Method and system for creating and maintaining a virtual library
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method that is executed on a computing device for creating a virtual library of products, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing system having one or more computing devices, an image of one or more products as stored in a physical library;
generating, by the computing system, inventory information for at least one of the products from product identification information revealed in the image, the inventory information including at least a product identifier for a product; and
storing, by the computing system, the inventory information in a virtual library.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating and maintaining a virtual library is provided. A virtual library includes one or more photographic images of the user'"'"'s physical library, and an inventory of the products revealed in those images. The virtual librarian facilitates uploading the images, generating an inventory from those images, and locating products in the physical library with reference to the images. The virtual librarian optionally provides the user with an appraisal of the value of their physical library, and advice regarding how to organize the library and whether to make certain acquisitions to complement the existing library.
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1. A computer-implemented method that is executed on a computing device for creating a virtual library of products, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing system having one or more computing devices, an image of one or more products as stored in a physical library; generating, by the computing system, inventory information for at least one of the products from product identification information revealed in the image, the inventory information including at least a product identifier for a product; and storing, by the computing system, the inventory information in a virtual library. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for maintaining a virtual library of products, the system comprising:
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an image database containing images of the products as they are stored in a physical library; an inventory database containing inventory information for the products depicted in the images, wherein the inventory information is generated from product identification information revealed in the images; and a computing device configured to enable a user to retrieve inventory information of a desired product from said inventory database. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A computing apparatus, comprising:
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a memory unit; and a processor unit configured to execute instructions stored in the memory unit, wherein the instructions cause the processor unit to; store in an image database an image of one or more products as stored in a physical library; generate inventory information for the products from product identification information revealed in the stored image, the inventory information including a product identifier and a product location of each stored product; and store the inventory information in a virtual library. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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