GroceryMart

Project Title

GroceryMart

Project Area of Specialization Augmented and Virtual RealityProject Summary

GroceryMart

We are intending to create an online Grocery Store (A centralized Platform) where all the Grocery stores will be available and the customer can order their desired products online through website as well as through mobile application.The person can also see those products usig the Augmented reality function in our application. It will help the grocery sellers to sale their products online through a platform which will eventually help them to increase their sales as well as customer reach. Our system for sellers will help them manage their stocks and inventories efficiently. Sellers can view and analyze the reports about sales, stocks and orders on daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. Customers will also be able to look for their nearby stores and can chat with the admin and manager of the stores and shop from them. They can also read reviews and feedbacks of other customers that will help them to make a better decision about purchasing from specific stores. For this whole purpose we will be using ASP.Net framework and Android framework.

Project Objectives

The objectives of our project are:

• We’ll provide the users website and Android app which will enable them to deal with each other. Sellers will post their products and customers will purchase.
• Notifications for sellers on receiving orders.
• Chat option for customers which will enable users to communicate with each other and seller.
• Sellers communicate with their suppliers for new stocks.
• Enable seller to increase their sales and customers reach.
• Ease of access for customers to purchase online grocery.
• Customers will feel as, he itself walk into the store and watch the products using augmented reality feature.
• User who do not sign up but enters as a guest can also add products to their cart and check-out.
• Customer can also purchase grocery on their previous grocery data saved in the system.

Project Implementation Method

GroceryMart - A virtual reality based marketplave for grocery

The proposed system enables the customers to shop online via online grocery services using augmented reality. The system works by detecting location of the customer & then shows the nearby grocery stores to him / her, the customer can then buy online products that are being posted by the sellers at the website using tongo. By sitting home, the customer can view the whole store as he walked himself/herself in the store . The app will further guide the customer towards the products by showing the layout of the store.

• Location Detection

             The current location of the customer is detected via the system, this step enables the customer to search for the grocery stores (as specified by the customer’s location), so that order may be placed at the grocery store to get it delivered to the customer. 

• Gathering information by Machine learning

             This module uses machine learning algorithms to understand customer's behavior i.e. customer's interest towards the marketed products, thus it involves monitoring and understanding customer's queries relating to a product.

• Post Product

             The sellers (of the grocery stores) are enabled (by the system) to post their various products on the website that can be then selected by the customer (as per according to their needs). The sellers of the registered grocery stores can also post their products at discount prices.

• To search for the best suited products

              The system enables the customer to compare the specific products of various grocery stores, they can check for the products that are being posted by the different stores at the website, customers can also check for the services of different grocery stores being offered to the customers, this enables the customers to search for the best suited products among various grocery stores.

• Chat feature

              This feature allows the customers to chat with each other and with admin/store manager in case of any queries. They can also leave a message to the grocery store to get their dispatched product to be tracked. Moreover, the customers can also chat with each other to make a discussion over the rates, quality & the services of ones' grocery store, this helps them to select the best products.

Benefits of the Project

benefits of our project:

• For Sellers

• Can manage their stocks and inventories efficiently.
• Can generate customized reports on daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis as well as they see fit.
• Can offer discounts and promotions to increase their customers and sales.
• Feedbacks/suggestions will help sellers to make it better day by day.

• For Customers

• Can order online from nearby stores with home delivery services.
• Can read reviews and feedbacks to purchase from good stores.
• Can provide feedbacks and suggestions to make it better.
• Can chat with the admin or the store manager in case of any queries.
• Can utilize the promotions and discounts offered by the stores.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

While virtual reality requires specialized electronic equipment like a headset or goggles to simulate a completely alternate visual environment, augmented reality merges digital components with real-life objects in a way that they enhance one another but are still obviously distinct, using just a smartphone or tablet.

Google’s indoor-mapping technology also known as Tongo which will be used by the VR Glasses that gives shoppers virtual store directions on their phone screens, to overlay a yellow line down the aisles that guides people to the exact location of each item on their shopping list.

The software worked by integrating three types of functionality:

• Motion-tracking: using visual features of the environment, in combination with accelerometer and gyroscope data, to closely track the device's movements in space
• Area learning: storing environment data in a map that can be re-used later, shared with other Tango devices, and enhanced with metadata such as notes, instructions, or points of interest
• Depth perception: detecting distances, sizes, and surfaces in the environment

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemType of Industry IT , Food Technologies Augmented & Virtual Reality, OthersSustainable Development Goals Good Health and Well-Being for PeopleRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	70000
Virtual Reality Glasses	Equipment	1	70000	70000