Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Identifying vehicles in a parking bay
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Application No.: US15459461Application Date: 2017-03-15
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Publication No.: US10223596B1Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Alexander Edwards , Jon Robert Ducrou , Tony Li , Sheng-Wei Lin , Lev Zelenskiy
- Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06K9/46

Abstract:
Systems and associated methods are disclosed to reduce wait time experienced by customers during order fulfillment and pick-up. The system utilizes cameras and automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) to quickly identify vehicles associated with customer accounts and pending pick-up orders upon arrival. Proximity detectors provide an additional layer of vehicle detection. A concierge tool provides manual inputs from a user relating to vehicle or customer status. The system provides for synthesis and fusion of these diverse input types to accurately detect and identify arriving and departing customers.
Public/Granted literature
- US3157079A Pipe cut-off machine Public/Granted day:1964-11-17
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