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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Swaminathan Balasubramanian, Troy, MI (US);
Radha M. De, West Bengal, IN;
Ashley D. Delport, Durban, ZA;
Indrajit Poddar, Sewickley, PA (US);
Cheranellore Vasudevan, Bastrop, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and a method for transporting smart shopping bags are provided herein. The system includes a plurality of drones, each of which is operable to travel to a plurality of designated locations to search for smart shopping bags. The smart shopping bags are configured to store goods for transport and are operable to store and wirelessly communicate user preferences, information related to stored goods, and one or more destinations for the goods. Upon finding a smart shopping bag, each of the drones is operable to query the smart shopping bag to determine whether the smart shopping bag is suitable for pickup by the drone. If the smart shopping bag is suitable for pickup, each of the drones is operable to transport the smart shopping bag toward a first one of the one or more destinations.