US 12,203,803 B2
Sensor arrays for a smart shelf
Sean Connolly, Stony Brook, NY (US); David Bellows, Old Westbury, NY (US); and Russell Calvarese, Stony Brook, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corproation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,064.
Prior Publication US 2023/0304846 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G01G 19/52 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01)
CPC G01G 19/52 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/087 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for activating sensors of a smart shelf based on detected events, comprising:
a first sensor array configured to monitor a surface of the smart shelf, wherein the first sensor array is associated with a first type of sensor;
a second sensor array configured to monitor the surface of the smart shelf, wherein the second sensor array is associated with a second type of sensor; and
a controller configured to:
receive, from a first sensor of the first sensor array, a first sensor value;
detect an occurrence of an event based on the first sensor value, wherein the event is associated with an item of the smart shelf;
activate one or more second sensors of the second sensor array based on the occurrence of the event;
receive, from the one or more second sensors, second sensor values;
determine, from the second sensor values, that the one or more second sensors are unable to detect the item; and
perform one or more of:
configure an updated dynamic range parameter for the second sensor array that enables the one or more second sensors to detect the item; or
instruct the one or more second sensors to pause operation for a period of time.