Patents by Inventor Timothy Jesse Tien
Timothy Jesse Tien has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9704114Abstract: Disclosed are various systems, methods, and other embodiments for processing and recording defects. In one embodiment, an application is executed in a server that processes and records defects detected by a user at a receiving station client. Based on a retrieved vendor profile, the application selects an inspection sequence for a user to execute. The inspection sequence is selected based on a history of defects specified in the vendor profile. The application also determines whether supervision is needed based on the performance of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Devesh Mishra, Eric C. Young, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao, Sameer Vinod Shah
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Patent number: 9159045Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods for receiving shipment parcels at, for example, materials handling facilities. In some embodiments, a parcel monitoring system detects an exception for a shipment parcel. The parcel monitoring system identifies a vendor associated with the shipment parcel. In response to the exception being detected, the parcel monitoring system controls a conveyor system in accordance with an action specified by an exception handling rule for the vendor.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Eric C. Young, Devesh Mishra, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao, Sameer Vinod Shah, Zongyi Liu
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Patent number: 8744886Abstract: Disclosed are various systems, methods, and other embodiments for processing and recording defects. In one embodiment, an application is executed in a server that processes and records defects detected by a user at a receiving station client. Based on a retrieved vendor profile, the application selects an inspection sequence for a user to execute. The inspection sequence is selected based on a history of defects specified in the vendor profile. The application also determines whether supervision is needed based on the performance of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Devesh Mishra, Eric C. Young, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao, Sameer Vinod Shah
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Publication number: 20140081447Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods for receiving shipment parcels at, for example, materials handling facilities. In some embodiments, a parcel monitoring system detects an exception for a shipment parcel. The parcel monitoring system identifies a vendor associated with the shipment parcel. In response to the exception being detected, the parcel monitoring system controls a conveyor system in accordance with an action specified by an exception handling rule for the vendor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric C. Young, Devesh Mishra, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao, Sameer Vinod Shah, Zongyi Liu
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Patent number: 8639384Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods for receiving shipment parcels at materials handling facilities. A parcel receiving system has an imaging tunnel through which shipment parcels received at a materials handling facility are passed. While a shipment parcel is passing through the imaging tunnel, a camera captures at least one image of the parcel. The parcel image is electronically analyzed to discover various tracking information and to detect various types of exceptions, such as damage to the parcel or defective tracking information. In addition, the captured image is stored in order to create a visual record of the parcel at the time of reception. This record may be used in a variety of ways, such as resolving or tracking exceptions or providing feedback to the vendor or shipment carrier. In addition, the parcel image may be viewed by a user to enable the user to detect and/or resolve an exception.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric C. Young, Devesh Mishra, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao, Sameer Vinod Shah, Zongyi Liu
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Patent number: 8620776Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a self healing andon system. One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a system comprising at least one server. The system further includes logic executed on the at least one server that retrieves a defect history associated with a vendor and at least one product from an inbound shipment from a memory. The at least one product is stocked in a materials handling facility, and the defect history is associated with a specified time period. The at least one server extracts at least one inventory defect from the defect history in a computer system and calculates an inventory defect rate. The at least one server imposes remedial measures if the inventory defect rate exceeds a specified threshold of the inventory defect rate.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Amazon TechnologiesInventors: Devesh Mishra, Eric C. Young, Sameer Vinod Shah, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao
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Patent number: 8489232Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods for receiving shipment parcels at materials handling facilities. A parcel receiving system has an imaging tunnel through which shipment parcels received at a materials handling facility are passed. While a shipment parcel is passing through the imaging tunnel, a camera captures at least one image of the parcel. The parcel image is electronically analyzed to discover various tracking information and to detect various types of exceptions, such as damage to the parcel or defective tracking information. In addition, the captured image is stored in order to create a visual record of the parcel at the time of reception. This record may be used in a variety of ways, such as resolving or tracking exceptions or providing feedback to the vendor or shipment carrier. In addition, the parcel image may be viewed by a user to enable the user to detect and/or resolve an exception.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Devesh Mishra, Eric C. Young, Sameer Vinod Shah, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao
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Patent number: 8341040Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for stow management of similar items are described. Various embodiments may include a control system and/or an electronic stow component configured to determine whether a bin is eligible to stow a unit of a particular item. For instance, an agent tasked with stowing items as inventory in a materials handling facility may use such electronic stow component and/or the control system to determine whether a bin is eligible to stow a unit of a particular item. For instance, the electronic stow component may identify a bin to evaluate, identify a unit of a particular item, and determine whether the bin is eligible to store the unit of the particular item according to various methods and techniques for preventing the stowage of like items in nearby bins.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric Young, Devesh Mishra, Timothy Jesse Tien, Michael McKenna
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Patent number: 8195533Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a self healing andon system. One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a system comprising at least one server. The system further includes logic executed on the at least one server that retrieves a defect history associated with a vendor and at least one product from an inbound shipment from a memory. The at least one product is stocked in a materials handling facility, and the defect history is associated with a specified time period. The at least one server extracts at least one inventory defect from the defect history in a computer system and calculates an inventory defect rate. The at least one server imposes remedial measures if the inventory defect rate exceeds a specified threshold of the inventory defect rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Devesh Mishra, Eric C. Young, Sameer Vinod Shah, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao
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Publication number: 20100082152Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods for receiving shipment parcels at materials handling facilities. A parcel receiving system has an imaging tunnel through which shipment parcels received at a materials handling facility are passed. While a shipment parcel is passing through the imaging tunnel, a camera captures at least one image of the parcel. The parcel image is electronically analyzed to discover various tracking information and to detect various types of exceptions, such as damage to the parcel or defective tracking information. In addition, the captured image is stored in order to create a visual record of the parcel at the time of reception. This record may be used in a variety of ways, such as resolving or tracking exceptions or providing feedback to the vendor or shipment carrier. In addition, the parcel image may be viewed by a user to enable the user to detect and/or resolve an exception.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Devesh Mishra, Eric C. Young, Sameer Vinod Shah, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao
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Publication number: 20100082151Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of systems and methods for receiving shipment parcels at materials handling facilities. A parcel receiving system has an imaging tunnel through which shipment parcels received at a materials handling facility are passed. While a shipment parcel is passing through the imaging tunnel, a camera captures at least one image of the parcel. The parcel image is electronically analyzed to discover various tracking information and to detect various types of exceptions, such as damage to the parcel or defective tracking information. In addition, the captured image is stored in order to create a visual record of the parcel at the time of reception. This record may be used in a variety of ways, such as resolving or tracking exceptions or providing feedback to the vendor or shipment carrier. In addition, the parcel image may be viewed by a user to enable the user to detect and/or resolve an exception.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Eric C. Young, Devesh Mishra, Timothy Jesse Tien, Jun Zhao, Sameer Vinod Shah, Zongyi Liu