TRANSITIONING ITEMS FROM A MATERIALS HANDLING FACILITY
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1. A computing system, comprising:
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a memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to at least;
detect a presence of a user within a materials handling facility using first data collected by at least one of a plurality of input devices in the materials handling facility;
detect a pick of an item, performed by the user, from an inventory location within the materials handling facility using second data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices in the materials handling facility;
identify, using the second data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices in the materials handling facility, the picked item;
associate an item identifier representative of the picked item with the user;
determine, using third data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices, that the user has passed through a transition area located near an exit of the materials handling facility;
update an inventory data store to decrease an inventory count of the item; and
update a user profile data store to identify that the item has been transitioned to the user.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes a system for automatically transitioning items from a materials handling facility without delaying a user as they exit the materials handling facility. For example, while a user is located in a materials handling facility, the user may pick one or more items. The items are identified and automatically associated with the user at or near the time of the item pick. When the users enters and/or passes through a transition area, the picked items are automatically transitioned to the user without affirmative input from or delay to the user.
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1. A computing system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to at least; detect a presence of a user within a materials handling facility using first data collected by at least one of a plurality of input devices in the materials handling facility; detect a pick of an item, performed by the user, from an inventory location within the materials handling facility using second data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices in the materials handling facility; identify, using the second data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices in the materials handling facility, the picked item; associate an item identifier representative of the picked item with the user; determine, using third data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices, that the user has passed through a transition area located near an exit of the materials handling facility; update an inventory data store to decrease an inventory count of the item; and update a user profile data store to identify that the item has been transitioned to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
under control of one or more computing systems configured with executable instructions, updating a user profile data store to associate an item identifier representative of an item located in a materials handling facility with a user profile stored in the user profile data store and associated with a user located in the materials handling facility; determining, using first data collected by at least one of a plurality of input devices located in the materials handling facility, that the user has passed through a transition area; and in response to determining that the user has passed through the transition area, charging a fee to the user for the item. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
under control of one or more computing devices configured with executable instructions, determining, using first data collected from at least one of a plurality of input devices located in a materials handling facility, an item picked from an inventory location within the materials handling facility; updating a user profile data store to associate an item identifier representative of the item with a user profile associated with a user; determining, using second data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices located in the materials handling facility, that the user is exiting the materials handling facility; and in response to determining that the user is exiting the materials handling facility, and without delaying the user from exiting the materials handling facility, charging a fee to the user for the item. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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