Smart Product Display Systems and Related Methods Providing Consumer Behavior Analytics
First Claim
1. A smart product display system for providing consumer purchasing behavior analytics, the system comprising:
- a support structure having a power supply for powering one or more components of the smart product display system;
one or more display units for presenting multimedia to consumers;
one or more audio speakers for presenting multimedia to consumers;
one or more cameras for capturing information regarding consumers proximate to the product display system;
one or more shelves for providing products for selection by consumers, one or more of the shelves having on-shelf sensors for detecting product data regarding said provided products;
a data storage unit for storing the multimedia, captured information, and product data;
a processor for performing analytics regarding consumer shopping behavior with respect to products displayed on the product display system using one or more of the presented multimedia, the product data, and the captured information, the performed analytics storable in the data storage unit; and
a communications module for receiving and/or transmitting one or more of the presented multimedia, the product data, the captured information, and the performed analytics.
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Abstract
The disclosed principles provide for various embodiments of a “smart” product display system capable of learning consumer shoppers'"'"' behaviors and preferences, as well as interacting with shoppers, retail personnel and product suppliers, in real-time. Exemplary goals for the disclosed product display systems and methods include understanding shopper behavior and trends by actively measuring inventory on the shelf in comparison with shoppers'"'"' demographic information, “sensing” the shoppers that stop by the rack and identify their demographics to show relevant advertisements to such shoppers; and validating the performance of internal techniques, or developing new techniques, for targeting shoppers as compared to actual shopper preferences determined by the smart product display system.
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23 Claims
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1. A smart product display system for providing consumer purchasing behavior analytics, the system comprising:
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a support structure having a power supply for powering one or more components of the smart product display system; one or more display units for presenting multimedia to consumers; one or more audio speakers for presenting multimedia to consumers; one or more cameras for capturing information regarding consumers proximate to the product display system; one or more shelves for providing products for selection by consumers, one or more of the shelves having on-shelf sensors for detecting product data regarding said provided products; a data storage unit for storing the multimedia, captured information, and product data; a processor for performing analytics regarding consumer shopping behavior with respect to products displayed on the product display system using one or more of the presented multimedia, the product data, and the captured information, the performed analytics storable in the data storage unit; and a communications module for receiving and/or transmitting one or more of the presented multimedia, the product data, the captured information, and the performed analytics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A smart product display system for providing consumer purchasing behavior analytics, the system comprising:
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a support structure having a power supply for powering one or more components of the smart product display system; one or more display units for presenting multimedia to consumers; one or more audio speakers for presenting multimedia to consumers; one or more cameras for capturing demographic information regarding consumers proximate to the product display system; a plurality of shelves for providing products for selection by consumers, one or more of the shelves having on-shelf sensors for detecting product data regarding said provided products; a data storage unit for storing the multimedia, captured information, and product data; a processor for performing analytics regarding consumer shopping behavior with respect to products displayed on the product display system using one or more of the presented multimedia, the product data, and the captured information, the performed analytics storable in the data storage unit; and a communications module for receiving and/or transmitting one or more of the presented multimedia, the product data, the captured information, and the performed analytics; wherein the communications module comprises a near field communications unit configured to interact with mobile devices and a telecommunications unit configured to communicate via a data network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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