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US 2020/0402136 A1Published application
Avatar Matching in On-Line Shopping
AssigneeSeddi, Inc.
InventorGraham SULLIVAN
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Abstract
Methods and systems for suggesting merchandise to a shopper are based on a match between a portion of a three-dimensional (3D) avatar representing the shopper that is relevant to the merchandise, and the corresponding portion of a 3D fit avatar used by a designer and/or manufacturer to create the merchandise or associated with the merchandise by the designer and/or manufacturer.
Claims26
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving selection criteria from a shopper;
- identifying a shopping avatar of the shopper;
- identifying relevant portions of the shopping avatar based on the selection criteria;
- locating a fit avatar that includes portions corresponding to the relevant portions of the shopping avatar that are within a threshold of matching the relevant portions of the shopping avatar;
- identifying merchandise items that were designed or manufactured based on the fit avatar;
- presenting at least a subset of the identified merchandise items to the shopper, the subset including the identified merchandise items that satisfy the selection criteria;
- receiving a request to purchase at least one of the subset of the identified merchandise items;
- processing the request;
- and
- sending the at least one of the subset of the identified merchandise items to the shopper.
7 more elements
A system comprising:
- a memory having computer readable instructions;
- and
- a processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions including:
- receiving selection criteria from a shopper;
- identifying a shopping avatar of the shopper;
- identifying relevant portions of the shopping avatar based on the selection criteria;
- locating a fit avatar that includes portions corresponding to the relevant portions of the shopping avatar that are within a threshold of matching the relevant portions of the shopping avatar;
- identifying merchandise items that were designed or manufactured based on the fit avatar;
- presenting at least a subset of the identified merchandise items to the shopper, the subset including the identified merchandise items that satisfy the selection criteria;
- receiving a request to purchase at least one of the subset of the identified merchandise items;
- processing the request;
- and
- sending the at least one of the subset of the identified merchandise items to the shopper.
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A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by processing circuitry to cause the processing circuitry to perform:
- receiving selection criteria from a shopper;
- identifying a shopping avatar of the shopper;
- identifying relevant portions of the shopping avatar based on the selection criteria;
- locating a fit avatar that includes portions corresponding to the relevant portions of the shopping avatar that are within a threshold of matching the relevant portions of the shopping avatar;
- identifying merchandise items that were designed or manufactured based on the fit avatar;
- presenting at least a subset of the identified merchandise items to the shopper, the subset including the identified merchandise items that satisfy the selection criteria;
- receiving a request to purchase at least one of the subset of the identified merchandise items;
- processing the request;
- and
- sending the at least one of the subset of the identified merchandise items to the shopper.
7 more elements
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- creating a shopping avatar for a user;
- receiving selection criteria regarding a merchandise item for the user;
- identifying a plurality of merchandise items that satisfy the selection criteria and that were designed or manufactured using fit avatars having relevant portions that are within a threshold of matching corresponding portions of the shopping avatar, the relevant portions selected based on the selection criteria;
- viewing the merchandise items via a user interface of a computer;
- based on selecting one or more of the merchandise items for purchase, purchasing the one or more selected merchandise items;
- and
- based on selecting one or more of the merchandise items for storage in a virtual closet, storing a representation of the one or more merchandise items selected for storage in the virtual closet.
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A system comprising:
- a memory having computer readable instructions;
- and
- a processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions including:
- creating a shopping avatar for a user;
- receiving selection criteria regarding a merchandise item for the user;
- identifying a plurality of merchandise items that satisfy the selection criteria and that were designed or manufactured using fit avatars having relevant portions that are within a threshold of matching corresponding portions of the shopping avatar, the relevant portions selected based on the selection criteria;
- viewing the merchandise items via a user interface of a computer;
- based on selecting one or more of the merchandise items for purchase, purchasing the one or more selected merchandise items;
- and
- based on selecting one or more of the merchandise items for storage in a virtual closet, storing a representation of the one or more merchandise items selected for storage in the virtual closet.
7 more elements
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by processing circuitry to cause the processing circuitry to perform:
- creating a shopping avatar for a user;
- receiving selection criteria regarding a merchandise item for the user;
- identifying a plurality of merchandise items that satisfy the selection criteria and that were designed or manufactured using fit avatars having relevant portions that are within a threshold of matching corresponding portions of the shopping avatar, the relevant portions selected based on the selection criteria;
- viewing the merchandise items via a user interface of a computer;
- based on selecting one or more of the merchandise items for purchase, purchasing the one or more selected merchandise items;
- and
- based on selecting one or more of the merchandise items for storage in a virtual closet, storing a representation of the one or more merchandise items selected for storage in the virtual closet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.