Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful to selecting products for customers. In some embodiments, a system comprises a value vector database, wherein the value vector database includes value vectors of customers, and wherein the value vectors indicate partialities of the customers, a control circuit configured to generate the virtual representation of the customer's environment, determine, based on the value vector database, partialities for the customer, determine, based on the partialities for the customer, one or more products, wherein the one or more products include value propositions, and wherein the one or more value propositions of the one or more products are consistent with the partialities for the customer, and render the virtual representation of the customer's environment to include virtual representations of the one or more products, and a display device, the display device configured to present the virtual representation of the customer's environment.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided herein useful to enable delivery of commercial products to customers. In some embodiments, the system comprises an autonomous ground vehicle on a delivery route to deliver commercial products to a person of interest. The AGV comprises control circuits communicatively coupled to sensors. The control circuits, using sensor data, determines whether a person positioned within a threshold distance relative to the AGV is the PoI; allow the PoI to designate an intention of a second person positioned within the threshold distance as being friendly or adverse relative to the PoI; determine the intention of the second person; receive a command from the PoI overriding the determination that the second person's intention is adverse to the PoI; and allow the PoI to take possession of the commercial products when the designated intention is friendly relative to the PoI and the command is received.

Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses, and methods are provided pertaining to lockers that can be secured in a docking station. In some embodiments, a system comprises a docking station, the docking station configured to selectively secure and release one or more lockers and receive a command to allow one of the one or more lockers to be released, wherein each of the one or more lockers is removable from the docking station, and wherein each of the one or more lockers comprises a storage portion and a securement mechanism for securing each of the one or more lockers to the docking station.

Abstract: In some embodiments, autonomous product delivery systems and methods are provided herein useful to deter theft of commercial products via an autonomous ground vehicle (“AGV”). In some embodiments, systems are provided to deter theft of commercial products, and may comprise: an AGV configured to transport commercial products to delivery locations that includes control circuits, which are communicatively coupled to sensors, container storage areas housing commercial products for delivery, defensive elements positioned proximate to the commercial products and configured to physical alter the commercial products and render them unsatisfactory for their intended purpose. The control circuits can determine the presence of unknown third parties positioned next to the AGV and, in response thereto, determine occurrences of adverse events associated with the AGV.

Abstract: An enterprise-accessible customer locker is physically located at a first customer's address. A control circuit can be configured to select products (including unordered products if desired) for a first customer to be placed in the aforementioned enterprise-accessible customer locker. The control circuit can also be configured to determine a need to deliver a particular product to a second customer who is physically discrete from the aforementioned first customer's address. The control circuit can then be further configured to arrange to transfer the particular product from the first customer's enterprise-accessible customer locker to the second customer at a delivery address corresponding to the second customer. By one approach, the foregoing can include a consideration of whether the particular product is in fact available at the first customer's enterprise-accessible customer locker and/or what the relevant timeframe is for when the first customer may in fact need the particular product.

Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful to maintaining a condition of a removable container. In some embodiments, a system for receiving one or more products comprises a personal vehicle, the personal vehicle including a power source and a removable container, the removable container configured to house the one or more products, the removable container comprising a condition control device, wherein the condition control device is coupled to the power source, and a control circuit, the control circuit configured to receive, from a remote device, an indication of a condition for the removable container and cause the condition control device to maintain the removable container with respect to the condition.

Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that provide for facilitating delivery, via autonomous ground vehicles, of products ordered by customers of a retailer to customer-specified restricted areas accessible by an entryway openable via an access code.

Abstract: Some embodiments include systems, methods, and apparatuses capable of determining a leader of a group of autonomous vehicles. In some embodiments, a system of autonomous vehicles comprises two or more autonomous vehicles each having a communication device and in communication with one another, each of the two or more autonomous vehicles configured to travel as a group, receive and transport goods, communicate with others of the two or more autonomous vehicles in the group, and conduct a negotiation to establish at least one leader, wherein any one of the two or more autonomous vehicles can become the at least one leader.

Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for providing an online shopping experience that conserves computing resources. In some embodiments, there is provided a system including: a shopping server receiving a user request to view a virtual shopping environment; a control circuit causing the display of virtual shopping images on a user computer to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user; wherein the control circuit is configured to: navigate the virtual shopping environment; cause the display of an avatar representing the user in the virtual shopping environment; cause the display of the avatar at a first resource consumption setting where the avatar is interacting with a certain type of product; and cause the display of virtual shopping images at a second, reduced resource consumption setting where the avatar is not interacting with these products.

Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for providing an online shopping experience that conserves computing resources. In some embodiments, there is provided a system including: a shopping server configured to receive a user request to view a virtual shopping environment of virtual shopping images with virtual objects; and a control circuit configured to: cause the display of virtual shopping images on a user computer in an interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user; determine a real time computing resource usage of the online shopping session at different times during the online shopping session; and cause the display of at least one of the virtual objects at a first, reduced resource consumption setting when the resource usage exceeds a certain limit and at a second, higher resource consumption setting when the resource usage does not exceed the limit.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are configured to track palletized products. Some embodiments comprise: a first array of sensors positioned relative to multiple products collectively arranged on a first transport pallet configured to support the multiple products while being transported; a wirelessly transceiver; and a pallet control circuit communicatively coupled with the wireless transceiver and the first array of sensors, wherein the pallet control circuit is configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors of the first array of sensors, determine a condition of one or more products of the multiple products at least as the multiple products are transported based on the sensor data, and cause condition information to be wirelessly transmitted to a separate notification system configured to provide notification to a worker regarding the condition of the one or more products.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for predictive mobile manufacturing. A system for providing mobile manufacturing comprises a customer profile database storing customer partiality vectors associated with a plurality of customers, a product database storing vectorized product characterizations associated with a plurality of products, a mobile manufacturing unit comprising a vehicle carrying manufacturing equipment; and a control circuit.

Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to monitoring and reconciling inventory.

Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that permit a customer to purchase products from a retailer and elect an option for a friend or family member of the customer to pick up the ordered products from the retail facility of the retailer associated with the geographic location of the customer. If the friend or family member of the customer agrees to pick up the products for the customer, and if the customer agrees to have the selected friend or family member of the customer pick up the products for the customer, the friend or family member is allowed to pick up the products at the retail facility associated with the geographic location of the customer. The customer is then allowed to either pick up the products from such a friend or family member or the friend or family member may deliver the products to the customer.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide retail product inventory distribution systems, comprising: an inventory tracking system; an inventory management control circuit configured to couple with a source of multiple different types of mobile analytics information, and to: electronically access aggregated layers of multiple different types of mobile analytics information corresponding to activities associated with multiple different electronic user devices; identify, based on at least a first pattern of activity determined from the aggregated multiple different types of mobile analytics information, an inventory adjustment activity to be implemented as a function of the first pattern of activity relative to retail services; and communicate instructions to cause the inventory adjustment activity to be implemented.

Abstract: Provided is a courier management system. The system includes a customer computing device for accessing and receiving data produced by the system and a server located at a service provider, the server coupled to the customer computing device. The server may be programmed to store customer preferences, generate and transmit a scalable shopping preference interface to allow a customer to select a level of courier involvement, automatically generate order instructions in response to accessing and processing the customer preferences and the level of courier involvement after receiving a shopping list. Automatically generating order instructions may include selecting a substitute or alternative product to complete the shopping list in response to automatically determining a requested product is out of stock.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing reminders. A system for providing reminders comprises a communication device configured to receive location information associated with at least a vehicle, a mobile device, and a tracker coupled to an item, a movement pattern database, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to: track a current movement pattern of the vehicle, the mobile device, and the tracker based on the location information received via the communication device, select an expected movement pattern from the movement pattern database based on the location information associated with one or more of the vehicle, the mobile device, and the tracker, compare the current movement pattern of the vehicle, the mobile device, and the tracker with the expected movement pattern, and generate an alert based on detecting a deviation from the expected movement pattern.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided herein useful to enable delivery of retail products along product delivery routes to recipients. In some embodiments, autonomous product delivery systems are provided to enable delivery of retail products, and comprises: an autonomous ground vehicle (“AGV”) on a product delivery route. The AGV includes control circuits, sensors in electrical communication with the control circuits and configured to communicate sensor data to the control circuits, and emitters in electrical communication with the control circuits and configured to emit irritants. The control circuits use sensor data to detect the presence of an object having a relationship to parameters defining a known hostile third party, detect the presence of a hostile third party positioned within a threshold distance relative to the AGV, determine that the hostile third party is interfering with an operation of the AGV, and activate the emitter in response to the determination.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided herein useful to communicate with a person of interest (“PoI”) via an autonomous ground vehicle (“AGV”) on a product delivery route. In some embodiments, autonomous product delivery systems are provided to enable communications with a PoI, comprises: an AGV on a product delivery route that includes one or more control circuits, one or more sensors in electrical communication with the one or more control circuits and configured to communicate sensor data to the one or more control circuits, and one or more emitters in electrical communication with the one or more control circuits. The control circuit uses sensor data to detect the presence of PoIs when they are positioned within a threshold distance relative to the AGV on the product delivery route, and in response thereof, cause the emitters to transmit a personalized message to the detected PoIs.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided that limit the change in temperature and/or control a temperature of a product during delivery. Some embodiments provide systems comprising an unmanned delivery vehicle (UDV) comprising: a body comprising a nanotechnology insulation material, wherein the nanotechnology insulation material comprises material having been manipulated at a molecular level during the macroscale fabrication of the nanotechnology insulation material to enhance insulation effectiveness; at least one propulsion system; a control circuit coupled with the at least one propulsion system to control the operation of the at least one propulsion system and control a direction of travel of the UDV, wherein the body physically supports the propulsion system and the control circuit; and a product cavity defined within the body and configured to receive at least one product while the at least one product is transported by the UDV to a delivery location.