SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR VISUALLY IDENTIFYING A PRODUCT'S PRESENCE AND MAKING THE PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING

摘要

Provided are a system and method for providing repeatedly updated visual information for an object. In one example, the method includes receiving a plurality of images of an object from a camera configured to capture the images, where the images are still images that are separated in time from one another and where each image is captured based on a defined trigger event that controls when the camera captures that image. Each image of the plurality of images is made available for viewing via a network as a current image as that image is received, where each image updates the current image by replacing a previously received image as the current image. A notification is received that the image is to be removed from viewing. The current image is then marked to indicate that the object is no longer available.

主权项

1. A method for execution by a networked computer system comprising:
receiving, by an image controller of the system, a first notification that an object is ready to be added to a memory of the system, wherein the object is linked to identifying information within the system; receiving, by the image controller, a plurality of images of the object from a camera configured to capture images of the object, wherein the images are still images that are separated in time from one another and wherein each image is captured based on a defined trigger event that controls when the camera captures that image; automatically handling, by the images controller, each of the plurality of images to identify whether a making, by the image controller, each image of the plurality of images available for viewing via a network as a current image as that image is received, wherein each image updates the current image by replacing a previously received image as the current image; receiving, by the image controller, a second notification that the image is to be removed from viewing because the object has been selected by a viewer of the image; and marking, by the image controller, the current image to indicate that the object is no longer available.