COOPERATIVE EXECUTION OF AN ELECTRONIC SHOPPING LIST

• US 20140214595A1
• Filed: 01/29/2013
• Published: 07/31/2014
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 9,953,359 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• 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:

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;

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 worn by a consumer as the consumer shops in the retail store; and

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.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving one or more consumer signals further comprises:

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

receiving, with the processing device, a second consumer signal from the second augmented reality device requesting access to the first consumer signal.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein said transmitting step further comprises:

transmitting, with the processing device and to the second augmented reality device, the first consumer signal as the second procuring signal.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 wherein said step of receiving one or more consumer signals further comprises:

receiving, with the processing device, a first consumer signal containing video images from the first augmented reality device; and

receiving, with the processing device, a second consumer signal from the second augmented reality device requesting access to the video images of the first consumer signal.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 wherein said transmitting step further comprises:

transmitting, with the processing device and to the second augmented reality device, the video images of the first consumer signal as the second procuring signal.

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

said step of receiving one or more consumer signals further comprises receiving a first consumer signal from the first augmented reality device and a second consumer signal from the second augmented reality device; and

said transmitting step further comprises transmitting, with the processing device, the second consumer signal as the first procuring signal to the first augmented reality device and the first consumer signal as the second procuring signal to the second augmented reality device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting step is further defined as:

linking, with the processing device, the first and second augmented reality devices in communication with one another.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the procuring signal transmitted to the first augmented reality device contains data originating at the second augmented reality device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting step is executed in response to said step of receiving the one or more consumer signals.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting step further comprises:

transmitting, with the processing device, a first procuring signal containing audio data associated with the shopping list to the first augmented reality device and a second procuring signal containing video data associated with the shopping list to the second augmented reality device.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting step further comprises:

transmitting, with the processing device, a first procuring signal containing position data associated with the shopping list.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving one or more consumer signals further comprises:

receiving, with the processing device, one or more consumer audio signals from a first augmented reality device and a second augmented reality device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving one or more consumer signals further comprises:

receiving, with the processing device, one or more consumer video signals from a first augmented reality device and a second augmented reality device.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving one or more consumer signals further comprises:

receiving, with the processing device, one or more consumer position signals from a first augmented reality device and a second augmented reality device.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving one or more consumer signals further comprises:

receiving, with the processing device, one or more consumer direction signals from a first augmented reality device and a second augmented reality device.

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

modifying, with the processing device, the shopping list in response to said step of receiving one or more consumer signals.

17. A computer-implemented method comprising:

offering a plurality of items for sale at one or more retail stores;

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 including at least some of the plurality of items offered for sale in the one or more retail stores;

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 worn by a consumer as the consumer shops in the one or more retail stores;

granting, with the processing device, access to the shopping list to the consumer wearing the first augmented reality device and to the consumer wearing the second augmented reality device; and

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.

18. A consumer shopping list system comprising:

a shopping list database; and

a commerce server having a processing device including;

a receiving module configured to receive 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 wherein the shopping list is stored in said shopping list database, wherein said receiving module is further configured to receive one or more consumer signals from a first augmented reality device and a second augmented reality device, each augmented reality device worn by a consumer as the consumer shops in the retail store; and

a transmission module configured to transmit 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.

19. The consumer shopping list system of claim 18 wherein the processing device further comprises:

an item selection module configured to select an item from the shopping list; and

a modification module configured to selectively modify the shopping list in response to receipt of a consumer signal.

20. The consumer shopping list system of claim 18 wherein the processing device further comprises:

an audio processing module configured to determine if one or more consumer signals contain verbal messages.