US Patent:
20210248549, Aug 12, 2021
Inventors:
- San Jose CA, US
Steve Yankovich - San Jose CA, US
Marc Peter Hosein - Saratoga CA, US
Shweta Pogde - Sunnyvale CA, US
Snigdha Mokkapati - Sunnyvale CA, US
Gokulkrishna B. Pillai - San Jose CA, US
Sri Harsha Chevuru - San Jose CA, US
Dinesh Kumar Damodharan - Santa Clara CA, US
Chethan Narayan - San Jose CA, US
Vinay Rajashekar Nagar - San Jose CA, US
Suraj Chhetri - San Jose CA, US
International Classification:
G06Q 10/08
Abstract:
Example methods and systems are directed to a managed inventory. A database may store information regarding items owned by a user. The information regarding an item may include a quantity owned and one or more triggering events. Based on the occurrence of a triggering event, an order for the item may be placed without user intervention. Data to the database may be provided by one or more sensors. Triggering events may be defined in terms of sensor data. The triggering event may be defined by a user or through machine learning. The order may be placed using a predetermined modality or a dynamically-determined modality based on one or more criteria, such as price, shipping speed, and the urgency of the order.