Face Simulation in Networking

• US 20090310187A1
• Filed: 06/12/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scott C Harris
• Original Assignee: Scott C Harris
• Inventors: Harris, Scott C.
• Application Number:
  US12/138,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20090310187A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/448
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services

Abstract

A system allows you to do things on the internet in a way you might do them in the real world. This system allows modifying your look on the internet, but only by an amount that changes your look like you could change it in the real world, e.g, with makeup or plastic surgery. More extensive changes are not allowed, to prevent the user from masking their identity or characteristics via the editing of their looks.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining a picture of a user to be used as a part of an application carried out on the internet whereby other users on the internet see the picture;

allowing said picture to be modified only in ways that could be modified by a user modifying their own appearance in the real world; and

sending said picture to be used as part of said application.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein said picture is allowed to be modified only to carry out a specified subset of operations on said picture.

3. A method as in claim 1, further comprising allowing storing presets indicative of multiple modifications to said picture.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein said application allows determining a score associated with the user, wherein users having a more desirable score are allowed to carry out a second subset of operations which includes more operations on the picture than a first subset of operations;

and wherein only said first subset of operations are allowed to be carried out by said users with a less desirable score than said more desirable score.

5. A method, comprising:

receiving an order of a product for delivery;

prior to a delivery of said product, determining real time information about an actual location of said product which has been ordered; and

displaying said real time information about said actual location of said product.

6. A method as in claim 5, further comprising determining an identity of a person who has ordered a product for delivery, and wherein said displaying comprises displaying responsive to an indication of said identity.

7. A method as in claim 5, wherein said real time information is a real time location information of the product to be delivered based on automatic position detection.

8. A method as in claim 7, wherein said real-time location comprises a display on a map the real time location of the product.

9. A method as in claim 5, wherein said real time information is live image information from a camera.

10. A method as in claim 5, wherein said product is delivered food.

11. A method as in claim 5, wherein said product is merchandise that has been ordered from a seller, and said real time information includes a status including a specific geographical location of the order.

17. A method as in claim 5, wherein said product is delivered food.

18. A method as in claim 5, wherein said product is merchandise that has been ordered from a seller, and said real time information includes a status including a specific geographical location of the order.

12. A method, comprising:

ordering, on the internet, a product to be delivered; and

after said ordering, and during a time that said product is being moved from one location to another location, viewing on the internet, real time information about an actual location of said product which has been ordered.

13. A method as in claim 12, further comprising determining an identity of a person who has ordered a product for delivery, and wherein said displaying comprises displaying responsive to an indication of said identity.

14. A method as in claim 12, wherein said real time information is a real time location information of the product based on automatic position detection.

15. A method as in claim 14, wherein said real-time location information is a GPS detection and said display shows a display on a map of the real time location of the product.

16. A method as in claim 15, wherein said real time information is live image information from a camera.