US 11,776,366 B2
Systems and methods for projecting action indicators
Eric A. Letson, Bentonville, AR (US); Tom G. Douglass, Bentonville, AR (US); and Jason D. Bellar, Bella Vista, AR (US)
Assigned to Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed by Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/101,752.
Application 18/101,752 is a continuation of application No. 17/122,595, filed on Dec. 15, 2020, abandoned.
Application 17/122,595 is a continuation of application No. 16/842,188, filed on Apr. 7, 2020, granted, now 10,896,584, issued on Jan. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/840,862, filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0196888 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G09F 21/04 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)
CPC G08B 5/22 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for displaying action indicators on items in a retail facility, the system comprising:
an image capture device, wherein the image capture device is configured to capture an image of a product storage unit;
a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is communicatively coupled to the image capture device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to:
identify, based on the image of the product storage unit, items located in the product storage unit;
determine, based on an identity of at least one of the items located in the product storage unit, an action item for the at least one of the items located in the product storage unit;
generate, based on the image of the product storage unit and the action item for the at least one of the items located in the product storage unit, an action image, wherein the action image includes an action indicator based on the action item for the at least one of the items located in the product storage unit; and
output signaling to cause the action image to be displayed to a user.