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TECHNIQUES FOR USING A HEAT MAP OF A RETAIL LOCATION TO DISPERSE CROWDS

  • US 20140172489A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2012
  • Published: 06/19/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • monitoring, at a processing device, regions of a retail location;

    determining, at the processing device, a crowd size for each region based on said monitoring step and indicative of an amount of people in the region when said monitoring step is executed;

    generating, at the processing device, a heat map based on the crowd sizes in each region, the heat map being indicative of the amount of people in each of the regions, a color scheme of the heat map indicating a relative crowdedness of the crowd sizes; and

    promoting a reduction in the crowd size in at least one of the regions.

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