International Business Machines Corporation

Anthony M Cocuzza

Michael D Essenmacher

Nancy S Tilley

Janice M Young

Yuk Lung Chan

Pu Liu

Shayne M Grant

Modifying item packaging according to determined replenishment times. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for modifying item packaging is described herein. An order is received from a user for an item. An exhaustion time for the item is calculated according to an inventory database for the user. An initial replenishment time for the item is calculated. A package quantity is calculated according to the exhaustion time, shipment time, initial replenishment time, and inventory database.

Automated inventory replenishment

Examples of techniques for delivery platform verification and management are described herein. An aspect includes receiving a unit mailing address and first global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, the unit mailing address and the first GPS coordinates being associated with a delivery platform, from a computing device. Another aspect includes, based on receiving the unit mailing address and first GPS coordinates, dispatching a first inspection drone to the delivery platform based on the first GPS coordinates. Another aspect includes receiving second GPS coordinates associated with the delivery platform from the first inspection drone. Another aspect includes associating the second GPS coordinates with the unit mailing address in an entry corresponding to the delivery platform in a platform information database.

Delivery platform verification and management

Automated item replenishment for a plurality of items is accomplished by associating each item with one or more tags, which may in turn be associated with a particular consumption level of the item. One or more tag detection units are positioned to monitor an entry and/or an exit point of a monitored location. An inventory database maintains an inventory of the items currently present at the location and tracks consumption levels and exhaustion dates associated with each item.

A wearable device that warms or cools to notify a user wearing the device is provided. The wearable device includes: a plurality of individual heating and/or cooling spots, a plurality of dots pulsating in heating/cooling sections, and/or a plurality of dots moving around in heating/cooling sections. A system is also provided comprising a wearable device, a scheduling device, and a communication between the wearable device and the scheduling device.

Wearable device that warms and/or cools to notify a user

A method comprises creating a first node, determining whether an indicator associated with a head node is present, and designating the first node as a head node, defining and associating a head node identifier with the first node, define a link from the first node to the first node, and create and save an indicator associated with the head node responsive to determining that the indicator associated with a head node is not present.

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Poughkeepsie, NY, United States of America

Anthony M Cocuzza