Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for monitoring stock information in a shopping space
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Application No.: US15395478Application Date: 2016-12-30
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Publication No.: US10586205B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Robert J. Taylor , Aaron J. Vasgaard , 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 ; G01S3/80

Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein for monitoring stock information in a shopping space. A system for monitoring stock information in a shopping space comprises: a support structure configured to hold a plurality of items in the shopping space, a sound emitter device configured to produce a sound in response to a movement of at least one of the support structure and an item placed on the support structure, and a sound sensor configured to capture a sound produced by the sound emitter device and transmit the sound produced by the sound emitter device to a stock tracking system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170193436A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING STOCK INFORMATION IN A SHOPPING SPACE Public/Granted day:2017-07-06
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