Systems and methods for identifying and remedying product mis-shipments to retail stores

US10496955B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Walmart Apollo, LLC · US

Inventors

• Greg A. Bryan · Centerton, US
• Cristy C. Brooks · Monett, US
• Benjamin D. Enssle · Pleasant Valley, US
• David Blair Brightwell · Bentonville, US
• Jeffrey Kerbs · Berryville, US
• Jesse L. Eaton · Springdale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 3, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/35
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods include an electronic scanning device, an electronic database, and an electronic inventory management device for analyzing products at a retail store in order to detect products at the retail store that are associated with mis-shipments and to adjust perpetual inventory at the retail store in view of a detected mis-shipment.