Method, system, and computer readable medium for implementing sales of products using a trace of an object

A system for implementing sales of products featured in a program, comprising:

• a host system;
• a product purchasing application executing on the host system, the product purchasing application implementing a method, comprising:
• associating an object featured in the program with the program and a product, the product corresponding to the object in the program;
• receiving a request relating to the object featured in the program;
• presenting product information associated with the product corresponding to the object in response to the request relating to the object;
• and
• generating an order for the product in response to a request to purchase the product;
• wherein associating an object featured in the program with the program includes:
• creating a database of objects for products available for purchase;
• assigning product identifiers, within the database, that uniquely identify the products available for purchase that correspond to the objects;
• pausing the program and tracing an outline or features of an object associated with a product featured in the program to form an object item trace;
• analyzing the object item trace utilizing a feature recognition component;
• scanning the objects available for purchase in the database for an object that matches or is similar to the object item trace;
• and
• presenting the product information for the product corresponding to the object that matches or is similar to the object item trace.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for implementing sales of products featured in a program, the computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for implementing a method, the method comprising:

• associating an object featured in the program with the program and a product, the product corresponding to the object in the program;
• receiving a request relating to the object featured in the program;
• presenting product information associated with the product corresponding to the object in response to the request relating to the object;
• and
• generating an order for the product in response to a request to purchase the product;
• wherein associating an object featured in the program with the program includes:
• creating a database of objects for products available for purchase;
• assigning product identifiers, within the database, that uniquely identify the products available for purchase that correspond to the objects;
• pausing the program and tracing an outline or features of an object associated with a product featured in the program to form an object item trace;
• analyzing the object item trace utilizing a feature recognition component;
• scanning the objects available for purchase in the database for an object that matches or is similar to the object item trace;
• and
• presenting the product information for the product corresponding to the object that matches or is similar to the object item trace.