System and method to generate a shopping cart list

• US 8,826,157 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2007
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Krantz, David, Culver, Lee, Marcucci, Justin, Novell, Susan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nunez, Jordany
• Application Number:
  US11/848,881
• Publication Number:
  US 20090064009A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,559 Days
• Field of Search: 715/762, 715/848, 705/26.8, 705/26.1
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0629 for generating comparisons
• 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

A system to generate a shopping cart list is provided. The system includes a three-dimensional graphical display module to generate an interactive graphical display at a display device. The interactive graphical display includes a plurality of independent display elements associated with a representation of a three-dimensional object. The system also includes a shopping cart module to generate a shopping cart list including purchasable items selected from a plurality of independent storefront sites and to display the shopping cart list at the display device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a hardware processor;

a three-dimensional graphical display module executable by the hardware processor to generate an interactive graphical display at a display device, wherein the interactive graphical display includes a plurality of selectable and independent display elements associated with a representation of a three-dimensional object, and wherein a first selectable and independent display element represents a first storefront site and a second selectable and independent display element represents a second storefront site different than the first storefront site;

an input coupled to the hardware processor to receive data indicating selection of a purchasable item depicted via the first storefront site;

a search module executable by the hardware processor to retrieve information identifying the purchasable item from the first storefront site; and

a shopping cart module executable by the hardware processor to;

query a plurality of storefront sites based on the information to identify a third storefront site in addition to the first storefront site that sells the purchasable item; and

send a purchase request for the purchasable item to a storefront site based on the data, wherein the storefront site is selected from the first storefront site and the third storefront site.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the shopping cart module is executable by the processor to send a display to the display device to facilitate user selection of a purchase order resulting in the purchase request, wherein the display device identifies the purchasable item, the first storefront site, first purchase information associated with the first storefront site, the second storefront site, and second purchase information associated with the third storefront site.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the search module is further adapted to identify purchase information associated with the purchasable item.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein a particular storefront site of the plurality of storefront sites is the second storefront site, and wherein the particular storefront site offers a second item for sale.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the shopping cart module selects the storefront site to which the purchase request is sent based on a user setting.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the user setting includes a lowest price setting.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the user setting includes an availability setting.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the user setting includes a total cost of order setting.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the user setting includes a shipping time setting.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the shopping cart module is executable by the processor to automatically send the purchase request to the storefront site when purchase information associated with the storefront site satisfies a user setting threshold.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wide area network interface to communicate with the storefront site via a television system.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the storefront site is not associated with any of the plurality of the selectable and independent display elements.

13. A method comprising:

sending an interactive graphical display to a display device via a computing device, wherein the interactive graphical display includes a plurality of selectable and independent display elements associated with a representation of a three-dimensional object, and wherein a first selectable and independent display element represents a first storefront site and a second selectable and independent display element represents a second storefront site different than the first storefront site;

receiving, at the computing device, data indicating selection of a purchasable item depicted via the first storefront site;

retrieving information identifying the purchasable item from the first storefront site;

determining, via the computing device and based on the information, a third storefront site in addition to the first storefront site that sells the purchasable item;

selecting a particular storefront site based on a user setting, wherein the particular storefront site is the first storefront site or the third storefront site; and

sending a purchase request to the particular storefront site.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the three-dimensional object has a spherical shape.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a command to rotate the three-dimensional object; and

changing the interactive graphical display in response to the command.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the three-dimensional object is a representation of a plurality of storefronts.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the particular storefront is not associated with a selectable and independent display element of the plurality of selectable and independent display elements.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the user setting comprises a lowest prices setting, an availability setting, a total cost of order setting, or a shipping time setting.

19. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

sending an interactive graphical display to a display device, wherein the interactive graphical display includes a plurality of selectable and independent display elements associated with a representation of a three-dimensional object, and wherein a first selectable and independent display element represents a first storefront site and a second selectable and independent display element represents a second storefront site different than the first storefront site;

receiving data indicative of selection of a purchasable item depicted via the first storefront site;

retrieving information identifying the purchasable item from the first storefront site;

determining, based on the information, a third storefront site in addition to the first storefront site that sells the purchasable item;

selecting a particular storefront site based on a user setting, wherein the particular storefront site is one of the first storefront site and the third storefront site; and

sending a purchase request to the particular storefront site for the purchasable item.

20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 19, wherein the operations further include selecting the particular storefront site based on a user setting.

21. The computer-readable storage device of claim 19, wherein the user setting comprises a lowest prices setting, an availability setting, a total cost of order setting, or a shipping time setting.

22. The computer-readable storage device of claim 19, wherein the user setting includes a listing of unacceptable storefronts.

23. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

receiving data indicative of selection of a first storefront site from a display that features a plurality of storefront sites;

receiving data indicative of selection of a purchasable item from the first storefront site;

retrieving information identifying the purchasable item from the first storefront site;

determining, based on the information, a second storefront site in addition to the first storefront site that sells the purchasable item;

selecting a particular storefront site based on a user setting, wherein the particular storefront site is one of the first storefront site and the second storefront site; and

sending a purchase request to the particular storefront site.

24. The computer-readable storage device of claim 23, wherein the particular storefront site is not a storefront site of the plurality of storefront sites.

25. The computer-readable storage device of claim 23, wherein the user setting comprises a lowest prices setting, an availability setting, a total cost of order setting, or a shipping time setting.