Shopify Inc.

Daniel Beauchamp

Byron Leonel Delgado

Stephan Leroux

Juho Mikko Haapoja

Jonathan Wade

Maas Mansoor Ali Lalani

Russ Maschmeyer

Brennan Letkeman

Eric Andrew Florenzano

Diego Macario Bello

Brian Crowder

Bryon Leonel Delgado

Andrew Ngo

Maas Monsoor Ali Lalani

Methods and systems for prompting a large language model (LLM) to generate a description of an object with indications of any unsubstantiated information are disclosed. A prompt is generated to a LLM to generate a description of an object, where the prompt includes one or more object attributes to include in the generated description. The prompt also includes an instruction for the LLM to annotate any portions of the generated description that are, involve, and/or include unsubstantiated information according to a defined format. The prompt is provided to the LLM and the generated description is received. The generated description is parsed to identify, based on the defined format, one or more annotated portions indicating unsubstantiated information. The generated description is presented for display via a user device.

Methods and systems for generation of text using large language model with indications of unsubstantiated information

To improve user experience when interacting with AR content within an AR environment, the AR content may be overlaid over a proxy object in a real-world space. Differences in dimension between the proxy object and the virtual model may be such that the object is larger than the virtual model, which may result in portions of the object appearing to protrude from behind the virtual model, decreasing user enjoyment. In some embodiments, an AR system for the overlay of AR content on a proxy object and concealment of the proxy object may be implemented. The system may overlay a virtual model to a proxy object, and then conceal any remaining visible portions of the proxy object from the visual field of a device displaying the AR environment. The system may overlay the virtual model so that any remaining visible portion of the proxy object is a single continuous region.

Systems and methods for overlay of virtual object on proxy object and concealment of proxy object

A computer-implemented is disclosed. The method includes: generating an augmented reality (AR) scene that includes a virtual 3D representation of a product and a view of a first graphical user interface; monitoring user interactions with the virtual 3D representation of the product based on detected gestures of the user; determining modifications to the virtual 3D representation of the product based on the monitored user interactions; presenting, in the AR scene, a modified 3D representation of the product; converting the modified 3D representation of the product to a 2D image; and causing the 2D image to be displayed at a defined location of the first graphical user interface in AR.

Systems and methods for editing content items in augmented reality

Systems and methods described herein allow a customer to employ AR/VR software to generate virtual representations of physical spaces (e.g., house) and sub-spaces (e.g., living room) to preview virtual objects situated in AR/VR virtual environments. A commerce system (or mobile app associated with the commerce system) may generate virtualized environments representing a physical space (e.g., house, apartment) and regions (e.g., living room, kitchen) based on source images uploaded to or otherwise captured by the commerce system. The end-user may operate the software on a client device and interacts with VR or AR presentations of the virtual environment using a voice-based interface recognized by the software. For example, the end-user may say the name of room (region) or an object and the system retrieves data of the identified room or an appropriate room, such as virtual representations of furniture or objects situated in the room.

Augmented reality enabled dynamic product presentation

A computer-implemented method includes: obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) representation of a first real-world environment; identifying a real-world object of interest in a second real-world environment, the first real-world environment different from the second real-world environment; determining a first position in the 3D representation of the first real-world environment corresponding to the real-world object of interest; and generating an augmented reality (AR) version of the first real-world environment for presentation in the second real-world environment using the 3D representation of the first real-world environment and based on positioning the real-world object of interest in the first position in the AR version of the first real-world environment.

Systems and methods for modeling real-world objects in virtual scenes

Systems and methods for generating AR content to virtually alter a real-world item are provided. The real-world item may be a deformable item including one or more flexible surfaces. According to an embodiment, a method includes determining the relative positions of a plurality of points on the real-world item. Based on the relative positions of the plurality of points, a 3D model of a virtual item is distorted to produce a distorted 3D model of the virtual item. The distorted 3D model may have substantially the same shape as the real-world item. AR content is then generated based on the distorted three-dimensional model.

Systems and methods for generating augmented reality content based on distorted three-dimensional models

Generating and storing product media can be resource intensive processes. Some systems and methods disclosed herein relate to rapidly and/or automatically generating a three-dimensional (3D) composite model to help improve the generation of product media and/or to help reduce product media storage requirements. The 3D composite model may correspond to a product bundle. According to an embodiment, an indication of items associated with a product bundle is obtained. Pre-existing 3D models corresponding to the items are then obtained and used to generate a 3D composite model. The 3D composite model includes representations of the items and may be implemented to provide product media depicting the product bundle.

