ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,272, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to EOB Ventures LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"System and method for identifying a product" was invented by David Biesty (Waterloo, Canada) and Peter Joseph Roth (Bixby, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for identifying a product, the system comprising a light emitter, a sensor, and a control unit. The light emitter is configured to be disposed on a barrier joined to a shelf. The sensor is configured to be disposed on the barrier, and located at a respective position facing a space configured to be occupied by a product. The control unit controls an operation of the light emitter and to recei...