Virtual closet for storing and accessing virtual representations of items

Abstract

A virtual closet stores and presents virtual representations of physical items. The virtual representations may include virtual representations of items owned by a user, items the user would like to own, and/or memorabilia items for the user. The virtual closet may provide a number of functions. In some embodiments, the virtual closet may be used to facilitate selling items on online selling platforms by providing information (including virtual representations of the items) from the virtual closet to the online selling platforms to place the items for sale. The virtual closet may also be used in some embodiments to facilitate providing advertising targeted to the user based on information available to the virtual closet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . One or more computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
 storing a plurality of virtual representations of physical items in a virtual closet;   accessing a digital version of documentation for a first physical item owned by the user; and   storing the digital version of the documentation with a virtual representation of the first physical item in the virtual closet.   
     
     
         2 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein accessing the digital version of the documentation for the first physical item comprises employing an image capturing device to scan the documentation. 
     
     
         3 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein accessing the digital version of the documentation for the first physical item comprises downloading the digital version of the documentation. 
     
     
         4 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
 employing an image capturing device to scan a new physical item;   generating a three-dimensional virtual representation of the new physical item; and   storing the three-dimensional virtual representation of the new physical item in the virtual closet.   
     
     
         5 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 employing an image capturing device to automatically scan a new physical item;   determining whether a virtual representation of the new physical item is already stored in the virtual closet;   if a virtual representation of the new physical item is already stored in the virtual closet, discarding scanning information for the new physical item; and   if a virtual representation of the new physical item is not already stored in the virtual closet, automatically storing a three-dimensional virtual representation of the new physical item in the virtual closet.   
     
     
         6 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 employing an image capturing device to automatically scan a new physical item;   determining whether a virtual representation of the new physical item is already stored in the virtual closet;   if a virtual representation of the first physical item is already stored in the virtual closet, discarding scanning information for the new physical item; and   if a virtual representation of the new physical item is not already stored in the virtual closet:
 (1) providing a notification to a user requesting user input regarding whether to store a virtual representation of the new physical item in the virtual closet, 
 (2) receiving a user command to store a virtual representation of the new physical item in the virtual closet, and 
 (3) storing a three-dimensional virtual representation of the new physical item in the virtual closet. 
   
     
     
         7 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise storing location information with the virtual representation for the first physical item, the location information indicating a location of the first physical item in the real world. 
     
     
         8 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise storing usage information with the virtual representation for the first physical item, the usage information indicating usage of the first physical item in the real world. 
     
     
         9 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 downloading a virtual representation of a new physical item from a merchant; and   storing the virtual representation of the new physical item in the virtual closet.   
     
     
         10 . The one or more computer storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 accessing a repository of virtual representations of physical items;   receiving a user selection of a virtual representation of a new physical item from the repository;   downloading the virtual representation of the new physical item from the repository; and   storing the virtual representation of the new physical item in the virtual closet.   
     
     
         11 . A computerized method, performed by one or more computing devices, for employing a virtual closet storing virtual representations of a plurality of physical items owned by a user to place a first physical item owned by the user for sale on an online selling platform, the method comprising:
 selecting a virtual representation of the first physical item in the virtual closet;   accessing information corresponding with the virtual representation of the first physical item from the virtual closet; and   providing the information corresponding with the virtual representation of the first physical item from the virtual closet to the online selling platform.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein selecting the virtual representation of the first physical item comprises receiving a user selection of the virtual representation of the first physical item. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein selecting the virtual representation of the first physical item comprises automatically selecting the virtual representation of the first physical item. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the virtual representation of the first physical item is automatically selected based on at least one selected from the following: usage information regarding usage of the first physical item in the real world; and a number of physical items owned by the user similar to the first physical item 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:
 providing a notification to the user recommending selling the first physical item; and   receiving a command from the user to place the first physical item for sale on the online selling platform.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the information corresponding with the virtual representation of the first physical item is automatically accessed and provided to the online selling platform without input from the user, and wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving an offer from a potential buyer via the online selling platform;   presenting the offer from the potential buyer to the user; and   providing the user with the option to accept or reject the offer from the potential buyer.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the information corresponding with the virtual representation of the first physical item accessed and provided to the online selling platform comprises the virtual representation of the first physical item and additional information describing the first physical item that is used by the online selling platform to place the first physical item for sale. 
     
     
         18 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   one or more computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by the one or more process, cause the one or more processors to:
 store a plurality of virtual representations of physical items in a virtual closet; 
 access a digital version of documentation for a first physical item owned by the user; and 
 store the digital version of the documentation with a virtual representation of the first physical item in the virtual closet. 
   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the digital version of the documentation for the first physical item is accessed by employing an image capturing device to scan the documentation. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the digital version of the documentation for the first physical item is access by downloading the digital version of the documentation.