Dynamic termination zone detection system

A method for dynamic termination zone detection for inventory management, the method comprising:

• identifying, by a tag management component implemented on at least one processor, a plurality of stationary radio frequency identification (RFID) tags located within a three-dimensional space outside an item display area based on an analysis of RFID tag data generated by a plurality of RFID tag readers, the plurality of RFID tag readers within an item selection area generating RFID tag data associated with the plurality of stationary RFID tags;
• triangulating, by a zone detection component implemented on the at least one processor, the RFID tag data received from three or more of the plurality of RFID tag readers;
• calculating, by the zone detection component implemented on the at least one processor, coordinates of the plurality of stationary RFID tags using the triangulated RFID data received from the three or more of the plurality of RFID tag readers;
• analyzing, by the zone detection component implemented on the at least one processor, item data associated with a plurality of items corresponding to the plurality of stationary RFID tags and location data associated with the three-dimensional space using a set of per-item criteria, the set of per-item criteria comprising a per-item minimum threshold number of items per unit of the three-dimensional space and a minimum threshold stationary time-period, wherein the location data includes the coordinates of the stationary RFID tags;
• identifying, by the zone detection component implemented on the at least one processor, the plurality of stationary RFID tags as detached RFID tags from the plurality of items using the item data analysis;
• determining, by the zone detection component implemented on the at least one processor, and based on the identification of the plurality of stationary RFID tags as detached RFID tags and a determination that the three dimensional space is insufficient to accommodate the plurality of items based on item dimensions and dimensions of the three-dimensional space, the three-dimensional space is a termination zone;
• removing, by an inventory manager component implemented on the at least one processor, and based on the three-dimensional space qualifying as the termination zone, the plurality of items from a perpetual inventory (PI) associated with the item selection area.

A computing device for dynamic termination zone detection for inventory management, the computing device comprising:

• a memory;
• at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory;
• a tag management component, implemented on the at least one processor, that identifies a plurality of stationary radio frequency identification (RFID) tags located within a three-dimensional space outside an item display area based on an analysis of RFID tag data generated by a plurality of RFID tag readers, the plurality of RFID tag readers within an item selection area generating RFID tag data associated with the plurality of stationary RFID tags;
• a zone detection component, implemented on the at least one processor, that:
• triangulates the RFID tag data received from three or more of the plurality of RFID tag readers,
• calculates coordinates of the plurality of stationary RFID tags using the triangulated RFID data received from the three or more of the plurality of RFID tag readers,
• analyzes item data associated with a plurality of items corresponding to the plurality of stationary RFID tags and location data associated with the three-dimensional space using a set of per-item criteria, the set of per-item criteria comprising a per-item minimum threshold number of items per unit of the three-dimensional space and a minimum threshold stationary time-period, wherein the location data includes the coordinates of the plurality of stationary RFID tags,
• identifies the plurality of stationary RFID tags as detached RFID tags from the plurality of items using the analysis of the item data, and
• determines the three-dimensional space is a termination zone based on the identification of the plurality of stationary RFID tags as detached RFID tags and a determination that the three-dimensional space is insufficient to accommodate the plurality of items based on item dimensions and dimensions of the three-dimensional space;
• and
• an inventory manager component, implemented on the at least one processor, that removes the plurality of items from a perpetual inventory (PI) associated with the item selection area based on the three-dimensional space qualifying as the termination zone.