Cenk Uygur
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Amazon Patents New Way To Track Employees
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February 26, 2018
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5:55Now PlayingAmazon just had a patent approved for a device to track their employee's movements. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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“The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Amazon two patents for wristbands that could track the exact location of warehouse workers' hands — and give workers tactile feedback to help guide them to a specific shelf.
The wristband and receiver system, as shown above in a diagram from the patent application, would rely on radio frequencies or ultrasonic pulses to monitor the device's specific location. They would use haptic feedback — a tactile sensation, akin to how a smartphone will give feedback to a user through touch — to alert a worker that they are in the wrong location, or guide them to the right one.
The retail giant applied for the two patents in 2016; the applications were first published in September. The patents were granted on Tuesday.”
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