELECTIVELY LEADS OR FOLLOWS A USER WITHIN A SHOPPING FACILITY
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Jun 20, 2019
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Feb 22, 2019
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Mar 6, 2015
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A shopping facility assistance system includes a plurality of motorized transport units, a plurality of user interface units, and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the motorized transport units and the user interface units. The central computer system is configured to control movement of the motorized transport units through a shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the user interface units. More particularly, the central computer system controls movement of the motorized transport units such that a given one of the plurality of motorized transport units selectively leads a user to a destination within the shopping facility or follows the user within the shopping facility as determined by the central computer system. By one approach, the motorized transport units move through the shopping facility via a plurality of preferred pre-determined path segments.
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- H04L:TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAP....
- H02J:CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR D....
- E01H:STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEAN....
- H04N:PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- B07C:POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BU....
- G06Q:DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAP....
- G06T:IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G10L:SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION
- G01S:RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMI....
- H04W:WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- B60P:VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRA....
- B60L:ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-P....
- A47L:DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING
- H04B:TRANSMISSION
- G05B:CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTION....
- G06F:ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G05D:SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC....
- G08G:TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- B66F:HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERW....
- G01C:MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING....
- B62B:HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMB....
- B65F:GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
- A47F:SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SH....
- G06K:RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD ....
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