Systems and methods for merchandising
US9230275B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A studio arrangement comprising a plurality of article transports, each article transport having a respective machine-readable code for tracking an article, an image capture device located at a first position on an axis wherein the image capture device is configured to capture images of articles placed on a surface wherein the axis intersects the surface at a second position, one or more light sources each positioned along a respective second axis that intersects the surface at a respective position wherein each light source is configured to illuminate articles placed on the surface, and a system comprising one or more data processing apparatus, the system configured to, for each of a plurality of articles, perform operations comprising: reading the code of a respective one of the transports, the transport being separate from the surface, in response to reading the code, causing the image capture device to acquire an image of the article, associating the article with the code, the image, and one or more parameters that describe the respective article, and listing the article on an online store wherein the listing comprises the image of the article and one or more of the parameters.
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