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

Claim 0:
1. A shelf inventory management system comprising:
a shelf installed in a house;
a sensor that detects that an article is taken out from the shelf;
a management unit that manages an inventory status of the article stored in the shelf, based on a detection result of the sensor; and
a terminal for notifying a user of information related to the article stored in the shelf,
wherein:
the management unit stores, for each user, a taken out amount of each health-related product stored in the shelf and a consumption amount of which affects health, and outputs the taken out amount of each health-related product to the terminal;
when the user takes out the health-related product, the management unit outputs to the terminal question information inquiring about a person who actually consumes the health-related product that has been taken out;
the shelf includes a plurality of storage boxes each of which is identified;
the sensor includes: a first sensor provided for each row of the shelf to detect a mass change of the storage boxes, and a second sensor that detects that each of the storage boxes is pulled out from the shelf;
when the user takes out the health-related product instead of the person who actually consumes the health-related product that has been taken out, the management unit is configured to increase the taken out amount of the health-related product that is stored for the person by the detected mass change; and
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, the management unit outputs to the terminal attention calling information for calling attention to health management.