US 11,709,464 B1
Dynamic adjustment of a presentation area
Nadya Dhalla, Seattle, WA (US); Kerry Patrick Person, Seattle, WA (US); Ozgur Dogan, Seattle, WA (US); Gianna Lise Puerini, Seattle, WA (US); and Steven Kessel, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/244,674.
Application 16/414,653 is a division of application No. 14/311,617, filed on Jun. 23, 2014, granted, now 10,303,133, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 17/244,674 is a continuation of application No. 16/414,653, filed on May 16, 2019, granted, now 10,996,640.
Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G06N 5/048 (2023.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 15/00 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/00 (2013.01); G05B 19/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/41865 (2013.01); G06N 5/048 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45047 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a user located within a materials handling facility, a request for an item;
in response to receiving the request, determining a location of the user within the materials handling facility;
determining a presentation location that is within a distance of the location of the user at which the item is to be presented;
causing an inventory holder of a plurality of inventory holders that includes at least the item to be routed to and presented at the presentation location; and
sending a notification to the user indicating that the item is available for selection at the presentation location.
 
7. A system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least:
receive, from a user, a request for an item;
in response to the request, determine a location of the user;
cause an inventory holder of a plurality of inventory holders that includes at least the item to be routed to and presented at a presentation location that is within a distance of the location of the user; and
send a notification to the user indicating that the item is available at the presentation location.