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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Inventors:
William Ross Allen, Pea Ridge, AR (US);
Jacob Tucker, Bella Vista, AR (US);
Richard M. Blair, II, Bentonville, AR (US);
Assignee:
WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for providing shoppers with product freshness notifications, comprise a beacon that determines that a fresh perishable item of interest has been added to a store shelf; an updater that updates the system with information about the fresh perishable item added to the store shelf; and a notification generator that sends a notification to a mobile electronic device of the shopper regarding the addition of the fresh perishable item to the store shelf.