Updating shopping list based on analysis of images
US11455869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B5/36
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for automatically updating electronic shopping lists of customers of retail stores may include accessing an electronic shopping list of a customer of a retail store, the electronic shopping list including at least one product associated with a shopping order; receiving image data from a plurality of image sensors mounted in the retail store; analyzing the image data to predict an inventory shortage of the at least one product included on the electronic shopping list, wherein the predicted inventory shortage is expected to occur prior to fulfillment of the shopping order; and automatically updating the electronic shopping list based on the predicted inventory shortage of the at least one product.
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