Method and apparatus for managing product placement on store shelf
US9659272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for attending to a supply of product at a position on a store shelf involves receiving an electronic image of the position on a store shelf and comparing the electronic image to a previous electronic image of the position on the store shelf. Depending of the difference, if any, between the two images, generating an indication to attend to the supply of product at the position on the store shelf.
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