US 11,745,605 B1
Autonomous data machines and systems
William Santana Li, Mountain View, CA (US); Stacy Dean Stephens, McKinney, TX (US); Mercedes Soria-Li, Mountain View, CA (US); Aaron J. Lehnhardt, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Dominic A. Villa, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Phillip Wong, San Francisco, CA (US); and Arne Stoschek, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Knightscope, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Knightscope, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/148,346.
Application 17/148,346 is a continuation of application No. 16/360,643, filed on Mar. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,919,163.
Application 16/360,643 is a continuation of application No. 15/215,540, filed on Jul. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,279,488, issued on May 7, 2019.
Application 15/215,540 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/599,073, filed on Jan. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,329,597, issued on May 3, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/195,242, filed on Jul. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/929,007, filed on Jan. 17, 2014.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); G08B 13/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01); B60L 53/37 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/35 (2019.01); B60L 53/126 (2019.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/14 (2019.02) [B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 19/005 (2013.01); B60L 3/0015 (2013.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/126 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/35 (2019.02); B60L 53/37 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G08B 13/00 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); B60L 2240/70 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0209 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method for charging an autonomous data machine, the method comprising: providing a charging station for charging a power supply of the autonomous data machine automatically; and
collecting, concurrently with charging the autonomous data machine, data about the environment of the autonomous data machine using one or more sensors on-board the autonomous data machine.