Patent ID: 11922386
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
at a kiosk:
detecting a unique identifier corresponding to an account;
in response to detecting the unique identifier, verifying that the unique identifier is valid and that access to the kiosk is to be provided;

in response to verifying that the unique identifier is valid and without first receiving an indication of an item to be retrieved from the kiosk or charging the account for a purchase or removal of an item from the kiosk, initiating a session during which access to a plurality of items contained within the kiosk is available;
recording, during the session, weight sensor data from a plurality of weight sensors within the kiosk;
recording, during the session, image data from a camera coupled to the kiosk;
determining that access to the plurality of items within the kiosk has ended; and
in response to determining that the access has ended:
completing the session;
determining, based at least in part on weight sensor data from a first weight sensor of the plurality of weight sensors, a first weight change as a first difference between a first weight measured by the first weight sensor during the session and a second weight measured by the first weight sensor during the session;
determining, based at least in part on the first weight change and an area within the kiosk associated with the first weight change, both a first action corresponding to the first weight change and a first item type of a first item involved in the first action;
updating an item pick list for the session based at least in part on the first action and the first item type;
updating an inventory count for the first item type at the kiosk; and
updating the account to indicated the first action and the first item type of the first item involved in the first action during the session at the kiosk.