Apparatus and methods for a portable autonomous store

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024328146-A1
Application number	US-202418624966-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 2, 2024
Priority date	Apr 2, 2023
Publication date	Oct 3, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a portable building structure may include a plurality of interior attachment points, including a first portion to secure equipment to an interior of the portable building structure when the equipment is in use, and a second portion to secure the equipment to the interior portion of the portable building structure during transportation of the portable building structure. A plurality of exterior attachment points may be included, which may include a first portion to enable the portable building structure to be lifted off the ground prior to transportation, and a second portion to enable the portable building structure to be secured to a vehicle for transportation. A computing device may be included to track at least one user within the portable building structure and determine whether the at least one user has taken an object from a first location and placed it in a second location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A portable building structure comprising:
a portable building structure, including:
a plurality of interior attachment points, wherein the plurality of interior attachment points includes:
a first portion of the plurality of interior attachment points configured to secure equipment to an interior portion of the portable building structure when the equipment is in use;
a second portion of the plurality of interior attachment points configured to further secure the equipment to the interior portion of the portable building structure during transportation of the portable building structure;

a plurality of exterior attachment points, wherein the plurality of exterior attachment points includes:
a first portion of the plurality of exterior attachment points configured to enable the portable building structure to be lifted off a ground surface prior to transportation;
a second portion of the plurality of exterior attachment points configured to enable the portable building structure to be secured to a vehicle for transportation; and

a computing device configured to track at least one user within the portable building structure, wherein the computing device is further configured to determine whether the at least one user has taken an object from a first location within the portable building structure and placed it in a second location within the portable building structure.

2 . The portable building structure of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the plurality of interior attachment points configured to secure the equipment to the interior portion of the portable building structure when the equipment is in use includes at least one of a plurality of barriers extending from at least one wall of the portable building structure and at least one channel securing a portion of the equipment to the at least one wall of the portable building structure.

3 . The portable building structure of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the plurality of interior attachment points configured to further secure the equipment to the interior portion of the portable building structure during transportation of the portable building structure includes at least one channel securing a portion of the equipment to at least one wall of the portable building structure.

4 . The portable building structure of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the plurality of exterior attachment points configured to enable the portable building structure to be lifted off the ground surface prior to transportation includes one or more lift attachments.

5 . The portable building structure of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the plurality of exterior attachment points configured to enable the portable building structure to be secured to the vehicle for transportation includes one or more rings.

6 . The portable building structure of claim 5 , wherein the one or more rings enable the portable building structure to be secured to the vehicle for transportation without extending beyond a perimeter of the portable building structure.

7 . The portable building structure of claim 1 further comprising one or more interior channels for receiving electrical wiring, wherein the one or more interior channels are coupled to a front frame of the portable building structure.

8 . A portable building structure comprising:
a portable building structure, including:
a plurality of interior attachment points, wherein the plurality of interior attachment points includes:
a first portion of the plurality of interior attachment points configured to secure equipment to an interior portion of the portable building structure when the equipment is in use;
a second portion of the plurality of interior attachment points configured to further secure the equipment to the interior portion of the portable building structure during transportation of the portable building structure, wherein the second portion of the plurality of interior attachment points configured to further secure the equipment to the interior portion of the portable building structure during transportation of the portable building structure includes at least one channel securing a portion of the equipment to at least one wall of the portable building structure;

a plurality of exterior attachment points, wherein the plurality of exterior attachment points includes:
a first portion of the plurality of exterior attachment points configured to enable the portable building structure to be lifted off a ground surface prior to transportation; and
a second portion of the plurality of exterior attachment points configured to enable the portable building structure to be secured to a vehicle for transportation.

9 . The portable building structure of claim 8 , wherein the first portion of the plurality of interior attachment points configured to secure the equipment to the interior portion of the portable building structure when the equipment is in use includes at least one of a plurality of barriers extending from at least one wall of the portable building structure and at least one channel securing a portion of the equipment to the at least one wall of the portable building structure.

10 . The portable building structure of claim 8 further comprising a computing device configured to track at least one user within the portable building structure, wherein the computing device is further configured to determine whether the at least one user has taken an object from a first location within the portable building structure and placed it in a second location within the portable building structure.

11 . The portable building structure of claim 8 , wherein the first portion of the plurality of exterior attachment points configured to enable the portable building structure to be lifted off the ground surface prior to transportation includes one or more lift attachments.

12 . The portable building structure of claim 8 , wherein the second portion of the plurality of exterior attachment points configured to enable the portable building structure to be secured to the vehicle for transportation includes one or more rings.

13 . The portable building structure of claim 12 , wherein the one or more rings enable the portable building structure to be secured to the vehicle for transportation without extending beyond a perimeter of the portable building structure.

14 . The portable building structure of claim 8 further comprising one or more interior channels for receiving electrical wiring, wherein the one or more interior channels are coupled to a front frame of the portable building structure.

15 . A method comprising:
securing, using a first portion of a plurality of interior attachment points, equipment to an interior portion of a portable building structure; securing, using a second portion of the plurality of interior attachment points, the equipment to the interior portion of the portable building structure for transportation of the portable building structure; installing a computing device tracking system to track at least one user within the portable building structure and to determine whether the at least one user has taken an object from a first location within the portable building structure and placed it in a second location within the portable building structure; lifting, using a first portion of a plurality of exterior attachment points, the portable building structure off a ground surface prior to transportation; and securing, using a second portion of a plurality of exterior attachment points, the portable building structure to a vehicle for transportation.

Assignees

• Gilbarco Inc

Inventors

• Meiri Barak
• Mckellar Abigail Marie
• Seeger Michael
• Liguori Stephen W
• Downey Hayden
• Nason Jr Joseph Daniel
• Vickery Graham Hendrickson
• Ray Sr Anthony Joseph
• Davis Jason T

Classifications

• E04H1/1205

  Small buildings erected in the open air (E04H1/1272 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E04B1/34384 Primary

  Assembling details for foldable, separable, collapsible or retractable structures · CPC title

• E04B1/34321

  mainly constituted by panels · CPC title

• G06Q20/208

  Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing · CPC title

• G06V20/44

  Event detection · CPC title