US 12,289,539 B1
Device for determining pinch point(s) along conveyor(s)
Gines Garcia Garcia, Castelldefels (ES); Victor Celemin Peinado, Manises (ES); and Anibal Jose Gutierrez de Uriarte Calvo, Cartagena (ES)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/129,318.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/90 (2023.01) [H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device configured to traverse along a first conveyor and be transferred to a second conveyor, the device comprising:
a container including:
a first opening disposed on a side of the container,
a second opening disposed on a bottom of the container, and
a third opening disposed on the bottom of the container;
a first imaging device that is disposed within the container and that is oriented towards the first opening;
a second imaging device that is disposed within the container and that is oriented towards the second opening;
a third imaging device that is disposed within the container and that is oriented towards the second opening;
a fourth imaging device that is disposed within the container and that is oriented towards the second opening;
a sensor that is disposed within the container and that is oriented towards the third opening;
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
causing the first imaging device to generate first image data depicting a marker disposed at an intersection between the first conveyor and the second conveyor,
receiving, from the sensor, sensor data indicative of a distance between the sensor and a surface of the first conveyor;
determining that the distance is greater than a threshold distance; and
based on the distance being greater than the threshold distance, causing:
the second imaging device to generate second image data depicting the intersection between the first conveyor and the second conveyor,
the third imaging device to generate third image data depicting the intersection between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, and
the fourth imaging device to generate fourth image data depicting the intersection between the first conveyor and the second conveyor.