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公开(公告)号:US11887046B1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US16945289
申请日:2020-07-31
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: G06Q10/087 , G06Q10/08 , G06T7/00 , G06V40/10 , H04N7/18
CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 , G06Q10/08 , G06T7/0004 , G06V40/10 , H04N7/181 , G06T2207/30108 , G06T2207/30196
Abstract: A system may use sensor data from a facility to generate tentative values associated with an event, such as the identification of an item removed from a shelf of the facility. A confidence value associated with each of the tentative values may be less than a confidence threshold. In response, inquiry data seeking confirmation of a tentative value from an associate is generated and sent to one or more associates in the facility. Responses from the associates are collected to determine a selection of one of the tentative values. The selected tentative value is designated as output data for the system. Thereafter, the output data and the original sensor data are designated as training data, which can then be used to train or update machine learning systems. Subsequent use of the updated machine learning systems can yield more accurate results.
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公开(公告)号:US12211004B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-28
申请号:US18064698
申请日:2022-12-12
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Dilip Kumar , Elie Micah Kornfield , Alexander Clark Prater , Sridhar Boyapati , Xiaofeng Ren , Chang Yuan
IPC: G06Q10/00 , G06Q10/087 , G07G1/00
Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for tracking removal or placement of items at inventory locations with a materials handling facility. In some instances, a user may remove an item from an inventory location and the inventory management system may detect that removal and update a user item list associated with the user to include an item identifier representative of the removed item. Likewise, if the user places an item at an inventory location, the inventory management system may detect that placement and update the user item list to remove an item identifier representative of the placed item.
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公开(公告)号:US11526840B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-13
申请号:US16390966
申请日:2019-04-22
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Dilip Kumar , Elie Micah Kornfield , Alexander Clark Prater , Sridhar Boyapati , Xiaofeng Ren , Chang Yuan
Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for tracking removal or placement of items at inventory locations with a materials handling facility. In some instances, a user may remove an item from an inventory location and the inventory management system may detect that removal and update a user item list associated with the user to include an item identifier representative of the removed item. Likewise, if the user places an item at an inventory location, the inventory management system may detect that placement and update the user item list to remove an item identifier representative of the placed item.
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公开(公告)号:US10963834B1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-30
申请号:US15721425
申请日:2017-09-29
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Casey Louis Thurston , Alexander Clark Prater , Kevin Alexander Lee , Kenneth King-Fung Lee
Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for utilizing sensor data to determine the results of events within a system. Upon receiving sensor data indicative of an event, the sensor data is analyzed to determine a result of the event. For instance, a user may identified upon entry to a facility, may pick items from shelves in the facility, and may be identified upon exit. Contents of a virtual shopping cart of the user may be maintained based on analysis of the sensor data as the user picks the items. When a user exits, a payment instrument of the user may be charged for a cost of the items and a receipt may be sent to a device of the user. A state-invariant time, representing a time before which all events have been processed, may be maintained such that no shopping sessions are finalized prior to the state-invariant time to avoid mistaken charges.
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公开(公告)号:US20230214768A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US18064698
申请日:2022-12-12
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Dilip Kumar , Elie Micah Kornfield , Alexander Clark Prater , Sridhar Boyapati , Xiaofeng Ren , Chang Yuan
IPC: G06Q10/087
CPC classification number: G06Q10/087
Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for tracking removal or placement of items at inventory locations with a materials handling facility. In some instances, a user may remove an item from an inventory location and the inventory management system may detect that removal and update a user item list associated with the user to include an item identifier representative of the removed item. Likewise, if the user places an item at an inventory location, the inventory management system may detect that placement and update the user item list to remove an item identifier representative of the placed item.
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公开(公告)号:US11069381B1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-20
申请号:US15391654
申请日:2016-12-27
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Alexander Clark Prater , Ameet Nirmal Vaswani , Natalie Thuy-Tien Nguyen , Joseph Papa , Gregory Martin , Ming-Hsiu Wang
IPC: G11B27/19 , G06Q10/08 , H04N5/91 , G06K9/00 , H04L12/24 , H04N5/14 , H04N5/225 , H04N5/77 , H04N9/80
Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for utilizing sensor data to automatically determine the results of events within a system. Upon receiving sensor data indicative of an event, the techniques may analyze the sensor data to determine a result of the event, such as that a particular user associated with a user identifier selected a particular item associated with an item identifier. The techniques described herein may determine when sensor data is to be stored for a default amount of time, and when sensor data is to be stored for a greater amount of time. By retaining data in an intelligent manner, the system is able to function accurately without unduly taxing storage constraints.
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公开(公告)号:US10679181B1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-09
申请号:US16383391
申请日:2019-04-12
Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: Alexander Clark Prater , Ivan Avramov , Ismael Medrano , Benjamin Lloyd Shapiro , Navid Shiee , Brett Allen Skaloud
Abstract: An inventory location, such as a shelf, may be used to stow different items. The shelf is divided into a plurality of adjacent lanes, some of which may be grouped into a cluster. Items are placed upon the lanes of the cluster. Each lane includes one or more weight sensors to obtain weight data about a load on the lane. Based on the weight data and physical layout data for the shelf, one or more hypotheses may be determined for describing interactions, such as a pick or place of an item, occurring at the lanes of a cluster. One of the hypotheses may be selected as a solution for describing the interaction and used to maintain inventory quantities of items at the shelf.
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公开(公告)号:US20190251499A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-15
申请号:US16390966
申请日:2019-04-22
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Dilip Kumar , Elie Micah Kornfield , Alexander Clark Prater , Sridhar Boyapati , Xiaofeng Ren , Chang Yuan
CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 , G07G1/0036
Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for tracking removal or placement of items at inventory locations with a materials handling facility. In some instances, a user may remove an item from an inventory location and the inventory management system may detect that removal and update a user item list associated with the user to include an item identifier representative of the removed item. Likewise, if the user places an item at an inventory location, the inventory management system may detect that placement and update the user item list to remove an item identifier representative of the placed item.
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公开(公告)号:US10262293B1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-16
申请号:US14747553
申请日:2015-06-23
Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: Alexander Clark Prater , Ivan Avramov , Ismael Medrano , Benjamin Lloyd Shapiro , Navid Shiee , Brett Allen Skaloud
Abstract: An inventory location such as a shelf may be used to stow different types of items. The shelf may be equipped with a plurality of lanes arranged parallel to one another. Items may rest upon two or more of the lanes. Each lane includes a weight sensor that provides weight data about a load on the lane. Based on the weight data and item data indicative of individual weights of those items stowed on the shelf, interaction data indicative of an activity such as a pick or place of an item may be determined. The interaction data may specify what item was picked or placed, quantity of that item that was picked or placed, and so forth. Data from other sensors, such as a camera, may be used to determine the interaction data.
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公开(公告)号:US11521170B1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US17216090
申请日:2021-03-29
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Casey Louis Thurston , Alexander Clark Prater , Kevin Alexander Lee , Kenneth King-Fung Lee
Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for utilizing sensor data to determine the results of events within a system. Upon receiving sensor data indicative of an event, the sensor data is analyzed to determine a result of the event. For instance, a user may identified upon entry to a facility, may pick items from shelves in the facility, and may be identified upon exit. Contents of a virtual shopping cart of the user may be maintained based on analysis of the sensor data as the user picks the items. When a user exits, a payment instrument of the user may be charged for a cost of the items and a receipt may be sent to a device of the user. A state-invariant time, representing a time before which all events have been processed, may be maintained such that no shopping sessions are finalized prior to the state-invariant time to avoid mistaken charges.
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