COLLECTIVE NETWORK OF AUGMENTED REALITY USERS

• US 20120233032A1
• Filed: 01/01/2012
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Calman, Matthew A., Ross, Erik Stephen, Hamilton, Alfred
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,860 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0605 Supply or demand aggregation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide for using video analysis, such as augmented reality or the like to assist a group of users to utilize mobile devices for creating a collective network environment of users that identifies objects in which one or more users in a group of users may be interested, and notifies the one or more users of information associated with the object. A collective network comprises a group of users that each have a mobile device that contains or is otherwise operatively coupled to a data capture device. For example, the mobile device may be a mobile phone that is capable of taking video with a camera device. A user in the collective network may capture video on his mobile device, and an application can identify the object in the video and provide interested users in the collective network with information about the object.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving data about a first object, wherein the data about the first object is recognized through the use of a first data capture device operatively coupled to a first mobile device of a first user;

determining, though the use of a processing device, if a second user within one or more collective networks of users is interested in a second object based on the data about the first object, wherein a collective network of users is a group of one or more users that have the ability to recognize data about objects through the use of data capture devices operatively coupled to mobile devices of the users; and

presenting a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user when it is determined that the second user is interested in the second object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object further comprises determining the first user from which the data about the object was received.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object further comprises determining the one or more collective networks to which the first user belongs.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object further comprises determining the one or more users that belong to the one or more collective networks.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object further comprises comparing the data received about the first object to a group of one or more objects associated with the one or more users that belong to the one or more collective networks.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the group of one or more objects associated with the one or more users is a wish list, shopping list, or object transaction history associated with the one or more users.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first object and the second object are the same.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second object is similar to or related to the first object.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request from the first user or the second user to create the collective network.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request from the first user or the second user to create a first user profile or a second user profile for the collective network.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to link and authenticate a first user profile or a second user profile to an account of the first user or the second user at a financial institution.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to link one or more objects to a first user profile or a second user profile.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to invite the one or more users to join the collective network.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to allow the one or more users to join the collective network.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user further comprises determining if the second user wants to be notified of objects identified by the one or more users in the one or more collective networks.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user further comprises determining a type of notification to present to the second user.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a response from the second user relating to action that the second user wants to take.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

posting and settling the accounts of the first user, the second user, a financial institution, or a merchant after the second user makes a purchase of the first object or the second object.

19. A system comprising:

a memory device having computer readable program code store thereon;

a communication device; and

a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device, and the communication device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the computer readable program code to;

receive data about a first object, wherein the data about the first object is recognized through the use of a first data capture device operatively coupled to a first mobile device of a first user;

determine if a second user within one or more collective networks of users is interested in a second object based on the data about the first object, wherein a collective network of users is a group of one or more users that have the ability to recognize data about objects through the use of data capture devices operatively coupled to mobile devices of the users; and

present a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user when it is determined that the second user is interested in the second object.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device configured to execute the computer readable program code to determine if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object is further configured to determine the first user from which the data about the object was received.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device configured to execute the computer readable program code to determine if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object is further configured to determine the one or more collective networks to which the first user belongs.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device configured to execute the computer readable program code to determine if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object is further configured to determine the one or more users that belong to the one or more collective networks.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device configured to execute the computer readable program code to determine if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object is further configured to compare the data received about the first object to a group of one or more objects associated with the one or more users that belong to the one or more collective networks.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the group of one or more objects associated with the one or more users is a wish list, shopping list, or object transaction history associated with the one or more users.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein the first object and the second object are the same.

26. The system of claim 19, wherein the second object is similar to or related to the first object.

27. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to receive a request from the first user or the second user to create the collective network.

28. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to receive a request from the first user or the second user to create a first user profile or a second user profile for the collective network.

29. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to receive a request to link and authenticate a first user profile or a second user profile to an account of the first user or the second user at a financial institution.

30. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to receive a request to link one or more objects to a first user profile or a second user profile.

31. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to receive a request to invite the one or more users to join the collective network.

32. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to receive a request to allow the one or more users to join the collective network.

33. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device configured to execute the computer readable program code to present a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user is further configured to determine if the second user wants to be notified of objects identified by the one or more users in the one or more collective networks.

34. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device configured to execute the computer readable program code to present a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user is further configured to determine a type of notification to present to the second user.

35. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to receive a response from the second user relating to action that the second user wants to take.

36. The system of claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to post and settle the accounts of the first user, the second user, a financial institution, or a merchant after the second user makes a purchase of the first object or the second object.

37. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion configured for receiving data about a first object, wherein the data about the first object is recognized through the use of a first data capture device operatively coupled to a first mobile device of a first user;

an executable portion configured for determining if a second user within one or more collective networks of users is interested in a second object based on the data about the first object, wherein a collective network of users is a group of one or more users that have the ability to recognize data about objects through the use of data capture devices operatively coupled to mobile devices of the users; and

an executable portion configured for presenting a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user when it is determined that the second user is interested in the second object.

38. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the executable portion configured for determining if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object further comprises determining the first user from which the data about the object was received.

39. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the executable portion configured for determining if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object further comprises determining the one or more collective networks to which the first user belongs.

40. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the executable portion configured for determining if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object further comprises determining the one or more users that belong to the one or more collective networks.

41. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the executable portion configured for determining if the second user within the collective network of users is interested in the object further comprises comparing the data received about the first object to a group of one or more objects associated with the one or more users that belong to the one or more collective networks.

42. The computer program product of claim 41, wherein the group of one or more objects associated with the one or more users is a wish list, shopping list, or object transaction history associated with the one or more users.

43. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the first object and the second object are the same.

44. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the second object is similar to or related to the first object.

45. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising an executable portion configured for receiving a request from the first user or the second user to create the collective network.

46. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising an executable portion configured for receiving a request from the first user or the second user to create a first user profile or a second user profile for the collective network.

47. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising an executable portion configured for receiving a request to link and authenticate a first user profile or a second user profile to an account of the first user or the second user at a financial institution.

48. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising an executable portion configured for receiving a request to link one or more objects to a first user profile or a second user profile.

49. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising an executable portion configured for receiving a request to invite the one or more users to join the collective network.

50. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising an executable portion configured for receiving a request to allow the one or more users to join the collective network.

51. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the executable portion configured for presenting a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user further comprises determining if the second user wants to be notified of objects identified by the one or more users in the one or more collective networks.

52. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the executable portion configured for presenting a notification about the second object to a second mobile device of the second user further comprises determining a type of notification to present to the second user.

53. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising an executable portion configured for receiving a response from the second user relating to action that the second user wants to take.

54. The computer program product of claim 37, further comprising an executable portion configured for posting and settling the accounts of the first user, the second user, a financial institution, or a merchant after the second user makes a purchase of the first object or the second object.