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US 2019/0057367 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for handling mis-ringing of products
AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorsGreg A. Bryan, Cristy C. Brooks, David Blair Brightwell, Benjamin D. Enssle, Jesse L. Eaton
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Abstract
Images or other sensed data involving a sales transaction are received from a network. The sales information from the transaction is also received from the network. A reconciliation is performed between the images and the sales information. When the reconciliation identifies a discrepancy between the sales information and the images or other sensed data, one or more perpetual inventory (PI) values of one or more products are adjusted to a value so as to correct for the discrepancy.
Claims18
A system that is configured to identify mis-ringing of products in a retail store, the system comprising:
- an electronic communications network;
- an automated vehicle;
- a database storing one or more perpetual inventory (PI) values;
- an electronic point-of-sale apparatus that collects sales information for a product that is purchased by a customer during a sales transaction, the point-of-sales apparatus transmitting the sales information over the network;
- a first sensor disposed in proximate relation to the point-of-sales apparatus, wherein the first sensor is configured to obtain images of the product as the product is being purchased during the sales transaction, and transmit the images over the network;
- a second sensor disposed in proximate relation to the point-of-sales apparatus, wherein the second sensor is configured to obtain other sensed data of the product as the product is being purchased during the sales transaction, and transmit the other sensed data over the network;
- a control circuit coupled to the network, the control circuit being configured to:
- receive the images and other sensed data from the network;
- receive the sales information from the network;
- perform a reconciliation between the images and other sensed data, and the sales information;
- when the reconciliation identifies a discrepancy between the sales information, and the images and the other sensed data adjust the one or more PI values of one or more products so as to correct for the discrepancy;
- when the reconciliation identifies a discrepancy between the sales information, and the images and other sensed data, send instructions to the automated vehicle to perform an action, the action including investigating product availability in the store, moving existing ones of the product within the store, or prioritizing movement of newly ordered ones of the product from a delivery vehicle into the store.
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A method to identify mis-ringing of products in a retail store, the method comprising:
- providing an automated vehicle;
- storing one or more perpetual inventory (PI) values in a database;
- collecting sales information at an electronic point-of-sale apparatus for a product that is purchased by a customer during a sales transaction, and transmitting the sales information over an electronic network;
- obtaining images of the product at a first sensor as the product is being purchased during the sales transaction, and transmitting the images over the network;
- obtaining other sensed data of the product as the product is being purchased during the sales transaction at a second sensor that is disposed in proximate relation to the point-of-sales apparatus, and transmitting the other sensed data over the network;
- receiving the images or other sensed data from the network;
- receiving the sales information from the network;
- performing a reconciliation between the images and other sensed data, and the sales information;
- when the reconciliation identifies a discrepancy between the sales information and the images or other sensed data, adjusting the one or more perpetual inventory (PI) values of one or more products to a value so as to correct for the discrepancy;
- when the reconciliation identifies a discrepancy between the sales information, and the images and other sensed data, sending instructions to the automated vehicle to perform an action, the action including investigating product availability in the store, moving existing ones of the product within the store, or prioritizing movement of newly ordered ones of the product from a delivery vehicle into the store.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.