公开(公告)号：US10083478B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US14685020

申请日：2015-04-13

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan J. Shakes ,  Francois M. Rouaix ,  Donald L. Kaufman

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q99/00 ,  G06K9/78 ,  G06Q10/06

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0635 ,  G06K9/78 ,  G06Q10/06395 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q30/0643 ,  G06Q99/00

Abstract: One or more images of items for an order being processed at processing station of an order fulfillment center may be captured and associated with the order. Alternatively, a short video clip may be captured of the order being packaged. An electronic notification that the order has been processed may be sent to a customer associated with the order. The electronic notification may include a reference to one or more of the captured images or video clips. The customer may use a reference included in the notification to view the captured images. The customer may view captured images to verify that the order has been correctly processed. The captured images may include images of the items being packaged for shipment and may show the shipping address on the package allowing the customer to verify that indeed it is his package in the images.

公开(公告)号：US09852394B1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US13828286

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Francois M. Rouaix ,  Felix F. Antony ,  Cynthia L. Elliott ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos

IPC: G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 ,  B65G1/1373 ,  B65G2209/04 ,  Y02P90/845

Abstract: A visible-light based display system may be used to project visual guidance to picking and/or stowing agents in a materials handling facility dependent on their current location. The system may comprise a plurality of fixed-location display devices and/or mobile display devices coupled to a control system. The control system may send messages to particular ones of the display devices for projection of visual guidance usable to direct an agent to a particular inventory area in which an item is to be stowed or from which an item is to be picked, to identify a particular position within an inventory area, and/or to identify a particular item stored within an inventory area. The messages may include location, position, and/or descriptive information associated with an item to be stowed or picked. The projected visual guidance may include light or laser beams, text, graphics and/or images, and may be agent-specific, item-specific, and/or order-specific.

公开(公告)号：US09626712B1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14229575

申请日：2014-03-28

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan J. Shakes ,  Francois M. Rouaix ,  Donald L. Kaufman

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06K9/78

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0635 ,  G06K9/78 ,  G06Q10/06395 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q30/0643 ,  G06Q99/00

Abstract: One or more images of items for an order being processed at processing station of an order fulfillment center may be captured and associated with the order. Alternatively, a short video clip may be captured of the order being packaged. An electronic notification that the order has been processed may be sent to a customer associated with the order. The electronic notification may include a reference to one or more of the captured images or video clips. The customer may use a reference included in the notification to view the captured images. The customer may view captured images to verify that the order has been correctly processed. The captured images may include images of the items being packaged for shipment and may show the shipping address on the package allowing the customer to verify that indeed it is his package in the images.

公开(公告)号：US08433437B1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-30

申请号：US13663130

申请日：2012-10-29

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan J. Shakes ,  Francois M. Rouaix

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  B07C5/00 ,  G08B13/14

CPC classification number: B07C5/38

Abstract: Method and apparatus for multi-destination pick using motes. In embodiments, each receptacle may be assigned to a destination and may have a sensor that detects when an item is placed in the receptacle to deactivate the indicator and/or to verify that the item was placed in the correct receptacle. The sensor may be coupled via a wired or wireless connection to a mote that may include a communication interface for communicating with a control system and with other motes in an ad-hoc network. In some embodiments, each mote may also include an indicator that may be activated by a control system to indicate to the agent that the receptacle is the destination receptacle for a picked item. The agent may then place the item in the indicated destination receptacle. In one embodiment, the mote on the destination receptacle may be activated when the picked item is scanned by the agent.