Store display on-device demonstrations

• US 10,445,806 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2012
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bouma, Jeffrey, Manenti, Steven S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Palavecino, Kathleen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cai, Lance Y
• Application Number:
  US13/687,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20140149255A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,512 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2661
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation

Abstract

A communications device, such as mobile device, may be utilized to render information about another device. In an example embodiment, a first mobile device may detect a second device, and the first device may identify the second device. Based on the identification of the second device, the first device may retrieve information associated with the second device. The first device may render the retrieved information on a display of the first device.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

detecting a second device using a sensor of a first device, wherein the first device includes specially equipped glasses having a display, and wherein the sensor is at least in part incorporated in specially equipped glasses;

identifying the second device based on collected sensor data;

determining whether second device information associated with the identification of the second device is stored locally on the first device or on an external server;

in response to detecting and identifying the second device, retrieving the second device information from the external server if the second device information is not stored locally on the first device; and

rendering, via the specially equipped glasses of the first device, the retrieved information that comprises interactive content that describes the second device, wherein the interactive content is rendered based on one or more parameters associated with a store in which the second device is located, wherein the interactive content is semi-transparent, and

wherein the one or more parameters indicate a language in which the interactive content is rendered.

2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein detecting the second device comprises at least one of:

visually detecting the second device, wherein the sensor is a camera;

or

electromagnetically detecting the second device, wherein the sensor is an electromagnetic sensor.

3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

detecting the second device comprises;

visually detecting an identifier of the second device, wherein the sensor is a camera; and

matching an image of the identifier to a stored image, wherein the stored image comprises at least one of a model number or a make type of the second device.

4. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the identifier comprises at least one of a model number, a make type, or a logo associated with an identity of the second device.

5. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein identifying the second device further comprises:

receiving an indication of an identity of the second device, wherein the indication comprises an international mobile equipment identity.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, the operations further comprising:

in response to a user interaction with the first device, calling a salesperson to a location of the first device.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, the operations further comprising:

in response to a user interaction with the first device, placing an order to purchase the second device.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the second device is configured to store the second device information, wherein the second device information includes default content and updated content, wherein the default content is provided to the first device if no updated content is received or updated content conditions are not met, and wherein the updated content is provided to the first device for rendering if updated content is received and updated content conditions are met.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the updated content includes specialized content.

8. A first device comprising:

a set of specially equipped glasses having a display;

a sensor configured to collect sensor data, wherein the sensor is at least in part incorporated in specially equipped glasses;

memory comprising executable instructions; and

a processor in communications with the memory, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

detecting a second device using the sensor;

identifying the second device based on the sensor data;

determining whether second device information associated with the identification of the second device is stored locally on the first device or on an external server;

in response to detecting and identifying the second device, retrieving the second device information from the external server if the second device information is not stored locally on the first device; and

rendering the retrieved information on the display of the specially equipped glasses of the first device, wherein the retrieved information comprises interactive content that describes the second device, wherein the interactive content is rendered based on one or more parameters associated with a store in which the second device is located, wherein the interactive content is semi-transparent, and

wherein the one or more parameters indicate a language in which the interactive content is rendered.

9. The first device of claim 8, wherein detecting the second device comprises:

visually detecting the second device, wherein the sensor is a camera;

or

electromagnetically detecting the second device, wherein the sensor is an electromagnetic sensor.

10. The first device of claim 8, wherein:

detecting the second device comprises;

visually detecting an identifier of the second device, wherein the sensor is a camera; and

matching an image of the identifier to a stored image, wherein the stored image comprises at least one of a model number or a make type of the second device.

11. The first device of claim 10, wherein the identifier comprises at least one of a model number, a make type, or logo associated with an identity of the second device.

12. The first device claim 8, wherein sensing the second device further comprises:

receiving an indication of an identity of the second device, wherein the indication comprises an international mobile equipment identity.

13. The first device of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

in response to a user interaction with the first device, calling a salesperson to a location of the first device.

14. The first device of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

in response to a user interaction with the first device, placing an order to purchase the second device.

17. The first device of claim 8, wherein the memory stores an application for detecting other devices.