METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE IN-AISLE LOCATIONS IN MONITORED ENVIRONMENTS
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a location meter;
a first sensor to be in communication with the location meter, the first sensor oriented toward a first side of the apparatus to detect;
a first sequence of position indicators in a first array of the position indicators when the location meter is moving along an aisle of a monitored environment in a first direction, ora second sequence of the position indicators in a second array of the position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in a second direction opposite the first direction, the first and second directions substantially parallel with a length of the aisle; and
a second sensor to be in communication with the location meter, the second sensor oriented toward a second side of the apparatus to detect;
the second sequence of position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in the first direction, orthe first sequence of the position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in the second direction, an in-aisle position of the location meter to be determined based on the first and second sequences of position indicators.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods to determine in-aisle locations in monitored environments are disclosed. An example apparatus includes first and second sensors in communication with a location meter. The first sensor is to detect (1) a first sequence of position indicators when the location meter is moving along an aisle of a monitored environment in a first direction, or (2) a second sequence of the position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in a second direction opposite the first direction. The second sensor is to detect (1) the second sequence of position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in the first direction, or (2) the first sequence of the position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in the second direction. An in-aisle position of the location meter is to be determined based on the first and second sequences of position indicators.
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Citations
38 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a location meter; a first sensor to be in communication with the location meter, the first sensor oriented toward a first side of the apparatus to detect; a first sequence of position indicators in a first array of the position indicators when the location meter is moving along an aisle of a monitored environment in a first direction, or a second sequence of the position indicators in a second array of the position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in a second direction opposite the first direction, the first and second directions substantially parallel with a length of the aisle; and a second sensor to be in communication with the location meter, the second sensor oriented toward a second side of the apparatus to detect; the second sequence of position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in the first direction, or the first sequence of the position indicators when the location meter is moving along the aisle in the second direction, an in-aisle position of the location meter to be determined based on the first and second sequences of position indicators. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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2. (canceled)
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5-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A method comprising:
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detecting a first sequence of position indicators in a first array of position indicators, the first sequence detected by; a first sensor in communication with a location meter when the location meter is moving in a first direction along an aisle, or a second sensor in communication with the location meter when the location meter is moving along the aisle in a second direction opposite the first direction; detecting a second sequence of position indicators in a second array of position indicators, the second sequence detected by; the first sensor when the location meter is moving in the second direction along the aisle, or the second sensor when the location meter is moving in the first direction along the aisle; and determining an in-aisle position of the location meter based on the first and second sequences. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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detect a first sequence of position indicators in a first array of position indicators, the first sequence detected by; a first sensor in communication with a location meter when the location meter is moving in a first direction along an aisle, or a second sensor in communication with the location meter when the location meter is moving along the aisle in a second direction opposite the first direction; detect a second sequence of position indicators in a second array of position indicators, the second sequence detected by; the first sensor when the location meter is moving in the second direction along the aisle, or the second sensor when the location meter is moving in the first direction along the aisle; and determine an in-aisle position of the location meter based on the first and second sequences.
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38-54. -54. (canceled)
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