Location assignment system and method
US9824388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0603
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system and set of routines with access to a map, a merchandizing plan, and a store catalog performs spatial matching of items to assign locations to the items; when spatial matching cannot be performed, group matching is attempted based on categories associated with the items. If group matching cannot be performed, the location of a department or of a store is assigned to the corresponding item. An error is also determined in relation to the assigned location. The assigned location and error are output, for example, to guide people to the items.
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