Method and apparatus for reuniting group members in a retail store
US10867502B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/21
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control server associated with a retail store places or assigns people that are determined to be socially interrelated into corresponding groups. When a group member becomes separated from the group, an image of that person is analyzed and used to identify his/her group. Once identified, the control server generates a notification indicating the current locations in the retail store of both the group and the person who became separated, and indicates a route the person can take through the store to reunite with the group.
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