Methods and systems for providing reminders for products in proximity
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method, comprising:
- providing a radio frequency transponder corresponding to one or more aisles of a physical store, wherein the radio frequency transponder is configured to communicate first information associated with a radio frequency tag coupled to each item of a plurality of items located on the one or more aisles of the physical store;
receiving, by a transaction server, a list of one or more items of the plurality of items available for sale at the physical store, wherein the list is associated with a user, wherein the transaction server comprises a processor;
periodically receiving, by the processor, second information over a wireless network related to a location of a user device associated with the user, wherein the user device comprises a software application (“
app”
) installed on the user device of the user;
determining, by the processor, that the user device is within or proximate to the physical store based on the second information received that is related to the location of the user device;
providing, by the processor, over the wireless network to the user device, an indication that the user device is proximate to at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, wherein the providing the indication to the user device is based at least in part on;
determining a distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items in response to the determination that the user device is within or proximate to the physical store;
determining, by the processor, that the distance is less than a threshold distance;
periodically querying, by the radio frequency transponder, the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items;
determining, by the processor, whether a response has been received to the periodic querying of the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items;
responsive to determining that the response has been received to the periodic querying of the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, determining, by the processor, that the user did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item; and
responsive to determining that the user did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item, transmitting, by the transaction server over the wireless network, a signal to the user device to cause the user device to display on a user interface of the user device a notification which indicates that the user has passed by and did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item, wherein the notification displayed on the user interface of the user device includes a picture of the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items that the user did not pick up and indicates the distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Various examples of methods and systems for providing reminders for products in proximity are described. In one implementation, a method may receive information related to a list of one or more items available for sale at a physical store, wherein the list is associated with a user. The method may also receive information related to a location of a user device associated with the user. Based at least in part on a distance between the user device and at least one item on the list of one or more items, the method may further providing an indication to the user device that the user device is proximate the at least one item on the list of one or more items.
30 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method, comprising:
-
providing a radio frequency transponder corresponding to one or more aisles of a physical store, wherein the radio frequency transponder is configured to communicate first information associated with a radio frequency tag coupled to each item of a plurality of items located on the one or more aisles of the physical store; receiving, by a transaction server, a list of one or more items of the plurality of items available for sale at the physical store, wherein the list is associated with a user, wherein the transaction server comprises a processor; periodically receiving, by the processor, second information over a wireless network related to a location of a user device associated with the user, wherein the user device comprises a software application (“
app”
) installed on the user device of the user;determining, by the processor, that the user device is within or proximate to the physical store based on the second information received that is related to the location of the user device; providing, by the processor, over the wireless network to the user device, an indication that the user device is proximate to at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, wherein the providing the indication to the user device is based at least in part on; determining a distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items in response to the determination that the user device is within or proximate to the physical store; determining, by the processor, that the distance is less than a threshold distance; periodically querying, by the radio frequency transponder, the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items; determining, by the processor, whether a response has been received to the periodic querying of the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items; responsive to determining that the response has been received to the periodic querying of the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, determining, by the processor, that the user did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item; and responsive to determining that the user did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item, transmitting, by the transaction server over the wireless network, a signal to the user device to cause the user device to display on a user interface of the user device a notification which indicates that the user has passed by and did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item, wherein the notification displayed on the user interface of the user device includes a picture of the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items that the user did not pick up and indicates the distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
-
receiving, by a transaction server, a list of one or more items of a plurality of items available for sale at a physical store, wherein the list is associated with a user, wherein the transaction server comprises a processor; determining, by a radio frequency transponder corresponding to one or more aisles of the physical store, a respective location of each item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items in the physical store, wherein the radio frequency transponder is configured to communicate first information associated with a radio frequency tag coupled to each item of the plurality of items located on the one or more aisles of the physical store; periodically receiving, by the processor, over a wireless network, second information related to a location of a user device associated with the user, wherein the user device comprises a software application (“
app”
) installed on the user device of the user;determining, by the processor, whether the user device associated with the user is proximate to or within the physical store based on the second information received that is related to the location of the user device; providing, by the processor, an indication to the user device that the user device is proximate to at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, wherein the providing the indication to the user device is based at least in part on; determining a distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items in response to the determination that the user device is within or proximate to the physical store; determining that the distance is less than a threshold distance; periodically querying, by the radio frequency transponder, the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items; determining, by the processor, whether a response has been received to the periodic querying of the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items; responsive to determining that the response has been received to the periodic querying of the radio frequency tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, determining, by the processor that the user did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item; and responsive to determining that the user did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item, transmitting a signal to the user device to cause the user device to display on a user interface of the user device a notification which indicates that the user has passed by and did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item, wherein the notification displayed on the user interface of the user device includes a picture of the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items that the user did not pick up and indicates the distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A system, comprising:
-
one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags available coupled to each item of a plurality of items for sale at a physical store; a plurality of radio frequency transponders installed at the physical store and configured to query the one or more RFID tags; and a transaction server that communicates over a wireless network with the plurality of radio frequency transponders and a user device, the transaction server comprising; a memory configured to store one or more sets of instructions; a processor configured to access the memory to execute the one or more sets of instructions to perform operations comprising; receiving a list of one or more items of the plurality of items available for sale at the physical store, wherein the list is associated with a user; periodically receiving user location information indicative of a location of the user device associated with the user, wherein the user device comprises a software application (“
app”
) installed on the user device of the user;determining that the user device is within or proximate to the physical store based on the user location information; providing an indication to the user device that the user device is proximate to at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, wherein the providing the indication to the user device is based at least in part on; determining a distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items in response to the determination that the user device is within or proximate to the physical store; determining that the distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items is less than a threshold distance; periodically receiving item location information that is generated by periodic querying, by a radio frequency transponder of the plurality of radio frequency transponders, the RFID tag coupled to at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items; determining whether a response has been received to the periodic querying of the RFID tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items; responsive to determining that the response has been received to the periodic querying of the RFID tag coupled to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, determining that the user did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item; and responsive to determining that the user did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item, transmitting a signal to the user device to cause the user device to display on a user interface of the user device, a notification which indicates that the user has passed by and did not pick up the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items when the user device was proximate to the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items, wherein the notification displayed on the user device includes a picture of the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items that the user did not pick up and indicates the distance between the user device and the at least one item on the list of one or more items of the plurality of items. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification