US 12,249,226 B2
System, apparatus and method for inventory
Stephen Howard, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to Omni Consumer Products, LLC, Addison, TX (US)
Filed by Omni Consumer Products, LLC, Addison, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/510,276.
Application 18/510,276 is a continuation of application No. 17/384,368, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,823,542.
Application 17/384,368 is a continuation of application No. 16/698,917, filed on Nov. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,074,793, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/772,604, filed on Nov. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0087435 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 13/24 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G08B 13/19 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 13/246 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G08B 13/19 (2013.01); G08B 13/1961 (2013.01); G08B 13/2454 (2013.01); G08B 13/2462 (2013.01); G08B 13/248 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00515 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inventory system to be used in an enclosure, comprising:
a power module configured to provide power to the inventory system;
a computer processor coupled to the power module;
a memory module coupled to the computer processor;
an image capturing module coupled to the computer processor;
a movement module coupled to the computer processor;
wherein the movement module is configured to:
receive an indication at one or more predetermined times to determine a movement;
in response to receiving the indication, determine if the movement of a product relative to the enclosure has occurred in an area being imaged within the enclosure,
in response to determining that a movement has occurred, trigger the image capturing module to capture at least one image of products in the enclosure; and
determine the difference between the captured image to a previous image, wherein the previous image resembles the image of the products prior to the movement.