Multiple sensor data fusion system

US10318917B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Michel Leonard Goldstein · Dover, US
• Ramanathan Palaniappan · Bengaluru, IN
• Fan Sun · Fremont, US
• Liefeng Bo · Seattle, US
• Ohil Krishnamurthy Manyam · Bellevue, US
• Navid Shiee · Seattle, US
• Gerard Guy Medioni · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2019
• Expiry date: Mar 31, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/20
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An inventory location such as a shelf may be used to stow different types of items. Interactions may take place, such as the pick or place of one or more items from the inventory location. Image data may be acquired from cameras viewing the shelf and weight data may be acquired from weight sensors coupled to the shelf. Hypotheses may be determined that indicate possible interactions with the inventory location, such as pick or place of an item with regard to the inventory location, and the probability that those interactions are correct. The hypotheses and their associated probabilities may be aggregated. From the aggregated hypotheses, a hypothesis with a highest confidence value may be deemed a solution.