Method of and device for shelf inventory tracking, and computer product
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1. A shelf inventory tracking device comprising:
- a reading unit which reads out a tag attached to each product displayed on a shelf, the tag holding therein a product information relating to the corresponding product;
a control unit which performs inventory tracking by obtaining the quantity of products displayed on the shelf from the product information read out by the reading unit.
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Abstract
Information about a product is recorded in a tag, and the tag is attached to the corresponding product. When performing inventory tracking of a shelf on which many such products are displayed, the information in the tag is read and the quantity of products is decided from the read information.
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1. A shelf inventory tracking device comprising:
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a reading unit which reads out a tag attached to each product displayed on a shelf, the tag holding therein a product information relating to the corresponding product;
a control unit which performs inventory tracking by obtaining the quantity of products displayed on the shelf from the product information read out by the reading unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A shelf inventory tracking method comprising:
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reading product information from a tag that is attached to each product displayed on a shelf; and
performing inventory tracking by obtaining the quantity of products displayed on the shelf from the read product information.
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5. A shelf inventory tracking program for causing a computer to function as a control unit which performs inventory tracking by obtaining the quantity of products displayed on a shelf on the basis of product information read out by a reading unit which reads out the product information from a tag holding the product information attached to each product displayed on the shelf.
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