System and method for managing retail product inventory
US10332069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments, system, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful for managing retail product inventory including a plurality of sensors configured to detect individual presence of multiple different products within a retail shopping facility. A central control system communicatively coupled with the plurality of sensors to receive sensor information comprising identifiers detected by the plurality of sensors. The central control system comprises a central control circuit coupled with memory storing code that when implemented causes the central control circuit to: access the received sensor information and determine, at a current time and for each detected first product, a confidence value corresponding to a level of confidence that the first product is still present and within a first threshold area corresponding to a first location where the first product was most recently sensed. The confidence value may decay over time proportional to a first decay period of time.
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