International Business Machines Corporation
CROWD SOURCE SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT MAPS AND CUSTOM SHOPPING ROUTE PLANNING

Abstract:

Techniques for generating shopping routes through shopping environments are provided. A plurality of identified shopping list items are used to generate a shopping list for a user where the shopping list items are based on items the user needs. The shopping list is updated using a processed inventory image which identifies inventory items located in an inventory of the user. Items the user currently has are reduced or removed from the shopping list. When the shopping list is complete, a shopping route through a shopping environment is generated for the shopping list using a crowd-sourced or community updated map to provide an efficient route to the shopping list items in the shopping environment.