Presenting predicted items to users
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNadya Dhalla, Kerry Patrick Person, Ozgur Dogan, Gianna Lise Puerini, Steven Kessel
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Abstract
This disclosure describes a system for presenting items to a user at a presentation area within a materials handling facility. In some instances, a predicted items list that identifies items that are likely to be picked by a user are determined and, when the user arrives at the materials handling facility, those predicted items are presented to the user for selection. For example, predicted items may be determined and inventory holders that contain the predicted items may be routed to a presentation area and positioned for presentation to the user. The user may browse the presented items and pick the items they desire.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- under control of one or more computing systems configured with executable instructions,
- identifying a user at a facility;
- determining that a predicted items list is associated with the user, wherein the predicted items list identifies a predicted item, wherein the predicted item is determined, based at least in part on a prior activity of the user, to be of potential interest to the user;
- determining a presentation area within the facility available for item presentation;
- determining a storage location within the facility of an inventory holder that contains the predicted item;
- sending instructions to a shuttle to retrieve the inventory holder from the determined storage location and deliver the inventory holder to a presentation location within the presentation area;
- sending instructions that cause a second inventory holder to be removed from the presentation location;
- and
- sending instructions to the shuttle to transition the inventory holder from the shuttle to the presentation location within the presentation area so that the predicted item can be presented to the user.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- under control of one or more computing systems configured with executable instructions,
- identifying a user;
- determining that a predicted items list is associated with the user, wherein the predicted items list identifies a plurality of predicted items to be presented to the user;
- determining a presentation area within a facility available for item presentation;
- sending an instruction to a first shuttle to position a first inventory holder containing a first item of the plurality of predicted items at a first presentation location within the presentation area;
- and
- sending an instruction to a second shuttle to position a second inventory holder containing a second item of the plurality of predicted items at a second presentation location within the presentation area.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- under control of one or more computing systems configured with executable instructions,
- identifying a user at a facility;
- determining that a list is associated with the user, wherein the list identifies at least one predicted item, wherein the predicted item is determined, based at least in part on a prior activity of the user, to be of potential interest to the user;
- determining a storage location within the facility of the item identified on the list;
- sending a first instruction to a first shuttle to retrieve the item from the storage location and to position the item at a presentation location for presentation to the user;
- and
- sending a second instruction to a second shuttle to position a second item at a second presentation location for presentation to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.