Projection shopping with a mobile device

• US 9,865,015 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Moghadam, Ali Minaei, Lunn, John
• Primary Examiner(s): ALLEN, WILLIAM J
• Application Number:
  US14/499,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20150019375A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A method for making purchases with a mobile device at a physical location is described. A service provider receives information about an item available for purchase, and this information is projected on a surface. A user in the vicinity of the surface views the projected information and provides input through the user'"'"'s mobile device. The projected information changes based on the input. The user selects an item for purchase and pays for the selected item through the mobile device.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising;

transmitting, via a network, first content to a remote projector to cause the remote projector to project on a surface different from a display of a mobile device of a user a presentation comprising the first content and a code;

in response to receiving a request comprising the code from the mobile device via the network, determining whether the mobile device is located within a predetermined distance from the surface based on location data obtained from the mobile device via the network;

in response to a determination that the mobile device is located within the predetermined distance from the surface, (i) establishing a connection with the mobile device via the network and (ii) providing, on the mobile device via the established connection, a first control interface associated with the first content;

in response to receiving an input signal from the first control interface of the mobile device, (i) transmitting, to the remote projector via the network, second content associated with at least one item for sale to cause the remote projector to modify the presentation to include the second content and (ii) providing, on the mobile device via the established connection, a second control interface associated with the second content;

receiving, from the second control interface of the mobile device, a payment request for purchasing the at least one item for sale; and

processing the payment request using payment account information associated with the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the surface comprises glass.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the glass forms part of a store display window.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise in response to receiving an input signal from the second control interface of the mobile device, transmitting, to the remote projector via the network, a signal to cause the remote projector to modify the presentation by changing the at least one item to another item, rotating the at least one item, changing a color of the at least one item, selecting a size of the at least one item, or any combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise in response to receiving the payment request, providing a third interface on the mobile device, without transmitting information related to the purchase to the remote projector.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise determining a location of the surface, wherein determining whether the mobile device is located within the predetermined distance from the surface is further based on the determined location of the surface.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise in response to a determination that the mobile device is located outside of the predetermined distance from the surface, denying the mobile device from interacting with the presentation.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise in response to receiving a second request comprising the code from another mobile device via the network, denying a connection with the other mobile device based on the established connection with the mobile device.

9. A method for facilitating an interaction between a mobile device and a remote presentation, comprising:

transmitting, by one or more hardware processors of a service provider via a network, first content to a remote projector to cause the remote projector to project on a surface different from a display of the mobile device of a user the remote presentation comprising the first content and a code;

in response to receiving a request comprising the code from the mobile device via the network, determining, by the one or more hardware processors, whether the mobile device is located within a predetermined distance from the surface based on location data obtained from the mobile device via the network;

in response to a determination that the mobile device is located within the predetermined distance from the surface, (i) establishing, by the one or more hardware processors, a connection with the mobile device via the network and (ii) providing, by the one or more hardware processors, on the mobile device via the established connection, a first control interface associated with the first content;

in response to receiving an input signal from the first control interface of the mobile device, (i) transmitting, by the one or more hardware processors to the remote projector via the network, second content associated with at least one item for sale to cause the remote projector to modify the presentation to include the second content and (ii) providing, by the one or more hardware processors, on the mobile device via the established connection, a second control interface associated with the second content;

receiving, by the one or more hardware processors from the second control interface of the mobile device, a payment request for purchasing the at least one item for sale; and

processing, by the hardware processors, the payment request.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the surface comprises a store display window or a car window.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising in response to receiving the payment request, providing, by the one or more hardware processors, a third interface on the mobile device, without transmitting information related to the purchase to the remote projector.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining a location of the surface, wherein determining whether the mobile device is located within the predetermined distance from the surface is further based on the determined location of the surface.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising in response to a determination that the mobile device is located outside of the predetermined distance from the surface, denying the mobile device from interacting with the presentation.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising in response to the determination that the mobile device is located outside of the predetermined distance from the surface, transmitting a message to the mobile device prompting the user to move closer to the surface.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a computer system to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, via a network, first content to a remote display device to cause the remote display device to display a presentation comprising the first content and a code, wherein the remote display device is different from a display of a mobile device of a user;

in response to receiving a request comprising the code from the mobile device via the network, determining whether the mobile device is located within a predetermined distance from the remote display device based on location data associated with the mobile device;

in response to receiving a determination that the mobile device is located within the predetermined distance from the remote display device, (i) establishing a connection with the mobile device via the network and (ii) providing, on the mobile device via the established connection, a first control interface associated with the first content;

in response to receiving an input signal from the first control interface of the mobile device, (i) transmitting, to the remote display device via the network, second content associated with at least one item for sale to cause the remote display device to modify the presentation to include the second content and (ii) providing, on the mobile device via the established connection, a second control interface associated with the second content;

receiving, from the second control interface of the mobile device, a payment request for purchasing the at least one item for sale; and

processing the payment request.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the display device comprises a store display window.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise in response to receiving an input signal from the second control interface of the mobile device, transmitting, to the remote display device via the network, a signal to cause the remote display device to modify the presentation by changing the at least one item to a different item, rotating the at least one item, changing a color of the at least one item, selecting a size of the at least one item, or any combination thereof.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise in response to a determination that the mobile device is located outside of the predetermined distance from the remote display device, denying the mobile device from interacting with the presentation.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise in response to the determination that the mobile device is located outside of the predetermined distance from the remote display device, transmitting a message to the mobile device prompting the user to move closer to the remote display device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise in response to receiving a second request comprising the code from another mobile device via the network, denying a connection with the other mobile device based on the established connection with the mobile device.