Granted Patent B2

US 8,626,611 · App. 12/008,433 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

Inventor: Luis Eduardo Bravo (Norcross, GA)

Assignee: NCR Corporation

Abstract

Claims (69)

1. An augmented reality shopping system comprising:

a store communication network;

a control system comprising:

I/O devices;

a memory including program instructions for:

receiving a product location request;

associating the received request with product information stored in a product database where the product database is located within the memory and includes product availability information;

determining the location of the product within the store,

receiving shopper location information;

determining a route between the determined location of the product and the shopper location based upon the shopper location information;

generating route rendering data based upon the determined route;

transmitting product availability information through the store communication network; and

transmitting the route rendering data through the store communication network; and

a processor operably connected to the I/O devices, the store communication network and to the memory for executing the program instructions; and

a hands-free mobile display device operably connected to the processor through the store communication network including a lens and a projector for rendering an overlay image on the lens using the transmitted route rendering data and the transmitted product availability information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the memory further comprises a stored model of at least a portion of the store; and

the mobile device is further operable to render an overlay image based upon the stored model.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the network is a wireless network and the mobile display device is wirelessly integrated into the network.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile display device operates based upon voice commands.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile display device operates based upon eye tracking.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the I/O devices include a keyboard and a pointing device.

7. An augmented reality shopping system comprising:

a store communication network;

a control system comprising:

I/O devices;

a memory including program instructions for:

receiving a product location request;

associating the received request with product information stored in a product database where the product database is located within the memory and includes alternative product availability information;

determining the location of the product within the store;

receiving shopper location information;

determining a route between the determined location of the product and the shopper location based upon the shopper location information;

generating route rendering data based upon the determined route;

transmitting alternative product availability information through the store communication network; and

transmitting the route rendering data through the store communication network; and

a processor operably connected to the I/O devices, the store communication network and to the memory for executing the program instructions; and

a hands-free mobile display device operably connected to the processor through the store communication network including a lens and a projector for rendering an overlay image on the lens using the transmitted route rendering data and the transmitted alternative product availability information.

8. A method of rendering an overlay image on a hands-free mobile display device, the method comprising:

transmitting the product location request through the hands-free mobile display device based upon voice commands to the control system;

receiving by a control system a product location request through a store communications network from the hands-free mobile display device;

associating by the control system the received request with product information stored in a product database located within the control system;

determining the location of the product within the store;

receiving by the control system shopper location information from the hands-free mobile display device;

determining by the control system a route to the determined product location from a determined shopper location based upon the shopper location information;

transmitting by the control system route rendering data through the store communication network including a wireless network to the hands-free mobile display device; and

rendering an overlay image on a lens of the hands-free mobile display device by a projector of the hands-free mobile display device using the transmitted route rendering data.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

storing a model of at least a portion of the store within the control system; and wherein rendering comprises:

rendering an overlay image based upon the stored model.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting by the control system product availability information through the store communication network to the hands-free mobile display device; and

rendering by the control system an overlay image using the product availability information.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting by the control system alternative product availability information through the store communication network to the hands-free mobile display device; and

rendering by the control system an overlay image using the alternative product availability information.

12. A method of rendering an overlay image on a hands-free mobile display device, the method comprising:

transmitting the product location request through the hands-free mobile display device to the control system;

receiving eye tracking data from the hands-free mobile display device wherein a micro-electrical mechanical system sensor is used to track eye movement;

receiving by a control system a product location request through a store communications network from the hands-free mobile display device;

associating by the control system the received request with product information stored in a product database located within the control system;

determining the location of the product within the store;

receiving by the control system shopper location information from the hands-free mobile display device;

determining by the control system a route to the determined product location from a determined shopper location based upon the shopper location information;

transmitting by the control system route rendering data through the store communication network including a wireless network to the hands-free mobile display device; and

rendering an overlay image on a lens of the hands-free mobile display device by a projector of the hands-free mobile display device using the transmitted route rendering data.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hands-free mobile display device further comprises a 3-axis gyroscope operable to provide information identifying the orientation of the hands-free mobile display device.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the hands-free mobile display device further comprises a micro-electrical mechanical system sensor operable to track the eye movement of a person wearing the hand-free mobile display device and to provide information identifying the person eye position.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein receiving shopper location information further comprises:

receiving orientation data identifying the orientation of the hands-free mobile display device wherein the orientation data is generated by a 3-axis gyroscope.

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