Identifying complimentary physical components to known physical components
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1. A method implemented by an information handling system that includes a processor and a memory accessible by the processor, the method comprising:
- capturing a digital image of an object that has a plurality of facets;
determining, from the captured digital image, an actual size of one or more of the object'"'"'s facets;
identifying one or more compatible objects based on the actual size of the object'"'"'s facets;
generating a search criteria based on a selected one of the one or more compatible objects;
searching a data store that includes identifiers of a plurality of component products, wherein the searching utilizes the search criteria and results in a selected set of one or more of the plurality of component products;
displaying the selected set of component products to a user;
receiving a purchase selection of one of the displayed component products from the user; and
ordering the displayed component product corresponding to the received purchase selection from a selected online merchant.
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Abstract
An approach is provided that captures a digital image of an object that has a number of facets. The approach further determines the actual sizes of various facets found on the object. The actual sizes of the facets are used to identify compatible objects based, with the compatible objects being objects that can work with the object.
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1. A method implemented by an information handling system that includes a processor and a memory accessible by the processor, the method comprising:
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capturing a digital image of an object that has a plurality of facets; determining, from the captured digital image, an actual size of one or more of the object'"'"'s facets; identifying one or more compatible objects based on the actual size of the object'"'"'s facets; generating a search criteria based on a selected one of the one or more compatible objects; searching a data store that includes identifiers of a plurality of component products, wherein the searching utilizes the search criteria and results in a selected set of one or more of the plurality of component products; displaying the selected set of component products to a user; receiving a purchase selection of one of the displayed component products from the user; and ordering the displayed component product corresponding to the received purchase selection from a selected online merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; and a set of computer program instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions comprising; capturing a digital image of an object that has a plurality of facets; determining, from the captured digital image, an actual size of one or more of the object'"'"'s facets; identifying one or more compatible objects based on the actual size of the object'"'"'s facets; generating a search criteria based on a selected one of the one or more compatible objects; searching a data store that includes identifiers of a plurality of component products, wherein the searching utilizes the search criteria and results in a selected set of one or more of the plurality of component products; displaying the selected set of component products to a user; receiving a purchase selection of one of the displayed component products from the user; and ordering the displayed component product corresponding to the received purchase selection from a selected online merchant. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising computer program code that, when executed by an information handling system, performs actions comprising:
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capturing a digital image of an object that has a plurality of facets; determining, from the captured digital image, an actual size of one or more of the object'"'"'s facets; identifying one or more compatible objects based on the actual size of the object'"'"'s facets; generating a search criteria based on a selected one of the one or more compatible objects; searching a data store that includes identifiers of a plurality of component products, wherein the searching utilizes the search criteria and results in a selected set of one or more of the plurality of component products; displaying the selected set of component products to a user; receiving a purchase selection of one of the displayed component products from the user; and ordering the displayed component product corresponding to the received purchase selection from a selected online merchant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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