A method for providing a location of products to a customer in a retail environment.
A product locator unit is attached to a shopping aid utilized within the retail
environment. The product locator unit has an access point for entering a customer
ID, a signalling mechanism for alerting the customer to a location of a desired
product, and a program algorithm for correctly identifying the desired product.
A user specifies a desired product which has been linked to the user's customer
ID. A signal is transmitted with the product information and location within the
retail environment. The signal is received by the product locator unit and the
products are compared to the desired products to determine a match and subsequent
location of said desired products. The customer is then alerted to the location
of the desired product via the signalling mechanism.