System and method for identifying transition points in a retail facility
The RFID system adapts to changing retail layouts by identifying transition points through RFID tag flow, enhancing inventory management efficiency and reducing reconfiguration costs.
CA3080245CActive Publication Date: 2026-09-22WALMART APOLLO LLC
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- CA3080245
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CA · CA
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2017-10-24
- Filing Date
- 2018-10-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-09-22
- Estimated Expiration
- 2038-10-19
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing RFID systems in retail environments are not adaptable to changing floorplans, requiring costly and time-consuming repositioning or addition of RFID readers when transition points move or are added, and are limited to single-purpose monitoring.
Method used
A system utilizing a grid of RFID readers that identifies transition points based on the flow of RFID tags, updating an inventory database without a structural map, and adapting to changes in the retail facility layout.
Benefits of technology
Enables accurate tracking of product movement and inventory updates across changing retail environments, minimizing costs and time associated with reconfiguring RFID infrastructure.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to updating an inventory database. In some embodiments, a system for updating an inventory database comprises an array of RFID readers positioned at different locations about the retail facility, where the RFID readers are configured to read RFID tags associated with products, and a control circuit, the control circuit configured to receive, from one or more RFID readers, identifiers, wherein the identifiers are associated with the RFID tags, determine, based on the identifiers, a flow of RFID tags, identify, without reference to a structural map of the retail facility, a transition point from the stockroom to the sales floor, determine, based on an RFID read, that a product has passed through the transition point from the stockroom to the sales floor, and update the inventory database to indicate that the product is located on the sales floor.
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