MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521105049 A) filed by Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, on Oct. 30, for 'automated footwear management system for enhancing customer experience in a retail environment.'

Inventor(s) include Prof. Urvi Dhamecha; Rakesh Sharma; Samar Sharma; and Gulshan Kumar.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 21, under issue no. 47/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An automated footwear management system for enhancing customer experience in a retail environment, comprising a body 101 is mounted near a seating means 301 for accommodating a user's foot, a sensor array coupled with an inbuilt microcont...