ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,754,539, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to United States Postal Service (Washington).

"Systems and methods for automated guided vehicle control" was invented by Leung Man Shiu (Gaithersburg, Md.) and Erich Joseph Petre (Gainesville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for commanding, controlling, and guiding automated guided vehicles ("AGVs"). Automated systems translate AGV commands according to AGV manufacturers. AGVs can be summoned and destinations be determined automatically."

The patent was filed on Feb. 26, 2024, under Application No. 18/587,554.

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