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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander Edwards, Brisbane, AU;
Jon Robert Ducrou, West End, AU;
Tony Li, Brisbane, AU;
Sheng-Wei Lin, Sunnybank, AU;
Lev Zelenskiy, Bundall, AU;
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and associated methods are disclosed to reduce wait time experienced by customers during order fulfillment and pick-up. The system utilizes cameras and automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) to quickly identify vehicles associated with customer accounts and pending pick-up orders upon arrival. Proximity detectors provide an additional layer of vehicle detection. A concierge tool provides manual inputs from a user relating to vehicle or customer status. The system provides for synthesis and fusion of these diverse input types to accurately detect and identify arriving and departing customers.