Geospatial inventory control
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1. A method for use in managing inventory in a retail store, the method comprising:
- acquiring product-identification data that identifies products placed on store shelves;
acquiring product-placement data that identifies the locations of the products in the store;
acquiring sales data that provides information about sales of the products;
storing the product-identification, product-placement, and product sales data in a database system; and
querying the database system to identify relationships between product sales and product placement.
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Abstract
An inventory-management system includes data-collection terminals that acquire product-identification data identifying products placed on store shelves, product-placement data identifying the locations of the products in the store, and sales data providing information about sales of the products. The system also includes a database that receives and stores the product-identification, product-placement, and product sales data collected by the terminals. A database-query component queries the database to identify relationships between product sales and product placement.
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1. A method for use in managing inventory in a retail store, the method comprising:
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acquiring product-identification data that identifies products placed on store shelves;
acquiring product-placement data that identifies the locations of the products in the store;
acquiring sales data that provides information about sales of the products;
storing the product-identification, product-placement, and product sales data in a database system; and
querying the database system to identify relationships between product sales and product placement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data-processing system for use in managing inventory in a retail store, where the data-processing system includes executable instructions that are stored on a tangible storage medium and that, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer to:
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receive product-identification data that identifies products placed on store shelves;
receive product-placement data that identifies the locations of the products in the store;
receive sales data that provides information about sales of the products;
store the product-identification, product-placement, and sales data in a database system; and
query the database system to identify relationships between product sales and product placement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An inventory-management system for use in a retail store, the system comprising:
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one or more data-collection terminals configured to acquire product-identification data identifying products placed on store shelves, product-placement data identifying the locations of the products in the store, and sales data providing information about sales of the products;
a database system configured to receive and store the product-identification, product-placement, and product sales data collected by the terminals; and
a database-query component configured to query the database system to identify relationships between product sales and product placement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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