US 12,276,981 B2
Task-based dynamic bonding notification systems and methods
Mark Thomas Fountain, Hitchin (GB); and Brian Califano, Point Pleasant, NJ (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,806.
Prior Publication US 2023/0168673 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0088 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/1373 (2013.01); G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting a transporter allocation trigger associated with a mobile computing device disposed in a facility;
in response to detecting the transporter allocation trigger, selecting a transporter identifier of an autonomous transporter robot disposed in the facility, the autonomous transported robot including: (a) a locomotion assembly powered by an electric motor, (b) one or more navigational sensors configured for autonomous navigation of the facility via the locomotion assembly, and (c) one or more light emitters;
selecting a joint notification parameter;
causing the mobile computing device to generate a notification according to the joint notification parameter;
transmitting the joint notification parameter to the autonomous transporter robot to cause the autonomous transporter robot to activate the one or more light emitters and generate a visual notification corresponding to the notification generated by the mobile computing device, the autonomous transporter robot generating the visual notification via the one or more light emitters as the autonomous transporter robot navigates the facility via the one or more navigational sensors;
detecting an update condition based on at least one of (i) locations of the autonomous transporter robot and the mobile computing device, and (ii) a time threshold; and
in response to detecting the update condition, transmitting an adjusted joint notification parameter to at least one of the mobile computing device and the autonomous transporter robot.