US 12,443,916 B2
Method of household item inventory management
Allison Kei Ishida, Alameda, CA (US); Su Liu, Austin, TX (US); Diana Isabelle Ovadia, Camarillo, CA (US); and Chloe McCracken, West Harrison, IN (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,448.
Prior Publication US 2024/0070607 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0639 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A processor-implemented method for item management, the method comprising:
gathering real-time sensor feeds of a venue using one or more Internet of Things (IoT) sensors comprising one or more mobile sensors and one or more static sensors disposed within the venue, wherein the IoT sensors comprise a sensor set;
identifying, using image processing techniques, all items within the sensor feeds of the sensor set;
creating a list comprising entries for the identified items, the entries comprising a name, location and presence of the items;
responsive to detecting movement within one or more regions of the sensor feeds from the one or more static sensors, updating the list to track the location and the presence of one or more of the items visible within the one or more regions;
responsive to receiving a query from a user requesting a lost item, selecting an item in the list that matches the name of the lost item; and
guiding the user to the location of the selected item.