Method and apparatus for improved sales program and user interface

• US 10,002,498 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Issued: 06/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alana Sylvester, Jason Sylvester
• Original Assignee: Alana Sylvester, Jason Sylvester
• Inventors: Sylvester, Jason, Sylvester, Alana
• Primary Examiner(s): Zeender, Florian M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Amsdell, Dana
• Application Number:
  US14/042,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372236A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,723 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0009 Details of the software in the checkout register, electronic cash register [ECR] or point of sale terminal [POS]

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and program related to a Point of Sale (POS) web-based application/website and user interface that may be applied on any product that can be photographed, videoed, or transformed. The image created through the program can be provided to the customer electronically by email or other service who may want to purchase products or services listed in sequenced steps at a later date with auto generated links, while also allowing the retailer to be able to record the products the customer tried on or used but did not purchase. The program further enhances the shopping experience by allowing the customer or seller to record the sequenced steps with purchased and not purchased products used during any service for any product in any industry which then ties into the program'"'"'s social media website or various other social media websites.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

having a user sign in and open a Portfolio on a computing device where the user is selected from a group consisting of a consultant, customer, a makeup artist or salesperson;

having the user search for a user'"'"'s profile and create a new profile if one does not exist;

having a user apply at least one make over product to a first user'"'"'s face;

displaying an image of the first user'"'"'s face;

aligning a face template with the image of the first user'"'"'s face;

using a camera to electronically record the face template aligned image of the first user'"'"'s face;

entering information electronically about the at least one make over product in sequenced steps that each product was applied;

creating hyperlinks that link to the entered product information;

applying the hyperlinks to respective areas in the template aligned image of the first user'"'"'s face corresponding to where the at least one make over product was applied;

saving the template aligned image of the first user'"'"'s face with the hyperlinks and the entered information as electronic data in an electronic medium;

sending the electronic data;

tracking the use of the at least one make over product during a shopping session with the user by a second user where the tracking includes saving second electronic data related to at least one make over product that was not purchased by the first user during the shopping session;

having automatic reminders to alert the second user to follow up with the first user on the at least one make over product not purchased;

allowing a user to select each respective area in the template aligned image of the first user'"'"'s face;

providing respective second hyperlinks to selected respective areas in the template image of the first user'"'"'s face, the second hyperlinks linking to an application for purchasing the at least one make over product applied to the first user in a facial region corresponding to selected respective area in the template image of the first user'"'"'s face;

and, correlating information about the at least one make over product applied to the first user'"'"'s face with a Point of Sale (POS) system to identify which of the at least one make over product was purchased and which was applied but not purchased.

2. The method as in claim 1, further comprising sharing the details of the face image with hyperlinks on the Internet.

3. The method as in claim 1 further comprising swapping makeup from the face image onto a second, different face image while online.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein the selected make over product can be scanned in by a bar code for the tracking the use of the make over product for each area of the face.

5. The method as in claim 1, further comprising sharing of the face image with hyperlinks on a website.

6. The method as in claim 1, further comprising having the face image side by side with an image of the face before the at least one make over product was applied.

7. The method as in claim 1, further comprising having a user share the face image with another person.

8. The method as in claim 1, where the face image is created by the second user in a store;

and the face image with hyperlinks is emailed to a first user to be purchased via the second user.

9. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

applying at least one make over product with professional directions on a user.

10. The method as in claim 1, further comprising where the first user is a customer.

11. The method as in claim 1 further comprising that a user is applying make over products outside of a store.

12. The method as in claim 1 further comprising that a user is applying at least one make over product at a home.

13. The method as in claim 1 where a user is a physical person applying make over products from home using a guide from the internet.

14. The method as in claim 1 where user selects one of a new picture, existing picture, video, or a paper face chart picture for alignment with the face template.

15. The method as in claim 1 where the face image can be double tapped on an area to zoom into that area.

16. The method as in claim 15 where the zoomed in area can be shared electronically.

17. The method as in claim 1 further comprising printing the image to give a user.