Patent ID: 7957998

Claim:
An on-line planogram system comprising: a central computing system storing a central planogram module configured to define and store a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one or more retail stores of a plurality of retail stores, each planogram being associated with a plurality of products to be displayed on one or more display fixtures within the associated one or more retail stores, and each planogram including a first digital image illustrating a respective position of each product on the one or more display fixtures according to a planogram orientation; and a plurality of retail computing systems, each storing a retail planogram module, each at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores, wherein each retail planogram module is configured to obtain the planograms associated with the corresponding retail stores, and each retail planogram module also being configured to generate a second digital image for each planogram, each second digital image being based on the first digital image of the planogram and illustrating a respective position of each product on the one or more display fixtures according to a display fixture orientation which is the reverse of the planogram orientation, wherein each retail planogram module is further configured to receive a designation from a user at the corresponding retail store of a standard orientation or a reverse orientation of a retail display within the corresponding retail store; and display the first image of a selected planogram associated with the corresponding retail store upon receiving a designation of a standard orientation and display the second image of the selected planogram upon receiving a designation of a reverse orientation.