US 12,293,326 B2
Inventory event based movement of RFID tagged items
Declan Tarrant, Killorglin (IE); Matthew Marchesano, Laguna Niguel, CA (US); David Patrick McCullough, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US); Jay Lickfett, San Diego, CA (US); Mayuri Sarupuri, Brea, CA (US); and Suresh Kumar, Ladera Ranch, CA (US)
Assigned to SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed by SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed on May 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/878,337.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/850,325, filed on May 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0372449 A1, Nov. 26, 2020
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10099 (2013.01); G06Q 20/203 (2013.01); G06K 7/10386 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for inventory management utilizing radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology comprising:
detecting by a first antenna of a first RFID reader, an electronic product code (EPC) tag affixed to a product at a first location wherein the EPC tag generates and transmits a first signal comprising a serial number, a size, and a product detail, and wherein the first signal is generated based upon a complete scan of a sales floor of a retail location;
generating, by a processor, a value of an inventory count based on the first signal comprising the serial number, the size, and the product detail at the first location;
detecting by a second antenna of a second RFID reader, the EPC tag affixed to the product at a second location wherein the EPC tag generates and transmits a second signal comprising the serial number, the size, and the product detail, and wherein the second signal is generated based upon the second RFID reader located at a point of sale system (POS);
updating, by the processor, the value of the inventory count to an updated value based on the second signal comprising the serial number, the size, and the product detail at the second location;
comparing, by the processor, the updated value to a threshold, and determining when the updated value satisfies the threshold; and
sending, by the processor, a notification of a task to a mobile device when the updated value satisfies the threshold indicating a second EPC tag affixed to a second product to be moved from a third location to the first location, wherein the third location is a stock room of the retail location, and wherein the second EPC tag is indicated based on a serial number, a size, and a product detail of the second product and the serial number, the size, and the product detail from the EPC tag affixed to the product, and
wherein the threshold is dynamically adjusted based upon the retail location,
wherein the first location and the third location are associated with respective thresholds each having a different value, and
wherein the notification of the task is sent to the mobile device of a selected group of users, and the task indicates in real-time that the second EPC tag affixed to the second product is to be moved from the third location to the first location.