Patent ID: 8721337

Claim:
A method for providing landscaping design recommendations, the method comprising: receiving a captured image of a landscape area for the landscape design; building a directory of data relating to the landscape area, wherein the directory comprises information regarding various locations within the landscape area, the information based on natural characteristics of each of the various locations within the landscape area; receiving information about a product to be incorporated into the landscape area, wherein the information is received from a mobile device; matching the information about the product to be incorporated into the landscape area with the directory of data relating to the various locations within the landscape area, through the use of a processing device, wherein the matching of the product with the various locations within the landscape area is based at least in part on a match of the natural characteristics of one of the various locations within the landscape area and the natural characteristics of the product to be incorporated into the landscape area; and presenting the products to be incorporated into the landscape area and indicators associated with the products in a real-time video stream on a mobile device, in a recommended location within the landscape area, the recommended location is based at least in part on the matching of information about the natural characteristics of the product to be incorporated into the landscape area with the directory of data relating to the natural characteristics of each of the various locations within the landscape area, wherein presenting the products to be incorporated into the landscape area and the indicators associated with the products comprises superimposing the products to be incorporated into the landscape area and the indicators associated with the products over real-time video that is being captured by the mobile device of the landscape area, wherein the location of the products within the landscape area correspond to the recommended locations determined by the matching of information about the natural characteristics of the product to be incorporated into the landscape area with the directory of data relating to the natural characteristics of each of the various locations within the landscape area.