Intelligent service robot and related systems and methods

US10311400B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FELLOWES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Marco O. Mascorro Medina · Woodside, US
• Zhengqin Fan · San Jose, US
• Thavidu Ranatunga · San Francisco, US
• Utkarsh Sinha · San Jose, US
• Sivapriya Kaza · San Jose, US
• Justin Din · San Jose, US
• Daniel T. Barry · Ann Arbor, US
• Varun Krishna · Saratoga, US
• Jagadish Mahendran · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 5, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2019
• Expiry date: May 17, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S901/47
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A robot for providing intelligent service within a facility includes a locomotion platform, an upper sensor for detecting objects within an upper field of view of the robot, a lower sensor for detecting objects within a lower field of view of the robot, a display and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the upper sensor and the lower sensor. The robot computer is configured to inventory products within the commercial facility and provide inventory discrepancy data to a user at a computing station.