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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Michael John Zenor, Deerfield, IL (US);
William J. Dupre, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Frank W. Piotrowski, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Michael John Zenor, Deerfield, IL (US);
William J. Dupre, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Frank W. Piotrowski, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
The Nielson Company (US), LLC, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine shopper traffic in retail environments are disclosed herein. In a disclosed example method of generating shopper traffic data, in-person-based count data and sensor-based count data are obtained. The in-person-based count data is indicative of a first quantity of shoppers within a first zone of a monitored establishment is obtained. The sensor-based count data is indicative of a second quantity of shoppers within the first zone of the monitored establishment. The example method also involves determining a relationship value indicative of a relationship between the in-person-based count data, the sensor-based count data, and first sales data associated with the first zone of the monitored establishment.