公开(公告)号：US08736228B1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-27

申请号：US12973759

申请日：2010-12-20

申请人： Ian W. Freed ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Keela N. Robison

发明人： Ian W. Freed ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Keela N. Robison

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/025 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/05 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/90

摘要： A robotic device can provide power management and other functionality for various electronic devices. An electronic device and the robotic device can communicate information such as device charge level, relative position and rate of power consumption and can determine an appropriate time at which the robotic device should cause the electronic device to be charged, either by charging the device directly or transporting the device to an appropriate charger. The robotic device can also cause other functions to be performed as well, such as to enable high-bandwidth data transfer or perform resource-intensive activities when in communication with the electronic device. The robotic device can transport the electronic device to specific locations or to specific users, or as otherwise appropriate.

摘要翻译： 机器人设备可以为各种电子设备提供电源管理和其他功能。 电子设备和机器人设备可以传送诸如设备充电水平，相对位置和功率消耗之类的信息，并且可以通过直接对设备充电来确定机器人设备应该使电子设备充电的适当时间，或者 将设备运送到适当的充电器。 机器人设备也可以引起其他功能的执行，例如当与电子设备通信时，实现高带宽数据传输或执行资源密集型活动。 机器人设备可以将电子设备运送到特定位置或特定用户，或者以其他方式适当。

公开(公告)号：US08678321B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-25

申请号：US12815306

申请日：2010-06-14

申请人： Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Gary Lai ,  Sean R. Findlay

发明人： Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Gary Lai ,  Sean R. Findlay

IPC分类号： B64G1/00

CPC分类号： B64G1/62 ,  B63B38/00 ,  B64G1/002

摘要： Launch vehicle systems and methods for landing and recovering a booster stage and/or other portions thereof on a platform at sea or on another body of water are disclosed. In one embodiment, a reusable space launch vehicle is launched from a coastal launch site in a trajectory over water. After booster engine cutoff and upper stage separation, the booster stage reenters the earth's atmosphere in a tail-first orientation. The booster engines are then restarted and the booster stage performs a vertical powered landing on the deck of a pre-positioned sea-going platform. In one embodiment, bidirectional aerodynamic control surfaces control the trajectory of the booster stage as it glides through the earth's atmosphere toward the sea-going platform. The sea-going platform can broadcast its real-time position to the booster stage so that the booster stage can compensate for errors in the position of the sea-going platform due to current drift and/or other factors. After landing, the sea-going platform can be towed by, e.g., a tug, or it can use its own propulsion system, to transport the booster stage back to the coastal launch site or other site for reconditioning and reuse. In another embodiment, the booster stage can be transferred to another vessel for transport. In still further embodiments, the booster can be refurbished while in transit from a sea-based or other landing site.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于在海上或另一水体上的平台上着陆和恢复升压台和/或其他部分的运载工具系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，从沿海发射场地以水中的轨迹发射可重复使用的空间运载火箭。 在增压发动机切断和上段分离后，增压级以尾部第一方向重新输入地球大气。 增压发动机然后重新启动，增压级在预定位的海上平台的甲板上执行垂直动力着陆。 在一个实施例中，双向空气动力学控制表面控制升压级的轨迹，因为其沿着地球大气层朝向海上平台滑行。 海上平台可以将其实时位置广播到增压阶段，以便增压阶段可以补偿由于电流漂移和/或其他因素导致的海上平台位置的错误。 登陆后，海上平台可以通过例如拖船拖动，或者可以使用自己的推进系统，将升压台运送回沿海发射场所或其他场所进行修复和再利用。 在另一个实施例中，增压级可以转移到另一个容器进行运输。 在另外的实施例中，助推器可以在从海基或其他着陆部位运输的同时进行翻新。

公开(公告)号：US08589549B1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US11157635

申请日：2005-06-21

申请人： Allan H. Vermeulen ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos

发明人： Allan H. Vermeulen ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/50

摘要： A method and system for customer incentive-based management of computing resource utilization. According to one embodiment, a method may include provisioning a computing resource according to a given level of resource utilization, and dynamically predicting utilization of the computing resource that is expected to occur during a given interval of time. In response to dynamically predicting that utilization of the computing resource will be less than the given level of resource utilization during the given interval of time, the method may further include offering an incentive to a customer to utilize the computing resource during at least a portion of the given interval of time.

