Updating online store inventory based on physical store inventory
US10846512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for identifying products and tracking inventory in a retail store based on analysis of image data is provided. The system may comprise at least one processor configured to receive image data from a plurality of image sensors mounted in a retail store; analyze the image data to estimate a current inventory of at least one product type in the retail store; receive product supply information associated with the at least one product type in the retail store; determine that an online order from a virtual store made during a first time period will be fulfilled by an employee of the retail store during a second time period; determine a predicted inventory of the at least one product type during the second time period; and provide information to the virtual store regarding the predicted inventory of the at least one product type during the second time period.
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