Systems, Method And Apparatus For Automated Inventory Interaction

Abstract

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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         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.