Merging image data based on prospective shopping basket selection

• US 8,538,823 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2009
• Issued: 09/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Pangram Acquisitions LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Giannini, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Airapetian, Mila
• Application Number:
  US12/569,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20100023428A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,449 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27, 705/26.1
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0229 Multi-merchant loyalty card systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• 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

An image data processing method involves on-line viewing of a first article through a linking node for virtual merging on another structure. A particular application of the invention is directed to on-line apparel shopping involving a shopping basket. For example, on-line viewing of one article, such as clothing, on another structure, includes creating an item from image-data corresponding to an article selected by an on-line viewer and tagged as a prospective selection via a shopping basket designation with an image of a structure selected by the on-line viewer.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a host application server configured to;

receive image data associated with an article from at least one retailer of a plurality of retailers;

display the image data from the at least one retailer;

place an accessed article and associated imaged data in a shopping basket;

facilitate purchase of the accessed article in the shopping basket;

merge the displayed image data associated with the accessed article with another image data associated with a structure to generate merged imaged data; and

display the merged image data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the accessed articles in the shopping basket are obtained from at least two different retailers and image data for the accessed articles is held in the shopping basket for subsequent access.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the host application server is further configured to link to a plurality of retailer websites and provide an option to link from a first retailer website to a second retailer website while the articles are placed in the shopping basket.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the host application server is further configured to store selected articles in a virtual closet for future recall.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the host application server is further configured to respond to a subsequent logon by updating the selected articles stored in the virtual closet using data from a retailer associated with the selected articles.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the host application server is configured to process a purchase on a linked retailer website.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the article comprises one or more of clothing, paint, furniture, glassware, landscaping, orthodontics, teeth ware, cabinetry, plastic surgery enhancements and vehicles.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the structure comprises one or more of a person, an animal, a house, a vehicle, a yard, and a room in a building.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein a color and a shape of the accessed articles are chosen to display.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the accessed articles comprises apparel items comprising at least a chosen color and shape.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one computer processor that is configured to access executable instructions that when executed cause the at least one computer processor to;

retrieve image data associated with an article from at least one retailer of a plurality of retailers;

display image data from the at least one retailer;

place an accessed article and associated image data in a shopping basket;

facilitate purchase of the accessed article in the shopping basket;

merge the displayed image data associated with the accessed article with another image data associated with a structure to generate merged image data; and

display the merged image data.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

retrieving image data for displaying articles from at least one retailer of a plurality of retailers;

displaying the image data from the at least one retailer;

placing a selected article and associated image data in a shopping basket;

facilitating purchase of the selected article in the shopping basket,

merging the stored image data associated with the selected article in the shopping basket with another image data associated with a structure to generate merged image data; and

displaying the merged image data.