Product and lid identification for sensor-based device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10853870-B2
Application number	US-201815928370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2018
Priority date	Mar 22, 2018
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

Techniques for identifying an automatic replenishment device (ARD) to item pairing based on an interaction by a user with a component of the ARD are disclosed herein. In embodiments, information from an ARD may be received that corresponds to an identify request based at least in part on an interaction with a component of the ARD. The information may include a device identifier for the ARD and a registration token. ARD data that identifies the ARD and the item associated with the ARD may be determined based at least in part on the received information. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a notification may be generated based at least in part on the ARD data where the notification is configured to present the item associated with the ARD. The notification may be transmitted to a user device associated with the ARD.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a computer system and from an automatic replenishment device (ARD), information in response to a first interaction with a component of the ARD, the information including a device identifier for the ARD and a registration token, the ARD comprising an output component that is configured to be activated in response to receiving a signal;
determining, by the computer system, that the information is associated with an identify request to identify an item associated with the ARD based at least in part on the information;
determining, by the computer system, ARD data for the ARD and the item associated with the ARD based at least in part on the information including the device identifier;
generating, by the computer system, a notification based at least in part on the ARD data and the item associated with the ARD, the notification identifying that the item is associated with the ARD;
transmitting, by the computer system, the notification to a user device associated with the ARD;
generating and transmitting, by the computer system, the signal to the output component of the ARD thereby activating the output component of the ARD that corresponds to the identify request;
receiving, by the computer system and from the user device, an indication of a second interaction with the notification;
generating, by the computer system, an ARD user interface that is configured to present the ARD data of the ARD and the item associated with the ARD based at least in part on the second interaction; and
transmitting, by the computer system, the ARD user interface to the user device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the ARD user interface includes a data object that is configured to update an automatic re-order threshold associated with the ARD and the item.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the ARD user interface includes a data object that is configured to update a name or designation associated with the ARD.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the ARD user interface includes a data object that is configured to associate a new item with the ARD and disassociate the item with the ARD.

5. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, configure the computer system to perform operations comprising:
receiving information from an automatic replenishment device (ARD) that corresponds to an identify request based at least in part on a first interaction with a component of the ARD, the information including a device identifier for the ARD, the ARD comprising an output component that is configured to be activated in response to receiving a signal;
identifying ARD data for the ARD and an item associated with the ARD based at least in part on the information including the device identifier;
generating a notification based at least in part on the ARD data, the notification configured to present the item associated with the ARD;
transmitting the notification to a user device associated with the ARD; and
generating and transmitting the signal to the output component of the ARD thereby activating the output component of the ARD that corresponds to the identify request.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from the user device, an indication of a second interaction with the notification;
generating an ARD user interface to present the ARD data and the item based at least in part on the second interaction and the ARD data; and
transmitting, to the user device, the ARD user interface.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the indication of the second interaction with the notification includes a login session token and wherein generating the ARD user interface is further based at least in part on the login session token.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the ARD user interface is configured to present sensor data corresponding to a time period when sensors of the ARD were previously activated.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the sensors of the ARD were previously activated in response to a third interaction with a lid component of the ARD.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the information further includes a registration token, the registration token being initialized by a user associated with the ARD during an initial pairing of the ARD to the item.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the information is received from the ARD using a particular application programming interface (API) call.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise determining that the information from the ARD corresponds to the identify request based at least in part on the API call.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the first interaction with the component of the ARD includes at least one of a manual interaction by a user with the component of the ARD, a voice command interaction by the user with the component of the ARD, or a gesture interaction by the user with the component of the ARD.

14. A computer system comprising:
a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and
a processor in communication with the memory configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
identify automatic replenishment device (ARD) data and a corresponding item for the ARD in response to receiving a device identifier for the ARD, the device identifier for the ARD provided in response to a first interaction with the ARD, the ARD comprising an output component that is configured to be activated in response to receiving a signal;
generate a notification based at least in part on the ARD data, the notification configured to present the item associated with the ARD;
transmit the notification to a user device associated with the ARD; and
generate and transmit the signal to the output component of the ARD thereby activating the output component of the ARD that corresponds to the notification.

15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive, from the user device, an indication of a second interaction with the notification;
generate an ARD user interface to present the ARD data and the corresponding item based at least in part on the second interaction and the ARD data; and
transmit, to the user device, the ARD user interface.

16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate a plurality of notifications based at least in part on a plurality of interactions with a plurality of ARDs; and
transmit, to the user device, the plurality of notifications, each notification of the plurality of notifications identifying an item-to-ARD pairing that corresponds to one of the interactions of the plurality of interactions.

17. The computer system of claim 16 , wherein each notification of the plurality of notifications is configured to direct a user of the user device to a corresponding ARD user interface for the item-to-ARD pairing.

18. The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the ARD user interface is configured to enable a user of the user device to dismiss each notification of the plurality of notifications.

19. The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to combine the p

Assignees

• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Kramer Allison
• Chu Kevin
• Heyworth Samuel Stevens
• Merritt Devon

Classifications

• G06Q10/08 Primary

  Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management · CPC title

• G06Q30/0633 Primary

  Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087) · CPC title

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title