摘要翻译： 一种用于基于客户激励的计算资源利用管理的方法和系统。 根据一个实施例，一种方法可以包括根据给定的资源利用水平提供计算资源，以及动态地预测预期在给定的时间间隔内发生的计算资源的利用率。 响应于动态地预测在给定的时间间隔期间计算资源的利用率将小于给定的资源利用水平，该方法还可以包括在至少一部分时间内向客户提供激励以利用计算资源 给定的时间间隔。

公开(公告)号：US08452727B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-28

申请号：US13195666

申请日：2011-08-01

申请人： Matthew J. Round ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Ryan J. Snodgrass ,  Jeremy C. York ,  Russell A. Dicker ,  Joanna L. Power

发明人： Matthew J. Round ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Ryan J. Snodgrass ,  Jeremy C. York ,  Russell A. Dicker ,  Joanna L. Power

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30864 ,  G06F17/30424 ,  G06F17/30554 ,  G06F17/3087 ,  G06F17/30893 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0246 ,  G06Q30/0257 ,  G06Q30/0631

摘要： An interactive system enables users to generate and submit lists of items (e.g., products) for viewing by other users. The user-generated lists are selectively suggested to users of the system based on their respective behaviors, such as their item viewing activities, searches, and/or item purchases. The system may monitor the behaviors of users who access particular user-generated lists, and based on the monitored behaviors, generate measures of the effectiveness of particular lists (e.g., effectiveness at driving item purchases). The measures of effectiveness may be considered in selecting particular lists to suggest.

摘要翻译： 交互式系统使用户可以生成并提交项目列表（例如产品），供其他用户查看。 基于他们各自的行为，例如他们的项目查看活动，搜索和/或项目购买，用户生成的列表被有选择地建议给系统的用户。 该系统可以监视访问特定用户生成的列表的用户的行为，并且基于所监视的行为，产生特定列表的有效性的度量（例如，驾驶项目购买的有效性）。 选择具体的清单可能会考虑到有效性的措施。

公开(公告)号：US08447070B1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US12763118

申请日：2010-04-19

申请人： Bradley J. Bozarth ,  Kenneth M. Karakotsios ,  Gregory M. Hart ,  Ian W. Freed ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos

发明人： Bradley J. Bozarth ,  Kenneth M. Karakotsios ,  Gregory M. Hart ,  Ian W. Freed ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/023 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/327 ,  A63F13/5378 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04M1/72572 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005

摘要： An electronic device can utilize image capture technology to detect the presence and location of another device. Using this information, the electronic device can display, in a user interface, a graphical element representing a detected device, along with identity information and the location of the detected device relative to the electronic device. The location of each detected device relative to the electronic device can be tracked and thus the graphical element can be updated in the user interface.

摘要翻译： 电子设备可以利用图像捕获技术来检测另一设备的存在和位置。 使用该信息，电子设备可以在用户界面中显示表示检测到的设备的图形元素，以及身份信息和检测到的设备相对于电子设备的位置。 可以跟踪每个检测到的设备相对于电子设备的位置，因此可以在用户界面中更新图形元素。

公开(公告)号：US20130085896A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13686817

申请日：2012-11-27

申请人： Peri Hartman ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Sheldon J. Kaphan ,  Joel R. Spiegel

发明人： Peri Hartman ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Sheldon J. Kaphan ,  Joel R. Spiegel

IPC分类号： G06Q30/06

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0635 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q20/04 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0605 ,  G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G07F11/002 ,  Y10S715/962

摘要： An order is placed by a purchaser in which a server system receives an identification of the purchaser, payment information, and shipment information from a client system. The server system assigns a client identifier to the client system and associates the identifier with the purchaser information. The server system sends to the client system the identifier and a document identifying an item to be purchased and including an order button. The client system receives and stores the identifier and receives and displays the document. In response to the selection of the order button, the client system sends to the server system a request to purchase the identified item. The server system receives the request and combines the purchaser information associated with the client identifier to generate an order to purchase the item in accordance with the billing and shipment information.

摘要翻译： 购买者放置订单，其中服务器系统从客户端系统接收购买者的识别，支付信息和装运信息。 服务器系统向客户端系统分配客户端标识符，并将该标识符与购买者信息相关联。 服务器系统向客户端系统发送标识符和标识待购买物品的文档，并包括订单按钮。 客户端系统接收并存储标识符并接收并显示文档。 响应于选择订单按钮，客户端系统向服务器系统发送购买所识别的项目的请求。 服务器系统接收请求并将与客户端标识符相关联的购买者信息组合以生成根据计费和装运信息购买该商品的订单。

公开(公告)号：US20130081036A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：US13620037

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Peter D. Cohen ,  Daniel A. Sanderson ,  Mikhail Seregine ,  Brett Kiefer ,  Jang Han Goo ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos

发明人： Peter D. Cohen ,  Daniel A. Sanderson ,  Mikhail Seregine ,  Brett Kiefer ,  Jang Han Goo ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos

IPC分类号： G06F9/50

CPC分类号： G06F9/5005 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/06311 ,  G06Q10/063112 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q40/04

摘要： A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described for facilitating interactions between task requesters who have tasks that are available to be performed and task performers who are available to perform tasks. In some situations, the tasks to be performed are human performance tasks that use cognitive and other mental skills of human task performers, such as to employ judgment, perception and/or reasoning skills of the human task performers. In addition, in some situations the available tasks are submitted by human task requesters via application programs that programmatically invoke one or more application program interfaces of an electronic marketplace in order to request that the tasks be performed and to receive corresponding results of task performance in a programmatic manner, so that an ensemble of unrelated human agents can interact with the electronic marketplace to collectively perform a wide variety and large number of tasks.

