Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
2002-04-23
2010-06-08
Boswell, Beth V. (Department: 3623)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
C705S007380
Reexamination Certificate
active
07734495
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for the collection of consumer sales data for use in intelligent management of shelf space in a retail environment based on quantitative analysis of consumer sales data in which interactions between two or more products are quantitatively applied in estimating sales for a particular selection of the shelf space location and/or shelf space amount. Such management may be achieved manually or automatically with the invention.
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Klaubauf Christine M.
Lindsay Jeff
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Boswell Beth V.
Kimberly--Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Pats Justin M
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