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US 2002/0165643 A1Published application
Retail robot time share system
OwnerAllen John Bancroft, Charles W. Ward +1inventors
InventorsAllen John Bancroft, Charles W. Ward, Stephen A. Storey
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Abstract
A method of utilizing a robot system, the method comprising the steps of offering for consideration a usage unit for the robot system, accepting an order for the usage unit, and performing a retail function by the robot system for the duration of the usage unit.
Claims11
A method of utilizing a robot system comprising:
- offering for consideration a usage unit for the robot system;
- accepting an order for the usage unit;
- and
- performing a retail function by the robot system for the duration of the usage unit.
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A method of presenting an advertising message over a robot network comprising:
- accessing a management system for the robot network;
- selecting a usage unit for a robot system having a set of robot parameters;
- and
- transmitting an order for the usage unit to the management system, the order including data indicating assent to purchase the usage unit and control data for presenting the advertising message on the robot system.
1 more element
A retail robot time share system comprising:
- a central management system offering for consideration a usage unit for a robot system;
- a user system transmitting an order for the usage unit to the central management system, the order including a user selected retail function,
- wherein upon receipt of the order, the central management system delivers a command to the robot system to perform a the user selected retail function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.