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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Michael A. Hicks, Clearwater, FL (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Example methods disclosed herein to perform inventory display auditing include comparing a reference image of an inventory display obtained during a prior audit of the inventory display with a current image captured by a camera to determine whether the current image corresponds to the same inventory display as the reference image. Disclosed example methods also include, when the current image is determined to correspond to the same inventory display as the reference image, identifying a difference region in the current image corresponding to a portion of the inventory display that changed relative to the prior audit. Disclosed example methods further include, while the current image is displayed on a display screen, modifying a characteristic of the current image in the difference region to indicate a change in product inventory in the portion of the inventory display.