User-state mediated product selection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9916612-B2
Application number	US-201414294428-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2014
Priority date	Jun 3, 2014
Publication date	Mar 13, 2018
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018

Abstract

Systems and methods may provide purchasing suggestions to consumers based on the emotional, financial, social or physiological state of the consumer. The state of a consumer is based on data that may be collected from a variety of sources, including image data and biosensor data collected at the point of sale, as well as data accessible via smart phone or stored elsewhere. The systems and methods may be practiced in the context of a vending machine, bricks-and-mortar store, on-line store, or other venue.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system to suggest items to a consumer, comprising:
a processor;
a suggestion logic unit, implemented by the processor, wherein the suggestion logic unit comprises:
a state characterization logic module configured to characterize a state including an emotional state exclusively of a consumer based on data provided by the consumer to one or more of a reader, a sensor, a portable device, a computer, a database, a microphone or a camera, wherein the charact…

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Morris Margaret E
• Faulkner Susan A

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Physics · mapped topic

• A61B5/14542

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B5/14532

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• G06Q50/22

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F9/00

  Physics · mapped topic