Patent ID: 8866847
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing augmented reality information on a network-enabled computing device associated with a user identifier of a user, the method comprising: storing purchase information regarding items previously purchased by the user; estimating a next required purchase date for each of the items previously purchased by the user based on the stored purchase information; obtaining recommendation information for at least one item recommended to the user by at least one other user via a social network; capturing an image of a plurality of items with an image capturing component coupled to the network-enabled computing device; processing the image to identify each item of the plurality of items; retrieving a predefined list of user preferences for the user using the user identifier; for each identified item, checking if the item matches a condition related to the predefined list of user preferences; for each item matching a condition related to the predefined list of user preferences; overlaying recommendation information on at least one identified item in the image that has been recommended to the user.