Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for purchasing products or services appearing in playing media without interrupting viewing
- Patent Title (中): 购买播放媒体中产品或服务的方法和系统,不会中断观看
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Application No.: US14329858Application Date: 2014-07-11
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Publication No.: US09087358B1Publication Date: 2015-07-21
- Inventor: Ekaterini Giorgalli
- Applicant: Vcomm Group, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: VCOMM GROUP, INC.
- Current Assignee: VCOMM GROUP, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
Computer-implemented methods for simultaneously viewing a playing multimedia and shopping for a product currently appearing in it comprising: providing, by a computer, an interface for playing the multimedia; providing, by the computer, an interface for selecting the product appearing in the playing multimedia to place the product into a shopping cart without stopping or pausing the playing multimedia, provided that the product is not visually distinguished as selectable, the shopping cart appearing temporarily when the product is added without disturbing the playing multimedia, the selection of the product visually indicated by a graphic icon moving into the shopping cart; providing, by the computer, an interface for accessing the shopping cart at the end of the viewing period; and providing, by the computer, an interface for purchasing, renting, or saving the product or accessing information of the product in the shopping cart at the end of the viewing period.
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