WISH LISTS BASED ON IMAGES, REFERENCES, OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
First Claim
1. A system that generates a wish list for a shopper based upon one or more images, comprising:
- an interface component that receives an image that includes a representation of an item desired by a shopper;
an entity component that identifies the representation;
a feature extraction component that extracts features discernible in the representation in order to match the representation to a catalog item for sale by a vendor; and
a list creation component that populates a wish list with the catalog item.
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Abstract
The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can create a wish list based upon a variety of inputs and criteria. In one aspect the architecture can generate a wish list based upon one or more images of an item desired by a user. Accordingly, the architecture can examine the image to identify the desired item and to extract relevant features from the item in order to, e.g., match the imaged item to a catalog item for sale by a vendor. In another aspect, the architecture can access information associated with a third party to build a wish list for a user. Appreciably, according to the particular aspect, the wish list can include items that are designated to a particular beneficiary.
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20 Claims
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1. A system that generates a wish list for a shopper based upon one or more images, comprising:
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an interface component that receives an image that includes a representation of an item desired by a shopper; an entity component that identifies the representation; a feature extraction component that extracts features discernible in the representation in order to match the representation to a catalog item for sale by a vendor; and a list creation component that populates a wish list with the catalog item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system that accesses information associated with a third party to create a wish list for a shopper, comprising:
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a communication component that requests and receives information that relates to a third party; an authentication component that verifies a shopper is authorized to request and receive the information; and a list generation component that populates a wish list for the shopper based upon the information received. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for accessing information associated with a third party for creating a wish list, comprising:
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requesting profile information associated with a third party; receiving the profile information; verifying a shopper is authorized to request and receive the profile information associate with the third party; and populating a wish list based upon the profile information received. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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