Apparatus and method for processing a multimedia commerce service

• US 9,679,332 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2014
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Youngah, Park, Hojoo, Kim, Junhee, Kim, Hanseok, Clayton, Jim, Park, Jungnam, Kong, Hyonbin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ludwig, Peter L
• Application Number:
  US14/192,129
• Publication Number:
  US 20140244447A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A multimedia commerce service processing method includes the steps of receiving a signal for selecting a first product provided by the multimedia commerce service, detecting body size information of a user from login information of an account of the user who uses the multimedia commerce service, generating a first avatar graphic image including the detected body size information of the user and transmitting a signal for outputting an image of the first product in a specific area of the first avatar graphic image to a display device. A multimedia commerce service processing apparatus includes a receiving module configured to sense a signal, a communication module configured to transmit and receive data, a storage module configured to store login information of an account of a user and a controller configured to control operation of the multimedia commerce service processing apparatus.

Claims

1. A multimedia commerce service processing method comprising:

receiving, via a receiving module, a first signal for selecting a first product provided by the multimedia commerce service from a remote controller;

transmitting, via a communication module, a second signal for capturing a body of a user and the remote controller using a camera of a display device to the display device;

receiving, via the communication module, an image of the body of the user and an image of the remote controller from the display device;

calculating, via a controller, a ratio of the body of the user to the remote controller using the image of the body of the user and the image of the remote controller;

calculating, via the controller, a body size of the user using the calculated ratio and pre-stored size data of the remote controller;

generating, via the controller, a first avatar graphic image based on the calculated body size information of the user; and

transmitting, via the communication module, a third signal for outputting an image of the first product in a specific area of the first avatar graphic image to the display device.

2. The multimedia commerce service processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first avatar graphic image is a three-dimensional (3D) image.

3. The multimedia commerce service processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first avatar graphic image includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for changing product information of the first product.

4. The multimedia commerce service processing method according to claim 3, wherein the product information of the first product in the GUI is changed, when a fourth signal for changing product information of the first product is received through the communication module.

5. The multimedia commerce service processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first avatar graphic image includes a payment graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the payment GUI is a user interface for selecting the image of the product in the specific area of the first avatar graphic image to perform a payment process.

6. The multimedia commerce service processing method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, via the communication module, a fifth signal for selecting a second product provided by the multimedia commerce service;

generating, via the controller, a second avatar graphic image including the calculated body size information of the user; and

transmitting, via the communication module, a sixth signal for outputting an image of the second product in a specific area of the second avatar graphic image to the display device.

7. The multimedia commerce service processing method according to claim 6, wherein the first avatar graphic image and the second avatar graphic image are outputted on a screen together.