EXTENDED REALITY SUPPORT FOR SHOPPERS
Systems and methods are provided for retail environments. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may include instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method. The method may include obtaining an electronic shopping list associated with a customer, the electronic shopping list identifying a target product; automatically determining that the target product is unavailable at a particular retail store; automatically identify an alternative product, available at the particular retail store, as a potential alternative to the target product; receiving at least one image representative of at least a portion of the particular retail store wherein the at least one image includes a representation of the alternative product; and analyzing the at least one image to cause an extended reality appliance to present to a shopper a visual indicator associated with the alternative product in the particular retail store.
1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
obtaining an electronic shopping list associated with a customer, the electronic shopping list identifying a target product;
automatically determining that the target product is unavailable at a particular retail store;
automatically identifying an alternative product, available at the particular retail store, as a potential alternative to the target product;
receiving at least one image representative of at least a portion of the particular retail store wherein the at least one image includes a representation of the alternative product; and
analyzing the at least one image to cause an extended reality appliance to present to a shopper a visual indicator associated with the alternative product in the particular retail store.
2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the extended reality appliance is further caused to present a visual indication that the target product is not available at the particular retail store.
3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator includes a directional indicator for assisting in locating the alternative product within the particular retail store.
4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator includes an indication of a location in the particular retail store where the alternative product is located.
5 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator is presented as a first indicator type if substitution of the target product with the alternative product requires an authorization from the customer, and wherein the visual indicator is presented as a second indicator type, different from the first indicator type, if substitution of the target product with the alternative product does not require an authorization from the customer.
6 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the extended reality appliance is a mobile communication device associated with the shopper.
7 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the at least one image includes a series of images, and the method further includes analyzing the series of images to determine whether the alternative product is selected by the shopper.
8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises automatically updating the shopping list to reflect a selection of the alternative product type by the shopper.
9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises sending a notification to the customer indicating a selection of the alternative product type by the shopper.
10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the at least one image is captured by an image sensor included on the mobile device associated with the shopper.
11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the shopper is the customer.
12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the shopper is a picker fulfilling an order associated with the customer and the electronic shopping list.
13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the at least one image is captured by a camera mounted in the particular retail store.
14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the extended reality appliance is a head-mounted device.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein automatically determining that the target product is unavailable at the particular retail store is based on analysis of the at least one image.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein automatically determining that the target product is unavailable at the particular retail store is based on analysis of inventory data associated with the particular retail store.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein automatically identifying the alternative product is based on analysis of the at least one image.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein automatically identifying the alternative product is based on analysis of inventory data associated with the particular retail store.
19 . A system for providing augmented reality support to retail store pickers, the system comprising:
at least one processing unit configured to:
obtain an electronic shopping list associated with a customer, the electronic shopping list identifying a target product;
automatically determine that the target product is unavailable at a particular retail store;
automatically identify an alternative product, available at the particular retail store, as a potential alternative to the target product;
receive at least one image representative of at least a portion of the particular retail store wherein the at least one image includes a representation of the alternative product; and
analyze the at least one image to cause an extended reality appliance to present to a shopper a visual indicator associated with the alternative product in the particular retail store.
20 . A method for providing augmented reality support to retail store pickers, the method comprising:
obtaining an electronic shopping list associated with a customer, the electronic shopping list identifying a target product;
automatically determining that the target product is unavailable at a particular retail store;
automatically identifying an alternative product, available at the particular retail store, as a potential alternative to the target product;
receiving at least one image representative of at least a portion of the particular retail store wherein the at least one image includes a representation of the alternative product; and
analyzing the at least one image to cause an extended reality appliance to present to a shopper a visual indicator associated with the alternative product in the particular retail store.
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