Patent ID: 9575558
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for electronically assisting a customer, comprising: determining, based on measurements from at least one sensor, an amount of time a customer is proximate to a display oriented toward products; determining, by a processor, the customer's stage in a product buying cycle based on the amount of time the customer is interested in the display; displaying a level of product detail on the display based on the customer's stage in the product buying cycle; changing the display to a subsequent stage in the product buying cycle having increased time and interaction between the customer and the display; and continuing to display, in response to sensing, based on the measurements from the at least one sensor, that the customer is no longer proximate to the display and that another customer is proximate to the display, a level of product detail on the display based on the customer's current stage in the product buying cycle, wherein displaying a level of product detail includes integrating spatial indicators into display information on the display, the spatial indicators indicating location of products described in the display.