Computerized exchange network

• US 10,269,059 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2014
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BWI Acquisition LLC
• Original Assignee: 3i AVI, LLC
• Inventors: Hauk, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Misiaszek, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/575,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,587 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/06 Special arrangements of screening, diffusing, or reflecting devices, e.g. in studio
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 37/02 with scanning movement of lens or cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/222 Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors, or control thereof H04N23/00

Abstract

A computerized exchange network makes available on the Internet collected information of items under inspection, such as goods, real estate, or the like. In one aspect, the items and collected information, such as images and videos, are added to a virtual showroom or other virtual inspection site that presents an inventory of such goods, real estate, or the like available from multiple sellers and/or locations. In another aspect, detailed objective information about the items is provided. In another aspect, a data structure includes desired criteria for a desired item and provides an alert when an item of interest matches the desired criteria.

Claims

1. A system for rendering a virtual showroom, comprising:

a front-end information acquisition device configured to acquire one or more images of each of a plurality of items of interest available from a plurality of providers;

a database configured to store a plurality of inventory records and a desired criteria data structure, wherein the desired criteria data structure comprises data representing objective information about a desired item, wherein each inventory record corresponds to one of the items of interest, and wherein each inventory record comprises;

data representing the acquired images of the corresponding item of interest;

a detailed criteria data structure comprising data representing objective information about the corresponding item of interest; and

data representing a comprehensive condition report about the corresponding item of interest; and

a computer configured to execute computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the computer, configure the computer to;

render a virtual showroom user interface comprising the acquired images of one or more of the plurality of items of interest and the data comprising the detailed criteria data structures corresponding thereto;

compare the data comprising the detailed criteria data structure of each inventory record and the data comprising the desired criteria data structure;

render an alert when the data comprising the detailed criteria data structure of an inventory record of the plurality of inventory records satisfies the data comprising the desired criteria data structure, wherein the alert includes a user control element and the data representing the objective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record; and

render, in response to a selection of the user control element of the alert, the comprehensive condition report comprising the inventory record.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions comprise instructions that, when executed by the computer, configure the computer to automatically stitch at least two of the acquired images together.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a printing device configured to print the acquired images corresponding to at least one of the items of interest and the data representing objective information about the item of interest on a vinyl addendum.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of a pop-up notification, a text message, an email, an auditory alert, a vibrating device alert, and combinations thereof.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the comprehensive condition report comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

a physical location of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record at a current time and at times in the past,

somatic sensation information of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

one or more images of an undercarriage of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a combination of an exterior interactive panoramic image and an interior interactive panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record, and

combinations thereof.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the comprehensive condition report includes at least one of:

an identifier of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a visual summary of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

alternate images of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

the objective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

subjective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an exchange component configured to engage a transaction of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an exterior panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an interior panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

audio content about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a video presentation of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

historical information of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an expected future physical location of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record, and

damage information about one or more damages to the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the detailed criteria data structures includes a plurality of detailed criteria, wherein the desired criteria data structure includes a plurality of desired criteria, and wherein the computer-executable instructions that configure the computer to compare the data comprising the detailed criteria data structure of each inventory record and the data comprising the desired criteria data structure further comprise instructions that, when executed by the computer, configure the computer to:

store a match indicator in memory for the inventory record when a detailed criterion of the detailed criteria data structure thereof matches a corresponding desired criterion of the desired criteria data structure,

store a no-match indicator in memory for the inventory record when the detailed criterion of the detailed criteria data structure thereof does not match the corresponding desired criterion of the desired criteria data structure,

ascertain an amount of match indicators of each inventory record,

ascertain a total amount of match indicators and no-match indicators of each inventory record,

ascertain a ratio of the amount of match indicators to the total amount of match indicators and no-match indicators of each inventory record, and

render a match indication when the ratio satisfies a threshold value representing an acceptable deviation from the plurality of desired criteria of the desired criteria data structure.

14. The system of claim 3, wherein the printing device is configured to print a quick response (QR) code on the vinyl addendum, wherein the QR code is unique to the item of interest, and wherein the QR code is configured to be scanned by a mobile computing device to access the comprehensive condition report comprising the inventory record of the item of interest.

