Social mobile game for recommending items

• US 9,589,535 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Poon, Amy, Szeto, Margaret, Orlov, Konstantin, Mathai, Varghese
• Primary Examiner(s): SKAARUP, JASON M
• Application Number:
  US13/946,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20150024840A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,327 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/53 involving additional visual information provided to the game scene, e.g. by overlay to simulate a head-up display [HUD] or displaying a laser sight in a shooting game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/303 for displaying additional data, e.g. simulating a Head Up Display
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/16 Cloth
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

Disclosed is a social dress up game that may be a fun mobile app that may be played collaboratively with friends, using the photo capability of a mobile phone or smart mobile device. One player will separately take a picture of a friend, and then invite two friends to join. Each player will dress up one part or component of the whole body of the photo—head, body or legs. In the end, the three different parts will be merged into an interesting and unique image of their friend that they can also share with the game players. Since each game player would have worked on only that player'"'"'s component, the resulting merged image will be a surprise to all players.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a client machine by at least one computer processor, an image of a subject;

electronically disassembling the image into a plurality of component images of the image of a subject;

transmitting, via a wireless communication channel, respective ones of the plurality of component images to client machines of respective individuals;

providing an electronically selectable inventory of items to the client machines of the respective individuals, the electronically selectable inventory including a plurality of images of a plurality of items for superposing on the component images transmitted to the client machine of each respective individual;

transmitting, via the wireless communication channel, a request to the client machine of each respective individual, the request requesting that individual to (i) select one of the plurality of images of one of the plurality of items from the electronically selectable inventory, and (ii) electronically superimpose the selected image of the item on the component image transmitted to that individual;

receiving the respective ones of the plurality of component images from the client machines of the respective individuals with the selected images of the items electronically superimposed thereon;

electronically reassembling the plurality of component images with the selected images of the items superimposed thereon into the image of the subject;

transmitting, via the wireless communication channel, the electronically reassembled image of the subject with the selected images of the items superimposed thereon to the client machines of the respective individuals; and

transmitting, via the wireless communication channel, a request to purchase one or more of the items superimposed on the reassembled image of the subject, along with inventory and pricing information associated with those items, to the client machines of the respective individuals.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the subject is posed in a desired pose.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising adjusting a geometrical configuration of at least one of the items to match the desired pose.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the image of the subject is received from a device which is a mobile device or a stationary device.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the plurality of items is transmitted by a network based publisher and further comprising enabling the plurality of items to be selectively displayed on the device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the image of the subject is a photo of a person and the plurality of component images with items superimposed thereon are received responsive to a request to each respective individual to electronically dress the one of the plurality of component images transmitted to the individual.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the respective individuals are associated with each other as friends on a social networking website and further comprising determining a geographic location of the client machine of at least one of the friends, wherein the inventory and pricing information associated with the one or more items superimposed on the reassembled image of the subject are detected locally to the geographic location of the client machine of the at least one of the friends.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the items to be electronically superimposed comprise one of clothing, shoes, or accessories.

9. A system comprising:

one or more computer processors configured to execute instructions to;

receive, via a wireless communication channel, an image of a subject;

electronically disassemble the image into a plurality of components;

transmit respective ones of the plurality of components to client machines of respective individuals, via the wireless communication channel;

provide an electronically selectable inventory of items to the client machines of the respective individuals, the electronically selectable inventory including a plurality of images of a plurality of items for superposing on the component images transmitted to the client machine of each respective individual;

transmit, via the wireless communication channel, a request to a client machine of each respective individual, the request requesting that individual to (i) select one of the plurality of images of one of the plurality of items from the electronically selectable inventory, and (ii) electronically superimpose the selected image of the item on the component image transmitted to the individual;

receive the respective ones of the plurality of component images from the client machines of the respective individuals with the selected images of the items electronically superimposed thereon;

reassembling the plurality of component images with the selected images of the items superimposed thereon into the image of the subject;

transmit the reassembled image of the subject with the selected images of the items superimposed thereon to the client machines of the respective individuals, via the wireless communication channel; and

transmit, via the wireless communication channel, a request to purchase one or more of the items superimposed on the reassembled image of the subject, along with inventory and pricing information associated with those items, to the client machines of the respective individuals.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the subject is posed in a desired pose.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more computer processors is configured to execute instructions to adjust a geometrical configuration of at least one of the items to match the desired pose.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the image of the subject is received from a device which is a mobile device or a stationary device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the plurality of items is transmitted by a network based publisher and the one or more computer processors is configured to execute instructions to enable the plurality of items to be selectively displayed on the device.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the image of the subject is a photo of a person and the plurality of components with items superimposed thereon are received responsive to a request to each respective individual to dress the one of the plurality of component images transmitted to the individual.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the respective individuals are associated with each other as friends on a social networking website and the one or more computer processors is configured to execute instructions to transmit a request to purchase one or more of the items, and to determine inventory and pricing information associated with the one or more items superimposed on the reassembled image of the subject, the inventory and pricing information are detected locally to the geographic location of the client machine of the at least one of the friends.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein the items to be electronically superimposed are selected from one of clothing, shoes, or accessories.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable hardware storage device having embedded therein a set of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, causes the computer to execute the following operations:

receiving, from a client machine, by at least one computer processor, an image of a subject;

electronically disassembling the image into a plurality of component images of the image of a subject;

transmitting, via a wireless communication channel, respective ones of the plurality of component images to client machines of respective individuals;

providing an electronically selectable inventory of items to the client machines of the respective individuals, the electronically selectable inventory including a plurality of images of a plurality of items for superposing on the component images transmitted to the client machine of each respective individual;

transmitting, via the wireless communication channel, a request to the client machine of each respective individual, the request requesting that individual to;

(i) select one of the plurality of images of one of the plurality of items from the electronically selectable inventory, and (ii) electronically superimpose the selected image of the item on the component image transmitted that individual;

receiving the respective ones of the plurality of component images from the client machines of respective individuals with the selected image of the items electronically superimposed thereon;

electronically reassembling the plurality of component images with the selected images of the items superimposed thereon into the image of the subject;

transmitting, via the wireless communication channel, the electronically reassembled image of the subject with the selected images of the items superimposed thereon to the client machines of the respective individuals; and

transmitting, via the wireless communication channel, a request to purchase one or more of the items superimposed on the reassembled image of the subject, along with inventory and pricing information associated with those items, to the client machines of the respective individuals.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable hardware storage device of claim 17 wherein the subject is posed in a desired pose and the set of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, causes the computer to execute adjusting a geometrical configuration of at least one of the items to match the desired pose.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable hardware storage device of claim 17 wherein the image of the subject is a photo of a person and the plurality of component images with items superimposed thereon are received responsive to a request to each respective individual to electronically dress the respective individual'"'"'s one of the plurality of component images transmitted to the individual.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable hardware storage device of claim 17 wherein the respective individuals are associated with each other as friends on a social networking website and the set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, causes the computer to execute determining a geographic location of the client machine of at least one of the friends, wherein the inventory and pricing information associated with one or more items superimposed on the reassembled image of the subject are detected locally to the geographic location of the client machine of the at least one of the friends.