Commodity replenishment system

T Kawaguti - US Patent App. 17/146,951, 2021 - Google Patents
An inventory management system includes a code reader configured to perform an ID
reading, a wireless tag reader provided along with the code reader and configured to …

Smart shelf system

S Neubarth, S Gu, Y Zheng - US Patent 11,315,074, 2022 - Google Patents
The present invention describes a shelf system for monitoring items coupled with support
utilities. The system is configured to detect item change caused by customer actions and …

System and method for identifying grab-and-go transactions in a cashierless store

D Geiger, CHC Corrêa - US Patent App. 17/246,757, 2021 - Google Patents
A method and system for detecting a commercial transaction through physical interactions
with items, the method comprising receiving data from a plurality of sensory modules …

Open-type self-service vending method based on buyer positioning, and system

ZHU Ri**, LAI Yuwei - US Patent 11,692,864, 2023 - Google Patents
An open self-service sales system based on positioning of customers includes an open
partitioned weight-sensing rack including multiple storage subareas. The open self-service …

Systems and methods for machine vision based object recognition

U Patel, X Du, L McDonald - US Patent 12,001,997, 2024 - Google Patents
The present disclosure is related to object recognition and tracking using multi-camera
driven machine vision. In one aspect, a method includes capturing, via a multi-camera …

Third-party retailer delegation for automated-checkout retail environments

S Dhawan, S Joshi, GS Katta, R Varma… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2023 - Google Patents
2021-09-29 Assigned to AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. reassignment AMAZON
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR …

Identifying products from on-shelf sensor data and visual data

Y Bronicki, D Bendler - US Patent App. 17/817,547, 2022 - Google Patents
2023-09-22 Assigned to COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT reassignment COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE …

Automated and self-service item kiosk

S Sasidharakurup, S Hariram, MS Oberoi… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatus of an automated and self-service kiosk that
allows customers to select inventory items available from the kiosk and walk or move away …

Systems and methods for automated design of camera placement and cameras arrangements for autonomous checkout

N Kallakuri, A Malhotra, LYM SAIKI, T Dadlani… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and techniques are provided for determining an improved camera
coverage plan including a number, a placement, and a pose of cameras that are arranged to …

Automated recalibration of sensors for autonomous checkout

N Kallakuri, T Dadlani, D Singh… - US Patent 12,079,769, 2024 - Google Patents
Automated techniques provide for recalibrating cameras in a real space in which puts and
takes of items are tracked. The method includes first processing one or more selected …