Systems and methods for merchandizing electronic displays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11109692-B2
Application number	US-201916434354-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2019
Priority date	Nov 12, 2014
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

Systems and methods for a merchandizing display related to a continuous display formed by electronic displays embedded along product shelves and on the packages stored on the product shelves. An electronic label device may detect the presence of a consumer and send a trigger to the packages on its product shelf. The electronic label device may also send a trigger to surrounding electronic label devices. A streaming video may then be apportioned among displays on electronic label devices and the packages. Each of the displays may simultaneously output a different portion of the streaming video.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
determine a location of one or more shelf edge electronic displays positioned on a shelf, the shelf edge electronic displays associated with one or more items positioned on the shelf within a facility, wherein the one or more items each have an electronic display;
detect a computing device associated with a user within the facility;
determine, via the computing device, whether the user is in proximity to the one or more shelf edge electronic displays associated with the one or more items;
direct the user to the one or more items by altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays when the user is in proximity to the one or more items;
alter the electronic display of a first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items; and
direct the user to other items similar to or related to the one or more items by altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays and the electronic display of the first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items by apportioning a streaming video between the one or more shelf edge electronic displays and the electronic display of the first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
determine that the one or more items are on a shopping list stored on a mobile device associated with the user.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays further comprises displaying an advertisement of a first item.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the advertisement comprises an indication that the first item is on sale.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , the memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
re-altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays or an electronic display of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items for a threshold period of time.

6. A method comprising:
determining a location of one or more shelf edge electronic displays associated with one or more items within a facility, wherein the one or more items each have an electronic display;
determining a computing device associated with a user within the facility;
determine, via the computing device, whether the user is in proximity to the one or more shelf edge electronic displays associated with the one or more items;
directing the user to the one or more items by altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays when the user is in proximity to the one or more items;
altering the electronic display of a first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items; and
direct the user to other items similar to or related to the one or more items by altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays and altering the electronic display of the first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items by apportioning a streaming video between the one or more shelf edge electronic displays and the electronic display of the first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
determine that the one or more items are on a shopping list stored on a mobile device associated with the user.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays further comprises displaying an advertisement of a first item.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the advertisement comprises an indication that the first item is on sale.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising
re-altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays or an electronic display of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items for a threshold period of time.

11. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
determine a location of one or more shelf edge electronic displays associated with one or more items within a facility, wherein the one or more items each have an electronic display;
detect a computing device associated with a user within the facility;
determine, via the computing device, whether the user is in proximity to the one or more shelf edge electronic displays associated with the one or more items;
direct the user to the one or more items by altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays when the user is in proximity to the one or more items;
alter the electronic display of a first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items; and
direct the user to other items similar or related to the one or more items by altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays and altering the electronic display of the first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items by apportioning a streaming video between the one or more shelf edge electronic displays and the electronic display of the first item of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine that the one or more items are on a shopping list stored on a mobile device associated with the user.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11 , wherein altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays further comprises displaying an advertisement of a first item.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
re-altering the one or more shelf edge electronic displays or an electronic display of the one or more items when the user is in proximity to the one or more items for a threshold period of time.

Assignees

• Rtc Ind Inc

Inventors

• Swafford John

Classifications

• A47F10/02 Primary

  for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets (A47F10/06 takes precedence; hand-carts B62B; baskets B65D) · CPC title

• A47F1/126

  the pushing device being urged by spring means · CPC title

• A47F2010/005

  using RFID elements · CPC title

• A47F2010/025

  using stock management systems · CPC title

• G06Q10/087

  Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders · CPC title