Consumer inventory management system and methods thereof
AssigneeSchnuck Markets, Inc.
InventorsThomas E. Henry, Jr., Yujin Lee, Yao Xie, Adrian Salazar, Kim Anderson, Sue Mosbacher, David Steck, Robert Hardester, Caleb Hoelscher
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for managing inventory can include an inventory management system obtaining a gap-on-shelf status. The inventory management control system can determine an out-on-shelf profile based on the gap-on-shelf status, and can determine a response register based on the out-on-shelf status. The response register can include prioritized store-level actionable features for user access to conduct inventory management activities.
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A consumer inventory system for managing inventory at the consumer level, the system comprising:
- a visual image system comprising a camera system for capturing visual image data of consumer shelf inventory for determining gap-on-shelf status of inventory based on the visual image data;
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- an inventory management control system including at least one processor for executing instructions stored on memory to determine an out-on-shelf profile based on each of the gap-on-shelf status of inventory and a store inventory operations analysis including one or more of longitudinal transaction data and abnormality identification concerning inventory, the inventory management control system configured to determine a store response register based on each of the out-on-shelf profile and a remote supply chain profile including at least one of remote warehouse data and transportation data, wherein the remote warehouse data comprises timing and/or availability of inventory in remote warehouse supply, wherein the transportation data comprises timing and/or availability of inventory that is already in transit, wherein the store response register comprises store level actionable entries isolated from supply-chain level actionable;
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- a display screen arranged in communication with the inventory management control system to display the store response register for presentation to the user for prioritizing actionable features, wherein the store response register comprises a prioritization of items for imminent restocking at the store level.
A method of consumer inventory management, the method comprising:
- capturing visual image data of consumer shelf inventory via a camera system of a visual image system and determining a gap-on-shelf status of inventory based on the visual image data,
- determining an out-on-shelf profile based on each of the gap-on-shelf status and a store inventory operations analysis including one or more of longitudinal transaction data and abnormality identification concerning inventory, via an inventory management control system, and determining a store response register based on each of the out-on-shelf profile and a remote supply chain profile including at least one of remote warehouse data and transportation data, wherein the remote warehouse data comprises timing and/or availability of inventory in remote warehouse supply, wherein the transportation data comprises timing and/or availability of inventory that is already in transit, wherein the store response register comprises store level actionable entries isolated from supply-chain level actionable entries, and
- presenting at least a portion of the response register including a prioritization of items for imminent restocking at the store level to a user, via a display screen, for prioritizing actionable features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.