Systems, Method And Apparatus For Automated Inventory Interaction
In one embodiment, a proximity camera system is disclosed. The proximity camera system may include a proximity camera having a lens and a housing, fascia, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the proximity camera and the fascia. The proximity camera system may additionally include a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and having logic thereon, the logic, when executed by the one or more processors, being configured to perform operations including: (i) receiving an image captured by the proximity camera, (ii) performing object recognition techniques on the image, (iii) determining whether an object was detected within a first predetermined proximity region, and (iv) transmitting one or more instructions configured to cause a graphical display to be displayed by the fascia. In some embodiments, the proximity camera and the fascia may be coupled to a shelving unit.
1 . A proximity camera system, comprising:
a proximity camera having a lens and a housing;
one or more fascia;
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the proximity camera and the one or more fascia; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and having logic thereon, the logic, when executed by the one or more processors, being configured to perform operations including:
receiving an image captured by the proximity camera,
performing object recognition techniques on the image,
determining whether an object was detected within a first predetermined proximity region, and
transmitting one or more instructions configured to cause a graphical display to be displayed by the one or more fascia.
2 . The proximity camera system of claim 1 , wherein the proximity camera and the one or more fascia are coupled to a shelving unit.
3 . The proximity camera system of claim 2 , wherein the image illustrates a geo-fence region at least partially surrounding the shelving unit, the geo-fence region including the first predetermined proximity region.
4 . The proximity camera system of claim 2 , wherein the logic is configured to determine whether a second object is detected within a second predetermined proximity region, the second proximity region including a physical area closer to the shelving unit than the first predetermined proximity region.
5 . The proximity camera system of claim 1 , wherein the image is transmitted to a cloud computing service for analysis of the first predetermined proximity region.
6 . The proximity camera system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical display displayed by the one or more fascia includes an immersive graphic.
7 . The proximity camera system of claim 6 , wherein the immersive graphic spans a plurality of the one or more fascia.
8 . The proximity camera system of claim 6 , further comprising a cabinet display top communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and the non-transitory computer-readable medium, and wherein the immersive graphic spans a plurality of the one or more fascia and the cabinet display top.
9 . The proximity camera system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical display displayed by the one or more fascia includes a product information graphic, wherein the product information graphic includes at least pricing information for one or more inventory items.
10 . The proximity camera system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical display displayed by the one or more fascia includes a promotional graphic, wherein the promotional graphic includes at least information corresponding to a promotion or discount for one or more inventory items.
11 . A computerized method, the method comprising:
receiving an image captured by the proximity camera,
performing object recognition techniques on the image,
determining whether an object was detected within a first predetermined proximity region, and
transmitting one or more instructions configured to cause a graphical display to be displayed by the one or more fascia.
12 . The computerized method of claim 11 , wherein the proximity camera and the one or more fascia are coupled to a shelving unit.
13 . The computerized method of claim 12 , wherein the image illustrates a geo-fence region at least partially surrounding the shelving unit, the geo-fence region including the first predetermined proximity region.
14 . The computerized method of claim 12 , further comprising determining whether a second object is detected within a second predetermined proximity region, the second proximity region including a physical area closer to the shelving unit than the first predetermined proximity region.
15 . The computerized method of claim 12 , wherein the graphical display displayed by the one or more fascia includes an immersive graphic that spans a plurality of the one or more fascia.
16 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving an image captured by the proximity camera,
performing object recognition techniques on the image,
determining whether an object was detected within a first predetermined proximity region, and
transmitting one or more instructions configured to cause a graphical display to be displayed by the one or more fascia.
17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the proximity camera and the one or more fascia are coupled to a shelving unit.
18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the image illustrates a geo-fence region at least partially surrounding the shelving unit, the geo-fence region including the first predetermined proximity region.
19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions being executable by the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising determining whether a second object is detected within a second predetermined proximity region, the second proximity region including a physical area closer to the shelving unit than the first predetermined proximity region.
20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the graphical display displayed by the one or more fascia includes an immersive graphic that spans a plurality of the one or more fascia.