INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR A STORE PROVIDING CONSUMER-SPECIFIC ADVERTISEMENT FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. An information processing system for consumers at a store and comprising:
- a plurality of radio frequency (RF) identification devices, each REF identification device to be temporarily associated with a respective consumer during movement about the store;
at least one RF receiver device arranged about the store for receiving communications from said plurality of RF identification devices;
at least one consumer identity reader arranged about the store for reading respective identities of the consumers; and
an information processor cooperating with said at least one RF receiver device and said at least one consumer identity reader forgenerating consumer position data of the consumers during movement about the store based upon communications from the respective RF identification devices to the at least one RF receiver device,associating the consumer position data with respective identities of the consumers, andinitiating consumer-specific advertisements based upon the consumer position data and respective identities of the consumers.
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Abstract
An information processing system for consumers at a store may include a plurality of radio frequency (RF) identification devices, where each RF identification device is to be temporarily associated with a respective consumer during movement about the store. At least one RF receiver device may be arranged about the store for receiving communications from the RF identification devices, and at least one consumer identity reader may be arranged about the store for reading respective identities of the consumers. An information processor may cooperate with the RF receiver device(s) and the consumer identity reader(s) for generating consumer position data of the consumers during movement about the store based upon communications from the respective REF identification devices to the at least one RF receiver device, associating the consumer position data with respective identities of the consumers, and initiating consumer-specific advertisements based upon the consumer position data and respective identities of the consumers.
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23 Claims
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1. An information processing system for consumers at a store and comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency (RF) identification devices, each REF identification device to be temporarily associated with a respective consumer during movement about the store; at least one RF receiver device arranged about the store for receiving communications from said plurality of RF identification devices; at least one consumer identity reader arranged about the store for reading respective identities of the consumers; and an information processor cooperating with said at least one RF receiver device and said at least one consumer identity reader for generating consumer position data of the consumers during movement about the store based upon communications from the respective RF identification devices to the at least one RF receiver device, associating the consumer position data with respective identities of the consumers, and initiating consumer-specific advertisements based upon the consumer position data and respective identities of the consumers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information processing system for consumers at a store and comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency (RF) identification devices, each RF identification device to be temporarily associated with a respective consumer during movement about the store; a plurality of RF receiver devices arranged about the store for receiving communications from said plurality of RF identification devices; at least one consumer identity reader arranged about the store for reading respective identities of the consumers; a product database for storing product position data for different products throughout the store; and an information processor cooperating with said at least one RF receiver device, said at least one consumer identity reader, and said product database for generating consumer position data of the consumers during movement about the store based upon communications from the respective RF identification devices to the plurality RE receiver devices using at least one of an angle of arrival calculation, a time of arrival calculation, and a time difference of arrival calculation, associating the consumer position data with respective identities of the consumers, associating the consumer identities with respective products potentially viewed thereby based upon the consumer position data and product position data, and initiating consumer-specific advertisements based upon the products potentially viewed by the consumers and their respective identities. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An information processing method for consumers at a store and comprising:
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temporarily associating a plurality of radio frequency (RF) identification devices with respective consumers during movement about the store; receiving communications from the plurality of REF identification devices at at least one RF receiver device arranged about the store; generating consumer position data of the consumers during movement about the store based upon communications from the respective RF identification devices to the at least one RF receiver device; reading respective identities of the consumers at at least one consumer identity reader arranged about the store; associating the consumer position data with respective identities of the consumers; and initiating consumer-specific advertisements based upon the consumer position data and respective identities of the consumers. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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