Augmented Reality System for Product Selection

• US 20120246027A1
• Filed: 12/14/2011
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FMR LLC
• Original Assignee: FMR LLC
• Inventors: Martin, David
• Granted Patent: US 10,455,089 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.63
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0141 characterised by the informative content of the display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42221 Conversation recording systems at the subscriber's set H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5175 Call or contact centers supervision arrangements

Abstract

Techniques for searching for products in an inventory of product are disclosed. The techniques receive data that specifies attributes of a product, search inventory of products to determine potential matches or closely related matches to at least some of the attributes of the products, generate messages based on the search of inventory to determine the potential matches, generate positional information associated with the messages and generate a set of informational depictions of the generated messages, with the informational depictions of the messages when rendered on a display device are rendered in juxtaposition with representations of the products according to the generated positional information.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more computer systems configured to;

receive data that specifies attributes of a product;

search inventory of products to determine potential matches or closely related matches to at least some of the attributes of the products;

generate messages based on the search of inventory to determine the potential matches; and

generate a set of informational depictions of the generated messages, with the informational depictions of the messages when rendered on a display device are rendered in juxtaposition with representations of the products according to the generated positional information.

2. The system of claim 1 further configured to:

receive information specifying physical locations of the products; and

generate positional information to associate the messages with the locations of the products.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is further configured to:

generate an image depicting a representation of the products residing in a physical location, the image augmented with the set of informational depictions of the generated messages in juxtaposition with the representations of the products in the image.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is further configured to:

cause the informational depictions to be projected onto a display device.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is further configured to:

cause the informational depictions to be projected onto a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device configured to receive the informational depictions.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is further configured to:

generate a representation of the products; and

cause the informational depictions to be projected onto a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device configured to receive the informational depictions and the generated representation of the products.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a portable computing system configured to;

receive the generated set of informational depictions; and

a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device, the display device configured to receive the generated set of informational depictions.

8. The system of claim 3 wherein the products are automobiles/vehicles and the one or more computer systems are further configured to:

generate the image and an environment containing the automobiles/vehicles; and

generate the informational depictions as pictorial representations that depicted over the corresponding automobiles/vehicles.

9. A computer program product tangible stored on a computer readable storage device, the computer program product for searching product inventory of products, the computer program comprising instructions to cause a processor to:

receive data that specifies attributes of a product;

search inventory of products to determine potential matches or closely related matches to at least some of the attributes of the products;

generate messages based on the search of inventory to determine the potential matches;

generate positional information associated with the messages; and

generate a set of informational depictions of the generated messages, with the informational depictions of the messages when rendered on a display device are rendered in juxtaposition with representations of the products according to the generated positional information.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions to:

receive information specifying a physical location of the products.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions to:

generate an image depicting a representation of the products residing in a physical location, the image augmented with the set of informational depictions of the generated messages in juxtaposition with the representations of the products in the image.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions to:

cause the informational depictions to be projected onto a display device.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions to:

cause the informational depictions to be projected onto a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device configured to receive the informational depictions.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions to:

generate a representation of the products; and

cause the informational depictions to be projected onto a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device configured to receive the informational depictions and the generated representation of the products.

15. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions to:

send the generated set of informational depictions to a portable computing system; and

cause a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device to receive the generated set of informational depictions.

16. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the products are automobiles/vehicles and the computer program product further comprises instructions to:

generate the image and an environment containing the automobiles/vehicles; and

generate the informational depictions as pictorial representations that depicted over the corresponding automobiles/vehicles.

17. A method comprising:

receiving by one or more computer systems data that specifies attributes of a product;

searching by the one or more computer systems inventory of products to determine potential matches or closely related matches to at least some of the attributes of the products;

generating by the one or more computer systems messages based on the search of inventory to determine the potential matches;

generating by the one or more computer systems positional information associated with the messages; and

generating by the one or more computer systems a set of informational depictions of the generated messages, with the informational depictions of the messages when rendered on a display device are rendered in juxtaposition with representations of the products according to the generated positional information.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

receiving information specifying a physical location of the products.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

generating an image depicting a representation of the products residing in a physical location, the image augmented with the set of informational depictions of the generated messages in juxtaposition with the representations of the products in the image.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

causing the informational depictions to be projected onto a display device.

21. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

causing the informational depictions to be projected onto a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device configured to receive the informational depictions.

22. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

generating a representation of the products; and

causing the informational depictions to be projected onto a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device configured to receive the informational depictions and the generated representation of the products.

23. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

sending the generated set of informational depictions to a portable computing system; and

causing a set of eyeglasses comprising a display device to receive the generated set of informational depictions.

24. The method of claim 17 wherein the products are automobiles/vehicles and the method further comprises:

generating the image and an environment containing the automobiles/vehicles; and

generating the informational depictions as pictorial representations that depicted over the corresponding automobiles/vehicles.