Cooler inventory management system with light guard
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1. An apparatus for tracking the movement of a plurality of products, comprising:
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said plurality of products positioned on said shelf;
an optical sensor positioned about said shelf so as to track the movement of one of said plurality of products; and
a guard positioned about said shelf adjacent to said optical sensor so as to prevent exterior light from interfering with said optical sensor.
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Abstract
An apparatus for tracking the movement of a number of products. The apparatus includes a shelf with the products positioned thereon. The shelf has a fit end with an optical sensor positioned thereabout. The optical sensor tracks the movement of the products. A guard is positioned about the first end of the shelf adjacent to the optical sensor so as to prevent exterior light from interfering with the optical sensor.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for tracking the movement of a plurality of products, comprising:
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a shelf;
said plurality of products positioned on said shelf;
an optical sensor positioned about said shelf so as to track the movement of one of said plurality of products; and
a guard positioned about said shelf adjacent to said optical sensor so as to prevent exterior light from interfering with said optical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for tracking the movement of a plurality of products, comprising:
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a shelf;
said plurality of products positioned on said shelf;
said shelf comprising a first end;
an optical sensor positioned about said first end of said shelf;
a guard positioned about said first end of said shelf adjacent to said optical sensor; and
a controller functionally connected to said optical sensor so as to track the removal of one of said plurality of products from said first end of said shelf and to track the insertion of one of said plurality of products into said first end of said shelf.
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21. An apparatus for tracking the movement of a plurality of products, comprising:
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a shelf;
said plurality of products positioned on said shelf;
an optical sensor positioned about said shelf so as to track the movement of one of said plurality of products; and
a guard positioned about said shelf adjacent to said optical sensor;
said guard comprising adverb sing indicia thereon.
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