Techniques for detecting depleted stock

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8996413-B2
Application number	US-201213730300-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Priority date	Dec 28, 2012
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, at a processing device of a commerce server, at least a video signal from a head mountable unit worn by a consumer in a retail store. The method also includes the step of identifying, with the processing device, an indication of depleted stock in the retail store in response to the video signal received from the head mountable unit. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, a restock signal in response to the identifying step.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a processing device of a commerce server, a video signal from a head mountable unit worn by a human customer shopping in a retail store;
identifying, by the processing device within one or more images corresponding to the video signal, a geometric figure positioned so that the geometric figure is exposed to view as a stock of a particular product sold within the retail store is depleted;
transmittin…

Assignees

• Argue Stuart
• Marcar Anthony Emile
• Wal Mart Stores Inc

Inventors

• Argue Stuart
• Marcar Anthony Emile

Classifications

• G06Q10/087 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F18/22

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04N5/225

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06V20/40

  Physics · mapped topic