Dynamic conveyor belt item alignment system

A computer-implemented method for dynamically aligning items on a conveyor device, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• obtaining, by a communications interface component, sensor data generated by a plurality of sensor devices associated with a plurality of items placed on a conveyor belt at a source location associated with a first end of the conveyor belt via a network;
• analyzing, by an analysis component, the sensor data and item data associated with the plurality of items using item recognition analytics and location detection analytics to generate location data and orientation data for each item in the plurality of items;
• identifying, by an item selection component, a first selected item and a set of remaining items from the plurality of items based on the location data and orientation data;
• generating, by a dynamic instruction generator component, a set of instructions, including a degree of extension, for each telescoping arm in a plurality of item alignment arms to stop the set of remaining items from proceeding down the conveyor belt to an item scan area at a second end of the conveyor belt while permitting the first selected item to move unobstructed toward the item scan area;
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• dynamically activating, by an arm controller device, at least partial extension of at least one telescoping arm in the plurality of item alignment arms across at least a portion of a width of the conveyor belt in accordance with the set of instructions.

A conveyor device for aligning items on a conveyor belt, the conveyor device comprising:

• the conveyor belt configured to move a plurality of items from a source location associated with a first end of the conveyor belt to an item scan location associated with a second end of the conveyor belt;
• a first side member running horizontally along a first longitudinal side of the conveyor belt;
• a second side member running horizontally along a second longitudinal side of the conveyor belt opposite to the first longitudinal side;
• an arm controller device associated with a plurality of item alignment arms;
• the plurality of item alignment arms comprising a first set of telescoping arms associated with the first side member and a second set of telescoping arms associated with the second side member, each arm in the plurality of item alignment arms having a fully extended length equal to a width of the conveyor belt;
• the first set of telescoping arms comprising a first arm and a second arm located a first distance away from the first arm;
• the second set of telescoping arms comprising a third arm and a fourth arm located a second distance away from the third arm;
• a communications interface component receives a set of instructions from an item alignment controller via a network;
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• the arm controller device dynamically activates at least partial extension of at least one telescoping arm in the plurality of item alignment arms across the width of the conveyor belt in accordance with the set of instructions to permit a selected item in the plurality of items to move along the conveyor belt towards the item scan location while stopping a set of remaining items in the plurality of items from proceeding down the conveyor belt until the selected item reaches the item scan location.