| CPC B60P 3/025 (2013.01) [A47F 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 20/12 (2013.01); A47F 2010/005 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A modular shopping structure comprising:
a compartment configured to store a plurality of items;
a plurality of wheels disposed at a compartment bottom portion, wherein the plurality of wheels are configured to move the compartment from a source location to a destination location;
a compartment docking unit configured to move the compartment between a compartment elevated position and a compartment docking position, wherein the compartment is in the compartment elevated position when the compartment is moving, wherein the compartment is in the compartment docking position when the compartment reaches the destination location, and wherein the compartment bottom portion is moved in proximity to ground in the compartment docking position;
a sensor configured to detect a user purchase action associated with a first item, of the plurality of items, when the compartment is in the compartment docking position; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain the source location and the destination location;
determine that the compartment has reached the destination location via a navigation unit associated with the modular shopping structure;
transmit a first command signal to the compartment docking unit to move the compartment from the compartment elevated position to the compartment docking position responsive to a determination that the compartment has reached the destination location, wherein a compartment bottom interior portion is configured to partially or completely enclose the plurality of wheels in the compartment docking position;
obtain information associated with the first item when the sensor detects the user purchase action;
determine a cost associated with the first item based on the information; and
transmit a second command signal to a third party payment module to deduct the cost from an account associated with a user.
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