Inventory management
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1. A computer implemented method for intelligently managing a store inventory stock, the computer implemented method comprising:
- detecting, by a computer, a user computing device when the user computing device enters a store;
receiving a user preference information from a user preference database, wherein the received user preference information comprises dietary restrictions;
receiving, by the computer, a list and/or a recipe inputted into an application by a user, wherein the list and/or the recipe includes at least one item that the user plans to purchase;
identifying using sensors, by the computer, the at least one item included within the list and/or the recipe that the user plans to purchase, wherein the sensors are registering movement of a plurality of items off a shelf in the store inventory stock and connected to the computer;
based on determining that the at least one item included within the list and/or the recipe conflicts with the dietary restrictions;
generating at least one substitution item for the at least one item included within the list and/or the recipe that conflicts with the dietary restrictions and for the at least one substitution item;
replacing the at least one item included within the list and/or the recipe that conflicts with the dietary restrictions from the received user preference information with the generated at least one substitution item when the at least one substitution item is in the store inventory stock;
generating, by the computer, a route through the store based on a store layout map, an item placement map, and the replaced at least one substitution item included within the list and/or the recipe, wherein the item placement map is updated based on data from the sensors; and
transmitting, by the computer, the route to the user computing device to be displayed by a graphical user interface.
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Abstract
A computer detects a user computing device when the user enters the store and receives the user'"'"'s purchase history and preference information from a database. The computer receives a list and/or recipe that the user inputs into the application. This list and/or recipe is a list of items that the user plans to purchase. The computer identifies an item on the list, determines whether the item is in stock, and generates a route through the store so the user will reach each item on his list. The computer transmits the route to the user'"'"'s computing device to be displayed.
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1. A computer implemented method for intelligently managing a store inventory stock, the computer implemented method comprising:
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detecting, by a computer, a user computing device when the user computing device enters a store; receiving a user preference information from a user preference database, wherein the received user preference information comprises dietary restrictions; receiving, by the computer, a list and/or a recipe inputted into an application by a user, wherein the list and/or the recipe includes at least one item that the user plans to purchase; identifying using sensors, by the computer, the at least one item included within the list and/or the recipe that the user plans to purchase, wherein the sensors are registering movement of a plurality of items off a shelf in the store inventory stock and connected to the computer; based on determining that the at least one item included within the list and/or the recipe conflicts with the dietary restrictions; generating at least one substitution item for the at least one item included within the list and/or the recipe that conflicts with the dietary restrictions and for the at least one substitution item; replacing the at least one item included within the list and/or the recipe that conflicts with the dietary restrictions from the received user preference information with the generated at least one substitution item when the at least one substitution item is in the store inventory stock; generating, by the computer, a route through the store based on a store layout map, an item placement map, and the replaced at least one substitution item included within the list and/or the recipe, wherein the item placement map is updated based on data from the sensors; and transmitting, by the computer, the route to the user computing device to be displayed by a graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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