Patents
US 12561707 B1: Systems and methods for space optimization in a retail environment
- Granted
- 2026-02-24
- Filed
- 2023-05-15 application 18197454
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems and methods for space optimization of a retail environment are provided. Example techniques may include calculating demand values associated with each of a plurality of departments that exist in the retail environment based on departmental data associated with each of the plurality of departments, the retail environment having a known amount of space; for each possible ordered pair of departments determining a halo demand value based on a relationship between a first demand value, associated with a first department of a pair, and an existence of a second department of the pair in the retail environment; and generating an optimized space output corresponding to a proportion of the retail environment allotted to each of the plurality of the departments based on respective demand values for each of the plurality of departments and the halo demand values associated with each possible ordered pair of departments of the plurality of departments.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 (ipgb20260224.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALGREEN CO. 344 patents | US company or organization | Deerfield, IL | WALGREEN CO SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Christopher Palenik | Washington, DC | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 | ||
| Ajumobi O. Udechukwu | Lake Forest, IL | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q30/0202 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | WALGREEN CO. signed 2025-08-28 DUANE READE signed 2025-08-28 WALGREENS SPECIALTY PHARMACY LLC signed 2025-08-28 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. signed 2025-08-28 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT BOSTON, MA | 72679/926 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-16 |
| 2025-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | WALGREEN CO. signed 2025-08-28 | SIXTH STREET LENDING PARTNERS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT DALLAS, TX | 72606/878 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-16 |
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