Method, computer program product, and system for providing a sensor-based environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016110751-A1
Application number	US-201514675206-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	Oct 15, 2014
Publication date	Apr 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Method, computer program product, and system of providing rewards to a person based on item interactions during a transaction in an environment, where the person is associated with a personal profile. The method includes generating, based on information in the personal profile, one or more tasks for the person to complete during the transaction, each task including at least one item interaction. The method further includes presenting, using an output device within the environment, the one or more tasks to the person, analyzing image information acquired by one or more visual sensors within the environment to evaluate the person's performance of the one or more tasks, and awarding, based on the evaluation, an amount of rewards to the person.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method of providing rewards to a person based on item interactions during a transaction in an environment, the person associated with a personal profile, the method comprising:
generating, based on information in the personal profile, one or more tasks for the person to complete during the transaction, each task including at least one item interaction; presenting, using an output device within the environment, the one or more tasks to the person; analyzing image information acquired by one or more visual sensors within the environment to evaluate the person's performance of the one or more tasks; and awarding, based on the evaluation, an amount of rewards to the person.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of rewards are applied to one of the personal profile and a virtual transaction record reflecting the person's item interactions during the transaction.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information in the personal profile includes one or more of an item interaction history, item preferences, health information, prospective item information for the transaction, and participation information for one or more initiatives.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the one or more tasks is further based on one or more of item incentive information, initiative information, and item inventory information.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the item inventory information indicates a first item nearing a corresponding expiration date, and wherein at least one task includes the person locating the first item.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tasks includes locating a selected item, wherein presenting the one or more tasks includes providing descriptive information about the item without explicitly identifying the item.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the one or more tasks includes:
determining an entry of a shopping list included in the personal profile; and determining a categorical grouping that corresponds to the entry and that includes a plurality of items, wherein the one or more tasks are presented with respect to the determined grouping, and wherein evaluating the performance of the one or more tasks is based on which of the plurality of items is involved in the corresponding item interaction.

8 . A computer program product of providing rewards to a person based on item interactions during a transaction in an environment, the person associated with a personal profile, the computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation that includes:
generating, based on information in the personal profile, one or more tasks for the person to complete during the transaction, each task including at least one item interaction;
presenting, using an output device within the environment, the one or more tasks to the person;
analyzing image information acquired by one or more visual sensors within the environment to evaluate the person's performance of the one or more tasks; and
awarding, based on the evaluation, an amount of rewards to the person.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the amount of rewards are applied to one of the personal profile and a virtual transaction record reflecting the person's item interactions during the transaction.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the information in the personal profile includes one or more of an item interaction history, item preferences, health information, prospective item information for the transaction, and participation information for one or more initiatives.

11 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein generating the one or more tasks is further based on one or more of item incentive information, initiative information, and item inventory information.

12 . The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the item inventory information indicates a first item nearing a corresponding expiration date, and wherein at least one task includes the person locating the first item.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the one or more tasks includes locating a selected item, wherein presenting the one or more tasks includes providing descriptive information about the item without explicitly identifying the item.

14 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein generating the one or more tasks includes:
determining an entry of a shopping list included in the personal profile; and determining a categorical grouping that corresponds to the entry and that includes a plurality of items, wherein the one or more tasks are presented with respect to the determined grouping, and wherein evaluating the performance of the one or more tasks is based on which of the plurality of items is involved in the corresponding item interaction.

15 . A system of providing rewards to a person based on item interactions during a transaction in an environment, the person associated with a personal profile, the method comprising:
one or more computer processors; at least a first visual sensor disposed within the environment and communicatively coupled with the one or more computer processors; and a memory containing program code which, when executed by the one or more computer processors, performs an operation that includes:
generating, based on information in the personal profile, one or more tasks for the person to complete during the transaction, each task including at least one item interaction;
presenting, using an output device within the environment, the one or more tasks to the person;
analyzing image information acquired by one or more visual sensors within the environment to evaluate the person's performance of the one or more tasks; and
awarding, based on the evaluation, an amount of rewards to the person.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the amount of rewards are applied to one of the personal profile and a virtual transaction record reflecting the person's item interactions during the transaction.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the information in the personal profile includes one or more of an item interaction history, item preferences, health information, prospective item information for the transaction, and participation information for one or more initiatives.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein generating the one or more tasks is further based on one or more of item incentive information, initiative information, and item inventory information.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the item inventory information indicates a first item nearing a corresponding expiration date, and wherein at least one task includes the person locating the first item.

20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein generating the one or more tasks includes:
determining an entry of a shopping list included in the personal profile; and determining a categorical grouping that corresponds to the entry and that includes a plurality of items, wherein the one or more tasks are presented with respect to the determined grouping, and wherein evaluating the performance of the one or more tasks is based on which of the plurality of items is involved in the corresponding item interaction.

Assignees

• Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corp

Inventors

• Brown Devin Sherrone
• Herring Dean Frederick
• Singh Ankit

Classifications

• G07G1/0063

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• G06Q30/0251

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• G06F3/012

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• G01G19/4144

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• G01B11/02

  for measuring length, width or thickness (G01B11/08 takes precedence) · CPC title