SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF UNUSABLE PRODUCTS
First Claim
1. A system that is configured to determine whether products have become spoiled or unusable based upon inputs received from a plurality of users, the system comprising:
- a network;
a plurality of display devices coupled to the network;
a transceiver circuit disposed at a retail store and coupled to the network;
a sensor disposed at the retail store and coupled to the transceiver circuit, the sensor being configured to obtain images of a plurality of products at the retail store;
a database that is configured to store a credibility weight for each of a plurality of users, the credibility weight being associated with a reliability of the user in accurately indicating whether the products have become spoiled or unusable;
an interface that is coupled to the network and disposed at a central processing center, the interface being configured to receive the images of the plurality of products obtained by the sensor at the retail store via the transceiver circuit and network;
a control circuit that is coupled to the interface and the database, the control circuit being disposed at the central processing center, the control circuit configured to;
electronically arrange the received images in an organized pattern;
render the organized pattern onto selected ones of the display devices via the interface and the network;
responsively receive electronic choices from selected ones of the plurality of the users via the interface and network, each of the electronic choices indicating for a selected one of the plurality of products whether the selected user believes the selected product has spoiled or has become unusable;
determine a spoilage score for each product of the plurality of products, the spoilage score being a summation of credibility weights for each user that indicates spoilage for a product;
transmit a control signal to the transceiver circuit at the retail store instructing a robot to perform an investigation when the spoilage score exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the control signal causing the robot to navigate though the retail store to the location of the products to perform the investigation.
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Abstract
A credibility weight for each of a plurality of users is stored and is associated with a reliability of the user in accurately indicating whether the products have become spoiled. Images of a plurality of products at a retail store are received and electronically arranged in an organized pattern. The organized pattern is rendered onto selected ones of a plurality of display devices. Electronic choices from selected ones of the plurality of the users are received. Each of the electronic choices indicates for a selected one of the plurality of products whether the selected user believes the selected product has spoiled or has become unusable. A spoilage score for each product of the products is determined. A control signal is transmitted to a receiver circuit at the retail store instructing a human or robot to perform an investigation when the spoilage score exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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14 Claims
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1. A system that is configured to determine whether products have become spoiled or unusable based upon inputs received from a plurality of users, the system comprising:
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a network; a plurality of display devices coupled to the network; a transceiver circuit disposed at a retail store and coupled to the network; a sensor disposed at the retail store and coupled to the transceiver circuit, the sensor being configured to obtain images of a plurality of products at the retail store; a database that is configured to store a credibility weight for each of a plurality of users, the credibility weight being associated with a reliability of the user in accurately indicating whether the products have become spoiled or unusable; an interface that is coupled to the network and disposed at a central processing center, the interface being configured to receive the images of the plurality of products obtained by the sensor at the retail store via the transceiver circuit and network; a control circuit that is coupled to the interface and the database, the control circuit being disposed at the central processing center, the control circuit configured to; electronically arrange the received images in an organized pattern; render the organized pattern onto selected ones of the display devices via the interface and the network; responsively receive electronic choices from selected ones of the plurality of the users via the interface and network, each of the electronic choices indicating for a selected one of the plurality of products whether the selected user believes the selected product has spoiled or has become unusable; determine a spoilage score for each product of the plurality of products, the spoilage score being a summation of credibility weights for each user that indicates spoilage for a product; transmit a control signal to the transceiver circuit at the retail store instructing a robot to perform an investigation when the spoilage score exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the control signal causing the robot to navigate though the retail store to the location of the products to perform the investigation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to determine whether products have become spoiled based upon inputs received from a plurality of users, the method comprising:
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storing a credibility weight for each of a plurality of users, the credibility weight being associated with a reliability of the user in accurately indicating whether the products have become spoiled or unusable; at a central processing center, receiving images of a plurality of products at a retail store, the images being obtained by a sensor at the retail store; at the central processing center, electronically arranging the received images in an organized pattern, rendering the organized pattern onto selected ones of a plurality of display devices, responsively receiving electronic choices from selected ones of the plurality of the users, each of the electronic choices indicating for a selected one of the plurality of products whether the selected user believes the selected product has spoiled or has become unusable, determining a spoilage score for each product of the plurality of products, the spoilage score being a summation of credibility weights for each user that indicates spoilage for a product, transmitting a control signal to a transceiver circuit at the retail store instructing a robot to perform an investigation when the spoilage score exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the control signal causing the robot to navigate though the retail store to the location of the products to perform the investigation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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