Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stock level indication apparatus and method
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Application No.: US15709812Application Date: 2017-09-20
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Publication No.: US10169738B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Nicholaus A. Jones , Matthew A. Jones
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; G01G19/52 ; H04N5/225

Abstract:
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to provide a visual indication of a weight of products stocked on a display assembly, such as a shelf of a shelving unit. The visual indication is provided by virtue of the display assembly having a product support member with a curved configuration that sequentially flattens as additional weight is added thereto. An electronic imaging device can be mounted proximate to the assembly and oriented to capture an image of the product support member and a control circuit can be configured to receive the image and analyze the image to determine a current stock level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180082246A1 STOCK LEVEL INDICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-03-22
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