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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
May. 11, 2005
Varun Narang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Udi Manber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hilliard B Siegel, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey P Bezos, Greater Seattle, WA (US);
Varun Narang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Udi Manber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hilliard B Siegel, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey P Bezos, Greater Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A system and method for creating and maintaining a virtual library is provided. A virtual library includes one or more photographic images of the user's physical library, and an inventory of the products revealed in those images. The virtual librarian facilitates uploading the images, generating an inventory from those images, and locating products in the physical library with reference to the images. The virtual librarian optionally provides the user with an appraisal of the value of their physical library, and advice regarding how to organize the library and whether to make certain acquisitions to complement the existing library.