公开(公告)号：US12187539B1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US18310210

申请日：2023-05-01

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Korwin Jon Smith ,  Amber Autrey Taylor ,  Alexander Michael McNamara ,  Sridhar Boyapati ,  Jason Michael Famularo ,  Thomas Meilandt Mathiesen

IPC: B65G1/137 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06Q10/087

Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for associating multiple totes with a single profile so that items placed into any of the multiple totes are identified on a profile item identifier list. For example, if two users located in a materials handling facility are picking items that are to be consolidated or otherwise treated together, each user may select a different tote and move separately through the materials handling facility. As either user picks items and places those items into a corresponding tote, a profile item identifier list is updated to include an item identifier for each picked item.

公开(公告)号：US10733565B1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US14502280

申请日：2014-09-30

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Christopher Andrew Stephens ,  Alexander Clark Prater ,  Alexander Michael McNamara ,  Sridhar Boyapati ,  David Echevarria Ignacio ,  David William Bettis ,  Korwin Jon Smith ,  Kevin Alexander Lee ,  Aaron Craig Thompson ,  Gary Paolo Raden ,  Sudarshan Narasimha Raghavan ,  Dilip Kumar ,  Félix Joseph Étienne Pageau

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00

Abstract: Described is an interactive data processing system configured to facilitate selection by a human associate of tentative values generated by an automated system from sensor data. In one implementation, an event may take place in a materials handling facility. The event may comprise a pick or place of an item from an inventory location, movement of a user, and so forth. The sensor data associated with the event is processed by an automated system to determine tentative values associated with the event. In some situations, an uncertainty may exist as to which of the tentative values accurately reflects the actual event. The sensor data and tentative values may be provided to a human associate. The associate may select one of the tentative values. The selected tentative value and the sensor data may be used to train the automated system.

公开(公告)号：US20190392189A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16014843

申请日：2018-06-21

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC

Inventor： Dilip Kumar ,  Manoj Aggarwal ,  George Leifman ,  Gerard Guy Medioni ,  Nikolai Orlov ,  Natan Peterfreund ,  Korwin Jon Smith ,  Dmitri Veikherman ,  Sora Kim

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06N3/04

Abstract: A non-contact biometric identification system includes a hand scanner that generates images of a user's palm. Images are acquired using light of a first polarization at a first time show surface characteristics such as wrinkles in the palm while images acquired using light of a second polarization at a second time show deeper characteristics such as veins. Within the images, the palm is identified and subdivided into sub-images. The sub-images are subsequently processed to determine feature vectors present in each sub-image. A current signature is determined using the feature vectors. A user may be identified based on a comparison of the current signature with a previously stored reference signature that is associated with a user identifier.

公开(公告)号：US12243093B1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US16712887

申请日：2019-12-12

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Michael McNamara ,  Nathan Lee Wesling ,  Natalie Thuy-Tien Nguyen ,  Jack Bradley Jones ,  Felix Joseph Etienne Pageau ,  Lu Ye ,  Kevin Alexander Lee ,  Sridhar Boyapati ,  Benjamin Ralph Hollis ,  David William Bettis ,  Kirk Arlo Petersen ,  Korwin Jon Smith

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/0601

Abstract: Described is a system and method for routing output information to one or more of a plurality of output devices. In one implementation, output information that includes information to be presented and a location information identifying where the output information is to be presented may be generated by an output host. The output information is received by an output router that determines, based on the location information, an output device and routes the output information to the output device for presentation.

公开(公告)号：US11941629B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US16585328

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nichole Stockman ,  Korwin Jon Smith ,  Douglas Andrew Hungarter ,  Joshua Adam Cowan ,  Jared Corso ,  Rajeev Ranjan ,  Prithviraj Banerjee ,  Matthew Christopher Smith

IPC: G06Q20/40 ,  G06V40/13 ,  G06V40/60

CPC classification number: G06Q20/40145 ,  G06V40/1312 ,  G06V40/67

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for providing instructions when receiving biometric data associated with a user. For instance, a device may detect a portion of a user, such as a hand. The device may then display a first graphical element indicating a target location for placing the portion of the user above the user-recognition device. Additionally, the device may determine locations of the portion of the user above the device. The device may then display a second graphical element indicating the locations, such as when the locations are not proximate to the target location. Additionally, the device may display instructions for moving the portion of the user to the target location. Based on detecting that the location of the portion of the user is proximate to the target location, the device may send data representing the portion of the user to a remote system.

