Patent ID: 11860649
Assignee: SIMBE ROBOTICS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method for monitoring temperature-controlled inventory within a store, the method comprising:
at a robotic system, during a first scan cycle:
autonomously navigating toward a temperature-controlled unit in the store;
recording a photographic image of the temperature-controlled unit; and
recording a set of temperature values measured by a set of temperature sensors coupled to the temperature-controlled unit;

identifying a set of products stocked in the temperature-controlled unit based on features detected in the photographic image;
for each product in the set of products:
detecting a location of the product stocked in the temperature-controlled unit based on a position of the product detected in the photographic image; and
estimating a temperature of the product based on:
the location of the product stocked in the temperature-controlled unit;
the set of temperature values; and
locations of the set of temperature sensors coupled to the temperature-controlled unit; and

generating a record of temperatures of the set of products stocked in the temperature-controlled unit during the first scan cycle.