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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Varadarajan Gopalakrishnan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Subram Narasimhan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Omar FawazHashim Zakaria, San Jose, CA (US);
Dilip Kumar, Seattle, WA (US);
Sridhar Boyapati, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jin Dong Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes a system for managing inventory as it transitions into a materials handling facility, as it transitions between locations within a materials handling facility and/or as it transitions out of a materials handling facility. In some instances, a user (e.g., picker or picking agent) may retrieve an item from an inventory location and place the item into a tote. The systems described herein detect the item when it is added to or removed from the tote.