Walmart had eight patents in cloud during Q4 2023. Walmart Inc filed patents related to monitoring product placement in shopping facilities, booting servers in cloud datacenters, synchronizing data files across different databases, and inventory management systems for retailers. These patents involve technologies such as 3D scanning for product placement evaluation, booting servers from a network, aggregating metadata from multiple cloud databases, and managing inventory tasks through a mobile application connected to a networked server system. GlobalData’s report on Walmart gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Walmart grant share with cloud as a theme is 12% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Apparatus and method of monitoring product placement within a shopping facility (Patent ID: US20230374746A1)
The patent filed by Walmart Inc. describes methods and apparatuses for monitoring product placement within a shopping facility. The system includes a product monitoring control circuit, a memory storing computer instructions, and a motorized robotic scanner unit to obtain scans of the retail facility. The system evaluates the scan data to determine product conditions, such as identifying empty areas on product support structures and initiating actions based on predefined relationships with area thresholds.
The system is capable of identifying when empty areas on product support structures meet predefined relationships with area thresholds, such as being large enough to receive a full case of items. It can also detect when a threshold number of items are missing from sets of items on the product support structure and initiate actions accordingly. Additionally, the system can communicate with the motorized robotic scanner unit to perform tasks beyond capturing scan data, access inventory information to determine restocking needs, and notify retail facility associates of incorrectly placed items. Overall, the system provides a comprehensive solution for monitoring and managing product placement within a retail facility using advanced scanning technology and automated processes.
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