Inventors
Robert Thomas Cato, Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
Publication date
2012/1/10
Patent office
US
Patent number
8091782
Application number
11937095
Description
One embodiment of the present invention includes a method for monitoring inventory. The method includes pro viding a Surface having an optically identifiable characteristic that is distinct from an inventory item and directing a camera toward the surface. At least one unit of the inventory item is positioned between the camera and the Surface in the normal course of business, wherein the at least one unit blocks the
Scholar articles
RT Cato, TG Zimmerman - US Patent 8,091,782, 2012