Follow-Up Messages After In-Store Shopping

A method comprising:

• identifying an item picked up by an individual in a physical environment based on image data received from a camera;
• identifying the individual and monitoring the individual interacting with the item using the image data received from the camera;
• detecting, as part of monitoring the individual interacting with the item, movement of the item to a designated area of the physical environment and automatically processing a purchase of the item by the individual responsive to detecting the item in the designated area of the physical environment;
• generating a message describing the purchase of the item;
• and
• transmitting the message to a computer device disposed with the individual in response to detecting the individual leaving the physical environment.

A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

• identifying an item picked up by an individual in a physical environment based on image data received from a camera;
• identifying the individual and monitoring the individual interacting with the item using the image data received from the camera;
• detecting, as part of monitoring the individual interacting with the item, movement of the item to a designated area of the physical environment and automatically processing a purchase of the item by the individual responsive to detecting the item in the designated area of the physical environment;
• generating a message describing the purchase of the item;
• and
• transmitting the message to a computer device disposed with the individual in response to detecting the individual leaving the physical environment.