Method and system for designing configurable furniture product
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1. A method for designing a configurable furniture product comprising the steps of:
- accessing a plurality of 3-D modular furniture components images and data stored in a database via a computer network;
displaying a portion of the stored plurality of 3-D modular furniture components images and data selectable by a user;
placing one or more of the displayed modular furniture components images in a displayed screen responsive to a set of predetermined placement rules; and
arranging the placed modular furniture components to design the configurable furniture product.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a web-based computer software tool for designing and configuring furniture such as, desks, shelves, work stations from a unified system of modular furniture components. The tool includes a database of three dimensional (3-D) modular furniture components graphically selectable by a user. The modular components are selected and “dragged-and-dropped” in a 3-D grid display to enable the user to design a finished configurable furniture product from the selected components. The database includes item information such as description, price, technical spec., etc., for each component.
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1. A method for designing a configurable furniture product comprising the steps of:
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accessing a plurality of 3-D modular furniture components images and data stored in a database via a computer network;
displaying a portion of the stored plurality of 3-D modular furniture components images and data selectable by a user;
placing one or more of the displayed modular furniture components images in a displayed screen responsive to a set of predetermined placement rules; and
arranging the placed modular furniture components to design the configurable furniture product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for designing a configurable furniture product utilizing a system of modular furniture components, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of 3-D modular furniture components images and data in a database accessible via a computer network;
storing a plurality of requirements input by an administrator;
displaying a portion of the plurality of 3-D modular furniture components images and data selectable by a user;
accepting inputs from the user for placing one or more of the displayed modular furniture components images and data in a displayed screen; and
configuring the placed modular furniture components images and data to design the configurable furniture product responsive to the stored requirements. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for designing a configurable furniture product comprising:
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a database accessible via a computer network for storing a plurality of 3-D modular furniture components images and data;
a display screen for displaying a portion of the plurality of 3-D modular furniture components images and data selectable by a user;
a placement module for placing one or more of the displayed modular furniture components images in a displayed screen responsive to a set of predetermined placement rules; and
means for arranging the placed modular furniture components to design the configurable furniture product. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system of configurable unified modular furniture components comprising:
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a plurality of modular furniture components;
a database including electronic images and specifications of the plurality of modular furniture components;
a website accessible by a furniture end-user;
a configurator accessible via the web site by the furniture end-user for configuring a furniture product including a selected portion of the plurality of modular furniture components utilizing the images and specifications stored in the database, wherein the configured furniture product is assembled using the selected portion of the plurality of modular furniture components and information generated by the configurator. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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