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US 6,147,686 AGranted
Method and system for real-time manipulation of merchandise layout and data collection
AssigneeEntrada Technologies, Ltd.
InventorsLarry E. Brown, Thomas Hugel
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Abstract
A graphics data form includes an information processing system having a generator for generating graphics images, each image comprising a recognizable representation of at least one real-life object. The GDF also includes a selector for selecting an image by a user of the system; a receiver for receiving information from the user; an associator for associating the information received with the selected image; a real time processor for manipulating how the image is presented; and a real time processor for processing data associated with the selected image responsive to manipulation of the selected image.
Claims23
An information processing system comprising:
- at least one graphics form comprising at least a two dimnensional scaled spatial definition of one or more real-life shelves to hold one or more real-life objects;
- a data structure with one or more fields for holding information of the one or more real-life objects including:
- an image of a recognizable real-life object to be displayed;
- a real-life object scaled spatial definition;
- and a location to display the image on the one or more real-life shelves of the graphics form;
- generating means for generating graphics images on the graphics form, each image generated based upon the information in the one or more fields of the data structure;
- means for selecting an image by a user of the system;
- means for receiving information from the user, including information related to how the image of the one or more real-life objects is presented on the one or more real-life shelves of the graphics form;
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- associating means for associating the information received with the data structure used to generate the selected image so that any change in arrangement of the one or more real-life objects on the one or more real-life shelves is reflected in the data structure to subsequently present the one or more real-life objects on the one or more real-life shelves based on the information received from the user.
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A method for collecting information relating to an object represented by an image, comprising the steps of:
- generating at least one graphics form comprising at least a two dimensional scaled spatial definition of one or more real-life shelves to hold one or more real-life objects;
- defining a data structure with one or more fields for holding information of the one or more real-life objects including:
- an image of a recognizable real-life object to be displayed;
- a real-life object scaled spatial definition;
- and a location to display the image on the one or more real-life shelves of the graphics form;
- generating graphics images on the graphics form, each image generated based upon the information in the one or more fields of the data structure;
- receiving a selection of an image by a user of the method;
- receiving information from the user, including information related to how the image of the one or more real-life objects is presented on the one or more real-life shelves of the graphics form;
- and
- associating the information received with the data structure used to generate the selected image so that any change in arrangement of the one or more real-life objects on the one or more real-life shelves is reflected in the data structure to subsequently present the one or more real-life objects on the one or more real-life shelves based upon in ion received from the user.
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A computer-readable medium including program instructions for:
- generating at least one graphics form comprising at least a two dimensional scaled spatial definition of one or more real-life shelves to hold one or more real-life objects;
- defining a data structure with one or more fields for holding information of at least one real-life object including:
- an image of a recognizable real-life object to be displayed;
- a scaled real-life object spatial definition;
- and a location to display the image on the graphics form;
- generating graphics images on the graphics form, each image generated based upon the information in the one or more fields of the data structure;
- receiving a selection of an image by a user of the method;
- receiving information from the user, including information related to how the image of the one or more real-life objects is presented on the one or more real-life shelves of the graphics form;
- and
- associating the information received with the data structure used to generate the selected image so that any change in arrangement of the one or more real-life objects on the one or more real-life shelves is reflected in the data structure to subsequently present the one or more real-life objects on the one or more real-life shelves based upon the information received from the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.