Patent ID: 8065200

Claim:
A computer implemented method of creating a web store on a web server computer including an RFID reader or a video camera, comprising the steps of: determining at said server computer a location of each product, aisle, advertisement, sign and display within a real world store by reading data from RFID tags attached thereto or by processing data from a video camera; collecting information at said server computer about each said advertisement, sign and display within said real world store; receiving and storing in a database on said server computer, manufacturing information for fabricating each said product without having said product physically available as a model for capturing video or still images of said product; rendering at said server computer a respective three dimensional product image for each said product from said manufacturing information; and creating a web store using three dimensional internet or virtual world maneuverability, with images of each said aisle, said advertisement, said sign, and said display positioned at said determined location, and with each said respective product image positioned at a respective determined location within said real store.