4. A computer implemented method for rendering a virtual showroom, comprising:

acquiring one or more images of each of a plurality of items of interest available from a plurality of providers;

storing a plurality of inventory records, each inventory record corresponding to one of the items of interest, and each inventory record comprising;

data representing the acquired images of the corresponding item of interest;

a detailed criteria data structure comprising data representing objective information about the corresponding item of interest; and

data representing a comprehensive condition report about the corresponding item of interest;

storing a desired criteria data structure comprising data representing objective information about a desired item;

rendering a virtual showroom user interface presenting the acquired images of one or more of the plurality of items of interest and the data comprising the detailed criteria data structures corresponding thereto;

comparing the data comprising the detailed criteria data structure of each inventory record and the data comprising the desired criteria data structure;

rendering an alert when the data comprising the detailed criteria data structure of an inventory record of the plurality of inventory records satisfies the data comprising the desired criteria data structure, said alert including a user control element and the data representing the objective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record; and

rendering, in response to a selection of the user control element of the alert, the comprehensive condition report comprising the inventory record.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising automatically stitching at least two of the acquired images together.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising printing the acquired images and the data representing objective information about the item of interest on a vinyl addendum.

15. The method of claim 4, wherein the alert comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of a pop-up notification, a text message, an email, an auditory alert, a vibrating device alert, and combinations thereof.

16. The method of claim 4, wherein the comprehensive condition report comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

a physical location of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record at a current time and at times in the past,

somatic sensation information of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

one or more images of an undercarriage of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a combination of an exterior interactive panoramic image and an interior interactive panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record, and

combinations thereof; and

wherein the comprehensive condition report further comprises at least one of;

an identifier of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a visual summary of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

alternate images of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

the objective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

subjective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an exchange component configured to engage a transaction of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an exterior panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an interior panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

audio content about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a video presentation of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

historical information of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an expected future physical location of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record, and

damage information about one or more damages to the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record.

17. The method of claim 6, further comprising printing a quick response (QR) code on the vinyl addendum, wherein the QR code is unique to the item of interest, and wherein the QR code is configured to be scanned by a mobile computing device to access the comprehensive condition report comprising the inventory record of the item of interest.

7. A computer readable storage device having processor readable instructions stored thereon including instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement a method of rendering a virtual showroom, comprising:

acquiring one or more images of each of a plurality of items of interest available from a plurality of providers;

storing a plurality of inventory records, each inventory record corresponding to one of the items of interest, and each inventory record comprising;

data representing the acquired images;

a detailed criteria data structure comprising data representing objective information about the corresponding item of interest; and

data representing a comprehensive condition report about the corresponding item of interest;

storing a desired criteria data structure comprising data representing objective information about a desired item;

rendering a virtual showroom user interface presenting the acquired images of one or more of the plurality of items of interest and the data comprising the detailed criteria data structures corresponding thereto;

comparing the data comprising the detailed criteria data structure of each inventory record and the data comprising the desired criteria data structure;

rendering an alert when the data comprising the detailed criteria data structure of an inventory record of the plurality of inventory records satisfies the data comprising the desired criteria data structure, said alert including a user control element and the data representing the objective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record; and

rendering, in response to a selection of the user control element of the alert, the comprehensive condition report comprising the inventory record.

8. The computer readable storage device of claim 7, further comprising automatically stitching at least two of the acquired images together.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising printing the acquired images and the data representing objective information about the item of interest on a vinyl addendum.

18. The computer readable storage device of claim 7, wherein the alert comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of a pop-up notification, a text message, an email, an auditory alert, a vibrating device alert, and combinations thereof.

19. The computer readable storage device of claim 7, wherein the comprehensive condition report comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

a physical location of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record at a current time and at times in the past,

somatic sensation information of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

one or more images of an undercarriage of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a combination of an exterior interactive panoramic image and an interior interactive panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record, and

combinations thereof; and

wherein the comprehensive condition report further comprises at least one of;

an identifier of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a visual summary of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

alternate images of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

the objective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

subjective information about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an exchange component configured to engage a transaction of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an exterior panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an interior panoramic image of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

audio content about the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

a video presentation of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

historical information of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record,

an expected future physical location of the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record, and

damage information about one or more damages to the item of interest corresponding to the inventory record.

20. The computer readable storage device of claim 9, further comprising printing a quick response (QR) code on the vinyl addendum, wherein the QR code is unique to the item of interest, and wherein the QR code is configured to be scanned by a mobile computing device to access the comprehensive condition report comprising the inventory record of the item of interest.