US 2017/0286897 A1 · SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING STORAGE LOCATION ARRANGEMENT

Abstract

This disclosure is directed to a system for optimizing storage area arrangement. A system control device may manage location control devices in various locations. Each location may comprise storage areas accessible to trackable targets. At least a portion of the storage areas may be arranged in parallel to form aisles that may be monitored by aisle monitoring equipment. The monitoring equipment may comprise at least two sensing devices capable of capturing data such as, for example, a count of trackable objects accessing an aisle or a storage area, time spent within the aisle or proximate to a storage area, characteristics of the trackable object (e.g., gender, age, etc.), etc. The captured data may then be analyzed by the system control device to determine whether a change in arrangement is necessary. A change in arrangement may help to alleviate bottlenecks, improve the efficiency of paths taken through the aisles/storage areas, etc.

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Dependent claims

A system for optimizing storage location arrangement, comprising:

at least one sensing device to generate traffic data for a location including storage areas that are accessible to trackable targets, wherein the at least one sensing device is to generate said traffic data at least in part by capturing depth data for said location, determining a contour from said depth data corresponding to at least one trackable target within said location, and comparing the contour to one or more reference lines;
and
remote resources comprising communication circuitry, processor circuitry, and memory circuitry, wherein:
the communication circuitry is to receive traffic data produced by said at least one sensing device;
the memory circuitry is to store arrangement data for the location and said traffic data;
and
the processing circuitry is to analyze the traffic data, determine if a change in arrangement for the storage areas in the location is required based on the analysis and provide a change in arrangement for the storage areas based on the change in arrangement determination.

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A method for controlling storage location arrangement, comprising:

generating traffic data with at least one sensing device for a location including storage areas that are accessible to trackable targets, said generating comprising capturing depth data for said location, determining a contour corresponding to at least one trackable target within said location, and comparing the contour to one or more reference lines;
receiving, with remote resources comprising communication circuitry, memory circuitry, and processing circuitry, at least arrangement data and said traffic data corresponding to said location;
analyzing the traffic data with the processing circuitry;
determining, with the processing circuitry, if a change in arrangement for the storage areas in the location is required based on the analysis;
and
providing, with the processing circuitry, a change in arrangement to the at least one location control device via the communication circuitry based on the change in arrangement determination.

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At least one machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions for controlling storage location arrangement that, when executed by one or more processors, result in performance of the following operations comprising:

generating traffic data with at least one sensing device for a location including storage areas that are accessible to trackable targets at least in part by capturing depth data for said location, determining a contour corresponding to at least one trackable target within said location, and comparing the contour to one or more reference lines;
receiving, with remote resources comprising communication circuitry, memory circuitry, and processing circuitry, at least arrangement data and said traffic data;
analyze the traffic data with the processing circuitry;
determine, with the processing circuitry, if a change in arrangement for the storage areas in the location is required based on the analysis;
and
provide, with the processing circuitry, a change in arrangement to the at least one location control device via the communication circuitry based on the change in arrangement determination.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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