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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Applicant:
W.w. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventor:
Geoffry A Westphal, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
W.W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/0875 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/0875 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing automated inventory management in a system having a storage bin, an accelerometer system coupled to the storage bin, and an inventory management system communicatively coupled to the accelerometer system. An accelerometer of the accelerometer system generates a data representative of a movement of the storage bin and the system determines whether the generated data matches a data that is indicative of a replenishment needed event being performed upon the storage bin. The inventory management system initiates the replenishment of the product when replenishment is determined to be needed.