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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew Ray DesJardien, Kenmore, WA (US);
Kenneth Edward Doe, Carnation, WA (US);
Dan Beltzer, Issaquah, WA (US);
Andrew James Pierce, Renton, WA (US);
Alexander Eugene Choi, Seattle, WA (US);
Jacob Drewniak, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Eugene Munger, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert M. Riggs, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Stavan Dholakia, Shoreline, WA (US);
Mike Mosman, Everett, WA (US);
Sergio Alfredo Phan Lung Li, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An impulse strip including a plurality of clips, hooks or other features for attaching items to the impulse strip also includes a plurality of switches associated with each of the clips, hooks or other features. The switches are in communication with illuminators or other indicators that are arranged in an array. When an item is loaded onto the strip, or removed from the strip, a switch may be opened or closed, causing one of the illuminators in the array to be activated or deactivated accordingly. An image captured of the illuminators is processed to determine which of the illuminators is activated and which is deactivated, and an inventory level of the strip may be determined based on the statuses of the respective illuminators corresponding to the clips, the hooks or the other features of the impulse strip.