IN-STORE PRODUCT DETECTION SYSTEM

摘要

A method and system create, on a portable electronic device, a real-time graphical view of an in-store product display that pinpoints the location of one or more target products on the product display. The graphical view is generated by capturing merchandise display data, such as a video feed of the in-store product display, and processing the data to detect the one or more target products based on predefined product recognition criteria uniquely associated with the respective target products.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving merchandise display data captured by a portable electronic device at a store, the merchandise display data indicating physical presence of multiple products on a product display at the store; in an automated operation using one or more processors, detecting a target product among the multiple products on the in-store product display based on the merchandise display data; displaying a graphical view of at least a part of the in-store product display on a screen of the portable electronic device; and providing as a part of the graphical view a location indicator that indicates an on-screen position of the target product.