Patent ID: 11972394
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A shelf inventory management method for detecting by a sensor that an article stored in a shelf installed in a house is taken out from the shelf, and managing an inventory of the article stored in the shelf by using a computer based on a detection result of the sensor, the shelf inventory management method comprising:
storing, for each user, a taken out amount of each health-related product stored in the shelf and a consumption amount of which affects health;
outputting the taken out amount of each health-related product to a terminal for notifying a user of information related to the article stored in the shelf;
when the user takes out the health-related product, outputting to the terminal question information inquiring about a person who actually consumes the health-related product that has been taken out;
when the user takes out a health-related product instead of the person who actually consumes the health-related product that has been taken out, increasing the taken out amount of the health-related product that is stored for the person by a detected mass change; and
outputting to the terminal an attention calling information for calling attention to health management, when the user takes out the health-related product and the taken out amount of the health-related product in a predetermined period exceeds a reference amount for health management;
wherein:
the shelf includes a plurality of storage boxes each of which is identified, and
the sensor includes: a first sensor provided for each row of the shelf to detect the mass change of the storage boxes, and a second sensor that detects that each of the storage boxes is pulled out from the shelf.