Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for monitoring or tracking products in a retail shopping facility
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Application No.: US15883275Application Date: 2018-01-30
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Publication No.: US10198711B2Publication Date: 2019-02-05
- 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: G06Q30/06
- IPC: G06Q30/06 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06Q10/06 ; G06F17/30 ; G06T7/90 ; G06K7/14 ; G06K9/00

Abstract:
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for a retail shopping facility to track products being shelved therein. In one example, this tracking is accomplished without the use of RFID tags and RFID readers, but instead, employs overhead electronic image capturing devices. By one approach, the images obtained are compared to a store planogram and alerts are sent to the associate or worker stocking the shelves to correct the stocking process. As the images may be captured and analyzed in real-time, the system may redirect the worker during the shelving process to prevent items from being stocked or shelved in an incorrect location for long. In one embodiment, the system includes a product database, overhead electronic image capturing devices, portable electronic devices, and a control circuit in communication with the product database, overhead electronic image capturing devices, and the portable electronic devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180247255A1 Methods and Systems for Monitoring or Tracking Products in a Retail Shopping Facility Public/Granted day:2018-08-30
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