VISUAL GRAPHIC AIDED LOCATION IDENTIFICATION

• US 20160189270A1
• Filed: 12/29/2015
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Mellott, Mark, Pecorari, John, Murawski, Mark David
• Application Number:
  US14/982,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20160189270A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A method includes receiving an indication of a product to be located in a retail environment; identifying a location of the product; communicating the location of the product to a visual display; and displaying a digital image of the product on the visual display.

Claims

1. A method of visual graphic aided location identification comprising:

receiving an indication of a product to be located in a retail environment;

identifying a location of the product;

communicating the location of the product to a visual display; and

displaying a digital image of the product on the visual display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying a location of the product comprises accessing a planogram of the retail environment with the indication of the product to be located.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying on the visual display a virtual representation of a set of shelves on which the product is located.

4. The method of claim 3, comprising shading a portion of the virtual representation of a set of shelves as an indication of where on the shelves the product is located.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying on the visual device a text-based visual description of an aisle and shelf location of the product.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying on the visual device a text-based visual description of a universal product code of the product.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying on the visual device a text-based visual description of a size and price of the product.

8. A mobile device comprising:

a processor;

a visual display coupled to the processor; and

memory coupled to the processor and having a program stored thereon for execution by the processor to;

receive an indication of a product to be located in a retail environment;

identify a location of the product;

communicate the location of the product to the visual display; and

display a digital image of the product on the visual display.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein identifying a location of the product comprises accessing a planogram of the retail environment with the indication of the product to be located.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the program is executed by the processor to display on the visual display a virtual representation of a set of shelves on which the product is located.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the program is executed by the processor to shade a portion of the virtual representation of a set of shelves as an indication of where on the shelves the product is located.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the program is executed by the processor to display on the visual device a text-based visual description of an aisle and shelf location of the product.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the program is executed by the processor to display on the visual device a text-based visual description of a universal product code of the product.

14. The device of claim 8, wherein the program is executed by the processor to display on the visual device a text-based visual description of a size and price of the product.

15. A method of visual graphic aided location identification comprising:

receiving an indication of a product to be located in a retail environment;

identifying a location of the product;

communicating the location of the product to a visual display; and

displaying a graphical image on the visual display of a set of shelves with an indication of where on the shelves the product is located.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein identifying a location of the produce comprises accessing a planogram of the retail environment with the indication of the product to be located.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the indication is a shaded portion of the virtual representation of a set of shelves corresponding to a location of the product on the shelves.

18. The method of claim 15, comprising displaying on the visual device a text-based visual description of an aisle and shelf location of the product.

19. The method of claim 15, comprising displaying on the visual device a text-based visual description of a universal product code of the product.

20. The method of claim 15, comprising displaying on the visual device a text-based visual description of a size and price of the product.