US 2016/0104099 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING AN AUTOMATED DELIVERY SYSTEM

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for enhancing an automated delivery system by implementing a laser scanning mechanism. The method accepts the consumer's order over the network and instructs the delivery vehicle to collect the item(s) as per the order placed by the consumer. As the delivery vehicle receives the order from the consumer, the vehicle starts moving towards the placer robot over a guideway track to collect the ordered item(s). Further, as the delivery vehicle identifies a light emitting device (LED) over the guideway track, the delivery vehicle stops at the specified location. As the delivery vehicle stops at the specified location, the motion detector instructs the LED device to emit a laser signal for scanning the delivery vehicle and based on the scanned information, the processing device instructs the placer robot(s) to retrieve and dispense the ordered item(s) into delivery vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A method for enhancing an automated delivery system by implementing a laser scanning mechanism, wherein said method comprises of:

receiving an order provided by at least one consumer over a network;
dispensing at least one item in a delivery vehicle based on the order provided by said at least one consumer;
counting the number the objects provided over a guideway track to stop said delivery vehicle at the required location based on the order provided by said at least one consumer;
collecting said at least one item that is dispensed from at least one placer robot in said delivery vehicle, after said delivery vehicle stops at the required location over said guideway track;
and
dispensing a delivery unit filled with the required item(s) based on the order provided by at least one marketing unit.

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A system for enhancing an automated delivery system for at least one consumer by implementing a laser scanning mechanism, wherein said system is configured to:

receive an order provided by at least one consumer over a network;
dispense at least one item in a delivery vehicle based on the order provided by said at least one consumer;
count the number the objects provided over a guideway track to stop said delivery vehicle at the required location based on the order provided by said at least one consumer;
collect said at least one item that is dispensed from at least one placer robot in said delivery vehicle, after said delivery vehicle stops at the required location over said guideway track;
and
dispense a delivery unit filled with the required item(s) based on the order provided by at least one marketing unit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for enhancing an automated delivery system

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