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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Robyn R. Schwartz, Chicago, IL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In response to a mobile computing device querying information for a product within a retail store, program code may instruct a camera of the mobile computing device to capture an image as part of a query for the product. The program code may also collect information for the query of the product, which includes information from the barcode and the mobile computing device. The program code adjusts a calculation of an approximate location of the product via use of distance vectors that are within the information that is collected for the query the product. The program code generates a query object to perform the query. The program code defines an optimal arrangement of products within the retail store. The program code updates an electronic planogram based on the optimal arrangement of products. The program code retrieves product information that is customized for an end user, based on the query object generated.