Handheld scanner device with display location database

摘要

A method of managing inventory may include using a handheld scanning device to locate one or more inventory items on a retail display. The method may further include scanning the identification symbols of inventory items on a retail display to determine the type of the scanned item. An associated apparatus may include a communication interface to receive information from a remote database and to send information to a remote server. The received information may include predetermined information about proper locations for individual inventory items on the retail display, thereby reducing the need to manually determine the proper locations of multiple inventory items, which may be, for example, greeting cards on a retail store display.

主权项

1. A handheld scanning system for managing inventory, the system comprising:
a scanner configured to read identification symbols on a product; a communication interface configured to receive information from a remote information repository; a processor coupled to the scanner and to the communication interface; a display device coupled to the processor; and a memory containing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
receive information that represents identification symbols of an inventory item that has been scanned;receive information from the scanner, wherein the information received from the scanner indicates a current location on a retail display where the inventory item is located;identify a correct location retail display location at which the inventory item should be located in a retail store environment by looking up the correct location in a data store using the information;determine, based on a comparison of the correct location and the current location, that the correct location does not match the current location; andoutput for display on the display device, the correct retail display location in response to said determining that the correct location does not match the current location.