Overstock inventory sorting at retail sales facilities
US9852396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/07758
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments, methods and systems of locating overstock items at a retail sales facility include receiving data when a worker of the retail sales facility scans a product case containing a product using an inventory management electronic device including a processor; obtaining at least one inventory management factor associated with the product; estimating whether the product is to be picked by the worker from a storage bin at a stock room location while packed in the product case or after being removed from the product case; and outputting, based on the estimating step, an indication to the worker either that the product is to be picked from the storage bin without being removed from the product case, or that that the product is to be picked from the storage bin after being removed from the product case.
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