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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Jun Ai, Seattle, WA (US);
Rani Awale, Bothell, WA (US);
Andre David Brown, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kavitha Lingamoorthy, Shoreline, WA (US);
Ajay Kumar Ponnuswamy, Seattle, WA (US);
Gopi Prashanth Gopal, Redmond, WA (US);
Sudheer Ramoji, Sammamish, WA (US);
Edwin Thorne, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Inventory monitoring systems are configured for mounting within enclosures such as refrigerators, cabinets, closets or sets of shelves. The inventory monitoring systems include cameras, illuminators and processors provided within housings that are formed from plastics and mounted within an enclosure. The cameras capture images of items entering or departing the enclosure, and other data regarding conditions within the enclosure. The images or data are interpreted by either the inventory monitoring system processors or an external computer system to identify an item depicted therein, to determine whether the item has entered or departed the enclosure, or to otherwise identify conditions within the enclosure. A record of inventory or other conditions within the enclosure may be updated to reflect the entry or departure of the item accordingly, and information regarding the inventory or the conditions within the enclosure, as determined by the inventory monitoring systems, may be utilized for any purpose.