Cart Activity Sensor Data with Point of Sale Data to Determine Tasks
In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful to correlating cart activity with point of sale data. In some embodiments, a system includes one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to gather data associated with cart activity within the shopping facility and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors, the control circuit configured to determine, based on the data from the one or more sensors, the cart activity within the shopping facility, determine, based on point of sale data, items that were purchased, and determine, based on the cart activity within the shopping facility and the items that were purchased, one or more tasks to perform.
1 . An automated system to track cart activity and product purchases in a shopping facility, the system comprising:
one or more sensors positioned about the shopping facility, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to collect data associated with cart activity within the shopping facility;
a point of sale system configured to store point of sale data for products located in the shopping facility;
a database configured to store a planogram having product location data defining intended product locations within the shopping facility; and
a control circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the point of sale system, the control circuit configured to:
determine, based on the data from the one or more sensors, the cart activity within the shopping facility;
determine, based on point of sale data from the point of sale system, items that were purchased within the shopping facility;
determine, based on the cart activity within the shopping facility, the items that were purchased and product location data from the planogram, that a pricing action should be performed; and
perform, automatically, the pricing action.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the cart activity within the shopping facility is for a single cart, and wherein the items that were purchased are associated with the single cart.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the single cart is uniquely identifiable.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the control is circuit further configured to:
determine, based on the cart activity within the shopping facility, that the single cart passed a location in the shopping facility; and
determine, based on the point of sale data, that the items that were purchased do not include a product that is located at the location.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the cart activity within the shopping facility includes activity for multiple carts, and wherein the items that were purchased are associated with the multiple carts.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to:
determine, based on the cart activity within the shopping facility, that at least some of the multiple carts passed a location in the shopping facility; and
determine, based on the point of sale data, that the items that were purchased do not include a product that is located at the location.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include one or more of near field communication sensors, electronic article surveillance sensors, dielectric sensors, radio frequency sensors, electrical current sensors, magnetic field sensors, optical sensors, video cameras, still cameras, ultrasonic sensors, and microphones.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are positioned one or more of overhead and within product displays.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more sensors is associated with a section.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein each section includes two or more aisles.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine that a pricing action should be performed by referencing a data structure, wherein the data structure includes one or more of possible tasks to perform, POS data for the shopping facility, cart activity for the shopping facility, POS data for other shopping facilities, and cart activity for other shopping facilities.
12 . A method for tracking cart activity and product purchases in a shopping facility, the method comprising:
determining, based on data collected by one or more sensors, cart activity within the shopping facility;
determining, based on point of sale data, items that were purchased within the shopping facility;
determining, based on the cart activity within the shopping facility and the items that were purchased and product location data from a planogram, that a pricing action should be performed; and
performing, automatically, the pricing action.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the cart activity within the shopping facility is for a single cart, and wherein the items that were purchased are associated with the single cart.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the single cart is uniquely identifiable.
15 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining, based on the cart activity within the shopping facility, that the single cart passed a location in the shopping facility; and
determining, based on the point of sale data, that the items that were purchased do not include a product that is located at the location.
16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the cart activity within the shopping facility includes activity for multiple carts, and wherein the items that were purchased are associated with the multiple carts.
17 . The method of claim 16 , the method further comprising:
determining, based on the cart activity within the shopping facility, that at least some of the multiple carts passed a location in the shopping facility; and
determining, based on the point of sale data, that the items that were purchased do not include a product that is located at the location.
18 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more sensors include one or more of near field communication sensors, electronic article surveillance sensors, dielectric sensors, radio frequency sensors, electrical current sensors, magnetic field sensors, optical sensors, video cameras, still cameras, ultrasonic sensors, and microphones.
19 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more sensors are positioned one or more of overhead and within product displays.
20 . The method of claim 12 , wherein each of the one or more sensors is associated with a section.
21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein each section includes two or more aisles.
22 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining that a pricing actin should be performed includes referencing a data structure, wherein the data structure includes one or more of possible tasks to perform, POS data for the shopping facility, cart activity for the shopping facility, POS data for other shopping facilities, and cart activity for other shopping facilities.