SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENHANCED SHOPPING EXPERIENCE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- prior to purchase of an item, generating a list of merchants based on a user query; and
generating a virtual shopping area from the list of merchants, the virtual shopping area comprising;
a virtual building associated with each merchant on the list of merchants, wherein the virtual building associated with each merchant has an attribute specific to each merchant, the attribute comprising at least one of a size, a shape, a dé
cor, and a color; and
automatically generated recommendation markings identifying at least one of a recommended product, a recommended service, a recommended merchant from the list of merchants, and a merchant from the list of merchants providing at least one of the recommended product and the recommended service.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for creating a virtual shopping area. The method includes receiving a query from a user and an automated input specific to the user from a computing device, generating a list of merchants based on the query and the automated input, generating a virtual shopping area from the list of merchants and based on one or more constraints, and displaying the virtual shopping area on the computing device. One optional step is presenting to the user an interface to purchase query-related items from merchants in the virtual shopping area. The method optionally includes receiving an indication of intent to purchase an item from the user, displaying an image of the item to the user, and dynamically updating the displayed image of the item as the user specifies item-specific details. The list of merchants can be restricted to merchants geographically close to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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prior to purchase of an item, generating a list of merchants based on a user query; and generating a virtual shopping area from the list of merchants, the virtual shopping area comprising; a virtual building associated with each merchant on the list of merchants, wherein the virtual building associated with each merchant has an attribute specific to each merchant, the attribute comprising at least one of a size, a shape, a dé
cor, and a color; andautomatically generated recommendation markings identifying at least one of a recommended product, a recommended service, a recommended merchant from the list of merchants, and a merchant from the list of merchants providing at least one of the recommended product and the recommended service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising; prior to purchase of an item, generating a list of merchants based on a user query; and generating a virtual shopping area from the list of merchants, the virtual shopping area comprising; a virtual building associated with each merchant on the list of merchants, wherein the virtual building associated with each merchant has an attribute specific to each merchant, the attribute comprising at least one of a size, a shape, a dé
cor, and a color; andautomatically generated recommendation markings identifying at least one of a recommended product, a recommended service, a recommended merchant from the list of merchants, and a merchant from the list of merchants providing at least one of the recommended product and the recommended service. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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prior to purchase of an item, generating a list of merchants based on a user query; and generating a virtual shopping area from the list of merchants, the virtual shopping area comprising; a virtual building associated with each merchant on the list of merchants, wherein the virtual building associated with each merchant has an attribute specific to each merchant, the attribute comprising at least one of a size, a shape, a dé
cor, and a color; andautomatically generated recommendation markings identifying at least one of a recommended product, a recommended service, a recommended merchant from the list of merchants, and a merchant from the list of merchants providing at least one of the recommended product and the recommended service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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