Method, medium, and system for generating offers for image bearing products
View Patent ↗A method of presenting n offer of an image-bearing product to a user provides access to a plurality of user image files. User image files are analyzed to obtain semantic information about the content of the plurality of image files. An offer for the image-bearing product based on the semantic information obtained, wherein the product uses at least one image from the plurality of image files. The offer is transmitted to the user.
1. A method comprising:
accessing a plurality of image files from a picture service provider using a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the plurality of image files are photographs;
separating the plurality of image files into one or more groups of images based on detection of matching subject matter in the plurality of image files;
determining, by a computer processor, that a level of consumer interest in a first product meets a predetermined relevance threshold for a first matching subject matter of a first group of images from the one or more groups of images, wherein the determination is based on at least calculating a number of times at least one image containing the first matching subject matter has been accessed;
selecting the first product based on the determination;
generating an offer for a customized image-bearing product of the selected first product, wherein the customized image-bearing product uses at least one image from the first group of images; and
causing transmission of the offer.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising analyzing each image file of the plurality of image files to obtain semantic information about subject matter content of each image file.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining image preferences of a user from the semantic information.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the subject matter content of at least one of the plurality of image files directs the image preference to a specialized interest of the user.
5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising identifying product preferences based on the determined image preferences.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the generating the offer comprises generating the offer according to one or more rules associated with the determined image preferences.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing access to image files of interest to a preferred product vendor.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the offer comprises transmitting the offer to a user device via a proxy.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the picture service provider comprises an image capture device.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the picture service provider comprises a server.
11. A system comprising:
a memory; and
a processing system coupled to the memory, wherein the processing system is configured to execute instructions stored at the memory to perform operations comprising:
accessing a plurality of image files from a picture service provider, wherein the plurality of image files are photographs;
separating the plurality of image files into one or more groups of images based on detection of matching subject matter in the plurality of image files;
determining that a level of consumer interest in a first product meets a predetermined relevance threshold for a first matching subject matter of a first group of images from the one or more groups of images, wherein the determination is based on at least calculating a number of times at least one image containing the first matching subject matter has been accessed;
selecting the first product based on the determination;
generating an offer for a customized image-bearing product of the selected first product, wherein the customized image-bearing product uses at least one image from the first group of images; and
causing transmission of the offer.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise analyzing each image file of the plurality of image files to obtain semantic information about subject matter content of each image file.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise determining image preferences of a user from the semantic information, and wherein the subject matter content of at least one of the plurality of image files directs the image preference to a specialized interest of the user.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise identifying product preferences based on the determined image preferences.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the generating the offer comprises generating the offer according to one or more rules associated with the determined image preferences.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise providing access to image files of interest to a preferred product vendor.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the picture service provider comprises an image capture device.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the picture service provider comprises a server.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
accessing a plurality of image files from a picture service provider, wherein the plurality of image files are photographs;
separating the plurality of image files into one or more groups of images based on detection of matching subject matter in the plurality of image files;
determining that a level of consumer interest in a first product meets a predetermined relevance threshold for a first matching subject matter of a first group of images from the one or more groups of images, wherein the determination is based on at least calculating a number of times at least one image containing the first matching subject matter has been accessed;
selecting the first product based on the determination;
generating an offer for a customized image-bearing product of the selected first product, wherein the customized image-bearing product uses at least one image from the first group of images; and
causing transmission of the offer.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise:
analyzing each image file of the plurality of image files to obtain semantic information about subject matter content of each image file;
determining image preferences of a user from the semantic information, wherein the subject matter content of at least one of the plurality of image files directs the image preference to a specialized interest of the user;
identifying product preferences based on the determined image preferences; and
wherein the generating the offer comprises generating the offer according to one or more rules associated with the determined image preferences and the identified product preferences.