Patent ID: 11963062
Assignee: RETAIL AWARE, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A method comprising:
receiving one or more signals indicative of one or more near-product engagements from one or more microsensors within a retail environment, the one or more microsensors disposed on a portion of a product display within the retail environment, the one or more microsensors configured to generate an infrared curtain defined by a conic section, the infrared curtain extending across a portion of the product display supporting a product on within the retail environment, the one or more signals indicative of the one or more near-product engagements within the product display of the retail environment including one or more disruption signals indicating a disruption with a portion of the infrared curtain;
transmitting the one or more signals indicative of one or more near-product engagements to a network; and
determining one or more near-product engagements based on the one or more signals indicative of one or more near-product engagements, the one or more near-product engagements including a physical interaction between a customer and one or more portions of the product display of the retail environment.