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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shiwali Mohan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew Klenk, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Shreve, Campbell, CA (US);
Aaron Ang, Mountain View, CA (US);
John Turner Maxwell, Iii, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kent Evans, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method is provided. The method includes obtaining a state graph that represents a set of objects within an environment and a set of positions of the set of objects within the environment. The state graph includes a set of object nodes and a set of property nodes. The method also includes obtaining user input data. The user input data is generated based on a natural language input. The method further includes updating the state graph based on the user input data to generate an enhanced state graph. The enhanced state graph includes additional nodes generated based on the user input data. The method further includes providing the enhanced state graph to a planning module. The planning modules generates instructions for operating a mechanical system based on the enhanced state graph.