A product identification apparatus (20) includes an acquisition unit (210), an image processing unit (220), and a storage processing unit (230). The acquisition unit (210) acquires an image generated by an image capturing apparatus 10. The image includes a product shelf (40) and a product (50). The image processing unit (220) determines a position where continuity of the product shelf (40) is broken by processing the image acquired by the acquisition unit (210), and divides the product shelf (40) into a unit region by using the position. Further, the image processing unit (220) determines a kind and a product name of the product (50) by processing the image acquired by the acquisition unit (210). The storage processing unit (230) causes a storage unit (240) to store product identification information of the product (50) located in the unit region, for each unit region of the product shelf (40).

The present invention relates to an online shopping mall system using automated processing of content categories and maps. For example, disclosed is an online shopping mall system using automated processing of content categories and maps, the online shopping mall system comprising: a map database unit in which map data for at least one country is stored; a map marker generation unit in which location information, product sales information, seller information, and sales product category information for an offline store are registered, and which classifies the product sales information into categories on the basis of the sales product category information, and generates a plurality of markers for providing the product sales information and the seller information on a map provided through the map database unit on the basis of the location information; a product information provision unit which, when a specific product category is input as a search keyword, provides, on the map, product sales information and seller information corresponding to the input product category, and when a specific marker is selected from among the plurality of markers, provides, on the map, product sales information and seller information corresponding to the selected marker through a pop-up window; and a product payment processing unit which processes payment according to a product purchase request through the pop-up window.

The present invention relates to a system for mediating personal data of a user, and it is an object of the present invention to provide the personal data mediation system which allows information to be more reasonably mediated.

Methods and systems are presented for facilitating migration of electronic shopping carts between devices. A user generates an electronic shopping cart based on interacting with a merchant website using a first device. In response to receiving a request for transferring the electronic shopping cart, cart data associated with the electronic shopping cart is obtained. The cart data is encoded, using a selected encoding technique, into a code, which can be a phrase, an emoji string, a QR code, or an image of a face that can be transferrable to a second device. The code is presented on the first device. In response to receiving the code from the second device, the electronic shopping cart is re-generated based on the cart data extracted from the code. The electronic shopping cart is made accessible to the user via the second device.

A computer-based method that allows users to conduct transactions and interact with environments and objects in an augmented space using any generic electronic device with a display and user input. The environment can be virtually rendered or 360° image or video pre-captured and allows the user to move around within it. Products, information, navigational or communication hotspots can be accessed by the user via the electronic device. Objects such as products are displayed as a 360° image and is user-interactable. There is an option for a physical kiosk located within a retail space that allows for offline (non Internet) use.

An embodiment of the present invention is an information processing system including: a user terminal carried by a user; and an information processing device being able to communicate with the user terminal. The information processing device has: a storage storing product information of a product to be reduced in price in a store, condition information showing a condition of the product, and offered price information of the product, in association with one another; and a payment processor configured to perform a payment process of the product based on a payment request of the product corresponding to the product information acquired from the user terminal. The user terminal has a display controller that acquires the condition information and the offered price information corresponding to the product information of the product selected by the user, from the information processing device, and to cause a display to show the acquired information.

A networked system comprises a main controller that allows users to act as customers, promoters or merchants of smart articles that are displayed by promoters who have purchased these articles from the merchants. The customer uses a controller device to access data from the smart article by capturing an identifying marker on the article and transmitting the foregoing data to the main controller which places the customer in communication with a merchant controller associated with the merchant from whom the promoter purchased the article. The merchant can thus provide data regarding the article to the customer via the main controller and depending on how the customer acts, the merchant can allocate a reward to the promoter via a promoter controller associated therewith.

A networked system comprises a main controller that allows users to act as customers, promoters or merchants of smart articles that are displayed by promoters who have purchased these articles from the merchants. The customer uses a controller device to access data from the smart article by capturing an identifying marker on the article and transmitting the foregoing data to the main controller which places the customer in communication with a merchant controller associated with the merchant from whom the promoter purchased the article. The merchant can thus provide data regarding the article to the customer via the main controller and depending on how the customer acts, the merchant can allocate a reward to the promoter via a promoter controller associated therewith.

Systems and methods to predict and optimize automated recipe selection and item delivery for a customer. A server uses an artificial intelligence model to selects a plurality of predicted recipes for a customer based on customer preferences. Different types of constraints are obtained for the customer to generate a plurality of sets of recipes from the predicted recipes and to optimize those sets of recipes for the customer. A specific set of recipes is selected for the customer based on the optimization, and the filling of the order is initiated for the customer with items associated with the selected set of recipes.

An image sensor is used to capture an image that includes a plurality of objects. Presence and location data is identified for the plurality of objects. The image and the presence and location data is utilized to create individual representations of the plurality of objects. The plurality of objects are classified through employment of the individual representations. A machine learning model is updated with the classification data generated by classifying the plurality of objects.