US 11,907,988 B2
Systems and methods for providing geolocation services in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform
B. Eric Graham, Wenham, MA (US)
Assigned to CrowdComfort, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by CrowdComfort, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/551,858.
Application 17/551,858 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/530,147, filed on Nov. 18, 2021.
Application 17/530,147 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/182,667, filed on Feb. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,394,463.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/125,727, filed on Dec. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0222724 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 10/00 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); G06F 18/25 (2023.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0623 (2013.01) [G06F 18/251 (2023.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 2219/024 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing interactive visual images in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform, the system comprising:
a server system configured to communicate with and exchange data with a mobile device, a merchandise or inventory system, and a visual imaging system, the server comprising at least one processor coupled to at least one memory containing instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the server system to:
receive visual image data from the visual imaging system, the visual image data associated with an environment;
identify, from the visual image data, a merchandise object associated with the environment;
analyze, from the visual image data, lighting within the environment including natural and artificial lighting;
analyze merchandise sales data from the merchandise or inventory system to produce an analysis of how the natural and artificial lighting within the environment affects sales of the merchandise object;
receive user data from the mobile device, the user data associated with at least one of a location of a user and movement of the user within the environment over a period of time;
prompt the user for verification of location and landmarks including at least the merchandise object; and
render a layout of the environment on the mobile device based on the user data and visual image data, wherein rendering comprises generating a visual model of a layout of the environment in which the user is located or moving to provide an altered reality wherein the user can track information related to the environment, the rendered layout of the environment comprising an augmented reality image or a virtual reality image comprising a QR code accessible by the user to retrieve information about the merchandise object including the analysis of how the natural and artificial lighting affects sales of the merchandise object.