US 2019/0156402 A1 · AUGMENTED REALITY PRODUCT COMPARISON

Abstract

A system, method and computer program products for researching products, reviewing product information, comparing products and making recommendations based on the comparison of similar products using augmented reality. The present disclosure utilizes augmented display systems may take many different forms such a glasses, smart watches or other wearable computer systems or portable computing system such as smart phones, tablet computers, laptops, personal data assistants (PDA's), portable media devices and digital camera systems. The augmented display system view an object digitally captured or recorded, detect the identity of the object using object recognition software and retrieve product information associated therewith. The product information may be overlaid or projected onto a HUD having a graphical user interface that allows the user of the system to view both the retrieved product information and the object (or digital representation thereof) simultaneously.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for comparing products using augmented reality comprising the steps of:

detecting, by a processor, a presence of an object being viewed through a visual recognition system;
determining, by the processor, the object being viewed by the visual recognition system;
querying, by the processor, a data source for product information describing one or more features of the object being viewed;
overlaying, by the processor, the product information onto a heads-up display (HUD) generated by the display device in a vicinity of the object or a digital representation of the object recorded by the visual recognition system in real-time corresponding to the product information;
generating, by the processor, a digital overlay comparing and contrasting features of the object currently recorded through the visual recognition system and the previously viewed objects;
and
displaying, by the processor, the digital overlay comparing and contrasting features of the object currently recorded by the visual recognition system onto the HUD of the display device.

4 more elements

A computer system, comprising:

a processor;
a memory device coupled to the processor;
a visual recognition system comprising a camera and a display device;
and
a computer readable storage device coupled to the processor, wherein the storage device contains program code executable by the processor via the memory device to implement a method for comparing products using augmented reality comprising the steps of:
detecting, by the processor, a presence of an object being viewed through the visual recognition system;
determining, by the processor, the object being viewed by the visual recognition system;
querying, by the processor, a data source for product information describing one or more features of the object being viewed;
overlaying, by the processor, the product information onto a heads-up display (HUD) generated by the display device in a vicinity of the object or a digital representation of the object recorded by the visual recognition system in real-time corresponding to the product information;
generating, by the processor, a digital overlay comparing and contrasting features of the object currently recorded through the visual recognition system and the previously viewed objects;
and
displaying, by the processor, the digital overlay comparing and contrasting features of the object currently recorded by the visual recognition system onto the HUD of the display device.

9 more elements

A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable hardware storage devices having computer readable program code stored therein, said program code containing instructions executable by the one or more central processing units (CPU) of a computer system implementing a method for comparing products using augmented reality comprising the steps of:
detecting, by the CPU, a presence of an object being viewed through a visual recognition system;
determining, by the CPU, the object being viewed by the visual recognition system;
querying, by the CPU, a data source for product information describing one or more features of the object being viewed;
overlaying, by the processor, the product information onto a heads-up display (HUD) generated by the display device in a vicinity of the object or a digital representation of the object recorded by the visual recognition system in real-time corresponding to the product information;
generating, by the CPU, a digital overlay comparing and contrasting features of the object currently recorded through the visual recognition system and the previously viewed objects;
and
displaying, by the CPU, the digital overlay comparing and contrasting features of the object currently recorded by the visual recognition system onto the HUD of the display device.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Augmented reality product comparison

Life of this patent

Augmented reality product comparison

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims20