Interactive Shopping Environment Personalization With AI Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

The retail industry faces challenges in providing personalized and engaging shopping experiences due to the lack of innovative solutions that integrate AI and ML to customize interactive shopping environments, failing to adapt dynamically to user preferences and behaviors.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilizes AI and ML to generate and update interactive shopping environments based on user input and feedback, allowing for personalized interactions and seamless transitions from exploration to purchase.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional brick-and-mortar stores integrate digital elements to enhance customer interaction, then customer engagement is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomer engagementVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the shopping environment into multiple interactive zones with different digital capabilities (e.g., AR try-on zones, personalized recommendation stations, interactive product displays). Each zone can be independently configured and managed, allowing the retailer to enhance customer engagement in specific areas without requiring complete system overhaul throughout the entire store.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The digital elements are designed as multi-functional components that can serve multiple purposes. For example, interactive displays can function as product information kiosks, personalized recommendation engines, and social sharing stations simultaneously. This universal approach allows enhanced customer engagement without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If AI and ML technologies are integrated to provide personalized recommendations, then personalization capability is improved, but computational resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidcomputational resource requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary data processing and pattern recognition by collecting and analyzing customer preferences, purchase history, and behavioral data in advance. Machine learning models are trained offline on historical data to create personalized recommendation profiles before customers arrive at the store. This preliminary action reduces the computational burden during real-time interactions, enabling personalized recommendations without excessive resource consumption during peak shopping hours.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The AI system is designed to autonomously process customer data, generate recommendations, and adapt to changing preferences without requiring manual intervention. The system self-optimizes by continuously learning from customer interactions and automatically adjusting recommendation algorithms, reducing the need for ongoing computational resources for manual model training and updates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If interactive shopping environments are customized in real-time based on user feedback, then user satisfaction is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomization responsivenessVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements real-time feedback loops where customer interactions with digital elements (such as product views, time spent in zones, and explicit preferences) are immediately processed to adjust personalized recommendations and environment configurations. This feedback mechanism enables the system to adapt to user preferences dynamically without requiring lengthy processing cycles, as the feedback is continuously integrated into the recommendation engine.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The interactive shopping environment is designed with dynamic elements that can be adjusted in real-time based on customer behavior. Digital displays, lighting, and product recommendations automatically adapt to customer preferences and shopping patterns as they evolve during the shopping session. This dynamic approach allows the system to provide timely customization without significant processing delays, as the system continuously operates in an adaptive state rather than requiring batch processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20250265637A1Interactive shopping environment customization and personalized recommendations system and related methods
Publication Date: 2025.08.21 PERSONALX COM INC
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AI summary

A method of customizing an interactive shopping environment for a user includes receiving user input associated with a shopping session. A design element is generated based on at least a portion of the received user input. The interactive shopping environment including a visual representation of the design element is generated such that the user can interact with the visual representation within the interactive shopping environment. User feedback is received associated with the visual representation. The interactive shopping environment is updated based at least in part on the received user feedback to generate a revised interactive shopping environment including a revised visual representation of the design element. Responsive to receiving user input indicating approval of the revised interactive shopping environment, the revised visual representation is converted into a user selectable element.