SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING MOTORIZED TRANSPORT UNITS IN A RETAIL SHOPPING FACILITY
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Sep 26, 2019
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Jun 14, 2019
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Mar 6, 2015
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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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- 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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