Methods and apparatuses are provided for use in monitoring product placement within a shopping facility. Some embodiments provide an apparatus configured to determine product placement conditions within a shopping facility, comprising: a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive communications; a product monitoring control circuit coupled with the transceiver; a memory coupled with the control circuit and storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to: obtain a composite three-dimensional (3D) scan mapping corresponding to at least a select area of the shopping facility and based on a series of 3D scan data; evaluate the 3D scan mapping to identify multiple product depth distances; and identify, from the evaluation of the 3D scan mapping, when one or more of the multiple product depth distances is greater than a predefined depth distance threshold from the reference offset distance of the product support structure.

Methods and apparatuses are provided for use in monitoring product placement within a shopping facility. Some embodiments provide an apparatus configured to determine product placement conditions within a shopping facility, comprising: a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive communications; a product monitoring control circuit coupled with the transceiver; a memory coupled with the control circuit and storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to: obtain a composite three-dimensional (3D) scan mapping corresponding to at least a select area of the shopping facility and based on a series of 3D scan data; evaluate the 3D scan mapping to identify multiple product depth distances; and identify, from the evaluation of the 3D scan mapping, when one or more of the multiple product depth distances is greater than a predefined depth distance threshold from the reference offset distance of the product support structure.

An interactive display stand with a compartment containing objects on supports, and forming an enclosed housing with a single orifice, a driver to control a transporting device to move a support to make only one object visible through the orifice, the user having a device for selecting an object, interfaced with this driver and to align with the orifice the support bearing the object selected for viewing, and including a security detection device for detecting the presence of a hand within the security space, interfaced with the driver to start in such case a programmed cycle, and to lock an object inside this compartment through the orifice.

An interactive display stand with a compartment containing objects on supports, and forming an enclosed housing with a single orifice, a driver to control a transporting device to move a support to make only one object visible through the orifice, the user having a device for selecting an object, interfaced with this driver and to align with the orifice the support bearing the object selected for viewing, and including a security detection device for detecting the presence of a hand within the security space, interfaced with the driver to start in such case a programmed cycle, and to lock an object inside this compartment through the orifice.

The disclosure provides a display cabinet and a control method thereof. The display cabinet comprises a cabinet body which defines an exhibition space, the display cabinet further comprises: a rotatable tray arranged in the exhibition space, which is configured to place an exhibit; a first camera located in the exhibition space, which is configured to capture images of the exhibit at different angles to construct a 3D model of the exhibit; a transparent touch display constituting at least a portion of the cabinet body, which is configured to display the 3D model when the transparent touch display screen is in an awake state, and acquiring a touch operation and displaying a detailed information of the exhibit according to the touch operation.

The disclosure provides a display cabinet and a control method thereof. The display cabinet comprises a cabinet body which defines an exhibition space, the display cabinet further comprises: a rotatable tray arranged in the exhibition space, which is configured to place an exhibit; a first camera located in the exhibition space, which is configured to capture images of the exhibit at different angles to construct a 3D model of the exhibit; a transparent touch display constituting at least a portion of the cabinet body, which is configured to display the 3D model when the transparent touch display screen is in an awake state, and acquiring a touch operation and displaying a detailed information of the exhibit according to the touch operation.

Apparatuses, components and methods are provided herein useful to provide assistance to customers and/or workers in a shopping facility. In some embodiments, a shopping facility personal assistance system comprises: a plurality of motorized transport units located in and configured to move through a shopping facility space; a plurality of user interface units, each corresponding to a respective motorized transport unit during use of the respective motorized transport unit; and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the plurality of motorized transport units and the plurality of user interface units, wherein the central computer system is configured to control movement of the plurality of motorized transport units through the shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the plurality of user interface units.

Apparatuses, components and methods are provided herein useful to provide assistance to customers and/or workers in a shopping facility. In some embodiments, a shopping facility personal assistance system comprises: a plurality of motorized transport units located in and configured to move through a shopping facility space; a plurality of user interface units, each corresponding to a respective motorized transport unit during use of the respective motorized transport unit; and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the plurality of motorized transport units and the plurality of user interface units, wherein the central computer system is configured to control movement of the plurality of motorized transport units through the shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the plurality of user interface units.

Systems and methods are provided to address incorrectly placed items. Some systems comprise: a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to instruct various ones of the plurality of motorized transport units to implement at least one of the multiple different tasks relative to the retail shopping facility, receive and analyze input data detected and provided by the motorized transport units while the motorized transport units perform the at least one of the tasks, and detect and categorize each item of multiple items that are incorrectly placed within the retail shopping facility according to one of multiple different predefined categories.

Systems and methods are provided to address incorrectly placed items. Some systems comprise: a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to instruct various ones of the plurality of motorized transport units to implement at least one of the multiple different tasks relative to the retail shopping facility, receive and analyze input data detected and provided by the motorized transport units while the motorized transport units perform the at least one of the tasks, and detect and categorize each item of multiple items that are incorrectly placed within the retail shopping facility according to one of multiple different predefined categories.