METHODS, DEVICES AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR AUGMENTED REALITY SHOPPING

• US 20140379468A1
• Filed: 03/20/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Infosys Limited
• Original Assignee: Infosys Limited
• Inventors: Ganesh, Jai, Sharma, Tarun Prakash, Chatterjee, Saikat, Nair, Manmohan
• Application Number:
  US14/220,987
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379468A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.53
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for augmented reality shopping. A visual code of the product can be scanned by a portable device. A set of information can be extracted by a web server, whereby the set of information can include a set of providers, offering the product within a location of the portable device. A provider of the product can be selected by a comparing module, where the provider offers a best price of the product. The product as offered by the selected provider can be added to a shopping cart.

Claims

1. A method for shopping in an augmented reality, the method comprising:

receiving, by an augmented reality shopping computing device, a visual code of a product from a scanning device;

extracting, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a set of information of the product from a catalog engine, whereby the set of information comprises a set of providers offering the product within a location of the scanning device;

selecting, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a provider of the product, wherein the selected provider offers a best price of the product; and

adding, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, the product as offered by the selected provider to a shopping cart.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a location information of the scanning device, the location information specifying the location of the scanning device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a feedback from a social networking engine, wherein the social networking engine fetches a plurality of information on the product from a plurality of social networking websites, when a user of the scanning device chooses to receive the feedback; and

updating, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, the shopping cart, based on the received feedback.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, the plurality of information comprises at least one or more of comments, feedback, reviews or ratings as provided by a selected set of users of the social networking websites.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a payment for the product;

receiving, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a billing address and a payment information from the scanning device; and

initiating, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a delivery of the product to the billing address.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a time of delivery and a point of delivery location from the scanning device;

processing, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a payment for the product; and

initiating, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a delivery of the product to the point of delivery location at the time of delivery.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual code includes one of a QR code or a bar code.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of information is updated by one or more providers periodically.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, information on the added product to the set of providers;

receiving, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, from one or more of the set of providers, one or more updates on the best price of the product;

selecting, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a second provider from the one or more of the set of providers, whereby the second provider offers an updated best price of the product; and

updating, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, the added product with the product as offered by the selected second provider in the shopping cart.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by augmented reality shopping computing device, a three-dimensional representation of the product.

11. A augmented reality shopping computing device comprising:

a processor coupled to a memory and configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory, comprising;

receiving a visual code of a product from a scanning device;

extracting a set of information of the product from a catalog engine, whereby the set of information comprises a set of providers offering the product within a location of the scanning device;

selecting a provider of the product, wherein the selected provider offers a best price of the product; and

adding the product as offered by the selected provider to a shopping cart.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

receiving a location information of the scanning device, the location information specifying the location of the scanning device.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

receiving a feedback from a social networking engine, wherein the social networking engine fetches a plurality of information on the product from a plurality of social networking websites, when a user of the scanning device chooses to receive the feedback; and

updating the shopping cart, based on the received feedback.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein, the plurality of feedback information comprises at least one or more of comments, feedback, reviews or ratings as provided by a selected set of users of the social networking websites.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

processing a payment for the product;

receiving a billing address and a payment information from the scanning device; and

initiating a delivery of the product to the billing address.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

receiving a time of delivery and a point of delivery location from the scanning device;

processing a payment for the product; and

initiating a delivery of the product to the point of delivery location at the time of delivery.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein the visual code comprises at least one or more of a QR code or a bar code.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the set of information is updated by one or more providers periodically.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

sending, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, information on the added product to the set of providers;

receiving, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, from one or more of the set of providers, one or more updates on the best price of the product;

selecting, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a second provider from the one or more of the set of providers, whereby the second provider offers an updated best price of the product; and

updating, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, the added product with the product as offered by the selected second provider in the shopping cart.

20. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

providing, by augmented reality shopping computing device, a three-dimensional representation of the product.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for shopping in an augmented reality comprising machine executable code which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

receiving a visual code of a product from a scanning device;

extracting a set of information of the product from a catalog engine, whereby the set of information comprises a set of providers offering the product within a location of the scanning device;

selecting a provider of the product, wherein the selected provider offers a best price of the product; and

adding the product as offered by the selected provider to a shopping cart.

22. The medium of claim 21, wherein the medium further comprises machine executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps further comprising:

receiving a location information of the scanning device, the location information specifying the location of the scanning device.

23. The medium of claim 21, wherein the medium further comprises machine executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps further comprising:

receiving a feedback from a social networking engine, wherein the social networking engine fetches a plurality of information on the product from a plurality of social networking websites, when a user of the scanning device chooses to receive the feedback; and

updating the shopping cart, based on the received feedback.

24. The medium of claim 23, wherein, the plurality of feedback information comprises at least one or more of comments, feedback, reviews or ratings as provided by a selected set of users of the social networking websites.

25. The medium of claim 21, wherein the medium further comprises machine executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps further comprising:

processing a payment for the product;

receiving a billing address and a payment information from the scanning device; and

initiating a delivery of the product to the billing address.

26. The medium of claim 21, wherein the medium further comprises machine executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps further comprising:

receiving a time of delivery and a point of delivery location from the scanning device;

processing a payment for the product; and

initiating a delivery of the product to the point of delivery location at the time of delivery.

27. The medium of claim 21, wherein the visual code comprises at least one or more of a QR code or a bar code.

28. The medium of claim 21, wherein the set of information is updated by one or more providers periodically.

29. The medium of claim 21, wherein the medium further comprises machine executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps further comprising:

sending, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, information on the added product to the set of providers;

receiving, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, from one or more of the set of providers, one or more updates on the best price of the product;

selecting, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, a second provider from the one or more of the set of providers, whereby the second provider offers an updated best price of the product; and

updating, by the augmented reality shopping computing device, the added product with the product as offered by the selected second provider in the shopping cart.

30. The medium of claim 21, wherein the medium further comprises machine executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps further comprising:

providing, by augmented reality shopping computing device, a three-dimensional representation of the product.