US 12,333,880 B1
Secure item dropoff and retrieval
Adam Dumey, Falls Church, VA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,718.
Int. Cl. G07C 9/29 (2020.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G07C 9/10 (2020.01); G07C 9/25 (2020.01); G07C 9/28 (2020.01)
CPC G07C 9/29 (2020.01) [G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G07C 9/10 (2020.01); G07C 9/25 (2020.01); G07C 9/28 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more cameras located within a facility configured to generate image data representing a user within the facility;
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving first sensor data associated with the user entering the facility at a first time;
determining a unique identifier associated with the user based at least in part on the first sensor data;
receiving second sensor data from the one or more cameras indicating an event comprising a user interaction with an item and a storage location within the facility;
determining a location within the facility for the storage location;
securing the item within the facility in response to the user exiting the facility, wherein the item is not accessible to a second user different from the user;
receiving third sensor data associated with the user returning to the facility at a second time later than the first time;
determining a unique identifier account based at least in part on the third sensor data; and
releasing the item in response to determining that the user approaches the storage location based at least in part on fourth sensor data.