Systems and methods for in-vehicle navigated shopping

• US 9,858,607 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2015
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Nallu, Praveen, Raghavan, Swami, Howard, Dane, Abraham, Jack Phillip, Vosseller, Shannon B., Lenahan, Michael George, Mitchell, Ben
• Primary Examiner(s): Alharbi, Adam
• Application Number:
  US14/809,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20150330806A1
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• 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 a user input onto a map image displayed on a navigation-enabled mobile device, the user input tracing a route from a starting point to a destination, and the route including a set of roads connecting the starting point to the destination;

receiving a selection of a mode of transportation;

defining a threshold deviation away from the route, wherein the threshold deviation includes a maximum travel time away from the route, from a current location;

defining a search corridor based on the route and the threshold deviation, the search corridor encompasses the route and extends a distance defined by the selection of the mode of transportation and the threshold deviation away from the route;

receiving a search query that includes the current location of the navigation-enabled mobile device;

retrieving a set of search results based on the search query, the current location of the navigation-enabled mobile device, the mode of transportation, and the search corridor;

deriving a travel time of each of the set of search results based on the current location of the navigation-enabled mobile device and the selection of the mode of transportation;

sorting the set of search results based on the travel time from the current location to each of the set of search results; and

causing display, at the navigation enabled device, of the set of search results based on the sorting.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the search query further comprising receiving, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, a list of items a user desires to purchase while traveling to the destination location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the causing display of the set of search results includes displaying the set of search results at locations along the desired route.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of search results comprises a plurality of items for purchase at a plurality of retail locations, and the method further comprises receiving a selected item from among the plurality of items for purchase.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

presenting one or more payment options; and

receiving a purchase request, the purchase request including a payment option from among the one or more payment options.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising guiding, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, a user along the desired route, the desired route updated to include one or more retail locations as intermediate destinations along the route to a destination location.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising guiding the user along the route, wherein the guiding the user along the route includes receiving a selection of a search result from among the set of search results;

and

updating the route based on the selection.

8. A navigated-shopping-service server comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors on the navigated-shopping-service server, cause the server to perform operations comprising;

receiving a user input onto a map image displayed on a navigation-enabled mobile device, the user input tracing a route from a starting point to a destination, and the route including a set of roads connecting the starting point to the destination;

receiving a selection of a mode of transportation;

defining a threshold deviation away from the route, wherein the threshold deviation includes a maximum travel time away from the route, from a current location;

defining a search corridor based on the route and the threshold deviation, the search corridor encompasses the route and extends a distance defined by the selection of the mode of transportation and the threshold deviation away from the route;

receiving a search query that includes the current location of the navigation-enable mobile device;

retrieving a set of search results based on the search query, the current location of the navigation-enabled mobile device, the mode of transportation, and the search corridor;

deriving a travel time of each of the set of search results based on the current location of the navigation-enabled mobile device and the selection of the mode of transportation;

sorting the set of search results based on the travel time from to the current location to each of the set of search results; and

causing display, at the navigation enabled device, of the set of search results based on the sorting.

9. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 8, wherein the memory device further includes instructions that cause the server to perform operations further comprising:

presenting one or more payment options; and

receiving a purchase request, the purchase request including a payment option from among the one or more payment options.

10. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 8, wherein the memory device further includes instructions that cause the server to perform operations further comprising:

receiving, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, a list of items a user desires to purchase while traveling to the destination location.

11. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 8, wherein the memory device further includes instructions that cause the server to perform operations further comprising:

displaying the set of search results at locations along the desired route.

12. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 8, wherein the set of search results comprises a plurality of items for purchase at a plurality of retail locations, and the memory device further includes instructions that cause the server to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a selected item from among the plurality of items for purchase.

13. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 8, the memory device further includes instructions that cause the server to perform operations further comprising:

guiding, via the navigation-enabled mobile device, a user along the desired route, the desired route updated to include one or more retail locations as intermediate destinations along the route to a destination location.

14. The navigated-shopping-service server of claim 8, wherein the memory device further includes instructions that cause the server to perform operations further comprising:

receiving, 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. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors on a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a user input onto a map image displayed on a navigation-enabled mobile device, the user input tracing a route from a starting point to a destination, and the route including a set of roads connecting the starting point to the destination;

receiving a selection of a mode of transportation;

defining a threshold deviation away from the route, wherein the threshold deviation includes a maximum travel time away from the route, from a current location;

defining a search corridor based on the route and the threshold deviation, the search corridor encompasses the route and extends a distance defined by the selection of the mode of transportation and the threshold deviation away from the route;

receiving a search query that includes the current location of the navigation-enable mobile device;

retrieving a set of search results based on the search query, the current location of the navigation-enabled mobile device, the mode of transportation, and the search corridor;

deriving a travel time of each of the set of search results based on the current location of the navigation-enabled mobile device and the selection of the mode of transportation;

sorting the set of search results based on the travel time of each of the set of search results; and

causing display, at the navigation enabled device, of the set of search results based on the sorting.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further include instructions that cause the mobile device to perform operations further comprising:

presenting one or more payment options; and

receiving a purchase request, the purchase request including a payment option from among the one or more payment options.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions that cause the mobile device to receive the selection of the selected item include instructions that cause the mobile device to display a delivery option for the selected item.