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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Olsen, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert Gilman, Otsego, MN (US);
Lew Price, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
TARGET BRANDS, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/116 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/116 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0623 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0639 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retail merchandising system includes a plurality of gondolas positioned in a retail space, a plurality of visible light communication (VLC) sources positioned in the retail space, and at least one VLC sensor disposed at a fixed location relative to each of the plurality of gondolas. The plurality of VLC sources and the at least one VLC sensor are configured to cooperatively identify a location of the gondolas in the retail space. With pre-stored planograms and the locations of the store gondolas, product locations can be readily determined.