Methods and systems for displaying, to a user interface, categories of items for the user to select from for querying the system, in order to enable the system to return to the user images of items of the style desired by the user for possible purchase. The categories of items can be presented to the user interface visually in silhouette form so that the user can select brand and the silhouette image of the style of item desired. Upon selection of the silhouette image, a query is sent to the system and images of the desired style of item are returned to the user interface for presentation to the user, along with certain attributes of the style of the item.

A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location, having at least one store, and displaying the shopping location to the user's computer in a 3D interactive simulation view via a web browser to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user. The server then obtains a request to enter into one of the stores and displays the store website to the user in the same web browser. The store website has one or more enhanced VR features. The server then receives a request to view at least one product and the product is presented in a 3D interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life viewing of the product.

A makeup evaluation computing device obtains a request from a user to initiate a makeup evaluation session. The makeup evaluation computing device initiates the makeup evaluation session without obtaining login credentials from the user and obtains a digital image of a facial region of the user. The makeup evaluation computing device generates a user interface displaying at least one cosmetic product and obtains from the user a selection of cosmetic products among the one or more displayed cosmetic products. The makeup evaluation computing device performs virtual application of the selected cosmetic products on the facial region of the user and stores the selection of cosmetic products. The makeup evaluation computing device generates a makeup session packet comprising the digital image of the facial region of the user and stored selection of cosmetic products. The makeup evaluation computing device transmits the makeup session packet to a cloud server and terminates the makeup evaluation session.

According to an embodiment, a shopping support device is configured to accept an input of a periodic purchase commodity to be periodically purchased by a customer. The shopping support device is configured to control a display so that the display displays the periodic purchase commodity as a candidate commodity, along with the candidate commodity.

In a multimedia device, a method, apparatus, and system for presenting image(s) and data to user, provide the means and methods for user to select image(s) and/or area(s) and combine them with other image(s), creating virtual visual results generated through a combination of a plurality of images. A method that creates natural looking virtual visual results through graphical image processing and generation. A system and method to generate virtual visual results using images displayed through web browsers. A method for creating and using re-generatable, editable and clickable imaging files, by embedding the image(s) and data in a specific file format, that can be created, edited, managed, saved, shared and transferred through web browsers, and/or other data communication channels.

An image processing method for a unmanned aerial vehicle includes: aligning a subject matter by a camera of the unmanned aerial vehicle; focusing on the subject matter at a first time, and recording images information in a focus frame as a first reference pattern; presetting a separation distance of automatic movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle, focusing on the subject matter at a second time, and recording image information in the focus frame as a second reference pattern; synthesizing a three-dimensional reference pattern of the subject matter according to the first reference pattern and the second reference pattern; automatically traversing images in whole camera aperture by the focus frame when the unmanned aerial vehicle detects interrupt of controlling signal, and comparing with the three-dimensional reference pattern, if the subject matter can't be found, location of the unmanned aerial vehicle is automatically adjusted until the subject matter reappears on the camera aperture; presetting a reference straight line between the camera and the subject matter, controlling movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle along the reference straight line, and monitoring moving state of the unmanned aerial vehicle via a three-axis gyroscope; if the unmanned aerial vehicle deviates from the reference straight line in flight, a new reference straight line is represetted and the movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle along the new reference straight line is controlled; obtaining distance of movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle along the reference straight line via the three-axis gyroscope, and recording a ratio of display widths of the subject matter before the camera is moving and after the camera is moving, and calculating measuring distance between the camera and the subject matter; if the measuring distance is more than a presetting reference distance, the unmanned aerial vehicle is controlled to move to subject matter until the measuring distance is less than or equal with the presetting reference distance.

A computing device generates a collection of digital images depicting makeup effects representing makeup trends, analyzes the collection of digital images, and extracts target attributes. The computing device constructs a database of makeup recommendation entries comprising the collection of digital images and extracted attributes and receives a query request from a user comprising an image of the user's face. The computing device queries the database and obtains a first number of makeup recommendations. The computing device merges makeup recommendations among the first number of makeup recommendations to generate a second number of makeup recommendations and displays at least a portion of the second number of makeup recommendations and receiving a selection from the user. The computing device performs virtual application of a makeup effect corresponding to the selection.

A method and system for manufacturing a custom designed container or package and an insert received in the container or package by selecting a size of the container or package using a size graphical user interface of a graphical user interface displayed on a display device. The custom foam insert can be designed using an insert shape graphical user interface displayed on the display device. The custom foam insert includes one or more cavities corresponding to respective one or more features of one or more objects to be retained in the container or package.

Techniques for messaging agent messaging interaction are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a commerce intermediary server operative to receive a user interface selection of a user-to-commerce message thread on a client device, the user-to-commerce message thread associated with a commerce entity with a messaging system; display a user-to-commerce message thread interface for the user-to-commerce message thread; receive a user-to-commerce message via the user-to-commerce message thread interface for the user-to-commerce message thread; and send the user-to-commerce message to the commerce entity via the messaging system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

A method and system displaying and managing images of consumer products with cloud computing. One or more consumer products are selected. An N-layer digital image is created that includes an M-layer hierarchy of vector images and/or visual overlays stored in one or more cloud storage objects in progressive resolution format and allows progressive resolution display without loss of image quality on the selected plural consumer products that appear in the N-layer digital image. Selected consumer products are placed in a graphical shopping cart/bag that provides progressive resolution display directly from the graphical shopping cart/bag and allows new or different consumer products to be selected directly from the graphical shopping cart/bag.