Method and system for consumer transactions using voice or human based gesture actions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10043209-B2
Application number	US-201213555795-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2012
Priority date	Nov 19, 2010
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A method of initiating a consumer transaction using a human interaction device to read voice or human based gesture actions is disclosed. Video data is transmitted from a processing device to a display device. The video is monitoring for event data corresponding to a plurality of consumer products or services, and monitored event data is received in the processing device. A consumer is notified on the display device of an eligible consumer transaction. Voice or human based gesture actions are read with a human interaction device and are analyzed. If the voice or human based gesture actions conform to a predetermined set of requirements, then a consumer transaction for the plurality of consumer products or services is initiated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for initiating a consumer transaction, comprising:
transmitting video data from a processing device to a video display device;
receiving, in the processing device, event data corresponding to a plurality of consumer products or services;
monitoring, in the processing device, the transmitted video data for an event corresponding to the received event data;
determining, by the processing device, that the event corresponding to the received event data is occurring;
notifying a consumer, via the video display device, of an eligible consumer transaction, in response to the determination;
reading, by a human interaction device and in a contactless manner, human based gesture actions;
analyzing, by the processing device, the human based gesture actions;
initiating a consumer transaction for one or more goods or services corresponding to the occurring event if the human based gesture actions conform to a predetermined first set of interaction requirements;
transmitting, to one of the video display device and a display of a consumer device, an indication that the consumer transaction has been initiated, wherein the indication comprises a transaction identifier corresponding to the consumer transaction initiated based upon the human based gesture actions, the transaction identifier being configured to enable additional transaction details to be retrieved from a remote server;
reading, by the human interaction device and in a contactless manner, an additional human based gesture action, wherein the additional human based gesture action comprises a symbolic gesture;
analyzing, by the processing device, the additional human based gesture action;
determining, by the processing device, that the additional human based gesture action corresponds to a first predetermined symbolic gesture of a set of predetermined symbolic gestures each corresponding to a respective transaction option; and
receiving an indication that completion of the consumer transaction has been initiated based on the transaction option corresponding to the first predetermined symbolic gesture.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
reading, by the human interaction device and in a contactless manner, additional human based gesture actions;
analyzing the additional human based gesture actions;
receiving indications of selected transaction options from a user if the additional human based gesture actions conform to a predetermined second set of interaction requirements;
transmitting the indications to a payee device; and
receiving the indication that completion of the consumer transaction has been initiated.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the selected transaction options include at least one option selected from the group consisting of quantity, quality, color, and size.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the selected transaction options include selection of a funding source.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the selected transaction options include user selected shipping details.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the human interaction device includes a camera and/or a microphone.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video display device and the human interaction device are a single device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing device, the video display device, and the human interaction device are a single device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the event data is included in a vertical blanking interval of the transmitted video data.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
reading, by the human interaction device and in a contactless manner, a second additional human based gesture action, wherein the second additional human based gesture action is a symbolic gesture;
analyzing the second additional human based gesture action;
determining, by the processing device, that the human based gesture action corresponds to a second predetermined symbolic gesture of a second set of predetermined symbolic gestures each corresponding to a respective consumer;
and
receiving the indication that completion of the consumer transaction has been initiated.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein each predetermined symbolic gesture in the second set of predetermined symbolic gestures corresponds to a signature for the respective consumer.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the initiation of the completion of the consumer transaction is based on the first predetermined symbolic gesture and the second predetermined symbolic gesture.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the additional human based gesture action is read before the second additional human based gesture action is read.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second predetermined symbolic gesture is a signature associated with a payer.

15. An electronic method for initiating a transaction, comprising:
transmitting video data from a processing device to a video display device;
receiving, la the processing device, event data corresponding to one or more consumer products or services;
monitoring, la the processing device, the transmitted video data for an event corresponding to the received event data;
determining, by the processing device, that the event corresponding to the received event data is occurring;
generating a notification, on the video display device, of an eligible consumer transaction in response to the determination;
receiving a selection of at least one of the one or more products or services;
providing transaction details for a specific transaction for the at least one product or service, wherein the transaction details are received from a remote server;
reading, with a human interaction device and in a contactless manner, a human based gesture action;
analyzing, by the processing device, the human based gesture action;
determining, by the processing device, that the human based gesture action corresponds to a first predetermined symbolic gesture of a set of predetermined symbolic gestures each corresponding to a respective consumer; and
initiating, based on a transaction option associated with the consumer corresponding to the first predetermined symbolic gesture, a consumer transaction for the selected at least one product or service.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein each predetermined symbolic gesture in the set of predetermined symbolic gestures corresponds to a signature for the respective consumer.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
reading, by the human interaction device and in a contactless manner, an additional human based gesture action;
analyzing, by the processing device, the additional human based gesture action;
determining, by the processing device, that the additional human based gesture action corresponds to a second predetermined symbolic gesture of a second set of one or more predetermined symbolic gestures each corresponding to a respective transaction option; and
receiving an indication that completion of the consumer transaction has been initiated based on the transaction option associated with the second predetermined symbolic gesture.

18. A system for initiating a consumer transaction, comprising:
a display device;
a human interaction device configured to read, in a contactless manner, and transmit human based gesture actions; and
a processing device configured to at least:
receive video data,
transmit the video data to the display device,
receive event data corresponding to a plurality of consumer products or services,
analyze the transmitted video data for an event correspond

Assignees

• Cooke Alan
• Lyons Garry
• Cummins Oran
• Elder Stephen
• Ekselius Lukas
• Mastercard International Inc

Inventors

• Cooke Alan
• Lyons Garry
• Cummins Oran
• Elder Stephen
• Ekselius Lukas

Classifications

• G06Q30/0641 Primary

  utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06Q30/0643

  graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation · CPC title