IP Library Granted Patent US 12,536,564
Granted Patent B2
US 12,536,564 · App. 18/613,925 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Method and system for gesture-based cross channel commerce and marketing

Inventors: Vijan Bhaumik (Bloomingdale, IL); Shubham Agarwal (Arlington Heights, IL)
Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
G06Q30/0269
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Patent No.
US 12,536,564
App. No.
18/613,925
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computing device (e.g., a server) coupled to a digital signage device may receive characteristic information associated with a visitor of the digital signage device. The received characteristic information may be analyzed, and based on a result of the analysis, advertisement attributes may be determined. The computing device may select, based on the determined advertisement attributes, a particular advertisement from a plurality of advertisement bids. The computing device may cause display of the selected particular advertisement on the digital signage device for the visitor. The characteristic information may be generated by the digital signage device utilizing a video analytics. The computing device may receive particular gesture information associated with a mobile device of the visitor who responds to the displayed particular advertisement. The computing device may cause a cloud computing platform to push content associated with the particular advertisement into the mobile device for the visitor to place an order.

Claims (61)

1 . A method,

comprising: a mobile computing device for:

transmitting, via a first communication link, an accelerometer measurement generated by an accelerometer in the mobile computing device and associated with a particular motion-based gesture performed by a user of the mobile computing device;

transmitting, via a second communication link that is different than the first communication link, a location of the user and a profile of the user, wherein the location and the profile comprise information obtained from a particular application running on the mobile computing device;

receiving content associated with a particular advertisement; and

communicating with an advertisement system comprising a digital signage device and a computing device operatively coupled to the digital signage device,

a camera of the digital signage device for capturing an image of the user performing the particular motion-based gesture; and

the computing device for:

receiving, from the digital signage device, the captured image;

generating, according to video analytics applied to the image, particular gesture information associated with the mobile computing device; and

analyzing characteristic information associated with the user to select the particular advertisement from among a plurality of advertisements, according to an analysis of the user.

2 . The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the particular advertisement is displayed on the digital signage device.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the analysis of the user correspond to one or more of the following:

demographic information;

behavioral information; and

location information in a field-of-view captured by the camera.

4 . The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the analysis of the user comprises an analysis of video images captured by the camera.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the accelerometer measurement is associated with the motion-based gesture according to an analysis of video images captured by the camera.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , comprising:

displaying a first version of the particular advertisement and a second version of

the particular advertisement; and

determining, based on a statistical analysis, whether the first version or the second version is displayed.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the location of the user and the profile of the user are associated with a particular application running on the mobile computing device.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a version of the particular advertisement is determined according to information associated with the user.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the information associated with the user comprises one or more of impression, viewing time, facial gestures and interaction.

10 . The method according to claim 8 ,

wherein the information associated with the user is based on one or both of:

video images captured by the camera, and

sensor information captured by a sensor of the digital signage device.

11 . A system, comprising:

an application for a mobile computing device, comprising a wireless interface for communicating via a first communication link and a second communication link that is different than the first communication link, configured to:

transmit, via the first communication link, an accelerometer measurement generated by an accelerometer in the mobile computing device and associated with a particular motion-based gesture performed by a user of the mobile computing device;

transmit, via the second communication link, a location of the user and a profile of the user, wherein the location and the profile comprise information obtained from the application; and

receive content associated with a particular advertisement; and

communicating with an advertisement system comprising a digital signage device and a computing device operatively coupled to the digital signage device,

a camera of the digital signage device for capturing an image of the user performing the particular motion-based gesture; and

the computing device for:

receiving, from the digital signage device, the captured image;

generating, according to video analytics applied to the image, particular gesture information associated with the mobile computing device; and

analyzing characteristic information

associated with the user to select the particular advertisement from among a plurality of advertisements, according to an analysis of the user.

12 . The system according to claim 11 ,

wherein the particular advertisement is displayed on the digital signage device.

13 . The system according to claim 11 ,

wherein the analysis of the user correspond to one or more of the following:

demographic information;

behavioral information; and

location information in a field-of-view captured by the camera.

14 . The system according to claim 11 ,

wherein the analysis of the user comprises an analysis of video images captured by the camera.

15 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the accelerometer measurement is associated with the motion-based gesture according to an analysis of video images captured by the camera.

16 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein a version of the particular advertisement is determined according to a statistical analysis.

17 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the location of the user and the profile of the user are associated with a particular application running on the mobile computing device.

18 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein a version of the particular advertisement is determined according to information associated with the user.

19 . The system according to claim 18 , wherein the information associated with the user comprises one or more of impression, viewing time, facial gestures and interaction.

20 . The system according to claim 18 ,

wherein the information associated with the user is based on one or both of:

video images captured by the camera, and

sensor information captured by a sensor of the digital signage device.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
To: JPP, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 067063/0523 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
To: CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 067063/0561 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16921105 · Jul 6, 2020
Continuation 14036359 · Sep 25, 2013
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