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AssigneeWal-Mart Stores, Inc.
InventorsTodd D. Mattingly, David Tovey, Nicholas R. Antel, John J. O'Brien
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In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to provide experiential on-site use of physical products within a retail shopping facility in a combined virtual and physical setting. In some embodiments, a customer may use a physical retail product within the retail shopping facility in an environment simulated to be similar to those typically used or recommended for use with the physical retail product. Thus, for certain items that cannot be easily experienced in a retail shopping facility, the systems, apparatuses, and methods herein provide for a manner of experiencing a physical retail product before purchase. The combined virtual-physical experience may serve as a retail marketing system.
An environment simulation system comprising:
A method of providing on-site experiential use in a physical retail shopping facility comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.