公开(公告)号：US20120296827A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：US13437735

申请日：2012-04-02

申请人： Vikas Gupta ,  Allan H. Vermeulen ,  Eugene Wei ,  Andrew R. Jassy ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Duane J. Krause ,  David A. Schappell

发明人： Vikas Gupta ,  Allan H. Vermeulen ,  Eugene Wei ,  Andrew R. Jassy ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Duane J. Krause ,  David A. Schappell

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q20/00

CPC分类号： G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q20/023 ,  G06Q20/085 ,  G06Q20/108 ,  G06Q20/367 ,  G06Q20/3672 ,  G06Q20/3674 ,  G06Q20/382 ,  G06Q20/3821 ,  G06Q20/401 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/02

摘要： Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as by performing transactions between parties that are automatically authorized via a third-party transaction authorization system. In some situations, the transactions are programmatic transactions involving the use of fee-based Web services by executing application programs, with the transaction authorization system authorizing and/or providing payments in accordance with private authorization instructions previously specified by the parties. The authorization instructions may include predefined instruction rule sets that regulate conditions under which a potential transaction can be authorized, with the instruction rule sets each referenced by an associated reference token. After one or more of the parties to a potential transaction supply reference tokens for the parties, the transaction authorization system can determine whether to authorize the transaction based on whether the instruction rule sets associated with the reference tokens are compatible or otherwise satisfied.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于促进计算系统之间的交互的技术，例如通过执行经由第三方交易授权系统自动授权的各方之间的交易。 在某些情况下，交易是涉及通过执行应用程序使用基于费用的Web服务的程序交易，交易授权系统根据双方以前指定的私人授权指令授权和/或提供付款。 授权指令可以包括预定义的指令规则集，其规定可以授权潜在事务的条件，每个指令规则集都由相关联的引用令牌引用。 在潜在交易的一方或多方提供参考各方的代理人之后，交易授权系统可以基于与引用令牌相关联的指令规则集是兼容还是满足来确定是否授权交易。

公开(公告)号：US20120246003A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US13052930

申请日：2011-03-21

申请人： Gregory M. Hart ,  Elmore Eugene Pope ,  Charles H. Bell ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Nadia Shouraboura

发明人： Gregory M. Hart ,  Elmore Eugene Pope ,  Charles H. Bell ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Nadia Shouraboura

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0261 ,  G06Q30/0267

摘要： An advertisement service allows advertisers to obtain a right to provide an advertisement to a mobile device that is located within or nearby a particular geographic region. For instance, the advertisement service may map one or more entities (e.g., retailers, schools, museums, etc.) to a geographic region at which these entities are located. The advertisement service provides an offer to one or more advertisers to provide an advertisement to a mobile device located within or nearby one of these geographic regions. Based on responses received to the offer, the advertisement service provides information to the mobile device for display of an advertisement.

摘要翻译： 广告服务允许广告商获得向位于特定地理区域内或附近的移动设备提供广告的权利。 例如，广告服务可以将一个或多个实体（例如零售商，学校，博物馆等）映射到这些实体位于的地理区域。 广告服务向一个或多个广告商提供向位于这些地理区域内或附近的移动设备提供广告的提议。 基于收到的响应，广告服务向移动设备提供信息以显示广告。

公开(公告)号：US08150768B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-03

申请号：US12541781

申请日：2009-08-14

申请人： Vikas Gupta ,  Allan H. Vermeulen ,  Eugene Wei ,  Andrew R. Jassy ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Duane J. Krause ,  David A. Schappell

发明人： Vikas Gupta ,  Allan H. Vermeulen ,  Eugene Wei ,  Andrew R. Jassy ,  Jeffrey P. Bezos ,  Duane J. Krause ,  David A. Schappell

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q20/023 ,  G06Q20/085 ,  G06Q20/108 ,  G06Q20/367 ,  G06Q20/3672 ,  G06Q20/3674 ,  G06Q20/382 ,  G06Q20/3821 ,  G06Q20/401 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/02

摘要： Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as by performing transactions between parties that are automatically authorized via a third-party transaction authorization system. In some situations, the transactions are programmatic transactions involving the use of fee-based Web services by executing application programs, with the transaction authorization system authorizing and/or providing payments in accordance with private authorization instructions previously specified by the parties. The authorization instructions may include predefined instruction rule sets that regulate conditions under which a potential transaction can be authorized, with the instruction rule sets each referenced by an associated reference token. After one or more of the parties to a potential transaction supply reference tokens for the parties, the transaction authorization system can determine whether to authorize the transaction based on whether the instruction rule sets associated with the reference tokens are compatible or otherwise satisfied.