Precise measurement of point-of-sale promotion impact
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for distribution of information, comprising:
- displaying a sequence of promotional images at known, respective display times on a display terminal facing customers at a point of sale;
recording, by a computer, sales of different products at respective sale times on a sales terminal at the point of sale;
measuring, by the computer, a relationship between the sales times of at least one of the products and the display times of at least one of the promotional images; and
responsively to the relationship, making a change in the sequence of the promotional images that are displayed on the display terminal,measuring the relationship comprises identifying the customers to whom a given promotional image was displayed at the point of sale, and evaluating the sales made to the identified customers.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for distribution of information includes displaying a sequence of promotional images at known, respective display times on a display terminal facing customers at a point of sale. Sales of different products at respective sale times are recorded on a sales terminal at the point of sale. A relationship between the sales times of at least one of the products and the display times of at least one of the promotional images is measured. Responsively to the relationship, a change is made in the sequence of the promotional images that are displayed on the display terminal.
-
Citations
26 Claims
-
1. A method for distribution of information, comprising:
-
displaying a sequence of promotional images at known, respective display times on a display terminal facing customers at a point of sale; recording, by a computer, sales of different products at respective sale times on a sales terminal at the point of sale; measuring, by the computer, a relationship between the sales times of at least one of the products and the display times of at least one of the promotional images; and responsively to the relationship, making a change in the sequence of the promotional images that are displayed on the display terminal, measuring the relationship comprises identifying the customers to whom a given promotional image was displayed at the point of sale, and evaluating the sales made to the identified customers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
4. A method for distribution of information, comprising:
-
displaying a sequence of promotional images advertising respective advertised products, at known, respective display times on a display terminal facing customers at a point of sale; recording, by a computer, sales of different products at respective sale times on a sales terminal at the point of sale; assessing, by the computer, an impact of displaying a given image in the sequence on sales of a respective product that is advertised by the given image and on one or more other products that are not advertised by the given image; and responsively to the relationship, making a change in the sequence of the promotional images that are displayed on the display terminal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
-
-
12. Apparatus for distribution of information, comprising:
-
a display terminal for displaying a sequence of images to customers at a point of sale; a sales terminal, for recording sales of different products at respective sale times at the point of sale; and a processor, which is coupled to the display terminal and to the sales terminal and is configured to drive the display terminal to display a sequence of promotional images at known, respective display times, and to measure a relationship between the sales times of at least one of the products and the display times of at least one of the promotional images, by identifying the customers to whom a given promotional image was displayed at the point of sale, and evaluating the sales made to the identified customers. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
- 21. A computer software product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to display a sequence of promotional images at known, respective display times on a display terminal facing customers at a point of sale, to record sales of different products at respective sale times on a sales terminal at the point of sale, to measure a relationship between the sales times of at least one of the products and the display times of at least one of the promotional images, and to assess an impact of displaying a given image in the sequence on sales of a respective product that is advertised by the given image and on one or more other products that are not advertised by the given image.
Specification