US 12,303,045 B1
Display case door with interior facing camera
Matthew Rolek, Valencia, CA (US)
Assigned to Anthony, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US)
Filed by Anthony, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/354,064.
Application 18/354,064 is a continuation of application No. 17/412,728, filed on Aug. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,844,443.
Application 17/412,728 is a continuation of application No. 16/589,665, filed on Oct. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,141,004, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/740,904, filed on Oct. 3, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A47F 3/00 (2006.01); E06B 3/36 (2006.01); E06B 3/66 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01)
CPC A47F 3/002 (2013.01) [A47F 3/005 (2013.01); E06B 3/36 (2013.01); E06B 3/6612 (2013.01); G01P 13/00 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a display case door configured to be mounted to a display case;
a camera mounted inside a cavity on the display case door and arranged to capture images of an interior of the display case, the camera oriented at an oblique angle relative to a surface of the display case door such that, when mounted to the display case, a field of view of the camera is aimed at the interior of the display case when the display case door is pivoted open by a distance that corresponds with the oblique angle;
a sensor coupled to the display case door and in electronic communication with the camera, the sensor configured to signal the camera to capture one or more images of the interior the display case in response to detecting movement of the display case door; and
an inventory management system communicably coupled to the camera, wherein the one or more images captured by the camera are processed by the inventory management system to determine one or more out-of stock items or a low stock items in the display case.