Method for detecting the handling of products on a display stand, display stand and automated shop
US11995504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for detecting the handling of products on a display stand by a person, the products being provided with electronic tags, each person being associated with a communicating object, the display stand comprising a near-field communication device and at least two receivers. The method comprises the repetition of: a product inventory step during which the display stand sends and receives messages communicated by near-field communication in order to identify and locate the products; a step of comparing inventories in order to determine, between two successive inventories, a product removed from or added to the display stand and the position thereof; a step of locating a person by triangulation using the radio-frequency receivers receiving a signal from the communicating object; an association step during which a person is associated with a product when they are close.
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