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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Inventors:
Behzad Nemati, Springdale, AR (US);
Ehsan Nazarian, Rogers, AR (US);
Assignee:
WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 51/32 (2006.01); B65G 51/46 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 51/32 (2013.01); B65G 1/1371 (2013.01); B65G 1/1376 (2013.01); B65G 51/46 (2013.01); G05B 19/4182 (2013.01); G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 19/4189 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01); B65G 2812/16 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods and computer-readable media for automating the restocking of shelves process by sending a notification when a product on a shelf has reached, or will reach, an undesired level of emptiness. This is determined using imaging sensors, such as cameras, which can calculate how full or empty a respective shelf is and predict when the shelf will need to be restocked. When the restocking time arrives, the notification can be sent to automated systems, which automatically cause new products to be stocked on the shelf via a pneumatic pipe system.