Patent ID: 9053483
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G02B,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for recommending an item to a user, the method comprising: receiving image data of a scene from a camera, the scene comprises a particular item on a shelf, wherein the particular item is arranged in a known relative position to another item on the shelf, the particular item has a visual characteristic and is arranged in a certain location among a plurality of locations in a store, and the another item has a visual characteristic; identifying the certain location based on a location of the user; accessing a data source comprising an inventory of items in the store, each item in the inventory of items is cross-referenced to a location among the plurality of locations; identifying candidate items in the inventory of items, the candidate items comprise items in the inventory which are cross-referenced to the certain location and excludes items in the inventory of items which are not cross-referenced to the certain location, and the candidate items are cross-referenced to image data; performing a comparison which compares the visual characteristic of the particular item and the visual characteristic of the another item to the image data of the candidate items; identifying one of the candidate items as a match to the particular item based on the comparison and the known relative position to the another item on the shelf, the one of the candidate items is cross-referenced to a parameter in the inventory; obtaining a determination as to whether or not the particular item is recommended for the user based on a comparison of the parameter to a preference associated with the user; and informing the user as to whether or not the particular item is recommended for the user based on the determination.