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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Symbol Technologies, Llc, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Steve W. Fantaske, Toronto, CA;
Ronald G. Mercer, Guelph, CA;
Robert E. Beach, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jagdeep Kaur Rangi, Mississauga, CA;
Symbol Technologies, LLC, Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
A control method in a mobile automation system including a mobile automation apparatus and a control server. The method comprises, at the mobile automation apparatus: receiving a task identifier and a plurality of task fragments from the control server, each task fragment containing (i) a subset of identifiers for respective sub-regions in a facility, and (ii) an operational constraint. The method further includes, for each task fragment: generating a path traversing the subset of sub-regions, and while travelling along the path, performing the identified task.