Generating tidiness data associated with items at an inventory location
US12131288B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G3/006
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Tidiness data associated with an inventory location, such as a shelf, indicates whether an item returned to the inventory location is designated for storage at the inventory location. When an item is returned to the inventory location and a user is determined to be near the inventory location, the weight change detected at the inventory location is compared to a corresponding weight of each item in the custody of the user, such as items within cart state data associated with the user. Differences in weight between the weight change and the corresponding weight of each item in the custody of the user are calculated. Such differences may then be compared to one or more metrics, such as threshold values, to determine how well the top candidate item in the custody of the user matches the type of item designated for storage at the inventory location.
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