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System and method for the measurement of retail display effectiveness

US8965042B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2007
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/02
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to the measurement of human activities through video, particularly in retail environments. A method for measuring retail display effectiveness in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: detecting a moving object in a field of view of an imaging device, the imaging device obtaining image data of a product display; tracking the object in the field of view of the imaging device to obtain a track; and obtaining statistics for the track with regard to the product display.

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