Method for automatically generating planograms of shelving structures within a store
US10625426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/0008
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One variation of a method for automatically generating a planogram for a store includes: dispatching a robotic system to autonomously navigate within the store during a mapping routine; accessing a floor map of the floor space generated by the robotic system from map data collected during the mapping routine; identifying a shelving structure within the map of the floor space; defining a first set of waypoints along an aisle facing the shelving structure; dispatching the robotic system to navigate to and to capture optical data at the set of waypoints during an imaging routine; receiving a set of images generated from optical data recorded by the robotic system during the imaging routine; identifying products and positions of products in the set of images; and generating a planogram of the shelving segment based on products and positions of products identified in the set of images.
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