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Generating a layout of products

  • US 10,269,026 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2010
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving by one or more computing systems, assignments of products to product groups that group products according to characteristics of the products, and with the products ordered in the product groups according to a priority;

    accessing by the one or more computing systems, a database storing templates, with the templates corresponding to physical layouts of display areas of corresponding fixtures, and the templates containing placeholders in positions that are substitutes for actual products and, which placeholders specify placement locations and placement priorities of products on a given one of the corresponding fixtures;

    for a given one of the corresponding fixturesselecting one or more of the templates;

    for the selected one or more templates,populating by the one or more computing systems, a graphical user interface with one or more listings of products from one or more of the product groups;

    associating by the one or more computing systems products in a given one or more of the product groups according to the ordered priority, with one or more corresponding placeholders in the selected one or more templates, according to the placement priorities of the placeholders;

    determining by the one or more computing systems layout information of the fixture based at least in part on the one or more templates;

    generating from the determined layout information by the one or more computing systems, data to produce a first electronic image for the determined layout of the fixture showing placement of the associated products on the fixture;

    electronically sending the first electronic image of the generated layout to an electronic device;

    receiving by the one or more computer systems a second electronic image representing an actual layout of products at the store;

    comparing the first image of the generated layout to the second image of the actual layout; and

    sending a notification to the store based on comparing the first image with the second image.

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