Method and system for entering items into a gift registry
AssigneeIntuit Inc.
InventorsMichael R. Gabriel, George Mount
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that enters items into a gift registry. During operation, the system photographically captures images of items at stores containing the items. Moreover, the images include a set of barcodes identifying the items. Next, the system obtains a set of product codes for the one or more items from the barcodes in the images. Finally, the system enters the one or more items in the gift registry using the product codes.
Claims24
A method for entering items into a gift registry, comprising:
- photographically capturing images of one or more items, wherein the images are captured at one or more stores containing the items, and wherein the images comprise a set of barcodes identifying the one or more items;
- obtaining a set of product codes for the one or more items from the barcodes in the images;
- and
- entering the one or more items in the gift registry using the product codes.
A method for entering items into a gift registry for a user, comprising:
- obtaining images of a set of barcodes identifying one or more items from the user, wherein the images are photographically captured at one or more stores containing the one or more items;
- analyzing the images to obtain a set of product codes for the one or more items from the barcodes;
- and
- entering the one or more items into the gift registry using the product codes.
A system for entering items into a gift registry, comprising:
- a camera device configured to capture images of one or more items at one or more stores containing the one or more items, wherein the images comprise a set of barcodes identifying the one or more items;
- an image processor configured to analyze the images to obtain a set of product codes for the one or more items from the barcodes;
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- a registry application configured to enter the one or more items into the gift registry using the product codes.
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for entering items into a gift registry, the method comprising:
- photographically capturing images of one or more items, wherein the images are captured at one or more stores containing the items, and wherein the images comprise a set of barcodes identifying the one or more items;
- obtaining a set of product codes for the one or more items from the barcodes in the images;
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- entering the one or more items in the gift registry using the product codes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.