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US 12,711,539 B2Granted
Device, method, and system for a customized e-commerce social platform
OwnerAlexandra Lipmaninventor
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Abstract
A virtual shopping system and method are disclosed that enable users to interact with a three-dimensional virtual shopping environment populated with merchandise from multiple online stores. The system includes a store manager configured to retrieve merchandise information, an environment generator that renders a virtual environment based on user preferences, a cart manager that allows users to select merchandise and associate items with their source stores, and an avatar generator that displays selected items on a customizable avatar representing the user. The system allows for real-time item visualization, multi-user interaction, and the transmission of purchase orders directly to the appropriate online stores.
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A virtual shopping application executed on a computing device, comprising:
- a store manager module configured to communicate with a plurality of online stores to retrieve merchandise information for items available from each store;
- an environment generator comprising a rendering engine configured to generate a user-specific virtual shopping environment including embedded interfaces manipulatable by a user based on user-submitted preference settings stored in system logs or preference settings using spatial data models, the virtual shopping environment displaying virtual items representing physical items according to merchandise information received via the store manager module;
- a cart manager module configured to allow a user to select virtual items displayed within the virtual shopping environment and associate each selected virtual item with the store from which its merchandise information was obtained;
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- an avatar generator comprising a real-time rendering engine configured to generate and update an avatar representing the user according to a set of user appearance data to reflect interaction with the selected merchandise within the virtual shopping environment, the avatar being positioned within the virtual environment by the environment generator and the avatar generator including a generative artificial intelligence engine comprising a pre-trained machine learning network designed for at least one of image synthesis, size adjustment, and occlusion handling and configured to simulate how combinations of selected merchandise items appear on the user's avatar in real-time.
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A computer-implemented method for virtual shopping, comprising:
- retrieving merchandise information from a plurality of online stores;
- generating a user-specific virtual shopping environment based on user-submitted preference settings at a rendering engine using spatial data models, the user-specific virtual shopping environment including embedded interfaces manipulatable by a user displaying virtual items representing physical items according to the retrieved merchandise information;
- enabling a user to select virtual items from the virtual shopping environment and associating each virtual item with the corresponding online store;
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- generating an avatar of the user at a real-time rendering engine according to a set of user appearance data, the avatar being positioned within the virtual shopping environment, wherein generating the avatar of the user at the real-time rendering engine comprises generating the avatar of the user at a generative artificial intelligence engine comprising a pre-trained machine learning network designed for at least one of image synthesis, size adjustment, and occlusion handling and configured to simulate how combinations of selected merchandise items appear on the user's avatar in real-time;
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- updating the avatar of the user to display selected merchandise items within the virtual shopping environment.
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A virtual shopping system comprising:
- a user computing device configured to display a virtual shopping environment;
- a remote application server in communication with the user computing device and configured to:
- obtain merchandise information from a plurality of online stores via a store manager module;
- generate the virtual shopping environment through an environment generator module based on user-submitted preference settings, the virtual shopping environment displaying virtual items representing physical items according to the merchandise information;
- generate a user avatar via an avatar generator module and modify the avatar's appearance based on user-provided appearance data and selected merchandise, wherein generating the avatar of the user at the avatar generator module comprises generating the avatar of the user at a generative artificial intelligence engine comprising a pre-trained machine learning network designed for at least one of image synthesis, size adjustment, and occlusion handling and configured to simulate how combinations of selected merchandise items appear on the user's avatar in real-time;
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- manage user selections of merchandise items and associate each selected item with a corresponding online store via a cart manager module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.