US 11,972,387 B2
Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a transport robot
John Jungwoo Ha, Frisco, TX (US); and Jungju Oh, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Bear Robotics, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Bear Robotics, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,809.
Prior Publication US 2023/0011132 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01) [B25J 9/0003 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling a transport robot, the method comprising the steps of:
acquiring, when a user makes a request for transport of a target object, information on the transport of the target object including a delivery place where the target object is to be delivered to a transport robot and an estimated time of the user's arrival at the delivery place;
determining the transport robot as an autonomous transport robot capable of transporting the target object among a plurality of autonomous transport robots, on the basis of the information on the transport of the target object;
controlling the transport robot to autonomously travel to the delivery place such that the transport robot arrives at the delivery place before the user, on the basis of the estimated time of the user's arrival;
acquiring, by an image acquisition module of the transport robot, information on the user after the user arrives at the delivery place;
identifying the user on the basis of the information on the user;
searching a database to obtain a place associated with the user based on the identification of the user;
determining the place associated with the user as a destination where the transport robot is to transport the target object from the delivery place; and
controlling the transport robot to autonomously travel from the delivery place to the destination to transport the target object based on analysis of images of surroundings acquired by the image acquisition module.