US Patent 11568352 Immersive packaging system and method

A packaging system and method includes an immersive reality system that renders a 3D representation of an item to be shipped and the shipping box in which the item is to be shipped. A server includes a database of items and item data and shipping box data, which is used to produce a 3D representation of the item and the shipping box. A GUI exhibits the items such that a user may selectively view, select, and/or manipulate the items. A computer enables a user to query the server to ship a selected item. A network node transmits selected item data and shipping box data to the immersive reality system. The 3D representations include position and orientation data enabling manipulation of the 3D representation of the selected item relative to the 3D representation of the shipping box into a desired position. The system ships the selected item in the desired position.