Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to drive movable item containers
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United States of America Patent
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Mar 6, 2018
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N/A
app pub date -
Mar 4, 2016
filing date -
Mar 6, 2015
priority date (Note) -
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a motorized transport unit providing customer assistance at a shopping facility, comprises: a transceiver; a control circuit; a motorized wheel system; a lift system; and a memory coupled to the control circuit and storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to: activate a motorized wheel system, while continuing to monitor location information, to position the motorized transport unit under the item container and aligned, based on the location information, relative to a frame of the item container; and activate the lift system to lift on the frame of the item container lifting a first portion of the item container such one or more wheels of the item container are lifted off of a floor while two or more other wheels of the item container remain in contact with the floor.
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International Classification(s)
- E01H:STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEAN....
- H04N:PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- G06Q:DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAP....
- G05D:SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC....
- B66F:HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERW....
- G01C:MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING....
- B60P:VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRA....
- B62B:HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMB....
- G01S:RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMI....
- H04W:WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- A47F:SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SH....
- 2016 Application Filing Year
- E01H Class
- 185 Applications Filed
- 134 Patents Issued To-Date
- 72.44 % Issued To-Date
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Patent Citation Ranking
- 19 Citation Count
- E01H Class
- 86.41 % this patent is cited more than
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