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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2025
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Amaan Ahmad, Hatfield, GB;
Andrew Ingram-Tedd, Hatfield, GB;
OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Hatfield, GB;
Abstract
A method of operating a storage and retrieval system comprising a plurality of storage containers. The method comprises, for each storage container, storing a contents record comprising, for each item previously determined to be contained in the storage container, an item type and a bounding box. Upon receiving an indication that an item of a specified item type has been added to plurality of contents of a selected storage container: capturing one or more images of the plurality of contents; processing the images to detect individual items and generate a current bounding box for each; identifying one of the current bounding boxes as relating to the added item; and updating the contents record to include, for the added item, the specified item type and the identified current bounding box.