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Method and system for narrowcasting based on automatic analysis of customer behavior in a retail store

US7930204B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2007
Grant dateApr 19, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0203
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a method and system for automatically changing the advertisement contents on a means for displaying the contents based on a customer's behavior or a group of customers' behavior in a retail store. The analysis of behavioral pattern is performed automatically and in real-time based on the visual information from the shopping and walkthrough history of a customer or a group of customers, using arrays of sensing devices, such as a plurality of means for capturing images, and a plurality of computer vision technologies on the visual information.

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