Enhancing a user's shopping experience

US10019747B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US
• AT&T Mobility II LLC · US

Inventors

• Qingmin Hu · Sammamish, US
• Jamie Toren · Atlanta, US
• Mark Causey · Tucker, US
• Brian Kevin Daly · Issaquah, US
• Karen Mullis · Loganville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 4, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2018
• Expiry date: Sep 4, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for enhancing a purchasing experience by enabling a purchaser to receive a variety of real-time updates or recommendations regarding products that the purchaser, such as a user, may need or intend to purchase. A recommendation provided by the system may be based upon comparing the product with a plurality of sources. The recommendation may include a recommendation that a product may near depletion and thus may need to be replaced, a recommendation that the user may already have a sufficient amount or number of the product, a recommendation that the product may or may not match an existing item owned by the user, or a recommendation not to purchase a product. A virtual closet may also be created according the systems and methods of the subject disclosure, allowing users and contacts selected by the user to collaborate on products.