Patent ID: 11961053
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 18:
19. A method for delivering items within an operations venue, the method comprising:
receiving, from a robot management system (RMS) and by a processor of a robot, a delivery request task, wherein the delivery request task identifies at least an item contained within a storage area of the robot, a delivery location relative to an indoor positioning system within the operations venue, and a recipient;
in response to receiving the delivery request task, controlling, by the processor, a propulsion system to navigate the robot to the delivery location;
receiving, by the processor, at least one authentication credential from the recipient;
authenticating, by the processor and based upon the at least one authentication credential, the recipient;
in response to authenticating the recipient, controlling, by the processor, the storage area of the robot to release the item contained within the storage area to the recipient;
receiving, by the processor and from the recipient, a request for a different item;
determining, by the processor, whether the different item is contained within the storage area; and
at least one of:
if the different item is contained within the storage area, controlling, by the processor, the storage area to release the different item to the recipient; or
if the different item is not contained within the storage area, transmitting, by the processor, the request for the different item to the RMS.