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

Claim 11:
12. A robot management system (RMS) comprising:
an indoor positioning system within an operations venue; and
a robot management system server (RMS server) configured in networked communication with a plurality of robots, wherein the RMS server includes at least one processor and at least one memory device storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
generate a delivery request task that identifies at least an item, a delivery location relative to the indoor positioning system, and a recipient;
identify at least one robot of the plurality of robots that includes, within a storage area of the at least one robot, the item;
transmit the delivery request task to the at least one robot, wherein receipt of the delivery request task by the robot causes the robot to:
control a propulsion system to navigate the at least one robot to the delivery location;
receive an authentication credential from the recipient;
authenticate the recipient based upon the authentication credential;
in response to authenticating the recipient, control the storage area to provide the item contained within the storage area to the recipient;
receive, from the recipient, a request for a different item;
determine 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, provide the different item to the recipient; or
if the different item is not contained within the storage area, transmit the request for the different item to the RMS; and

receive, from the at least one robot, a delivery response indicating a status of the delivery request task, wherein the status includes, at least, data indicating whether the item contained in the storage area of the at least one robot was delivered to the recipient.