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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Rtc Industries, Inc., Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Inventors:
John Wesley Swafford, Jr., Palatine, IL (US);
Michael Alvin Lembke, Roselle, IL (US);
Assignee:
RTC Industries, Inc., Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G07F 11/38 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G07F 11/36 (2006.01); G07F 11/42 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); A47F 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 11/38 (2013.01); A47F 1/126 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G07F 9/026 (2013.01); G07F 11/36 (2013.01); G07F 11/42 (2013.01); G08B 13/19697 (2013.01);
Abstract
Sensor-equipped display management systems and methods that may be used to calculate a number of products removed from a display management system based upon motion of one or more mechanisms within the display management system. Additionally, the systems and methods may be used to detect patterns from the sensor data, which may be indicative of attempted theft of products stored within the display management system.