| US 7,562,816 B2 | ||
| Integrating touch, taste, and/or scent with a visual interface of an automated system for an enhanced user experience | ||
| Subil M. Abraham, Plano, Tex. (US); Vinod A. Bijlani, Aundh, Ind. (US); and Mathews Thomas, Flower Mound, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 18, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/611,973. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0147515 A1, Jun. 19, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); G06Q 90/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/08 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—383 [235/378; 235/381; 235/385] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for providing a sensory enhanced remote shopping experience comprising:
visually presenting a user selected one of a plurality of items for consumer purchase within a graphical user interface;
providing sensory output associated with at least one sense for the selected item, said sense comprising at least one sense
selected from a group of senses consisting of touch, smell, and taste, wherein the sensory output simulates a sensory characteristic
of the selected item, wherein the sensory output varies for the plurality of items;
displaying a user selectable graphical user interface control for selecting at least one environmental condition, said at
least one environmental condition including at least one of temperature and lighting; and
adjusting the graphical user interface and the sensory output in accordance with the user selected environmental condition.
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