Virtual reality shopping experience
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing, from a server computer system to a client computer system, an electronic interface to a virtual-reality mall that emulates a physical mall via computer-generated images, wherein the virtual-reality mall provides simulated access to a plurality of virtual stores respectively operated by a plurality of merchants, wherein the simulated access includes motion simulation for a user of the client computer system, and wherein the electronic interface is operable to cause the user of the client computer system to be directed, via a networked connection, to a virtual-reality portion of a website of a particular merchant of the plurality of merchants in response to receiving a request from the user to enter a virtual store of the particular merchant;
detecting, at the server computer system, user input indicative of a request to personalize the virtual-reality mall, wherein the request to personalize specifies a set of preferred virtual stores of the plurality of virtual stores, wherein the set of preferred virtual stores includes a first virtual store of a first merchant and a second virtual store of a second, different merchant;
based on the request to personalize, the server computer system providing, to the client computer system via the electronic interface, a list of the set of preferred virtual stores, wherein the list is operable to provide simulated access to the set of preferred virtual stores to the user;
receiving, at the server computer system, an indication from the first merchant that the user has selected a first item from the first virtual store for inclusion in an electronic shopping cart of the user;
receiving, at the server computer system, an indication from the second, different merchant that the user has selected a second item from the second virtual store for inclusion in the electronic shopping cart of the user; and
facilitating, by the server computer system, payment processing to the first merchant and the second, different merchant for at least the first and second items in the electronic shopping cart of the user in response to a single payment request from the user.
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Abstract
A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location, having at least one store, and displaying the shopping location to the user'"'"'s computer in a 3D interactive simulation view via a web browser to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user. The server then obtains a request to enter into one of the stores and displays the store website to the user in the same web browser. The store website has one or more enhanced VR features. The server then receives a request to view at least one product and the product is presented in a 3D interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life viewing of the product.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing, from a server computer system to a client computer system, an electronic interface to a virtual-reality mall that emulates a physical mall via computer-generated images, wherein the virtual-reality mall provides simulated access to a plurality of virtual stores respectively operated by a plurality of merchants, wherein the simulated access includes motion simulation for a user of the client computer system, and wherein the electronic interface is operable to cause the user of the client computer system to be directed, via a networked connection, to a virtual-reality portion of a website of a particular merchant of the plurality of merchants in response to receiving a request from the user to enter a virtual store of the particular merchant; detecting, at the server computer system, user input indicative of a request to personalize the virtual-reality mall, wherein the request to personalize specifies a set of preferred virtual stores of the plurality of virtual stores, wherein the set of preferred virtual stores includes a first virtual store of a first merchant and a second virtual store of a second, different merchant; based on the request to personalize, the server computer system providing, to the client computer system via the electronic interface, a list of the set of preferred virtual stores, wherein the list is operable to provide simulated access to the set of preferred virtual stores to the user; receiving, at the server computer system, an indication from the first merchant that the user has selected a first item from the first virtual store for inclusion in an electronic shopping cart of the user; receiving, at the server computer system, an indication from the second, different merchant that the user has selected a second item from the second virtual store for inclusion in the electronic shopping cart of the user; and facilitating, by the server computer system, payment processing to the first merchant and the second, different merchant for at least the first and second items in the electronic shopping cart of the user in response to a single payment request from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a server computer system to cause the server computer system to perform operations comprising:
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providing, to a client computer system, an electronic interface to a virtual-reality mall that emulates a physical mall via computer-generated images, wherein the virtual-reality mall provides simulated access to a plurality of virtual stores respectively operated by a plurality of merchants, wherein the simulated access includes motion simulation for a user of the client computer system, and wherein the electronic interface is operable to cause the user of the client computer system to be directed, via a networked connection, to a virtual-reality portion of a website of a particular merchant of the plurality of merchants in response to receiving a request from the user to enter a virtual store of the particular merchant; detecting user input indicative of a request to personalize the virtual-reality mall, wherein the request to personalize specifies a set of preferred virtual stores of the plurality of virtual stores, wherein the set of preferred virtual stores includes a first virtual store of a first merchant and a second virtual store of a second, different merchant; based on the request to personalize, the server computer system providing, to the client computer system via the electronic interface, a list of the set of preferred virtual stores, wherein the list is operable to provide simulated access to the set of preferred virtual stores to the user; receiving an indication from the first merchant that the user has selected a first item from the first virtual store for inclusion in an electronic shopping cart of the user; receiving an indication from the second merchant that the user has selected a second item from the second virtual store for inclusion in the electronic shopping cart of the user; and receiving a payment request from the user for payment processing for at least the first and the second items in the electronic shopping cart of the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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11. A server computer system comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to cause the server computer system to perform operations comprising; providing, to a client computer system, an electronic interface to a virtual-reality mall that emulates a physical mall via computer-generated images, wherein the virtual-reality mall provides simulated access to a plurality of virtual stores respectively operated by a plurality of merchants, wherein the simulated access includes motion simulation for a user of the client computer system, and wherein the electronic interface is operable to cause a user of the client computer system to be directed, via a networked connection, to a virtual-reality portion of a website of a particular merchant of the plurality of merchants in response to receiving a request from the user to enter a virtual store of the particular merchant; detecting, at the server computer system, user input indicative of a request to personalize the virtual-reality mall, wherein the request to personalize specifies a set of preferred virtual stores of the plurality of virtual stores, wherein the set of preferred virtual stores includes a first virtual store of a first merchant and a second virtual store of a second, different merchant; based on the request to personalize, the server computer system providing, to the client computer system via the electronic interface, a list of the set of preferred virtual stores, wherein the list is operable to provide simulated access to the set of preferred virtual stores to the user; based on information respectively received from the first merchant and the second merchant, wherein the information indicates that the user has selected a first item from the first virtual store and a second item from the second virtual store for inclusion in an electronic shopping cart of the user, updating the electronic shopping cart of the user to include the first item and the second item; and in response to a payment request from the user, facilitating payment processing for an updated electronic shopping cart, wherein the updated electronic shopping cart includes at least the first and second items. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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