AR-based connected portal shopping

US11636654B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SNAP INC. · US

Inventors

• Itamar Berger · Hod HaSharon, IL
• Amar Boghani · Los Angeles, US
• Maria Jose Garcia Sopo · London, GB
• Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik · London, GB
• Qi Pan · London, GB
• Matan Zohar · Rishon LeZion, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: May 19, 2021
• Grant date: Apr 25, 2023
• Expiry date: May 19, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L51/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a request from a client device of a first user to engage in a shared augmented reality (AR) shopping experience with a second user; generating, for display on respective client devices of the first and second users, the shared AR shopping experience comprising a plurality of AR items that represent real-world products overlaid on a shared real-world environment of the first and second users; determining that the second user is interacting with a first AR item of the plurality of AR items; and in response to detecting that the second user is depicted in an image captured by the client device of the first user, overlaying the first AR item on the second user in the image.