Method and system for recommending items for a surface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11610247-B2
Application number	US-201916376018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2019
Priority date	Apr 5, 2019
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods and systems including receiving at an e-commerce platform a surface data from a customer computing device, where the surface data is related to a physical surface with surface dimensions; selecting with a recommendation engine of the e-commerce platform at least two surface items to be positioned upon the physical surface, the selecting based at least in part on dimensional data of the at least two surface items, wherein at least one of the at least two surface items is a merchant product; determine a quantity of each of the at least two surface items based on the surface dimensions and the dimensional data of the at least two surface items; and communicating a recommendation comprising the quantity of the at least two surface items to the customer computing device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving at an e-commerce platform three-dimensional feature data from augmented reality software on a customer computing device, the three-dimensional feature data identifying a physical surface and determined using the augmented reality software and an imaging device operated by the customer computing device in a customer environment comprising the physical surface;
determining, based on the three-dimensional feature data, surface dimensions of the physical surface;
selecting, with a recommendation engine of the e-commerce platform, a first surface item and a second surface item to be positioned upon the physical surface and visualized by the customer computing device using the augmented reality software, the selecting based at least in part on the determined surface dimensions of the physical surface and dimensional data of each of the first surface item and the second surface item;
determining a positioning of the first surface item and the second surface item upon the physical surface based on the determined surface dimensions, the dimensional data of the first surface item and the second surface item, and one or more rules defining a rule-based spacing for the first surface item and the second surface item, wherein the rule-based spacing determines how the first surface item and the second surface item fit together and scale with the dimensions of the physical surface; and
causing an augmented reality interface to be displayed by the augmented reality software on the customer device, the augmented reality interface comprising an illustrative layout of the physical surface generated using the three-dimensional feature data and showing the determined positioning of the first surface item and the second surface item upon the physical surface in the illustrative layout while imaging the physical surface in the customer environment.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising the recommendation engine selecting at least one of the first surface item and the second surface item based on a product selection criterion received from the customer computing device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising the recommendation engine selecting at least one of the first surface item and the second surface item based on a profile of a customer.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising the recommendation engine selecting at least one of the first surface item and the second surface item based on past purchase history of a customer.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising the recommendation engine selecting at least one of the first surface item and the second surface item based on merchant product availability.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising the recommendation engine selecting at least one of the first surface item and the second surface item based on a merchant profile.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first surface item and the second surface item are further associated with a customer subscription offer.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, based on the surface data, a dimensional layout of the physical surface for the illustrative layout, wherein determining the positioning of the first surface item and the second surface item is further determined through the dimensional layout of the physical surface and how quantities of the first surface item and the second surface item fit on the physical surface.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the positioning of the first surface item and the second surface item is further determined through layout rules for objects on a surface and how the first surface item and the second surface item fit on the physical surface.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the positioning of the first surface item and the second surface item is further determined through a machine learning algorithm based on layout characteristics for objects on a surface and how the first surface item and the second surface item fit on the physical surface.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising determining at least one of a size or scale for the first surface item and the second surface item in determining how the first surface item and the second surface item fit together and scale with the dimensions of the physical surface.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the illustrative layout of the physical surface comprising determined quantities of each of the first surface item and the second surface item positioned on the physical surface.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the illustrative layout comprises an image that is determined through use of the three-dimensional feature data related to at least one of the physical surface, the first surface item, and the second surface item.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the rule-based spacing specifies an equal spacing between the first surface item and the second surface item.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the rule-based spacing specifies a minimum space around the first surface item and the second surface item.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the rule-based spacing specifies a centering relationship with items relative to the physical surface.

17. A system comprising:
an e-commerce platform comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the e-commerce platform configured to:
receive at an e-commerce platform three-dimensional feature data from augmented reality software on a customer computing device, the three-dimensional feature data identifying a physical surface and determined using the augmented reality software and an imaging device operated by the customer computing device in a customer environment comprising the physical surface;
determine, based on the three-dimensional feature data, surface dimensions of the physical surface;
select, with a recommendation engine of the e-commerce platform, a first surface item and a second surface item to be positioned upon the physical surface and visualized by the customer computing device using the augmented reality software, the selecting based at least in part on the determined surface dimensions of the physical surface and dimensional data of each of the first surface item and the second surface item;
determine a positioning of the first surface item and the second surface item upon the physical surface based on the determine surface dimensions, the dimensional data of the first surface item and the second surface item, and one or more rules defining a rule-based spacing for the first surface item and the second surface item, wherein the rule-based spacing determines how the first surface item and the second surface item fit together and scale with the dimensions of the physical surface; and
cause an augmented reality interface to be displayed by the augmented reality software on the customer device, the augmented reality interface comprising an illustrative layout of the physical surface generated using the three-dimensional feature data and showing the determined positioning of the first surface item and the second surface item upon the physical surface in the illustrative layout while imaging the physical surface in the customer environment.

18. The syst

Assignees

• Shopify Inc

Inventors

• Beauchamp Daniel

Classifications

• G06Q30/0641

  utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping · CPC title

• G06Q30/0627 Primary

  by specifying product or service characteristics, e.g. product dimensions · CPC title

• G06Q30/0631 Primary

  Recommending goods or services · CPC title