System and method for virtual shopping display
First Claim
1. A display device for use in a sales facility or store, in order to automatically interact with shoppers, comprising:
- an upstanding image display that displays simultaneously at least one image of a product and a photorealistic image of a person in a generally vertical plane;
a support structure coupled to the image display for placement of said display device;
at least one database that stores a plurality of queries and replies to the queries; and
at least one processor that is operatively coupled to the at least one database, and programmed and configured;
to receive from the at least one database at least one reply to a first query by a shopper;
to detect interaction with a physical specimen of the product by the shopper;
to transmit at least one instruction to the image display for rendering a plurality of photorealistic images of the person providing at least one of the at least one reply to the first query to the shopper and information about the product resulting from detected interaction with the physical specimen of the product;
wherein the upstanding image display is positioned to present standing shoppers with the plurality of photorealistic images at about eye level to simulate interaction with a human assistant.
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Abstract
A system and method for a display device is provided. An image display that displays at least one image of at least one of a product and person is coupled to a support structure, and at least one shelf may be operatively coupled to the support structure. Further, at least one database stores a plurality of queries and replies to the queries, and at least one processor is provided that is operatively coupled to the database. The processor(s) programmed and configured to receive from the database at least one reply to a first query. The processor is further configured to transmit at least one instruction to the display for rendering a plurality of images of the person, wherein the rendered images of the person include providing the at least one reply to the first query.
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19 Claims
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1. A display device for use in a sales facility or store, in order to automatically interact with shoppers, comprising:
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an upstanding image display that displays simultaneously at least one image of a product and a photorealistic image of a person in a generally vertical plane; a support structure coupled to the image display for placement of said display device; at least one database that stores a plurality of queries and replies to the queries; and at least one processor that is operatively coupled to the at least one database, and programmed and configured; to receive from the at least one database at least one reply to a first query by a shopper; to detect interaction with a physical specimen of the product by the shopper; to transmit at least one instruction to the image display for rendering a plurality of photorealistic images of the person providing at least one of the at least one reply to the first query to the shopper and information about the product resulting from detected interaction with the physical specimen of the product; wherein the upstanding image display is positioned to present standing shoppers with the plurality of photorealistic images at about eye level to simulate interaction with a human assistant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of automatically interacting with shoppers, comprising:
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displaying simultaneously on at least one upstanding image display of a display device at least one image of a product and photorealistic image of a person in a generally vertical plane; providing a support structure coupled to the at least one upstanding image display for placement of said display device; providing at least one database that stores a plurality of queries and replies to the queries; detecting interaction with a physical specimen of the product by a shopper; receiving, by at least one processor from the at least one database, at least one reply to a first query by the shopper; transmitting, by the at least one processor, at least one instruction to the at least one image display; rendering a plurality of photorealistic images of at least the person providing at least one of the at least one reply to the first query to the shopper and information about the product resulting from detected interaction with the physical specimen of the product; wherein the at least one upstanding image display is positioned to present standing shoppers with the plurality of photorealistic images at about eye level to simulate interaction with a human assistant. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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