公开(公告)号：US12084104B1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17543604

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Rachid M Alameh ,  Stephen Ernest O'Dea

IPC: G08B13/14 ,  B62B3/14 ,  G06Q10/087

CPC classification number: B62B3/1488 ,  B62B3/1472 ,  G06Q10/087

Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, a mobile apparatus for identifying items within a facility using an omnidirectional imaging system. For instance, the mobile apparatus may include a main frame, a chassis attached to the main frame, a basket that attaches to the chassis in order to prevent the basket from contacting the main frame, and an omnidirectional imaging system providing image data in and around the mobile apparatus. A user may place item(s) within a receptacle of the basket. The mobile apparatus may further include a handlebar module attached to the main frame, the handlebar module including the omnidirectional imaging system and a computing system for identifying items and events in and around the cart.

公开(公告)号：US11994928B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17224754

申请日：2021-04-07

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Rachid M Alameh ,  Andre David Brown ,  Gopi Prashanth Gopal ,  Stephen Ernest O'Dea

IPC: G06F1/3231 ,  B62B5/00 ,  G01D5/24

CPC classification number: G06F1/3231 ,  B62B5/00 ,  G01D5/24

Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, a mobile apparatus that includes capacitive sensor(s) for detecting the presence of a user. For instance, the mobile apparatus, such as a shopping cart, may include capacitive sensor(s) located proximate to a main frame, the handles, and/or the wheel frame. The mobile apparatus may use one or more of these capacitive sensor(s) to determine that the user is located proximate to the mobile apparatus, in contact with the mobile apparatus, and/or located over the main frame of the mobile apparatus. In some examples, the mobile apparatus may then perform one or more actions based on the presence of the user. For example, the mobile apparatus may activate and/or deactivate one or more devices based on the presence of the user. This way, the mobile apparatus is able to conserve power by using the capacitive sensor(s) to detect the present of the user.