Patent ID: 11922092
Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A computing device-implemented method for optimizing product placement using an electronic shelf label (ESL), the computing device including one or more processors, the method comprising:
identifying a current position of products on a first shelf in the facility that holds one or more products;
generating for display on a display screen of an electronic shelf (ESL) system affixed to the first shelf, instructions for moving a product on the first shelf from a current position to a destination position, or generating for display on the display screen of the ESL system affixed to the first shelf, a graphical representation of the product in the current position on a graphical representation of the first shelf and visual cues corresponding to the instructions for moving the product from the current position to the destination position, or both;
detecting that the product is moved from the current position using an image acquired by a camera disposed in the facility to acquire images of the first shelf or input from a user received via an input mechanism; and
determining that the product is in the correct destination position by comparing the detected destination position to a stored destination position associated with the product, the stored destination position retrieved from a database.