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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2012
Arshan Poursohi, Berkeley, CA (US);
James Kuffner, Moutain View, CA (US);
Anthony Francis, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Hickman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arshan Poursohi, Berkeley, CA (US);
James Kuffner, Moutain View, CA (US);
Anthony Francis, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Hickman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google Inc., Moutain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for distributing tasks among robotic devices are described. A server may receive from a first device, information associated with an assigned task of the first device. The server may determine whether the assigned task can be executed more efficiently with assistance from additional devices, and may further determine available devices that can assist in executing the assigned task. The determined available devices may be ranked according to an amount of usage of the devices over time, and a second device may be selected from the available devices based on the ranking. A subtask of the assigned task may then be determined from a plurality of subtasks of the assigned task based on capabilities of the selected second device. An instruction may then be sent to the second device, instructing the second device to execute the determined subtask.