METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF MICRO DIGITAL SIGNAGE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A server for determining a location of micro digital signage devices, the server comprising:
- a display generation module to (i) generate a unique identifier corresponding to each of a plurality of micro digital signage devices and (ii) instruct each of the plurality of micro digital signage devices to display its corresponding unique identifier; and
an image analysis module to (i) receive images of a first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices captured by a second group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices, (ii) generate a composite image of the first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices from the captured images of the first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices, (iii) identify, from the composite image, a first unique identifier corresponding to a first micro digital signage device having a known location, (iv) identify, from the composite image, a second unique identifier corresponding to a second micro digital signage device that is adjacent to the first micro digital signage device, and (v) determine a location of the second micro digital signage device as a function of the known location of the first micro digital signage device.
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Abstract
A device, system, and method for determining a location of micro digital signage devices includes generating and transmitting a unique identifier corresponding to each micro digital signage device. Each micro digital signage device is to display its corresponding unique identifier and capture an image of other micro digital signage devices located on an opposite side of an aisle. The captured images are to be stitched together to generate a composite image. The unique identifiers of the micro digital signage devices are to be identified and the location of each micro digital signage device is to be determined using a known location of one of the micro digital signage devices as a reference. Each micro digital signage device identified from the composite image is to clear its corresponding unique identifier from display.
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30 Claims
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1. A server for determining a location of micro digital signage devices, the server comprising:
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a display generation module to (i) generate a unique identifier corresponding to each of a plurality of micro digital signage devices and (ii) instruct each of the plurality of micro digital signage devices to display its corresponding unique identifier; and an image analysis module to (i) receive images of a first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices captured by a second group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices, (ii) generate a composite image of the first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices from the captured images of the first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices, (iii) identify, from the composite image, a first unique identifier corresponding to a first micro digital signage device having a known location, (iv) identify, from the composite image, a second unique identifier corresponding to a second micro digital signage device that is adjacent to the first micro digital signage device, and (v) determine a location of the second micro digital signage device as a function of the known location of the first micro digital signage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for determining a location of micro digital signage devices, the method comprising:
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generating a unique identifier corresponding to each of a plurality of micro digital signage devices; instructing each of the plurality of micro digital signage devices to display its corresponding unique identifier; receiving images of a first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices captured by a second group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices; generating a composite image of the first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices from the captured images of the first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices; identifying, from the composite image, a first unique identifier corresponding to a first micro digital signage device having a known location; identifying, from the composite image, a second unique identifier corresponding to a second micro digital signage device that is adjacent to the first micro digital signage device; and determining a location of the second micro digital signage device as a function of the known location of the first micro digital signage device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. One or more machine readable media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that in response to being executed result in a server computing device:
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generating a unique identifier corresponding to each of a plurality of micro digital signage devices; instructing each of the plurality of micro digital signage devices to display its corresponding unique identifier; receiving images of a first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices captured by a second group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices; generating a composite image of the first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices from the captured images of the first group of the plurality of micro digital signage devices; identifying, from the composite image, a first unique identifier corresponding to a first micro digital signage device having a known location; identifying, from the composite image, a second unique identifier corresponding to a second micro digital signage device that is adjacent to the first micro digital signage device; determining a location of the second micro digital signage device as a function of the known location of the first micro digital signage device; and instructing the first and second micro digital signage devices to stop displaying their corresponding unique identifiers in response to identifying the unique identifiers corresponding to each of the first and second micro digital signage devices. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A micro digital signage device for determining a location of another micro digital signage device, the micro digital signage device comprising:
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communication circuitry to receive a unique identifier from a micro digital signage server; a data storage to store the unique identifier received from the micro digital signage server; a display to display the unique identifier in response to the communication circuitry receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server; a camera to capture an image of one or more other micro digital signage devices in response to the communication circuitry receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server; and wherein the communication circuitry further to transmit the captured image of the one or more other micro digital signage devices to the micro digital signage server for identification, and wherein the display is to stop displaying the unique identifier in response to the communication circuitry receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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