Methods, systems and devices for merged images and fee generation in online retail
First Claim
1. A computer server programmed with software stored on a tangible medium that includes instructions that when executed by the computer server performs the steps of:
- providing a website that is viewable by a remote personal computer (PC) and that provides options to purchase viewable articles from one or more retailers;
receiving selection data from the remote PC, the selection data identifying a viewable article and a structure;
retrieving a partial data set corresponding to the viewable article, wherein the partial data set includes an outline definition of the viewable article, a color frequency code linked to a section of the viewable article, and size of the viewable article;
retrieving image data for the structure;
determining whether the color frequency code and a color of the structure satisfy a color-matching criterion by implementing a color standardization scheme;
generating, from the outline definition of the viewable article, the color frequency code linked to the section of the viewable article, and the size of the viewable article of the partial data set, and the image data, a merged image depicting the viewable articles applied to the structure;
sending the merged image to the remote PC;
saving data identifying at least one of the viewable articles in a virtual closet;
retrieving the saved data from the virtual closet in response to a subsequent access of the website by the remote PC; and
calculating a fee charged to the one or more retailers for participation that includes providing viewable articles to the remote PC.
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Abstract
An e-commerce method involves on-line viewing of a first article through a linking node for virtual merging on another structure. A particular application of the invention is directed to on-line apparel shopping involving a color matching scheme using color codes provided with images to be merged. For example, on-line viewing of one article, such as clothing, on another structure, includes creating an item from image-data corresponding to a colored article selected by an on-line viewer from an on-line viewer site with an image of a colored structure selected by the on-line viewer, and indicating whether the colored article and the colored structure satisfy a color-matching criterion.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer server programmed with software stored on a tangible medium that includes instructions that when executed by the computer server performs the steps of:
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providing a website that is viewable by a remote personal computer (PC) and that provides options to purchase viewable articles from one or more retailers; receiving selection data from the remote PC, the selection data identifying a viewable article and a structure; retrieving a partial data set corresponding to the viewable article, wherein the partial data set includes an outline definition of the viewable article, a color frequency code linked to a section of the viewable article, and size of the viewable article; retrieving image data for the structure; determining whether the color frequency code and a color of the structure satisfy a color-matching criterion by implementing a color standardization scheme; generating, from the outline definition of the viewable article, the color frequency code linked to the section of the viewable article, and the size of the viewable article of the partial data set, and the image data, a merged image depicting the viewable articles applied to the structure; sending the merged image to the remote PC; saving data identifying at least one of the viewable articles in a virtual closet; retrieving the saved data from the virtual closet in response to a subsequent access of the website by the remote PC; and calculating a fee charged to the one or more retailers for participation that includes providing viewable articles to the remote PC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer arrangement, comprising:
at least one processor-based server, including a processor that is programmable with executable instructions, and a tangible storage medium containing executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor-based server to perform the steps of; facilitating remote access to a website that is viewable using an external device communicating over the Internet and that provides options to purchase viewable articles from one or more retailers; receiving selection data from the external device, the selection data identifying a viewable article and a structure; retrieving a partial data set corresponding to the viewable article, wherein the partial data set includes an outline definition of the viewable article, a color frequency code linked to a section of the viewable article, and size of the viewable article; retrieving image data for the structure; determining whether the color frequency code and a color of the structure satisfy a color-matching criterion by implementing a color standardization scheme; generating, from the outline definition of the viewable article, the color frequency code linked to the section of the viewable article, and the size of the viewable article of the partial data set, and the image data, a merged image depicting the viewable articles applied to the structure; sending the merged image to the external device; saving data identifying at least one of the viewable articles in a virtual closet; retrieving the saved data from the virtual closet in response to a subsequent access of the website by the external device; and calculating a fee charged to the one or more retailers for participation that includes providing viewable articles to the external device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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