Smart shelves
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorRoy L. Camp
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Abstract
A method may include obtaining a weight of merchandise supported by a shelf and obtaining identifier data of the merchandise supported by the shelf. The identifier data may be wirelessly received from tags associated with the merchandise. The method may also include determining information for presentation to a consumer regarding the merchandise based on the weight of the merchandise and the identifier data of the merchandise. The method may also include providing the information for presentation to the consumer of the merchandise when the consumer is proximate the merchandise that is supported by the shelf.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a weight measurement device configured to determine a weight of merchandise supported by a shelf;
- and
- a computing system communicatively coupled to the weight measurement device, the computing system configured to perform operations comprising:
- obtain identifier data of one or more pieces of the merchandise supported by the shelf;
- obtain a weight of the one or more pieces of the merchandise based on the identifier data;
- determine a change in the weight of the merchandise supported by the shelf;
- compare the weight of the one or more pieces of the merchandise with the change in the weight of the merchandise supported by the shelf;
- and
- verify the identifier data obtained for the one or more pieces of the merchandise based on the comparison of the weight of the one or more pieces of the merchandise with the change in the weight of the merchandise.
A method comprising:
- obtaining identifier data of one or more pieces of merchandise supported by a shelf;
- obtaining a weight of the one or more pieces of the merchandise based on the identifier data;
- determining a change in the weight of the merchandise supported by the shelf;
- comparing the weight of the one or more pieces of the merchandise with the change in the weight of the merchandise supported by the shelf;
- and
- verifying the identifier data obtained for the one or more pieces of the merchandise based on the comparison of the weight of the one or more pieces of the merchandise with the change in the weight of the merchandise.
A method comprising:
- obtaining a first weight of merchandise supported by a shelf at a first time;
- obtaining a second weight of merchandise supported by the shelf at a second time;
- obtaining identifier data of the merchandise supported by the shelf;
- determining interest of a consumer in the merchandise based on a difference between the first weight and the second weight and a difference between the first time and the second time;
- and
- determining information for presentation to the consumer regarding the merchandise based on the identifier data and the determined interest of the consumer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.