RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON WEARABLE SENSORS

• US 20140052567A1
• Filed: 07/19/2013
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Bhardwaj, Anurag, Sundaresan, Neelakantan, Piramuthu, Robinson
• Granted Patent: US 10,956,956 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations

Abstract

Apparatus and method for providing contextual recommendations based on user state are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, sensor data corresponding to at least one sensor included in an item worn by a user is received. A user state is determined based on the received sensor data. In response to a state change being satisfied by at least the user state, a recommendation is determined based on the user state and a profile associated with the user. The recommendation may be presented on an electronic mobile device associated with the user.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

at least one memory;

at least one receiver receiving a first sensor data corresponding to at least one sensor included in an item worn by a user;

a display;

at least one processor in communication with each of the memory, the receiver, and the display; and

one or more modules comprising instructions stored in the memory and executed by the processor to perform operations comprising;

determining a user state based on the first sensor data, and

in response to a state change being satisfied by at least the user state, determining a recommendation to present on the display, the recommendation based on the user state and a profile associated with the user.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises a short-range receiver.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the item comprises an article of clothing, accessory, jewelry, or shoes.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the determining of the user state comprises identifying one or more of a physical activity, a physical environment, a physiological state, a body measurement, or a preferred fit measurement corresponding to the user.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the recommendation comprises an article of clothing in a certain size from an inventory based on the user state being body measurements or preferred fit measurements and the profile being information about clothes owned by the user, wherein the article of clothing complements the clothes owned by the user and the certain size is determined according to the body measurements or preferred fit measurements.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the recommendation comprises an item available for purchase from an inventory based on the user state being a physical activity or a physical environment associated with the user and the profile being information about personal property owned by the user.

7. A method for providing recommendations, the method comprising:

receiving a first sensor data corresponding to at least one sensor included in an item worn by a user;

determining a user state based on the first sensor data; and

in response to a state change being satisfied by at least the user state, determining, using at least one processor, a recommendation to present on an electronic mobile device associated with the user, the recommendation based on the user state and a profile associated with the user.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a motion sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a temperature sensor, a moisture sensor, a pressure sensor, a contact sensor, an imaging sensor, a galvanic skin response sensor, a heat flux sensor, or an optical sensor.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining of the user state comprises identifying one or more of a physical activity, a physical environment, a physiological state, a body measurement, or a preferred fit measurement corresponding to the user.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the profile comprises information about clothes owned by the user, information about personal property owned by the user, music preferences associated with the user, health goals associated with the user, body goals associated with the user, past purchases associated with the user, contact information associated with the user, or baseline physiological data associated with the user.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising communicating with a remote device to obtain additional data for use in determining the recommendation.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the recommendation comprises an article of clothing in a certain size from an inventory based on the user state being body measurements or preferred fit measurements and the profile being information about clothes owned by the user, wherein the article of clothing complements the clothes owned by the user and the certain size is determined according to the body measurements or preferred fit measurements.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the recommendation comprises an item available for purchase from an inventory based on the user state being a physical activity or a physical environment associated with the user and the profile being information about personal property owned by the user.

14. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving a second sensor data corresponding to at least one sensor included in a second item wearable by the user, wherein the determining of the user state is based on the first and second sensor data, the user state comprising detection of both the item and the second item being worn by the user, and wherein the recommendation comprises music recommendations in response to the determined user state.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the profile comprises music preferences associated with the user.

16. The method of claim 7, wherein the recommendation comprises one or more tips for weight loss based on the user state being inactivity or weight change and the profile comprising information about previous physical activities or weight, and wherein the at least one sensor comprises a pressure sensor embedded in shoes worn by the user or contact sensors embedded in a waistband of the item worn by the user.

17. The method of claim 7, wherein the recommendation comprises facilitating making transportation arrangement based on the user state being intoxication above a threshold level or illness.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the transportation arrangement comprises calling a cab, calling an emergency vehicle, or arranging an alternative driver to drive the user'"'"'s vehicle.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least a motion sensor to detect drinking or the user'"'"'s balance and the profile comprises previous alcohol purchases within a pre-set time period.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first sensor data corresponding to at least one sensor included in an item worn by a user;

determining a user state based on the first sensor data; and

in response to a state change being satisfied by at least the user state, determining a recommendation to present on an electronic mobile device associated with the user, the recommendation based on the user state and a profile associated with the user.