Systems, devices and methods for determining item availability in a shopping space
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United States of America Patent
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Jun 11, 2019
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Jan 26, 2017
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Oct 7, 2016
filing date -
Mar 6, 2015
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining item availability are provided. A computer implemented method for determining item availability in a shopping space comprising: receiving a request for an item for purchase from a customer, querying an inventory database to determine whether the item for purchase is in stock, in an event that the item for purchase is not in stock according to the inventory database: determining an out of stock response to present to the customer, in an event that the item for purchase is in stock according the inventory database: instructing a motorized transport unit to travel to a display space in the shopping space corresponding to the item for the purchase, determining whether the item is available in the display space based on information captured by one or more sensors of the motorized transport unit, and in an event that the item for purchase is not available in the display space: determining an item unavailable response to present to the customer.
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- H02J:CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR D....
- H04L:TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAP....
- E01H:STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEAN....
- H04N:PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- B07C:POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BU....
- G06Q:DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAP....
- G06T:IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G10L:SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION
- H04W:WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- G01S:RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMI....
- B60P:VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRA....
- B60L:ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-P....
- A47L:DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING
- H04B:TRANSMISSION
- G05B:CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTION....
- G06F:ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G05D:SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC....
- G08G:TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- B66F:HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERW....
- G01C:MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING....
- B62B:HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMB....
- B65F:GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
- A47F:SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SH....
- G06K:RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD ....
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