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Database mining techniques for generating customer-specific maps in retail applications

  • US 10,395,296 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2016
  • Issued: 08/27/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • at least one database comprising;

    map data defining a layout of a retail facility;

    product data identifying products for sale at the retail facility;

    location data defining a location of each product of the products for sale at the retail facility;

    purchase data relating to at least one product previously purchased by a specific consumer, the products comprising the at least one product previously purchased by the specific consumer; and

    promotion data identifying at least one promotion available for the products at the retail facility;

    a search engine module configured to access the map data, the location data, the purchase data, and the promotion data;

    a tracking system for determining a location of a computing device at the retail facility; and

    a processor configured to;

    correlate, using the product data, the purchase data and the promotion data, the at least one promotion with the at least one product previously purchased by the specific consumer;

    generate for presentation on a display of the computing device (a) a map of the layout of the retail facility wherein the map indicates, with respect to the layout, the location of the at least one product previously purchased by the specific consumer and (b) the at least one promotion correlated with the at least one product previously purchased by the specific consumer; and

    hide the location of the at least one product previously purchased by the specific consumer on the map when the location of the computing device is beyond a predetermined proximity to the location of the at least one product previously purchased by the specific consumer.

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