Cooperative execution of an electronic shopping list

• US 9,953,359 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2013
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores Texas LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Inventors: Argue, Stuart, Marcar, Anthony Emile
• Primary Examiner(s): Owens, Douglas W
• Assistant Examiner(s): YESILDAG, LAURA G
• Application Number:
  US13/753,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20140214595A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,911 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, with a processing device of a commerce server, one or more shopping list signals from an electronic computing device to establish a shopping list of a plurality of items offered for sale in a retail store. The method also includes the step of receiving, with the processing device, one or more consumer signals from a first augmented reality device and a second augmented reality device. Each augmented reality device can be worn by a consumer as the consumer shops in the retail store. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, a first procuring signal containing data associated with the shopping list to the first augmented reality device and a second procuring signal containing data associated with the shopping list to the second augmented reality device, such that the consumers can cooperatively shop for items on the shopping list.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing a first computer program product executable by a first augmented reality device, the first augmented reality device being wearable by a first human consumer in a retail store;

providing a second computer program product executable by a second augmented reality device, the second augmented reality device being wearable by a second human consumer in the retail store;

accessing, by a processing device of a commerce server, a shopping list, the shopping list listing a plurality of items offered for sale in the retail store;

communicating, by the processing device, with the first augmented reality device, wherein communicating with the first augmented reality device comprises;

transmitting, by the processing device, a first item signal to the first augmented reality device, the first item signal identifying a first item on the shopping list and causing the first computer program product to display a first visual message identifying the first item on a display of the first augmented reality device;

receiving, by the processing device, a first video signal from the first augmented reality device, wherein the first video signal is generated by an inwardly-facing camera of the first augmented reality device, the inwardly-facing camera of the first augmented reality device is directed toward eyes of the first human consumer, and the first video signal contains one or more video images showing the eyes of the first human consumer; and

receiving, by the processing device, a second video signal from the first augmented reality device, the second video signal being generated by a forward-facing camera of the first augmented reality device;

communicating, by the processing device, with the second augmented reality device, wherein communicating with the second augmented reality device comprises;

transmitting, by the processing device, a second item signal to the second augmented reality device, the second item signal identifying a second item on the shopping list and causing the second computer program product to display a second visual message identifying the second item on a display of the second augmented reality device;

receiving, by the processing device, a third video signal from the second augmented reality device, wherein the third video signal is generated by an inwardly-facing camera of the second augmented reality device, the inwardly-facing camera of the second augmented reality device is directed toward eyes of the second human consumer, and the third video signal contains one or more video images showing the eyes of the second human consumer; and

receiving, by the processing device, a fourth video signal from the second augmented reality device, the fourth video signal being generated by a forward-facing camera of the second augmented reality device;

correlating, by the processing device, the first video signal to the second video signal to determine a first object the first human consumer is viewing; and

correlating, by the processing device, the third video signal to the fourth video signal to determine a second object the second human consumer is viewing;

wherein;

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting, by the processing device, a third item signal to the first augmented reality device, the third item signal indicating that the second item has been obtained by the second human consumer;

and communicating with the second augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting, by the processing device, a fourth item signal to the second augmented reality device, the fourth item signal indicating that the first item has been obtained by the first human consumer.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein:

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

receiving, by the processing device, a first consumer signal from the first augmented reality device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein:

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting, by the processing device, the fourth video signal to the first augmented reality device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein:

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

receiving, by the processing device, an audio signal from the first augmented reality device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 wherein:

communicating with the second augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting, by the processing device, the audio signal to the second augmented reality device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

removing, by the processing device, the first item from the shopping list; and

removing, by the processing device, the second item from the shopping list.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein:

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

receiving, by the processing device, a first position signal from the first augmented reality device, the first position signal identifying a first location of the first augmented reality device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 further comprising:

generating, by the processing device, a map showing the first location of the first augmented reality device.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

removing, by the processing device, the first item from the shopping list; and

removing, by the processing device, the second item from the shopping list;

wherein;

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

receiving, by the processing device, a first consumer signal from the first augmented reality device;

transmitting, by the processing device, the fourth video signal to the first augmented reality device;

receiving, by the processing device, an audio signal from the first augmented reality device; and

receiving, by the processing device, a first position signal from the first augmented reality device, the first position signal identifying a first location of the first augmented reality device;

and

communicating with the second augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting, by the processing device, the audio signal to the second augmented reality device.

