Title:
METHOD OF MEASURING THE SHELF-SPACE OF AN OBJECT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004079291
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of measuring the shelf-space of a product which is disposed on a shelf in a shop. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: (a) photographing the product such as to obtain a digital image; (b) transmitting the digital image to a remote image-processing centre, where the shelf-space of the product is determined by measuring same on the digital image; and (c) transmitting the data obtained to a central analysis server.
Inventors:
FAUCON PASCAL (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2004/000408
Publication Date:
November 25, 2004
Filing Date:
February 24, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALCON DIAZ CONSULTING (FR)
FAUCON PASCAL (FR)
FAUCON PASCAL (FR)
International Classes:
G06T7/60; H04N7/18; G01B; (IPC1-7): G06T7/60
Foreign References:
| EP1069547A1 | 2001-01-17 | |||
| US6108497A | 2000-08-22 | |||
| US4485409A | 1984-11-27 | |||
| US3612693A | 1971-10-12 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 20 10 July 2001 (2001-07-10)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 11 5 November 2003 (2003-11-05)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 11 5 November 2003 (2003-11-05)
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