Rf permeability measure of product out of stocks
OwnerNicholaus A. Jones, Matthew A. Jonesinventors
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided herein useful to determining qualities associated with products presented for sale in a shopping facility. In some embodiments, the system includes a transmitter located on a first side of a group of products, wherein the transmitter is configured to emit energy toward and through the group of products. The system can also include a receiver located on a second side of the group of products, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products, wherein the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products is used to estimate a stock level of a product display.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a transmitter located on a first side of a group of products, wherein the transmitter is configured to emit energy toward and through the group of products;
- and
- a receiver located on a second side of the group of products, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products, wherein the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products is used to estimate a stock level of a product display.
A method comprising:
- emitting, via a transmitter on a first side of a group of products, energy toward and through the group of products;
- and
- receiving, via a receiver on a second side of the group of products, a transmitted portion of the energy, wherein the transmitted portion of the energy is used to estimate a stock level of a product display.
A system comprising:
- a transmitter located on a first side of a group of products, wherein the transmitter is configured to emit energy toward and the through the group of products;
- a receiver located on a second side of the group of products, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products;
- and
- a control circuit, the control circuit configured to;
- receive, from the receiver, an indication of the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products;
- and
- estimate a stock level for a product for the group of products based, at least in part, on the indication of the transmitted portion of the energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.