Home improvement system
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1. A method for facilitating a transaction between a buyer and a seller comprising the steps of:
- formulating an idea for a home improvement project;
interactively transforming the idea into a design of the home improvement project;
providing a pull list for the project to the buyer, the pull list comprising a complete list of materials for completing the project;
providing information about a preferred seller of the materials to the buyer, wherein the preferred seller is selected from a plurality of sellers; and
purchasing the materials from the preferred seller.
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Abstract
A method and system for the complete design and identification of materials and tools for home improvement projects that can be used in the convenience of the home. A web-site is suitably configured to provide for an on-line, interactive home improvement system. In this context, a home improvement system contemplates a system which enables an idea to be realized into a design and then information with respect to how to build the design, the materials needed to complete the project, and information on purchasing those materials provided to the user.
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1. A method for facilitating a transaction between a buyer and a seller comprising the steps of:
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formulating an idea for a home improvement project;
interactively transforming the idea into a design of the home improvement project;
providing a pull list for the project to the buyer, the pull list comprising a complete list of materials for completing the project;
providing information about a preferred seller of the materials to the buyer, wherein the preferred seller is selected from a plurality of sellers; and
purchasing the materials from the preferred seller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In an interactive computer system, a method of generating a design for a home improvement project comprising the steps of:
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selecting a home improvement project type;
displaying a default set of parameters for the home improvement project type;
optionally, modifying the default set of parameters for the home improvement project;
generating a pull list containing a complete list of materials needed to complete the home improvement project;
generating a detailed design of the home improvement project; and
generating a list of preferred sellers, wherein each of the sellers may be able to provide the materials needed for the home improvement project. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27)
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19. A computerized, interactive home improvement system comprising:
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a plurality of software tools, said software tools configured to allow a user to perform the following steps;
formulating an idea for a home improvement project;
interactively transforming the idea into a design of the home improvement project;
generating a pull list for the project, the pull list comprising a complete list of materials for completing the project;
a seller database, wherein each of the software tools is configured to access the seller database to generate a list of preferred sellers of the materials for completing the home improvement project; and
wherein the home improvement system is associated with a web-site.
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23. A computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein that handles facilitating the designing of a home improvement project, the computer readable program code configured to perform the steps comprising;
identifying a home improvement project type;
providing a default set of parameters for the identified home improvement project type;
enabling optional modification of the default set of parameters;
finalizing the default set of parameters;
generating a pull list containing a complete list of materials needed to complete the home improvement project;
generating a detailed design of the home improvement project; and
generating a list of preferred sellers, wherein each of the sellers may be able to provide the materials. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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