Broadcaster tools for interactive shopping interfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9883249-B2
Application number	US-201514751831-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2015
Priority date	Jun 26, 2015
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments of broadcaster tools configured to manage interactive shopping interfaces presented in connection with a live video stream. A sequence of items scheduled to be featured within a live video stream is obtained. A user interface that facilitates editing the sequence of items is rendered. An edit to the sequence of items is received via the user interface. Item information transmitted to clients consuming the live video stream is modified based at least in part on the edit.

First claim

Therefore, the following is claimed:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of computer instructions executable in at least one computing device, wherein, when executed, the plurality of computer instructions cause the at least one computing device to:
capture a first live video stream;
send the first live video stream to a plurality of clients;
receive an indication from a producer user via a user interface that a product is featured in the first live video stream, the producer user being a producer of the first live video stream;
in response to receiving the indication, send product information to the plurality of clients, wherein the plurality of clients are thereby configured by the product information to render a selectable product component in an interactive shopping interface synchronized with the first live video stream, and a user selection of the selectable product component is configured to cause an interactive function to be performed with respect to the product;
determine that a particular client of the plurality of clients has performed the interactive function;
present, via the user interface, a request from the particular client to participate in a video chat session with the producer user, the user interface including a plurality of selectable action components and one or more user-specific statistics corresponding to a client user associated with the particular client, the plurality of selectable action components comprising at least one of an approve component, a disapprove component, an add-to-queue component, or a communicate component, and the one or more user-specific statistics comprising at least one of: one or more purchasing habits, a date of last purchase, an item review history, a user review classification status, a subscription status, one or more social networking accounts, or a communication history of at least one prior chat session;
initiate, via the user interface, a video communication between the client user associated with the particular client and the producer user in response to a first producer selection of the communicate component, the video communication being through a channel separate from the first live video stream, and the video communication comprising a screening interview between the client user and the producer user;
receive, via the user interface, an approval of the request from the producer user in response to a second producer selection of the approve component;
in response to receiving the approval, cause a second live video stream originating from the particular client to be shown to the plurality of clients within the first live video stream by mixing the second live video stream with the first live video stream via a video mixer; and
update at least one user statistic shown by the user interface in response to determining that the particular client has performed the interactive function.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the interactive function corresponds to initiating an order of the product, adding the product to a shopping cart, or viewing a product detail page of the product.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of computer instructions further cause the at least one computing device to render a moderation user interface configured to moderate a communication system among the plurality of clients.

4. A system, comprising:
at least one computing device; and
a broadcaster management application executed in the at least one computing device, wherein the broadcaster management application causes the at least one computing device to at least:
generate a plurality of audience statistics in regard to a plurality of users associated with a plurality of clients that are consuming a first live video stream, at least one of the plurality of audience statistics being generated based at least in part on user profile information of the plurality of users obtained from an electronic commerce system;
generate a user interface configured to present the plurality of audience statistics and facilitate management of an interactive shopping interface rendered by the plurality of clients in association with the first live video stream;
present, via the user interface, a request from a particular client device of the plurality of clients that is associated with a particular user of the plurality of users to participate in a video chat session with a host user, the user interface including a plurality of action components and one or more user-specific audience statistics corresponding to the particular user, the plurality of action components comprising at least one of an approve component, a disapprove component, an add-to-queue component, or a communicate component, and the one or more user-specific audience statistics comprising at least one of: one or more purchasing habits, a date of last purchase, an item review history, a user review classification status, a subscription status, one or more social networking accounts, or a communication history of at least one prior chat session;
facilitate, via the user interface, bidirectional video communication between the particular user and the host user in response to a first selection of the communicate component, the bidirectional video communication comprising a screening interview between the particular user and the host user;
receive, via the user interface, an approval of the request from the host user in response to a second selection of the approve component; and
cause a second live video stream originating from the particular client device to be shown to the plurality of users within the first live video stream in response to receiving the approval of the request by mixing the second live video stream with the first live video stream via a video mixer.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of audience statistics includes at least one of: a count of the plurality of clients, user demographic statistics, or user engagement statistics.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the broadcaster management application further causes the at least one computing device to at least:
receive, via the user interface, a user selection of a particular item offered by the electronic commerce system; and
inject, in response to the user selection, a selectable item component corresponding to the particular item into a chat interface rendered by the plurality of clients.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the broadcaster management application further causes the at least one computing device to at least:
determine at least one selection statistic corresponding to customer selections of individual ones of a plurality of items featured in the first live video stream; and
wherein the user interface is further configured to present the at least one selection statistic.

8. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first live video stream is associated with a sequence of items slated to be featured in the first live video stream, wherein the user interface is further configured to facilitate editing of the sequence of items.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user interface is further configured to:
receive a user selection of a particular item from a catalog of items; and
add the particular item to the sequence of items.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user interface is further configured to:
receive a user selection of a particular item from the sequence of items; and
reorder the particular item within the sequence of items or remove the particular item from the sequence of items.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the broadcaster management application further causes the at least

Assignees

• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Taylor Amber Autrey
• Fleming Jon Darren
• Lynch John Devlin
• Mellott Daniel Thomas
• Mills Brent Robert
• Walsh Liza Marie
• Campbell Gary Alexander

Classifications

• H04N21/4826

  using recommendation lists, e.g. of programmes or channels sorted out according to their score · CPC title

• H04N21/472

  End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)} · CPC title

• H04N21/47815 Primary

  Electronic shopping (payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12) · CPC title

• H04N21/4788

  communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} · CPC title

• H04N21/2187

  Live feed · CPC title