Apparatus and method of conducting a transaction in a virtual environment
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1. An inventory tracking system for tracking movement or transactions on goods or services, comprising:
- an imaging capturing device which captures at least one image of an article of goods to be inventoried and which transfers said image in an image file to an inventory storage device for purposes of inventory;
wherein said inventory storage device is one of internal to said input device or on a separate storage system;
an artificial intelligence (AI) engine which processes said image, including tagging said image and embedding identification in said image;
an inventory tag which tags said article with an identification (ID) which specifically describes said article, including identifying information of the goods or services such as at least one of vendor, color, class, size, or service;
a tracking mechanism attached to said article for inventory tracking, said tracking mechanism which includes one of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or chip, a bar code, a metallic ink, a company thread, a company anti-counterfeiting dust, an ink, or a GPS system;
a scanner which physically scans said article containing said tracking mechanism, and which recognizes said tracking mechanism, said scanner which one of sends a signal to said inventory storage device, or uploads information from said tracking mechanism along with said image to said image capturing device; and
a virtual thematic environment displayed on a computer display, said virtual thematic environment which utilizes said inventory storage device to both real-life and virtually display said image of said article in inventory in said virtual thematic environment, and provide said information from said tracking mechanism in said inventory, said virtual thematic environment which shows a location of said article in said inventory;
wherein said article is tracked in both said virtual thematic environment and said real-world environment using said tracking mechanism.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for conducting a transaction—such as the purchase of goods and services—including the collection, conversion, storage, tagging and the integration of a live inventory system, mark-up, mark-down system, live auction, and bartering system in an interactive software application, virtual world, social network, commercial and/or game application, which provides a real world experience to the user.
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1. An inventory tracking system for tracking movement or transactions on goods or services, comprising:
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an imaging capturing device which captures at least one image of an article of goods to be inventoried and which transfers said image in an image file to an inventory storage device for purposes of inventory; wherein said inventory storage device is one of internal to said input device or on a separate storage system; an artificial intelligence (AI) engine which processes said image, including tagging said image and embedding identification in said image; an inventory tag which tags said article with an identification (ID) which specifically describes said article, including identifying information of the goods or services such as at least one of vendor, color, class, size, or service; a tracking mechanism attached to said article for inventory tracking, said tracking mechanism which includes one of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or chip, a bar code, a metallic ink, a company thread, a company anti-counterfeiting dust, an ink, or a GPS system; a scanner which physically scans said article containing said tracking mechanism, and which recognizes said tracking mechanism, said scanner which one of sends a signal to said inventory storage device, or uploads information from said tracking mechanism along with said image to said image capturing device; and a virtual thematic environment displayed on a computer display, said virtual thematic environment which utilizes said inventory storage device to both real-life and virtually display said image of said article in inventory in said virtual thematic environment, and provide said information from said tracking mechanism in said inventory, said virtual thematic environment which shows a location of said article in said inventory; wherein said article is tracked in both said virtual thematic environment and said real-world environment using said tracking mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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