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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2014
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Bhavnish H. Lathia, Redmond, WA (US);
Varadarajan Gopalakrishnan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jesper Mikael Johansson, Redmond, WA (US);
James Domit Mackraz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brandon William Porter, Yarrow Point, WA (US);
Andrew Jay Roths, Kenmore, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes a distributed automated mobile vehicle ('automated mobile vehicle') system for autonomously delivering orders of items to various delivery locations and/or autonomously returning items to a return location. In some implementations, each user may own or be assigned their own automated mobile vehicle that is associated with the user and an automated mobile vehicle control system maintained by the user. When the user orders an item, the user owned or controlled automated mobile vehicle navigates to a materials handling facility, retrieves the ordered item and delivers it to the user.