System and method for providing contemporaneous product information with animated virtual representations
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1. A method for providing contemporaneous product information with animated virtual representations, comprising:
- identifying a product by detecting a marker with a user device;
based upon the product, generating an animated virtual representation in a display of the user device; and
conveying social data generated by other users about the product to the user by virtual interaction with the animated virtual representation.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing contemporaneous product information with animated virtual representations includes identifying a product by detecting a marker with a user device. Based upon the product, an animated virtual representation is generated in a display of the user device. Information about the product is conveyed to the user by virtual interaction with the animated virtual representation.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing contemporaneous product information with animated virtual representations, comprising:
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identifying a product by detecting a marker with a user device; based upon the product, generating an animated virtual representation in a display of the user device; and conveying social data generated by other users about the product to the user by virtual interaction with the animated virtual representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable storage medium comprising a computer readable program for providing contemporaneous product information with animated virtual representations, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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identifying a product by detecting a marker with a user device; based upon the product, generating an animated virtual representation in a display of the user device; and conveying social data generated by other users about the product to the user by virtual interaction with the animated virtual representation.
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13. A method for providing contemporaneous product information with animated virtual representations, comprising:
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identifying a product by detecting a marker with a user device; communicating the marker information to a back-end; collecting product information about the product at the back-end; composing an avatar based upon at least one of the product information and a user preference; generating an avatar overlay in a display of the user device; and conveying social data generated by other users about the product to the user by virtual interaction with the avatar. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing contemporaneous product information with animated virtual representations, comprising:
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a back-end configured to collect information about a product from a product information source in accordance with a user request, the back-end configured to communicate with at least one user device such that upon identifying a product by detecting a marker with the user device, product information is retrieved from the product information source, and an animated virtual representation is composed for display on the user device to dynamically provide real-time information to the user device; and a server coupled to the back-end to provide the product information source, the server having a plurality of different information sources from which to collect information including animated virtual representation composition information and social data generated by other users. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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