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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2018
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Xiaozhou Wang, Tagata Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A merchandise management device is provided for a store having a first display location where a number of first merchandise is to be displayed and a second display location where a number of second merchandise is to be displayed. The merchandise management device includes cameras positioned to capture a first image indicating how many of the first merchandise is displayed at the first location and a second image indicating how many of the second merchandise is displayed at the second location, and a processor configured to detect whether or not there is a change in a displayed number of the first merchandise and a displayed number of the second merchandise, and for each merchandise item for which the change is detected, determine a degree and a direction of change and generate a replenishment alert if the degree of change in a decreasing direction is greater than a threshold.
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