Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication systems for multi-source robot control
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Application No.: US15993280Application Date: 2018-05-30
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Publication No.: US11120410B2Publication Date: 2021-09-14
- Inventor: David Skiba , Valentine C. Matula , George Erhart
- Applicant: Avaya Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Avaya Inc.
- Current Assignee: Avaya Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- Main IPC: G06Q10/10
- IPC: G06Q10/10 ; B25J9/16 ; B25J11/00 ; H04L29/06 ; B25J9/00 ; G06F9/50

Abstract:
A service robot may be autonomous, with respect to a portion of a customer service task, and coordinated, with respect to another portion of a customer service task. A resource, such as another robot or an agent (human or automated), may monitor or interact with the robot and, in such a combination, perform a customer service task. The robot may be instructed to pause or delay initiation of a robot portion to allow for a resource to become available at a common time that the interaction portion is to be performed to minimize delay and promote better customer service. Should the delay be beyond an acceptable threshold, the robot may engage in a delay task (e.g., slow down, pause, etc.). The delay task may include a social interaction with a human at a service location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180276622A1 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-SOURCE ROBOT CONTROL Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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