Systems, Methods, And Computer Program Products For Navigating Through a Virtual/Augmented Reality

• US 20140006966A1
• Filed: 06/27/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Geraci, Chad Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 9,395,875 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an exemplary system, method, and computer program product. The exemplary method includes communicating with a provider of digital content to request data regarding a specific item of interest using a mobile device associated with a user. The method further includes receiving the requested data regarding the specific item of interest from the provider of digital content on the mobile device. The method further includes rendering the received data regarding the specific item of interest on a display of the mobile device, the rendering including superimposing the received data on a street view. The method further includes navigating through the street view according to navigation functions of the mobile device to locate a physical commercial location that carries the specific item of interest.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a display interface operable to receive an input from a user and communicate an output to the user;

a transceiver operable to electronically communicate with a content provider;

a computer processor operable to execute instructions; and

a memory storage operable to store the instructions, the memory storage further comprising a program module that is operable to;

submit a search request regarding a specific item at the content provider;

receive search data regarding the specific item from the content provider;

display a virtual reality street view on the display interface, the virtual reality street view having the search data regarding the specific item overlaid thereon; and

navigate through the virtual reality street view by performing navigation functions.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a physical location module operable to discern a physical location of the user,

wherein the program module is operable to:

utilize the physical location module to discern a physical location of the user; and

limit the search request regarding the specific item based on the discerned physical location of the user.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the program module is operable to receive virtual reality street view data from the content provider,

wherein the virtual reality street view data is utilized to display the virtual reality street view on the display interface.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the submitted search request regarding the specific item is based in part on data received from the user interacting with the display interface.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein performing navigation functions includes:

recognizing a tilting operation to indicate longitudinal movement through the virtual reality street view; and

recognizing a rotation operation to indicate angular movement through the virtual reality street view.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the tilting operation includes utilizing a gyroscope of the mobile device, and

wherein the rotation operation includes utilizing a compass of the mobile device.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein performing navigation functions includes:

recognizing that a first gesture has been performed on the display interface to indicate longitudinal movement through the virtual reality street view; and

recognizing that a second gesture has been performed on the display interface to indicate angular movement through the virtual reality street view.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the first gesture includes a vertical sliding motion across the display interface, and

wherein the second gesture includes a longitudinal sliding motion across the display interface.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the first gesture includes activating buttons positioned toward top and bottom edges of the display interface, and

wherein the second gesture includes activating buttons positioned toward left and right edges of the display interface.

10. A method comprising:

communicating with a provider of digital content to request data regarding a specific item of interest using a mobile device associated with a user;

receiving the requested data regarding the specific item of interest from the provider of digital content on the mobile device;

rendering the received data regarding the specific item of interest on a display of the mobile device, the rendering including superimposing the received data on a street view; and

navigating through the street view according to navigation functions of the mobile device to locate a physical commercial location that carries the specific item of interest.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein receiving the requested data regarding the specific item of interest includes at least one of:

downloading the requested data to the mobile device; and

streaming the requested data to the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the received data regarding the specific item of interest includes location data of the physical commercial location that carries the specific item of interest in stock.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the street view is based at least in part on a physical location received from an interaction with the user, and

wherein the street view is based at least in part on the location data of the physical commercial location.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the street view is one of:

a virtual reality street view; and

an augmented reality street view.

15. A mobile device comprising a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program contains instructions that when executed perform:

receiving data representative of a specific item, the data representative of a specific item received at the mobile device, which is associated with a user;

based on the received data representative of the specific item, submitting a search request at a content provider to determine a physical commercial location that carries the specific item;

receiving search data regarding the specific item from the content provider, the received search data regarding the specific item including data regarding a physical commercial location that carries the specific item;

overlaying the search data regarding the specific item on a street view on the display of the mobile device; and

navigating through the street view according to navigation functions of the mobile device.

16. The mobile device of claim 15 comprising at least one of a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, and a smartphone.

17. The mobile device of claim 15 wherein the computer program contains instructions that when executed, perform:

discerning a physical location of the mobile device; and

based on the discerned physical location of the mobile device, automatically updating the street view on the display of the mobile device,

wherein updating the street view includes updating the overlaid search data regarding the specific item.

18. The mobile device of claim 15 wherein the navigation functions of the mobile device includes:

static mode navigation functions; and

dynamic mode navigation functions.

19. The mobile device of claim 18 wherein the static mode navigation functions include user initiated navigation functions,

wherein the user initiated navigation functions include a tilting navigation function and a rotating navigation function,

wherein the tilting navigation function determines longitudinal movement through the street view;

and

wherein the rotating navigation function determines angular movement through the street view.

20. The mobile device of claim 18 wherein the dynamic mode navigation functions include continually or periodically updating the street view including the overlaid search data regarding the specific item based on a physical location of the mobile device.