METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF MICRO DIGITAL SIGNAGE DEVICES

• US 20150170556A1
• Filed: 02/03/2015
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Birch, Thomas A., Kasper, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,002,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/04 Electronic labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels

Abstract

A device, system, and method for determining a location of micro digital signage devices includes generating and transmitting a unique identifier corresponding to each micro digital signage device. Each micro digital signage device is to display its corresponding unique identifier and capture an image of other micro digital signage devices located on an opposite side of an aisle. The captured images are to be stitched together to generate a composite image. The unique identifiers of the micro digital signage devices are to be identified and the location of each micro digital signage device is to be determined using a known location of one of the micro digital signage devices as a reference. Each micro digital signage device identified from the composite image is to clear its corresponding unique identifier from display.

Claims

1. A micro digital signage device for determining a location of another micro digital signage device, the micro digital signage device comprising:

communication circuitry to receive a unique identifier from a micro digital signage server;

a data storage to store the unique identifier received from the micro digital signage server;

a display to display the unique identifier in response to the communication circuitry receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server;

a camera to capture an image of one or more other micro digital signage devices in response to the communication circuitry receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server; and

wherein the communication circuitry further to transmit the captured image of the one or more other micro digital signage devices to the micro digital signage server for identification, and wherein the display is to stop displaying the unique identifier in response to the communication circuitry receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server.

2. The micro digital signage device of claim 1, wherein to stop displaying the unique identifier in response to the communication circuitry receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server comprises to at least one of gray out, dim, shade, or clear the unique identifier.

3. The micro digital signage device of claim 2, wherein the display is further to display product information received from the micro digital signage server.

4. The micro digital signage device of claim 3, wherein the product information received from the micro digital signage server comprising at least one of:

a product price, product reviews, product discount information, a recipe, product nutrition information, or a promotion.

5. The micro digital signage device of claim 1, wherein unique identifier comprises at least one of a unique number, a unique character string, a unique image, or a unique barcode.

6. The micro digital signage device of claim 1, wherein the micro digital signage device is attached to a shelving unit located on a first side of an aisle,

wherein the one or more other micro digital signage devices are attached to a different shelving unit located on a second side of the aisle opposite the first side, and

wherein to capture an image of one or more other micro digital signage devices comprises to capture an image of one or more other micro digital signage devices attached to the different shelving unit located on the second side of the aisle.

7. The micro digital signage device of claim 6, wherein the micro digital signage device is attached to a row of the shelving unit located on the first side of the aisle, and

wherein the one or more other micro digital signage devices are attached to one or more rows of the different shelving unit located on the second side of the aisle.

8. One or more machine readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to being executed, cause a micro digital signage device to:

receive device, a unique identifier from a micro digital signage server;

store the unique identifier in a local storage;

display, on a display of the micro digital signage device, the unique identifier in response to receipt of instructions from the micro digital signage server to display the unique identifier;

capture, by a camera of the micro digital signage device, an image of one or more other micro digital signage devices in response to receipt of instructions from the micro digital signage server to capture the image;

transmit the captured image of the one or more other micro digital signage devices to the micro digital signage server for identification; and

stop the displaying of the unique identifier on the display in response to receipt of instructions from the micro digital signage server to stop the display of the unique identifier.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein to stop the displaying of the unique identifier comprises to at least one of gray out, dim, shade, or clear the unique identifier on the display.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the micro digital signage device to display, on the display of the micro digital signage device, product information in response to receipt of the product information from the micro digital signage server.

11. The micro digital signage device of claim 10, wherein the product information comprises at least one of:

a product price, product reviews, product discount information, a recipe, product nutrition information, or a promotion.

12. The micro digital signage device of claim 8, wherein the unique identifier comprises at least one of a unique number, a unique character string, a unique image, or a unique barcode.

13. The micro digital signage device of claim 8, wherein to capture the image of the one or more other micro digital signage devices comprises to capture an image of another micro digital signage device that is attached to a shelving unit different from a shelving unit to which the micro digital signage device is attached

14. A method for determining a location of another micro digital signage device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a micro digital signage device, a unique identifier from a micro digital signage server;

storing, by the micro digital signage device, the unique identifier in a local storage;

displaying, on a display of the micro digital signage device, the unique identifier in response to receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server to display the unique identifier;

capturing, by a camera of the micro digital signage device, an image of one or more other micro digital signage devices in response to receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server to capture the image;

transmitting, by the micro digital signage device, the captured image of the one or more other micro digital signage devices to the micro digital signage server for identification; and

stopping, by the micro digital signage device, the displaying of the unique identifier on the display in response to receiving instructions from the micro digital signage server to stop the display of the unique identifier.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein stopping the displaying of the unique identifier comprises to at least one of graying out, dimming, shading, or clearing the unique identifier on the display.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising displaying, on the display of the micro digital signage device, product information in response to receiving the product information from the micro digital signage server.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the product information comprises at least one of:

a product price, product reviews, product discount information, a recipe, product nutrition information, or a promotion.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the unique identifier comprises at least one of a unique number, a unique character string, a unique image, or a unique barcode.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein capturing the image of the one or more other micro digital signage devices comprises capturing an image of another micro digital signage device that is attached to a shelving unit different from a shelving unit to which the micro digital signage device is attached