Auto Posting System

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024070737-A1
Application number	US-202318388352-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 9, 2023
Priority date	Sep 25, 2019
Publication date	Feb 29, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

The disclosed technologies include a robotic selling assistant that receives an item from a seller, automatically generates a posting describing the item for sale, stores the item until it is sold, and delivers or sends the item out for delivery. The item is placed in a compartment that uses one or more sensors to identify the item, retrieve supplemental information about the item, and take pictures of the item for inclusion in the posting. A seller-supplied description of the item may be verified based on the retrieved supplemental information, preventing mislabeled items from being sold.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method implemented by a robotic assistant, the method comprising:
receiving an item in a compartment; collecting at least one measurement of the item using a sensor associated with the compartment; determining an identity of the item based on the at least one measurement of the item; generating a posting for the item that includes a description of the item based on the identity of the item; and causing construction of a customized package for the item based on the at least one measurement of the item.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a material of the item based on the identity of the item.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether the item is fragile based on rates of damage for other items associated with the identity of the item.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising selecting a packaging material for construction of the customized package in response to determining that the item is fragile.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating an indication that the item is fragile for inclusion in the posting for the item or on the customized package for the item.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one measurement specifies a weight of the item or a size of the item.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request to deliver the item to a defined location; and moving the compartment to the defined location to deliver the item in response to the request to deliver the item.

8 . A system comprising:
a compartment to receive an item; a sensor associated with the compartment to collect at least one measurement of the item; and a processing device coupled to a memory component and associated with the compartment, the processing device to perform operations including:
determining an identity of the item based on the at least one measurement of the item;
generating a posting for the item that includes a description of the item based on the identity of the item; and
causing construction of a customized package for the item based on the at least one measurement of the item.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the compartment is configured to store the item until the processing device receives an indication that the item is sold.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the compartment is configured to transport the item.

11 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising determining a material of the item based on the identity of the item.

12 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising determining whether the item is fragile based on rates of damage for other items of the identity of the item.

13 . The system of claim 12 , further comprising selecting a packaging material for construction of the customized package in response to determining that the item is fragile.

14 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising generating an indication that the item is fragile for inclusion in the posting for the item or on the customized package for the item.

15 . A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
receive an item in a compartment; collect at least one measurement of the item using a sensor associated with the compartment; determine an identity of the item based on the at least one measurement of the item; generate a posting for the item that includes a description of the item based on the identity of the item; and cause construction of a customized package for the item based on the at least one measurement of the item.

16 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further configured to cause the computing device to determine a material of the item based on the identity of the item.

17 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further configured to cause the computing device to determine whether the item is fragile based on rates of damage for other items of the identity of the item.

18 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , further configured to cause the computing device to select a packaging material for construction of the customized package in response to determining that the item is fragile.

19 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further configured to cause the computing device to generate an indication that the item is fragile for inclusion in the posting for the item or on the customized package for the item.

20 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , further configured to cause the computing device to:
receive a request to deliver the item to a defined location; and cause the compartment to move to the defined location to deliver the item in response to the request to deliver the item.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Chalkley Andrew
• Piramuthu Robinson
• Saraf Bindia
• Wang Qiaosong

Classifications

• G06Q30/0603 Primary

  Catalogue creation or management · CPC title

• B25J9/1656

  characterised by programming, planning systems for manipulators · CPC title

• G01S17/89

  for mapping or imaging · CPC title

• G06Q50/28

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06T7/0002

  Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection · CPC title