US 12,032,382 B2
Method for selecting transportation container
Gabriel T Sibley, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Autonomy Squared LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Autonomy Squared LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,975.
Application 17/845,975 is a continuation of application No. 16/505,565, filed on Jul. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,366,479.
Application 16/505,565 is a continuation of application No. 15/707,549, filed on Sep. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,345,818, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/555,970, filed on Sep. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/534,674, filed on Jul. 19, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/505,801, filed on May 12, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0317698 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G05D 1/667 (2024.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B60P 1/04 (2006.01); B60P 3/00 (2006.01); B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0837 (2023.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC G05D 1/0225 (2013.01) [B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B60P 1/04 (2013.01); B60P 3/007 (2013.01); B66F 9/063 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); G05D 1/667 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); G07B 17/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/41895 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0837 (2013.01); G07C 2009/0092 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method of a system for transporting an article from a first location to a recipient container at a second location, comprising:
providing a robot configured to travel over an outdoor transportation network and having a transport container, the transport container having physical characteristics stored in a memory of the system,
receiving a purchase order for the article for delivery to the recipient container at the second location, the recipient container having physical characteristics stored in the memory of the system,
accessing the memory and selecting a transportation container from one of a first class of standardized transportation containers of a first size and shape and a second class of standardized transportation containers of a second size and shape different than the first size and shape as a function of the physical characteristics of the transport container and the physical characteristics of the recipient container prior to transporting the article to the recipient container,
placing the article in the transportation container,
navigating the robot to the first location,
placing the transportation container in the transport container of the robot at the first location,
navigating the robot over the outdoor transportation network from the first location to the second location, and
autonomously moving the transportation container from the transport container to the recipient container at the second location.