9. A system comprising:

a commerce server comprising a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to;

access a shopping list, the shopping list listing a plurality of items offered for sale in a retail store;

communicate with a first augmented reality device, the first augmented reality device being wearable by a first human consumer in the retail store, wherein communicating with the first augmented reality device comprises;

transmitting a first item signal to the first augmented reality device, the first item signal identifying a first item on the shopping list and causing the first augmented reality device to display a first visual message identifying the first item on a display of the first augmented reality device;

receiving a first video signal from the first augmented reality device, wherein the first video signal is generated by an inwardly-facing camera of the first augmented reality device, the inwardly-facing camera of the first augmented reality device is directed toward eyes of the first human consumer, and the first video signal contains one or more video images showing the eyes of the first human consumer; and

receiving a second video signal from the first augmented reality device, the second video signal being generated by a forward-facing camera of the first augmented reality device;

communicate with a second augmented reality device, the second augmented reality device being wearable by a second human consumer in the retail store, wherein communicating with the second augmented reality device comprises;

transmitting a second item signal to the second augmented reality device, the second item signal identifying a second item on the shopping list and causing the second augmented reality device to display a second visual message identifying the second item on a display of the second augmented reality device;

receiving a third video signal from the second augmented reality device, wherein the third video signal is generated by an inwardly-facing camera of the second augmented reality device, the inwardly-facing camera of the second augmented reality device is directed toward eyes of the second human consumer, and the third video signal contains one or more video images showing the eyes of the second human consumer; and

receiving a fourth video signal from the second augmented reality device, the fourth video signal being generated by a forward-facing camera of the second augmented reality device;

correlate the first video signal to the second video signal to determine a first object the first human consumer is viewing; and

correlate the third video signal to the fourth video signal to determine a second object the second human consumer is viewing;

wherein;

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting a third item signal to the first augmented reality device, the third item signal indicating that the second item has been obtained by the second human consumer;

and communicating with the second augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting a fourth item signal to the second augmented reality device, the fourth item signal indicating that the first item has been obtained by the first human consumer.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein:

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

receiving a first consumer signal from the first augmented reality device.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein:

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting the fourth video signal to the first augmented reality device.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein:

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

receiving an audio signal from the first augmented reality device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein:

communicating with the second augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting the audio signal to the second augmented reality device.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the processing device is further configured to:

remove the first item from the shopping list; and

remove the second item from the shopping list.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein:

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

receiving a first position signal from the first augmented reality device, the first position signal identifying a first location of the first augmented reality device.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the processing device is further configured to:

generating, by the processing device, a map showing the first location of the first augmented reality device.

17. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

the first augmented reality device; and

the second augmented reality device.

18. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

the first augmented reality device; and

the second augmented reality device;

wherein the processing device is further configured to;

remove the first item from the shopping list; and

remove the second item from the shopping list.

20. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

the first augmented reality device; and

the second augmented reality device;

wherein;

communicating with the first augmented reality device further comprises;

receiving a first consumer signal from the first augmented reality device;

transmitting the fourth video signal to the first augmented reality device;

receiving an audio signal from the first augmented reality device; and

receiving a first position signal from the first augmented reality device, the first position signal identifying a first location of the first augmented reality device;

communicating with the second augmented reality device further comprises;

transmitting the audio signal to the second augmented reality device;

and

the processing device is further configured to;

remove the first item from the shopping list; and

remove the second item from the shopping list.