US 11,798,063 B2
Methods of assigning products from a shared shopping list to participating shoppers using shopper characteristics and product parameters and related systems
Susan W. Brosnan, Raleigh, NC (US); Jessica Snead, Cary, NC (US); Patricia Hogan, Raleigh, NC (US); and Daniel R. Goins, Wake Forest, NC (US)
Assigned to Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/350,635.
Prior Publication US 2022/0405828 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving image data captured at a retail location, the image data comprising a plurality of users;
processing the image data to analyze an appearance and a behavior of the plurality of users to identify a second behavior of the plurality of users, the second behavior comprising at least one collaborative gesture;
detecting a facial characteristic within the appearance to identity at least one user of the plurality of users;
retrieving, from a computing device comprising identity information of each of the plurality of users, contact information for each of the plurality of users based on the identity information of each of the plurality of users, wherein the contact information comprises at least a phone number;
querying a respective mobile communication device of each user of the plurality of users based on the contact information, the querying comprising requesting a confirmation;
receiving the confirmation from at least one user of the plurality of users;
receiving a shared shopping list associated with at least one user of the plurality of users;
determining a characteristic for each user of the plurality of users based on at least one of the image data or the identity information;
retrieving, from the computing device, product information corresponding to a plurality of products included on the shared shopping list, wherein the product information comprises at least one physical attribute of each product of the plurality of products;
generating, for each user of the plurality of users, a score for each product of the plurality of products based on the characteristic for each user of the plurality of users and the product information, wherein the respective score for each product is indicative of an estimated physical ability of a respective user to retrieve that product;
assigning a sub-group of the plurality of products to each user of the plurality of users based on the scores for each product and an estimated time for each user of the plurality of users to retrieve an assigned product; and
causing a graphical element to be displayed on a display of the respective mobile communication device of each of the plurality of users, the graphical element comprising an indication of a respective sub-group to the respective mobile communication device of each of the plurality of users.