Virtual planogram management systems and methods
View Patent ↗Systems and methods of constructing and managing virtual planograms are presented. Contemplated systems allow for construction of a virtual planogram, which can be used to present consumers virtual inventory items as being available for purchase via a display device. The display device can include an electronic billboard within an establishment, a mall for example, or include a user's smart device, a cell phone or tablet for example.
1. A mobile product inventory management device comprising:
a display;
a camera;
a processor; and
a recognition module executable on the processor and that configures the processor to:
capture image data, via the camera, of a real-world store shelf having physically present products;
derive image features by converting physical features of the real-world physically present products from the image data into the image features;
select a virtual planogram associated with the real-world store shelf based on the image features, wherein the selected virtual planogram comprises a virtual product display fixture based on a real-world product display fixture, and wherein the virtual product display fixture comprises an expansion of the real-world product display fixture to unavailable real-world space; and
initiate, via a second device, an inventory transaction associated with at least one of the physically present products on the real-world store shelf, or a virtual product displayed on the virtual product display fixture, according to the virtual planogram.
2. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction includes a purchase of at least one of the physically present products.
3. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction includes an interaction with actual inventory of a retailer.
4. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction includes presenting at least one of a SKU, a QR code and a URL associated with at least one of the physically present products on a display of the second device.
5. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction includes a product order.
6. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction includes a confirmation.
7. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction is associated with at least one of the following product information: a user selected item, a quantity, a size, a price, and a delivery address.
8. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction includes an authentication.
9. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction comprises an interactive transaction.
10. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the inventory transaction associated with the at least one physically present products relates to an inventory item.
11. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 10 , wherein the inventory item includes at least one of the following: a virtual inventory item, a real inventory item, a virtual service item, a food item, a clothing item, a retailer inventory item, and a vitamin.
12. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises a planogram server.
13. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises a mobile device.
14. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises a product management server.
15. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises a remote server.
16. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises at least one of a credit card server and a bank server.
17. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , further comprising a smart phone comprising the display, camera, processor, and recognition module.
18. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the virtual planogram includes at least one of a static planogram and a dynamic planogram.
19. The mobile product inventory management device of claim 1 , wherein the image features include at least one of the following: an image descriptor, a SIFT feature, a BRISK feature, and a vSLAM feature.