Method, apparatus, and system for associating an object with a spatial budget

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• initiate a scan of an object, an available space, or a combination thereof using a sensor to determine a spatial volume of the object, a spatial volume of the available space for a storage or a placement of the object, or a combination thereof;
• determine a spatial cost of an object based on the spatial volume of the object;
• determine an available spatial budget based on a spatial volume of the available space;
• determine a spatial budget for the object based on the spatial cost of the object and the available spatial budget;
• and
• provide the spatial budget of the object, the spatial cost of the object, the available spatial budget, or a combination thereof as an output.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform:

• initiating a scan of an object, an available space, or a combination thereof using a sensor to determine a spatial volume of the object, a spatial volume of the available space for a storage or a placement of the object, or a combination thereof;
• determining a spatial cost of an object based on the spatial volume of the object;
• determining an available spatial budget based on a spatial volume of the available space;
• determining a spatial budget for the object based on the spatial cost of the object and the available spatial budget;
• and
• providing the spatial budget of the object, the spatial cost of the object, the available spatial budget, or a combination thereof as an output.