RF PERMEABILITY MEASURE OF PRODUCT OUT OF STOCKS
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided herein useful to determining qualities associated with products presented for sale in a shopping facility. In some embodiments, the system includes a transmitter located on a first side of a group of products, wherein the transmitter is configured to emit energy toward and through the group of products. The system can also include a receiver located on a second side of the group of products, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products, wherein the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products is used to estimate a stock level of a product display.
1 . A system comprising:
a transmitter located on a first side of a group of products, wherein the transmitter is configured to emit energy toward and through the group of products; and
a receiver located on a second side of the group of products, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products, wherein the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products is used to estimate a stock level of a product display.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to receive a reflected portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products.
3 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising:
a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive an indication of the reflected portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products and determine, based at least in part, on the indication of the reflected portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products, that an incorrect product is located on the product display.
4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive an indication of the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products and estimate, based at least in part, on the indication of the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products, the stock level of the product display.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to compare the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products and a predetermined energy level to estimate the stock level of the product display.
6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to account for one or more of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, time, and elevation to estimate the stock level of the product display.
7 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine, based at least in part on the indication of the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and the through the group of products, that an incorrect product is located on the product display.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is located on a mobile device and the receiver is located on the product display.
9 . A method comprising:
emitting, via a transmitter on a first side of a group of products, energy toward and through the group of products; and
receiving, via a receiver on a second side of the group of products, a transmitted portion of the energy, wherein the transmitted portion of the energy is used to estimate a stock level of a product display.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving, at the first side of the group of products a reflected portion of the energy.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
determining, via a control circuit, that an incorrect product is located on the product display based, at least in part, on the reflected portion of the energy.
12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
estimating, based at least in part on the transmitted portion of the energy, the stock level of the product display.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the estimating the stock level of the product display includes comparing the transmitted portion of the energy with predetermined energy level.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the estimating the stock level of the product display is based on one or more of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, time, and elevation.
15 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
determining that an incorrect product is located on the product display based, at least in part, on the transmitted portion of the energy.
16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the transmitter is located on a mobile device and the receiver is located on the product display.
17 . A system comprising:
a transmitter located on a first side of a group of products, wherein the transmitter is configured to emit energy toward and the through the group of products;
a receiver located on a second side of the group of products, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products; and
a control circuit, the control circuit configured to;
receive, from the receiver, an indication of the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products; and
estimate a stock level for a product for the group of products based, at least in part, on the indication of the transmitted portion of the energy.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to receive a reflected portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine that an incorrect product is located on the products display based, at least in part, on the reflected portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products.
20 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to compare the transmitted portion of the energy emitted toward and through the group of products and a predetermined energy level to estimate the stock level of the product display.