ELECTRONICALLY TRACKING INVENTORY IN A RETAIL STORE

摘要

A computer receives a calculation of an approximate location of a product, an expected location of the product and an unique identifier of the product, based on a product inquiry. The computer stores the calculation of the approximate location of the product in a database, and associates the calculation of the approximate location of the product to the unique identifier, within the database. The computer compares the calculation of the approximate location of the product with the expected location of the product, and extracts all calculations of the approximate location of the product from the database. The computer generates a data set that includes each of the calculations of the approximate location of the product extracted, computes a mode and a median of the data set, and updates an electronic planogram to show an image of current placement of each product available for sale within inventory of the retail store.

主权项

1. A method for electronically tracking inventory in a retail store, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a calculation of an approximate location of a product, an expected location of the product and an unique identifier of the product; storing the calculation of the approximate location of the product in a database; associating the calculation of the approximate location of the product to the unique identifier of the product, within the database; comparing the calculation of the approximate location of the product with the expected location of the product; extracting all calculations of the approximate location of the product from the database; generating a data set that includes each of the calculations of the approximate location of the product extracted; computing a mode and a median of the data set; and updating an electronic planogram to show an image of current placement of each product available for sale within inventory of the retail store.