INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM

    公开(公告)号:US20240354820A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18684347

    申请日:2021-08-27

    CPC classification number: G06Q30/0601 H04W88/06

    Abstract: To provide a technique advantageous in enhancing usability in a purchase support technique.
    An information processing apparatus that supports purchase is provided. The information processing apparatus includes receiving means for receiving a trigger for switching from a first mode for supporting purchase through Internet mail order to a second mode for supporting purchase in a real store, and processing means for performing a process of switching between the first mode and the second mode. In a case where the receiving means has received the trigger, the processing means starts the second mode for a store corresponding to the received trigger.

    AUGMENTED REALITY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO

    公开(公告)号:US20240338780A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18706331

    申请日:2024-01-12

    Abstract: Augmented reality social media platforms and methods of managing the same in which a real-world defined area is virtually mapped to include a plurality of leasable virtual subdivisions each corresponding to a real-world subdivision of the real-world defined area. A platform may assign a virtual leasehold corresponding to a virtual subdivision of a plurality of leasable virtual subdivisions to a user of the platform. In one aspect the ability to assign a virtual leasehold to a user is based on the user's affiliation or non-affiliation with a real-world organization controlling the corresponding real-world defined area. In another aspect a virtual leasehold may be reassigned to a different virtual subdivision and/or a real-world offering associated with a virtual leasehold may be reallocated to a different virtual leasehold.

    COMMODITY SALES SYSTEM AND COMMODITY SALES METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240311824A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18603296

    申请日:2024-03-13

    Applicant: Glory Ltd.

    Inventor: Osamu ITO

    CPC classification number: G06Q20/40 G06Q20/18 G06Q30/0601

    Abstract: A commodity sales system for selling a specific commodity for which a purchase qualification needs to be confirmed when the specific commodity is sold to the customer. The commodity sales system includes: a customer detection sensor to detect a customer; a commodity detection sensor to detect a commodity taken out from a commodity shelf; a management apparatus to add the commodity taken out by the customer to an object of transaction with the customer when the commodity is detected by the commodity detection sensor; and a settlement apparatus to perform a settlement process for the commodity added to the object of transaction. If a replacement of a specific commodity is included in the object of transaction, the management apparatus performs a confirmation process for confirming that the customer has the purchase qualification, and a process for handing over an actual article of the specific commodity to the customer.

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