Compliance system for display units in a retail setting
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring compliance with a retail display program, the retail display program comprising a promotional display structure intended to be displayed at a specified retail facility during a specified time period, said system comprising:
- a beacon coupled to the promotional display structure, said beacon is configured to transmit a beacon signal, said beacon signal comprises a beacon ID;
a power source coupled to said beacon, wherein said power source is configured to activate automatically when the promotional display structure is erected;
a database storing said beacon ID along with data associated with the specified retail facility and the specified time period associated with the promotional display structure;
a beacon software application executable on a user device and configured to;
receive the beacon signal;
calculate, using the received beacon signal, a proximity to said beacon; and
generate a beacon data record in response to the proximity of the user device being within a predetermined range of said beacon, the predetermined range being no greater than six feet, wherein the beacon data record comprises said beacon ID, a time stamp, and location-specific data associated with a retail facility in which the beacon data record is generated, wherein the location-specific data includes GPS coordinates generated by the user device; and
a computing device in communication with said database, said computing device is configured to;
receive the beacon data record generated by the beacon software application;
retrieve the data associated with the specified retail facility and the specified time period linked to said beacon ID from said database;
compare the GPS coordinates to the data associated with the specified retail facility to determine whether the promotional display structure is displayed in the specified retail facility;
compare the specified time period to the time stamp to determine whether the promotional display structure is displayed during the specified time period;
store the beacon data record in a set of beacon data records received from a plurality of user devices including the user device; and
evaluate an effectiveness of the retail display program in exposing customers to the promotional display structure based on a number of the set of beacon data records associated with said beacon.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring compliance with a retail display program includes a beacon coupled to a promotional display structure. The beacon is configured to transmit a beacon signal that includes a beacon ID and is configured to be received by a user device. A database stores the beacon ID along with a specified retail facility and time period associated with the promotional display structure. A computing device is configured to receive a beacon data record at least partially generated by the user device. The beacon data record includes the beacon ID, a time stamp, and location-specific data associated with a retail facility in which the beacon data record is generated. The computing device is configured to compare the location-specific data and time stamp to the specified retail facility and time period to determine whether the promotional display structure is displayed in the specified retail facility during the specified time period.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring compliance with a retail display program, the retail display program comprising a promotional display structure intended to be displayed at a specified retail facility during a specified time period, said system comprising:
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a beacon coupled to the promotional display structure, said beacon is configured to transmit a beacon signal, said beacon signal comprises a beacon ID; a power source coupled to said beacon, wherein said power source is configured to activate automatically when the promotional display structure is erected; a database storing said beacon ID along with data associated with the specified retail facility and the specified time period associated with the promotional display structure; a beacon software application executable on a user device and configured to; receive the beacon signal; calculate, using the received beacon signal, a proximity to said beacon; and generate a beacon data record in response to the proximity of the user device being within a predetermined range of said beacon, the predetermined range being no greater than six feet, wherein the beacon data record comprises said beacon ID, a time stamp, and location-specific data associated with a retail facility in which the beacon data record is generated, wherein the location-specific data includes GPS coordinates generated by the user device; and a computing device in communication with said database, said computing device is configured to; receive the beacon data record generated by the beacon software application; retrieve the data associated with the specified retail facility and the specified time period linked to said beacon ID from said database; compare the GPS coordinates to the data associated with the specified retail facility to determine whether the promotional display structure is displayed in the specified retail facility; compare the specified time period to the time stamp to determine whether the promotional display structure is displayed during the specified time period; store the beacon data record in a set of beacon data records received from a plurality of user devices including the user device; and evaluate an effectiveness of the retail display program in exposing customers to the promotional display structure based on a number of the set of beacon data records associated with said beacon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for monitoring compliance with a retail display program, said method comprising:
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coupling a beacon to a promotional display structure prior to shipping the promotional display structure to a retailer; transmitting a beacon signal from the beacon coupled to the promotional display structure, wherein the promotional display structure is intended to be displayed at a specified retail facility during a specified time period, the beacon signal comprises a beacon ID, and wherein the beacon is coupled to a power source that is configured to activate automatically when the promotional display structure is erected; storing the beacon ID along with data associated with the specified retail facility and the specified time period associated with the promotional display structure in a database; receiving the beacon signal by a beacon software application executing on a customer device associated with a customer of the retailer; calculating, by the beacon software application using the received beacon signal, a proximity to the beacon; generating, by the beacon software application, a beacon data record in response to the proximity of the user device being within a predetermined range of the beacon, the predetermined range being no greater than six feet, wherein the beacon data record includes the beacon ID, a time stamp, and location-specific data associated with a retail facility in which the beacon data record is generated, wherein the location-specific data includes GPS coordinates generated by the customer device; receiving, by a computing device in communication with the database, the beacon data record generated by the beacon software application; retrieving, by the computing device, the data associated with the specified retail facility and the specified time period linked to the beacon ID from the database; comparing, by the computing device, the GPS coordinates to the data associated with the specified retail facility to determine whether the promotional display structure is displayed in the specified retail facility; and comparing, by the computing device, the specified time period to the time stamp to determine whether the promotional display structure is displayed during the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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