Patent attributes
Disclosed is a distributed profile building system, gathering video data, audio data, electronic device identification data, and spatial position data from multiple input devices, performing human emotion and identity detection, and gaze tracking, and forming user profiles. Also disclosed is a method for building user profiles using a distributed profile building system by gathering video data, audio data, electronic device identification data, and spatial position data from multiple input devices, performing human emotion and identity detection, and gaze tracking, and forming user profiles. Also included is a targeted promotion system, which includes software for making real-time promotions for select products based on retail customers' individual characteristics. Additionally, a targeted digital coupon management system creates, delivers and facilitates redemption of various types of digital coupons according to the business rules set by the retailers.