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`Stephen HODGE
`Application No. 15/491,728
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application.
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A mobile correctional facility robot comprising:
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`a plurality of actuators, wherein the plurality of actuators is based on a type of the mobile
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`correctional facility robot,
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`a sensor array,
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`a memory comprising computer program instructions, and
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`a hardware processing unit configured to execute the computer program instructions to
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`perform a task execution method using the plurality of actuators and sensor data corresponding to
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`physical properties of the environment surrounding the mobile correctional facility robot detected
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`using the sensor array, the task execution method comprising:
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`transmitting status information of the mobile correctional facility robot to a central
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`controller,
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`receiving, based on status information of the mobile correctional facility robot, a
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`delivefl task from the central controller,
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`receiving; based on the delivem task; a delivefl item and a delivefl destination;
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`authenticating the delivery item;
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`securing; in response to the authenticating; the delivegy item using one or more of the
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`plurality of actuators deterrni—ni—ng—a—type—efthe—task, and
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`transporting the delivefl item to the delivefl destination; and
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`performing a second authentication of the delivefl item prior to delivering the
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`delivegy item.
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`2.
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`(Original)
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`The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 1, wherein the
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`hardware processing unit is further configured to execute the computer program instructions to
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`perform a coordination method among a plurality of mobile correctional facility robots.
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`3.
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`4.
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`(Cancelled)
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`(Previously Presented)
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`The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 1,
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`wherein the status information of the mobile correctional facility robot comprises a location of the
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`mobile correctional facility robot or an alert issued by the mobile correctional facility robot.
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`5.
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`(Original)
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`The mobile correctional facility robot of claim 4, wherein the alert is
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`issued by the mobile correctional facility robot in response to recognizing an event in the sensor
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`data, wherein the event is a predetermined spoken word or phrase or a predetermined behavior.
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended) The mobile correctional facility robot of claim 1, wherein the
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`hardware processing unit is configured to execute the computer program instructions to perform the
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`task execution method upon receiving the delivery task from the central controller.
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`7.
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`(Currently Amended) The mobile correction facility robot of claim 6, wherein the
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`delivefl task is received from the central controller based on both the status information of the
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`mobile correctional facility robot
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`transmitted to the central controller and status information
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`transmitted to the central controller from the plurality of mobile correctional facility robots.
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`8.
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`(Previously Presented)
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`The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 1,
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`wherein the central controller is one of the plurality of mobile correctional facility robots.
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`9.
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`(Cancelled)
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`10.
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`(Currently Amended) The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 1, further
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`comprising a mechanical arm, wherein the mechanical arm is used to deploy [[the]] non-lethal
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`force.
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`11.
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`(Currently Amended) The mobile correctional facility robot of claim 1, wherein the
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`delivefl item is a video message or an inmate tasleexeeu—tien—methed—rs—perfefined—m—respense—te
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`12.
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`(Original)
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`The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 1, wherein the
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`hardware processing unit is further configured to execute the computer program instructions to
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`perform a monitoring method comprising:
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`detecting an object in the sensor data,
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`extracting one or more features of the object in the sensor data, and
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`recognize an event in the sensor data associated with the object, wherein the event comprises
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`physical harm to an inmate or physical contact between inmates.
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`13.
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`(Original)
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`The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 12, wherein the
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`hardware processing unit is configured to execute the computer program instructions to perform the
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`task execution method upon recognizing the event.
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`14.
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`(Original)
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`The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 12, wherein the
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`monitoring method further comprises:
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`transmitting an alert based on the event recognized in the sensor data.
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`15.
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`(Original)
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`The mobile correctional facility robot of claim 14, wherein the alert is
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`transmitted to a central controller as part of a coordination method among a plurality of mobile
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`correctional facility robots.
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`16.
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`(Original)
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`The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 12, wherein the
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`hardware processing unit is further configured to execute the computer program instructions to
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`perform the task execution method and the monitoring method in parallel.
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`17.
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`(Currently Amended) A method for operating a mobile correctional facility robot,
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`the method comprising:
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`transmitting status information of the mobile correctional
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`facility robot
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`to a central
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`controller,
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`receiving a delivefl task from the central controller, wherein the delivery task is received
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`from the central controller based on both the status information of the mobile correctional facility
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`robot transmitted to the central controller and status information transmitted to the central controller
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`from a plurality of mobile correctional facility robots,
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`receiving; based on the delivery task; a delivery item and a delivery destination;
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`authenticating the delivery item;
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`securing; in response to the authenticating; the delivefl item using one or more actuators of
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`the mobile correctional facility robot;
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`transporting the delivery item to the delivery destination; and
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`performing a second authentication of the delivery item prior to delivering the delivery item.
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`18.
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 17, wherein the status information of the mobile
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`correctional facility robot comprises a location of the mobile correctional facility robot.
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`19.
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`(Original)
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`The mobile correctional
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`facility robot of claim 1, wherein the
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`hardware processing unit is further configured to execute the computer program instructions to
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`perform a monitoring method comprising:
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`detecting an object in the sensor data,
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`extracting one or more features of the object in the sensor data, and
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`recognize an event in the sensor data associated with the object, wherein the event comprises
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`physical harm to an inmate or physical contact between inmates.
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`20.
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`(Currently Amended) A mobile correctional facility robot comprising:
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`a plurality of actuators, wherein the plurality of actuators is based on a type of the mobile
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`correctional facility robot,
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`a sensor array,
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`a memory comprising computer program instructions, and
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`a hardware processing unit configured to execute the computer program instructions to
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`perform a method comprising:
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`transmitting status information of the mobile correctional facility robot to a central
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`controller,
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`receiving a delivery task from the central controller, wherein the delivery task is
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`received from the central controller based on both the status information of the mobile
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`correctional
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`facility robot
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`transmitted to the central controller and status information
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`transmitted to the central controller from a plurality of mobile correctional facility robots,
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`receiving, based on the delivem task, a delivefl item and a delivefl destination;
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`authenticating the delivem item;
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`securing; in response to the authenticating; the delivefl item using one or more of the
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`pluralifl of actuators;
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`transporting the delivegy item to the delivegy destination; and
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`performing a second authentication of the delivegy item prior to delivering the
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`delivefl item.
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`21.
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`(Previously Presented) The mobile correctional facility robot of claim 1, wherein the
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`type of mobile correctional facility robot comprises at least one of a service type or an enforcement
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`type.
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`22.
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`(Currently Amended) The mobile correctional facility robot of claim 1, wherein th_e
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`task execution method further perfermi-ng—the—enfereemen-t—aetien comprises:
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`receiving an enforcement task;
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`traversing a route to perform the enforcement action; task;
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`determining or receiving the enforcement action, and
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`performing the enforcement action using one or more of the plurality of actuators to deploy
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`non-lethal force.
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