Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Visual search in a controlled shopping environment
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Application No.: US15199456Application Date: 2016-06-30
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Publication No.: US10467674B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: Adam Wiggen Kraft
- Applicant: A9.com, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
- Current Assignee: A9.COM, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US, LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/06
- IPC: G06Q30/06 ; G06F16/248 ; G06Q30/02 ; G01C21/20 ; G06K9/46 ; G10L15/22 ; H04W4/021 ; H04W4/02

Abstract:
Various embodiments enable a customer to quickly search additional information (e.g., product variations, sizes, price and availability) related to a specific product. For example, the customer can request additional information of a specific product by submitting an image of the specific product from a computing device. In one embodiment, location of the customer can be determined based on the image submitted by the customer. Product features can be extracted from the image according to various imaging processing and text recognition algorithms and then used to match products that are within view of the customer. A search results with additional information of the specific product can be provided to the computing device for presentation to the customer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160314512A1 VISUAL SEARCH IN A CONTROLLED SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2016-10-27
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