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公开(公告)号：US20230289723A1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-14
申请号：US18320463
申请日：2023-05-19
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Steven Lewis , Matthew Biermann , Nicholaus A. Jones
IPC: G06Q10/087 , G09F3/20 , G06K19/077 , G06K17/00
CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 , G09F3/208 , G06K19/07707 , G06K17/0022
Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling electronic shelf labels are disclosed. Product data identifying at least one product and a price of the at least one product and layout data of a physical environment including locations of one or more shelves, a respective shelf location of the at least one product, and coordinates of a plurality of electronic shelf labels is received. Coordinates for a first electronic shelf label associated with the respective shelf location is determined. A first emitter of a plurality of emitters that is capable of communicating with the first electronic shelf label is determined and positioned to direct a signal to the coordinates of the first electronic shelf label to establish a link with only the first electronic shelf label. A portion of the product data is transmitted via the signal, which causes the first electronic shelf label to display the portion of the product data.
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公开(公告)号：US10810812B2
公开(公告)日：2020-10-20
申请号：US16570911
申请日：2019-09-13
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Robert J. Taylor , Nicholaus A. Jones , Aaron J. Vasgaard , Jeffrey S. Cruz
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for securing merchandise. In one embodiment an apparatus for securing merchandise comprises a locking mechanism limiting access to one or more items, one or more optical sensors configured to detect a plurality of wavelengths and an intensity associated with each wavelength from at least one light beam emitted by an optical key, and a control device comprising a control circuit and a memory device. The control device being configured to store a lock code comprising a plurality of wavelength values and a plurality of intensity values each associated with a wavelength value on the memory device and determine whether to release the locking mechanism based on whether intensities of each of the plurality of wavelengths detected by the one or more optical sensors match the lock code.
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公开(公告)号：US10607184B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-31
申请号：US15952777
申请日：2018-04-13
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Alvin S. Taulbee , Nicholaus A. Jones , Jeremy Tingler
Abstract: A method and a system for determining an amount of material remaining in a spool are provided herein. The system includes a radiofrequency identification (RFID) reader that is configured to read an RFID tag disposed at an end of a core of the spool. The RFID reader is provided on or in a vicinity of a support surface configured to hold at least a portion of the material. The system further includes a computer system in communication with the RFID reader, the computer system being configured to compute an amount of remaining material in the spool based on a thickness of the material and based on a number of revolutions of the spool. The number of revolutions is determined by a number of times the RFID tag on the spool comes in a reading vicinity of the RFID reader.
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公开(公告)号：US10600026B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-24
申请号：US15643974
申请日：2017-07-07
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Nicholaus A. Jones , Robert J. Taylor , Aaron J. Vasgaard , Matthew A. Jones
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to provide an indication of stock level for products within a retail location. A marking material can be used on particular products to provide notification that the stock of the product is in or approaching a low stock situation. In some embodiments, a reader or sensor can be provided at or near a point of sale that is configured to detect the marking material and create a task.
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公开(公告)号：US10571278B2
公开(公告)日：2020-02-25
申请号：US16101984
申请日：2018-08-13
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Aaron J. Vasgaard , Matthew A. Jones , Nicholaus A. Jones , Robert J. Taylor
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein for tracking carts in a shopping space. A system for tracking carts in a shopping space comprises: a sound sensor array, a cart location database storing location information and sound profiles associated with a plurality of shopping cart identifiers, and a control circuit configured to: identify a cart sound made by a movement of a shopping cart traveling in the shopping space, determine a current location of the shopping cart based on the cart sound, match the shopping cart to a shopping cart identifier in the cart location database, update the location information associated the shopping cart identifier in the cart location database based on the current location of the shopping cart; and update the sound profile of the shopping cart identifier based on the cart sound captured by the sound sensor array.
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公开(公告)号：US10565554B2
公开(公告)日：2020-02-18
申请号：US15585317
申请日：2017-05-03
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Nicholaus A. Jones , Robert J. Taylor , Aaron J. Vasgaard , Matthew A. Jones
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for a retail shopping facility to maintain stocked shelves, in part, from obtaining images of the store shelves via cameras mounted onto shopping carts. By one approach, the images obtained from the shopping carts are compared with planogram images to determine where retail products are needed to restock the shelves. In some examples, the shopping cart has a control circuit that determines when to capture electronic images based, in part, upon a sensor mounted onto the shopping cart, instructs the camera to capture the electric image, and stores the captured electronic image in the memory.
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公开(公告)号：US10565552B2
公开(公告)日：2020-02-18
申请号：US16107106
申请日：2018-08-21
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Robert J. Taylor , Nicholaus A. Jones , Aaron J. Vasgaard , Matthew A. Jones
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to locating containers with low inventory in a shopping facility. Some of these embodiments include systems for identifying and determining the location of containers in a low inventory condition in shopping facilities, the system comprising: a container configured to hold merchandise items in a shopping facility; a light sensor disposed in the container, the light sensor calibrated to detect an ambient light level and to respond when the detected ambient light level exceeds a predetermined ambient light threshold; and a control circuit operatively coupled to the light sensor and configured to transmit a signal indicating a low inventory condition when the light sensor determines the detected ambient light level exceeds the predetermined ambient light threshold.
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公开(公告)号：US20190294835A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-26
申请号：US16436376
申请日：2019-06-10
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Nicholaus A. Jones , Jeremy R. Tingler , Alvin S. Taulbee , Todd D. Mattingly
Abstract: In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful to monitor a shopping facility. The shopping facility can include an array of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers distributed throughout the facility to thereby receive and read signals generated from RFID tags within the facility. RFID tags can advantageously be coupled to and associated with products within the facility so that readings of the tags can be used to monitor the status of the products. A control circuit can be coupled to the RFID readers to thereby analyze the readings and compile readings over time. With this, the control circuit can monitor the shopping facility to identify scenarios requiring follow up. Upon identification of one of the scenarios, the control circuit can instruct an automated ground vehicle (AGV) to inspect an identified product at a location within the facility. The AGV can operate a sensor thereof to determine a status of the identified product.
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公开(公告)号：US10423935B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-24
申请号：US15855287
申请日：2017-12-27
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Matthew A. Jones , Nicholaus A. Jones
Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that include a scanner for scanning products recycled by consumers at a retail facility and an electronic inventory management device to analyze the scan data obtained by this scanner in order to determine consumer trends with respect to the recycled products and to determine whether the consumer-recycled products are associated with a trends that warrants one or more adjustments to the inventory at the retail facility.
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公开(公告)号：US20190266365A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-29
申请号：US16406498
申请日：2019-05-08
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor： Nicholaus A. Jones , Alvin S. Taulbee , Jeremy R. Tingler
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided herein useful to determining qualities of a line at a POS terminal in a retail establishment. In some embodiments, a systems comprises one or more RFID tags, wherein the one or more RFID tags are located near the POS terminal, an RFID reader configured to read signals transmitted from the one or more RFID tags, and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the RFID reader, the control circuit configured to receive, from the RFID reader, an indication of the signals transmitted from the one or more RFID tags, determine, based on the indication of the signals from the one or more RFID tags, properties of the signals transmitted by the one or more RFID tags, and estimate, based on the properties of the signals transmitted from the one or more RFID tags, a number of people in line at the POS terminal.
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