Image recognition inventory management system
First Claim
1. A method of generating a product display planogram, which method comprises the steps of:
- (a) inputting data associated with a group of products on display and quantity of specific products within a category of products into a microprocessor with an electronic memory;
(b) processing the inputted data to create an image representation to determine a product display as a function of product placement and quantity; and
(c) producing a planogram showing the product placement and the quantity of the product.
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Abstract
A method and system that includes a microprocessor device with memory adapted to receive input corresponding to a report at an instant of time of an amount of product in a product display in a business, and further adapted to store the data in the memory. The method and system also include a central computer for receiving and processing the data from the microprocessor device so that the computer is configured to create a planogram which optimizes the display of the product by maximizing the amount of desired product and minimizes the amount of undesired product to be displayed. The central computer further contacts product suppliers so that the quantity of supplied product always meets the requirements of the planogram.
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53 Claims
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1. A method of generating a product display planogram, which method comprises the steps of:
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(a) inputting data associated with a group of products on display and quantity of specific products within a category of products into a microprocessor with an electronic memory;
(b) processing the inputted data to create an image representation to determine a product display as a function of product placement and quantity; and
(c) producing a planogram showing the product placement and the quantity of the product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for optimizing a product display comprising:
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a programmable microprocessor network, the programmable microprocessor network being configured to receive data of a product on a product display and a quantity of specific products within a category of the products, process the data as a function of a product geometry, a display geometry, and the amount of the product that exists at the time the data is entered into the programmable microprocessor network; and
a microprocessor connected to the programmable microprocessor network and producing a planogram to optimize the display geometry such that the amount of allocated space for the product is inversely proportional to the relative quantity of remaining product. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
a microprocessor device including;
an electronic memory adapted to receive and store an input of data corresponding to a visual report of an amount of a product in a product display in a store a; and
a central computer for receiving and processing the data from the microprocessor device with the central computer being configured to create a planogram which optimizes the product display of the product, whereby the central computer maximizes the amount of desired product and minimizes the amount of undesired product to be displayed.
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17. A method of managing inventory comprising the steps of:
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recording an image of a shelf having of a plurality of products stored thereon;
using an image recognition system to identify each product and a location of each product; and
creating a planogram using the identity and the location of each product. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for optimizing stocking and delivery of items sold to a store on a ‘
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delivery system comprising;
a central computer;
an order report generated by the central computer when the central computer detects the missing products on the shelf, the central computer storing a running total of every the product that is out of stock, and the central computer compiling the totals into the order report. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of managing perishable products, comprising the steps of:
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benchmarking a current managing procedure;
implementing a new managing procedure; and
auditing to determine compliance with the new managing procedure. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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