公开(公告)号：US11900711B1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17075926

申请日：2020-10-21

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Dilip Kumar ,  Manoj Aggarwal ,  George Leifman ,  Gerard Guy Medioni ,  Nikolai Orlov ,  Natan Peterfreund ,  Korwin Jon Smith ,  Dmitri Veikherman ,  Sora Kim

IPC: G06V40/13 ,  G06V40/12 ,  G06N3/045

CPC classification number: G06V40/1318 ,  G06N3/045 ,  G06V40/1347 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06V40/1341

Abstract: An identification system includes one or more infrared light sources and a camera that acquires images of a user's palm. For example, at a first time, one or more first images may be acquired by the camera using infrared light with a first polarization that represent external characteristics of the user's palm. At a second time, one or more second images may be acquired using infrared light with a second polarization that represent internal characteristics of the user's palm. These images are processed to determine a first set of feature vectors and a second set of feature vectors. A current signature may be determined using the first set of feature vectors and the second set of feature vectors. In addition, a user may be identified based on a comparison of the current signature and previously stored reference signatures that are associated with candidate user identifiers.

公开(公告)号：US10724895B1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US14499890

申请日：2014-09-29

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Alexander Michael McNamara ,  Sridhar Boyapati ,  Aaron Craig Thompson ,  David Echevarria Ignacio ,  David William Bettis ,  Korwin Jon Smith

IPC: G01G23/01 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06T5/00 ,  H04N17/00

Abstract: Described are systems and techniques configured to test sensors in a materials handling facility. In one implementation, an age of a user in the facility and a predicted path through the facility may be determined. Physical access controls may be initiated at inventory locations along the predicted path and adjacent to the user. The physical access controls may include deployment of physical barriers, activation of locks, and so forth. As another user who is permitted access approaches a particular inventory location, the physical access controls may be deactivated.

公开(公告)号：US10410170B1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US14308269

申请日：2014-06-18

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Michael McNamara ,  Korwin Jon Smith ,  Benjamin Ralph Hollis ,  Sridhar Boyapati ,  Felix Joseph Etienne Pageau ,  Natalie Thuy-Tien Nguyen

IPC: G06Q10/08

Abstract: Described is a system and method for propagating, synchronizing and expiring user specific information among multiple output devices. In some implementations, retention information is provided along with the user specific information and the output device and/or output device controller will determine when to expire the user specific information based on the retention information. In other implementations, the output device controller and/or output device may periodically request updates from other output devices, output device controllers and/or the inventory management system to determine whether to expire user specific information.

公开(公告)号：US12236709B1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US17706107

申请日：2022-03-28

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Manoj Aggarwal ,  Jason Garfield ,  Korwin Jon Smith ,  Jordan Tyler Williams

IPC: G06V40/13 ,  G06F18/22 ,  G06V40/12

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying users that are enrolled for use of a user-recognition system and updating enrollment data of these users over time. To enroll in the user-recognition system, the user may initially scan his or her palm. The resulting image data may later be used when the user requests to be identified by the system by again scanning his or her palm. However, because the characteristics of user palms may change over the time, the user-recognition system may continue to build more and more data for use in recognizing the user, in addition to removing older data that may no longer accurately represent current characteristics of respective user palms.

公开(公告)号：US12197703B1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17816137

申请日：2022-07-29

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Alexander Michael McNamara ,  Sridhar Boyapati ,  Korwin Jon Smith ,  Aaron Craig Thompson ,  Ammar Chinoy ,  David Echevarria Ignacio

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G06V40/70

Abstract: Users in a facility may move about and their authentication status may change accordingly. For example, upon entering a facility, a user may present identification data. At that point, the user is considered an authenticated user with persistent profile data. However, the identification of a user may not be presented at entry or may be unreliable, which causes the user to be considered an unauthenticated user with temporary profile data. In other scenarios, the identification of authenticated users may become unreliable based on their location or their proximity to other users. In cases where users are crowded at a location, the profile data for such users may be aggregated and may be based on common settings of the set of possible users in the group. A user interface may be presented to a user based on their designated profile data.