Systems and methods for generating three-dimensional models corresponding to product bundles

Disclosed are systems and methods for augmenting a customer image with at least one virtual object. One or more customer images depicting a customer environment are received from a customer computing device and 3D feature data for the customer images is determined. A virtual object is determined which corresponds to a desired merchant item. A positioning signal is received which corresponds to a desired location of virtual object in the customer environment, and a corresponding first location in each customer image at which to overlay the virtual object using the positioning signal is determined. An appropriate size and orientation of the virtual object is determined for each customer image based on corresponding 3D feature data, causing an overlay of an appropriately sized and oriented virtual object at the corresponding first location in customer images.

Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for augmented reality application for display of virtual objects

The present disclosure relates, in part, to spatially aware media that includes three-dimensional (3D) spatial information pertaining to a real-world space. The spatially aware media may map this 3D spatial information to media such as an image, for example, to provide 3D spatial context for the media. This may allow users to more flexibly and efficiently interact with virtual content in real-world spaces that are relevant to them. According to one embodiment, spatially aware media is augmented to provide an image of a real-world space overlaid with a render of a 3D model defined relative to the 3D spatial features of the real-world space. Before augmenting the spatially aware media, a recommended position for the 3D model relative to the 3D spatial features of the real-world space may be determined based on the 3D model and/or on the spatially aware media.

Systems and methods for providing augmented media

Computer-implemented methods and systems including receiving feature data identifying a physical surface determined using augmented reality software and an imaging device operated by a computing device in a physical environment comprising the physical surface; determining a positioning of at least one surface item upon the physical surface based on surface dimensions determined from the feature data; and causing an augmented reality interface to be displayed by the augmented reality software on the computing device, the augmented reality interface comprising an illustrative layout of the physical surface generated using the feature data and showing the determined positioning of the at least one surface item upon the physical surface in the illustrative layout while imaging the physical surface in the physical environment.

Method, system, and computer-readable medium for determining positioning of items on a surface

A merchant may operate a retail store that users are able to visit in person in order to view and purchase products. When a user visits the store, the user might not know where a desired product ('target product') is located. Computer technology may help direct the user to the target product in real-time. In some embodiments, a model of passable areas and the location of products in the retail store may be determined, e.g. by a merchant device. In some embodiments, when the user visits the retail store, a computer generates a product recommendation, e.g. based on user-specific information, and a route in the retail store is determined for the user. In some embodiments, the route in the retail store may be determined using the model based on the target product, the user's location in the store, and one or more recommended products.

Computer-implemented systems and methods for in-store route recommendations

The present disclosure provides a system and method for object verification. The method comprises obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors, the sensor data including measurements of one or more physical properties of a given three-dimensional (3D) object, wherein the sensor data comprises a first measurement of the one or more physical properties from a first perspective and a second measurement of the one or more physical properties from a second perspective, the second perspective being different from the first perspective. The method further comprises comparing the sensor data with reference data, the reference data including measurements of one or more corresponding physical properties of a reference 3D object, and generating, based on the comparing, a verification signal indicating a determined match between the given 3D object and the reference 3D object.

3D object verification system and method

In virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), eye tracking may be performed to determine the user's gaze direction. The gaze direction may be used to enhance user interaction. However, when a user gazes in a particular direction, it could sometimes be the case that there are multiple items located in that gaze direction, each at a different depth. The gaze of direction alone might not be indicative of the item at which the user is looking. Therefore, in some embodiments, to try to further enhance user interaction, a gaze depth of the gaze may be determined. Some embodiments are directed to performing eye tracking to detect a gaze depth of a human's gaze and modifying a user interface (UI) responsive to a change in the gaze depth.

Systems and methods for responsive user interface based on gaze depth

Systems and methods are provided for the generation of augmented reality (AR) content that provides a shared AR experience involving multiple users. Shared AR experiences can improve the communication and collaboration between multiple simultaneous users. According to an embodiment, AR content is generated for a first user in a shared AR experience. The AR content includes at least one of a render of a model, a virtual representation of a second user in the shared AR experience, a virtual representation of a user interaction in the shared AR experience, and spatial audio content. Modifications to a shared AR experience are also provided. These modifications may be initiated based on instructions from one user and be reflected in the AR content generated for multiple users.

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Daniel Beauchamp