Robotic systems and methods
AssigneeOneMarket Network LLC
InventorJoshua Lynton Lowy
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Abstract
A robot having a base with a moving mechanism configured to move the robot according to control instructions, a controller configured to move the robot within a predetermined area along a pathway area, a body supported on the base, a camera mounted on the body and controlled to capture photo images while traveling along the pathway area, wherein the robot is controlled to rotate its body about a point in the pathway area and use the camera to take a 360 degree photo image of the surrounding at the location. The photo image is analyzed to identify information related to the location.
Claims12
A server system in communication with a robot, wherein the robot comprises a transceiver configured to receive wireless signals to determine a plurality of locations of the robot with respect to a plurality of stores that are separated and housed within a building structure, a base having a moving mechanism configured to move the robot according to control instructions received in the robot, a controller configured to provide control instructions for moving the robot to the stores, a body supported on the base, and a camera mounted on the body and controlled to capture photo images of the stores, including an announcement posted at a first one of the stores and to communicate such photo images to the server, the system comprising:
- at least one processor and memory that are configured to:
- receive the photo images, including the announcement at the first store, and the locations, including the first store's associated location, from the robot,
- analyze the photo images, including the announcement, so as to extract information, including information regarding an offer of one or more products to purchase at the first store, and
- generate and publish, to a mobile application via an application programming interface (API), content based on the extracted information and received locations,
- wherein the generating and publishing of the content comprises providing a user interface on a mobile device associated with a customer, the user interface providing one or more components for presenting the offer and instructions for navigating to the first store's location based on the received first store's location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.