Augmented Display System for Inventory Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tracking physical objects in a facility based on database records without physical confirmation is prone to errors, leading to inaccuracies in stock levels and sales forecasting.
Innovation Solution
An augmented display system that uses portable electronic devices with image capturing and touch-sensitive displays to overlay virtual elements on physical scenes, allowing users to confirm the presence or absence of objects, which updates the database and improves inventory management and sales forecasting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If database records are used to track physical objects without physical confirmation, then tracking efficiency is improved, but accuracy of stock levels deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by capturing images of physical objects, comparing them with database records, and using user confirmations to update stock levels. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that database records reflect actual physical inventory, resolving the contradiction between tracking efficiency and accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual physical counting and verification with automated image capture and processing. The image capturing device and processing system substitute for traditional mechanical inventory methods, maintaining efficiency while improving accuracy through digital verification.
2Measurement precision
If physical verification of objects is implemented, then accuracy of stock levels is improved, but tracking efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-capturing images of physical objects and pre-processing them for comparison with database records before actual inventory checks. This preparation work enables rapid verification when needed, maintaining both accuracy and efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service inventory verification where the image processing system automatically compares captured images with database records and presents verification requests to users. This automated self-verification reduces manual effort while maintaining accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If virtual elements are overlaid on physical scenes, then user interaction with out-of-stock items is improved, but system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces virtual elements as intermediaries between users and physical inventory status. These virtual overlays serve as a mediator that communicates stock status information to users in an intuitive visual manner, improving interaction without requiring users to understand complex backend systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates visual copies of inventory status information through virtual elements that replicate the appearance and location of physical products. These digital copies convey stock status without requiring physical manipulation or complex system interactions.
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AI summary
Described in detail herein are systems and methods for an augmented display system. A computing system can determine whether a physical object is absent from a designated location in a facility in response to data retrieved from the database. The computing system can insert a virtual element in a planogram corresponding to the designated location of the facility in response to determining the physical object is absent. The computing system can augment via interaction with the application executing on the portable electronic device.