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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Huozhou Xu, Rogers, AR (US);
William R. Rose, Noel, MO (US);
Jie Zhu, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Bowen Gong, Centerton, AR (US);
Yanbin Ye, Bentonville, AR (US);
Jiankun Liu, Dallas, TX (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to providing customized in-store navigation. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for providing customized in-store navigation including shelving units; shelf electronic shelf labels; product electronic shelf labels; a navigation services control circuit configured to transmit location information associated with the product ESLs at a retail store to an in-store navigation interface operable on a portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is inside the retail store; and the in-store navigation interface configured to: identify a target retail product; receive location information; determine a location of the target retail product; and display directions to the location of the target retail product on a display device.