Systems and methods for in-vehicle navigated shopping

• US 9,679,325 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2013
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Raghavan, Swami, Howard, Dane, Abraham, Jack Phillip, Vosseller, Shannon B., Lenahan, Michael, Mitchell, Ben, Nallu, Praveen
• Primary Examiner(s): Alharbi, Adam
• Application Number:
  US14/369,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20140358724A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,572 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3476 using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3331 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3337 Translation of the query language, e.g. Chinese to English
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

Systems and methods to provide a navigated-shopping service are discussed. In an example, a method for navigated-shopping can include receiving a destination location, accessing a route to the destination, displaying the route with indications of a plurality of items for purchase, receiving selection of a selected item, and purchasing the selected item. The plurality of items for purchase can be within a predefined distance of at least one point along the route. The selection of the selected item can include selection of a retail location of a plurality of retail locations along the route.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, as a tactile input into a navigation-enabled mobile device, a route to a destination location;

receiving a maximum deviation from the route, the maximum deviation including a travel time;

receiving a selection of a mode of transportation from among a group of modes of transportation;

receiving a search query;

determining a current location of the mobile device in response to the receiving the search query;

assigning the current location to the search query;

retrieving a set of search results based on the search query, the current location, the route to the destination location, the mode of transportation, and the maximum deviation from the route, the set of search results including a plurality of items for purchase at a plurality of retail locations, each retail location of the plurality of retail locations being within the maximum deviation from the route;

displaying, on the navigation-enabled mobile device, the route, and the plurality of items for purchase at the plurality of retail locations;

arranging the plurality of items for purchase based at least in part on a deviation from the route required to each of the plurality of retail locations, the deviation including a time-to-obtain, the time-to-obtain based on the mode of transportation and the current location;

receiving, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, a selection of a selected item, the selected item selected from the plurality of items identified along the route for purchase from an associated retail location of the plurality of retail locations;

presenting one or more payment options; and

causing a purchase, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, of the selected item from the associated retail location along the route based on the one or more payment options.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting a plurality of icons, each of the plurality of icons representing a distinct deviation from the route which a user is willing to travel;

and

receiving a selection from among the plurality of icons, the selection representing the maximum deviation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the maximum deviation includes a distance.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the payment options include immediate payment via the navigation-enabled device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising guiding, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, the user along the route, wherein the guiding the user along the route includes receiving a second selected item from the plurality of items identified along the route;

and

updating the route, on the navigation-enabled mobile device, in response to receiving the second selected item to include a second retail location associated with the second selected item as a second intermediate destination along the route to the destination location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchasing the selected item includes receiving, on the navigation-enabled mobile device, a receipt indicating transaction details for the purchased selected item from the associated retail location.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the receiving the receipt includes receiving pick-up instructions from the associated retail location.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchasing the selected item includes transmitting, from the mobile device, a payment authorization for payment to the associated retail location for the selected item.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving selection of a selected item prompts the navigation-enabled mobile device to display a purchase option associated with the selected item.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the displaying the purchase option includes displaying delivery options for the selected item.

11. A navigated-shopping-service server comprising:

a network connection;

one or more processors; and

a memory device including instructions that, when executed on the navigated-shopping-service server, cause the server to perform operations including;

receiving, as a tactile input into a mobile device, a planned route of travel to a destination location;

receiving a maximum deviation from the planned route of travel, the maximum deviation including a travel time;

receiving a selection of a mode of transportation from among a group of modes of transportation;

receiving a search query;

determining a current location of the mobile device in response to the receiving the search query;

assigning the current location to the search query;

retrieving a set of search results based on the search query, the current location, the route to the destination location, the mode of transportation, and the maximum deviation from the route, the set of search results including a plurality of items for purchase at a plurality of retail locations, each retail location of the plurality of retail locations being within the maximum deviation from the route;

displaying, on the navigation-enabled mobile device, the route, and the plurality of items for purchase at the plurality of retail locations;

arranging the plurality of items for purchase based at least in part on a deviation from the route required to each of the plurality of retail locations, the deviation including a time-to-obtain, the time-to-obtain based on the mode of transportation and the current location;

receiving, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, a selection of a selected item, the selected item selected from the plurality of items identified along the route for purchase from an associated retail location of the plurality of retail locations;

presenting one or more payment options; and

causing a purchase, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, of the selected item from the associated retail location along the route based on the one or more payment options.

12. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 11, wherein the displaying the route and the plurality of items for purchase includes:

presenting a plurality of icons, each of the plurality of icons representing a distinct deviation from the route which a user is willing to travel.

13. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 12, wherein the memory device further includes instructions that cause the server to perform operations including:

receive purchase confirmations from at least a portion of the selected merchants; and

transmit, to the mobile device, the purchase confirmations received from the selected merchants.

14. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 12, wherein the memory device further includes instructions that cause the server to perform operations including:

receive, from the mobile device, payment authorization data for the plurality of selected items; and

wherein the instructions that cause the server to transmit the purchase requests further include instructions that cause the server to transmit the payment authorization data.

15. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 11, wherein the instructions that cause the server to access the list of items further include instructions that cause the server to receive the list of items from the mobile device.

16. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 11, wherein the instructions that cause the server to locate the plurality of merchants further include instructions that cause the server to access inventory data associated with the plurality of merchants;

and

wherein the instructions that cause the server to transmit, to the mobile device, the plurality of merchants include instructions that cause the server to transmit inventory data associated with the plurality of merchants.

17. A machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor on a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform operations including:

receiving a route to a destination location, based on a tactile input on a navigation-enabled user device;

receive a maximum deviation from the route, the maximum deviation including a travel time;

receiving a selection of a mode of transportation from among a group of modes of transportation;

receiving a search query;

determining a current location of the mobile device in response to the receiving the search query;

assigning the current location to the search query;

retrieving a set of search results based on the search query, the current location, the route to the destination location, the mode of transportation. and the maximum deviation from the route, the set of search results including a plurality of items for purchase at a plurality of retail locations, each retail location of the plurality of retail locations being within the maximum deviation from the route;

generating a display of the route, the display including the route, and the plurality of items for purchase at the plurality of retail locations within the maximum deviation from the route;

arranging the plurality of items based at least in part on a deviation from the route, the deviation including, a time-to-obtain based on the mode of transportation and the current location;

receiving a selection of a selected item, the selected item selected from the plurality of items for purchase identified along the route;

presenting one or more payment options; and

transmitting a purchase request for the selected item, the purchase request identifying an associated retail location of the plurality of retail locations along the route, based on the one or more payment options.

18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions further comprise:

updating the route to include the associated retail location as an intermediate destination along the route.

19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further comprise:

receiving a second selected item from the plurality of items identified along the route; and

wherein the instructions that cause the mobile device to guide the user along the route further comprise updating the route to include a second retail location associated with the second selected item as an additional intermediate destination along the route, in response to receiving the second selected item.

20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions that cause the mobile device to receive the selection of the selected item further comprise:

causing the mobile device to display a delivery option for the selected item.