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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Bossa Nova Robotics, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sarjoun Skaff, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Marios Savvides, Wexford, PA (US);
Uzair Ahmed, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sreena Nallamothu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ran Tao, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nikhil Mohan, New York, NY (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Bossa Nova Robotics, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An automated inventory monitoring system includes an image capture module able to create an image of an aisle of a retail store. Images of products labels are identified in the image and classified as shelf labels or peg labels. For shelf labels, an area of the shelf is defined and associated with the shelf label. Images of products are identified in the image and products on the shelf within an area associated with a shelf label are associated with the shelf label. Products located below a peg label are associated with the peg label. Based on the association between labels and products, out-of-stock products, plugs and spread may be detected and reported to the staff of the retail store.