USPTO Patent Grant US12586069B2: Storage System Method

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12586069B2 to Zenseact AB for a method of handling items in a storage system within a communication network. The patent covers a method for guiding users to selected item positions and detecting pattern changes related to item movement.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12586069B2, titled 'Storage system, network node, and method,' to Zenseact AB. This patent grants exclusive rights for a method related to managing items within a storage system in a communication network. Key aspects include initiating item handling based on user input, selecting item positions, guiding users to these positions, and detecting pattern changes in registered patterns due to item movement. The system confirms handling of the item back to the user upon detecting such changes.

This patent grant is a routine event for intellectual property protection and does not impose new regulatory obligations on businesses. However, companies operating in areas related to logistics, inventory management, or networked storage systems, particularly those utilizing user guidance and pattern detection for item handling, should be aware of this patented technology. Companies may need to consider this patent in their own product development and intellectual property strategies to avoid potential infringement.

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Methods, network node, storage arrangement and storage system

Grant US12586069B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Zenseact AB

Inventors

Johan Edgren

Abstract

A method for handling one or more items in an item storage in a communication network. The method includes initiating a procedure for handling one or more items in an item storage based on an input related to a user in the communication network, and selecting a position related to an item of the one or more items based on the input. Further, the method includes guiding the user to the selected position via triggering a guiding indication associated with the selected position, and detecting a pattern change in a registered pattern, wherein the pattern change is due to movement of an item associated with the selected position or movement of another item. Upon detection of the pattern change, a confirmation indication is sent for confirming handling of the item back to the user.