IP Library Granted Patent US 10,176,519
Granted Patent B2
US 10,176,519 · App. 14/169,762 · Granted Jan 8, 2019

3D virtual store

Inventors: Dustin Wayne Humphreys (East Greenwich, RI); Vijay I. Kukreja (Cumberland, RI)
Assignee: CVS PHARMACY, INC.
G06Q30/0643G06F3/04815
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Patent No.
US 10,176,519
App. No.
14/169,762
Granted
Jan 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for navigating products and services presented via a computer interface. The system may include a three-dimensional isometric view of a virtual store that may be displayed on a computer touchscreen. The displayed virtual store may include at least one internal wall of the virtual store, a plurality of virtual rows of shelves, each shelf containing virtual products, and a plurality of icons that, when selected, allow entry into at least one sub-store.

Claims (26)

1. A system for navigating products and services presented via a computer interface, the system comprising:

a computer memory for storing executable computer instructions;

a user interface for receiving user input;

a computer processor configured for executing the computer instructions to:

display, on the user interface a three-dimensional isometric view of a virtual store comprising:

at least one internal wall of the virtual store and a floor of the virtual store;

a plurality of virtual rows of shelves, each shelf containing virtual products, at least a subset of the displayed virtual products being highlighted based upon a purchasing history associated with a user, wherein a first subset of the highlighted items is indicated by placement on a virtual shelf and a second subset of the highlighted items is indicated by placement on a virtual shelf end cap; and

a plurality of icons that, when selected, allow entry into at least one sub-store, at least one of the plurality of icons being displayed as a symbol over a shelf, the symbol corresponding to the sub-store,

the three-dimensional view of the virtual store including a positioning of the at least one internal wall, the floor, and the plurality of virtual rows of shelves corresponding to a layout of a real-world store,

display a view of a first sub-store interface in response to a first user input, the view of the first sub-store interface comprising a first set of virtual products associated with the first sub-store, at least a subset of the first set of virtual products associated with the first sub-store being highlighted based upon the purchasing history associated with the user; and

transition to a view of a second sub-store interface in response to a second user input, the view of the second sub-store interface comprising a second set of virtual products associated with the second sub-store, the second set of virtual products associated with the second sub-store distinct from the first set of virtual products associated with the first sub-store, at least a subset of the second set of virtual products associated with the second sub-store being highlighted based upon the purchasing history associated with the user, the first set of virtual products associated with the first sub-store and the second set of virtual products associated with the second sub-store displayed in the three-dimensional isometric view of the virtual store,

wherein the first sub-store interface comprises an avatar for interacting with the user, wherein a face of the avatar is dynamically altered based on an audio voice track associated with the avatar, wherein lips on the face of the avatar form a first shape for a first pitch level of the audio voice track and form a second shape for a second pitch level of the audio voice track.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the virtual store is a pharmacy.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sub-store comprises a pharmacy counter sub-store, an extra-care sub-store, a minute-clinic sub-store, a photo sub-store, a shopping sub-store, and a weekly-ad sub-store.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a view of the virtual store rotates in response to user input.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the user interface comprises a touchscreen and the user input comprises touching and swiping the touchscreen.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sub-store interface comprises a wheel selector for navigating to another sub-store.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sub-store interface comprises a home or back button for navigating back to the virtual store.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the avatar comprises a voice-recognition interface.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the avatar is customizable by a user.

10. The system of claim 5 , the computer processor executing the computer instructions to display a different set of virtual products in the rotated view in response to the user input.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user selects the real-world store.

12. The system of claim 1 , the computer processor executing the computer instructions to determine a location of the user and to select the real-world store based on the determined location of the user.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the symbol is a camera.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the symbol is a prescription symbol.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein an arrangement of the virtual products on each shelf corresponds to an arrangement of corresponding products on shelves in the real-world store.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2014
From: KUKREJA, VIJAY I.; HUMPHREYS, DUSTIN WAYNE
To: CVS PHARMACY, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61759629 · Feb 1, 2013
Related Publication 20140222627A1 · Aug 7, 2014