Identifying and visualizing attributes of items based on attribute-based RFID tag proximity

• US 9,373,136 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2015
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Leggett, Jacquelle D., Rhodes, Philippa M.
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TOAN NGOC
• Application Number:
  US14/876,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20160027077A1
• Time in Patent Office: 259 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.1, 340/572.4, 340/10.1, 340/10.42, 340/691.6, 235/375
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10415 the interrogation device being fixed in its position, such as an access control device for reading wireless access cards, or a wireless ATM banking machines in general G07F19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/04 Electronic labels
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13095 PIN / Access code, authentication

Abstract

A portable device receives a particular RFID signal identifying that a particular attribute is associated with a particular item placed proximate to the RFID tag emitting the particular RFID signal, wherein the particular RFID signal is identified from among a plurality of RFID signals, wherein a selection of the plurality of RFID signals are each associated with a separate attribute from among a plurality of attributes. The portable device displays a visual representation depicting that the particular item is associated with the particular attribute.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to receive a particular RFID signal identifying that a particular attribute is associated with a particular item placed proximate to the RFID tag emitting the particular RFID signal, wherein the particular RFID signal is identified from among a plurality of RFID signals, wherein a selection of the plurality of RFID signals are each associated with a separate attribute from among a plurality of attributes; and

program instructions to display a visual representation depicting that the particular item is associated with the particular attribute by;

responsive to determining that the particular attribute is selected by a user in a selection of user attribute preferences, identifying a location of the RFID tag emitting the RFID signal;

selecting an overlay image for the particular attribute;

accessing an image of a current view captured by an image capture device;

identifying the location of the RFID tag within the current view; and

applying the selected overlay image to the location within an overlay interface.

2. The computer program product according to claim 1, the stored program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to receive the particular RFID signal identifying that the particular attribute is associated with the particular item, wherein the particular attribute indicates an absence of a type of ingredient.

3. The computer program product according to claim 1, the stored program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to apply the selected overlay image to the location within a display interface through which a user views an image of the current view captured through the image capture device.

4. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to receive a particular RFID signal identifying that a particular attribute is associated with a particular item placed proximate to the RFID tag emitting the particular RFID signal, wherein the particular RFID signal is identified from among a plurality of RFID signals, wherein a selection of the plurality of RFID signals are each associated with a separate attribute from among a plurality of attributes;

program instructions to display a visual representation depicting that the particular item is associated with the particular attribute;

program instructions to track a number of times the particular attribute is identified from one or more RFID signals; and

program instructions to share the number of times the particular attribute is identified, with an entity.