Method and system for a pull purchase mode of personalized coloring products at the point of sale
First Claim
1. A method and system for automatic custom blending and producing coloring products according to the customization'"'"'s request of a customer, comprising a color scanner which can detect the color of a given surface of an object and convert it into color code in primary colors of Red, Yellow and Blue or other equivalent color code system;
- an interactive color display, preferable with touch screen function, displaying the scanned color or other preset color pattern to guide the customer in the color matching process and in the selection of the coloring products;
a production'"'"'s module which can use the color code and other customer selected data for additives and bases to produce instantly and automatically the desired coloring products;
a computer system to control and perform all tasks of the color matching, the production of coloring product and network communication.
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Abstract
Colors On Demand (COD), a method and system for automatic and instant custom colors blending and producing personalized coloring products, including but not limited to cosmetic coloring products (nail polish, lip coloring product, eye make-up coloring product, hair coloring product); colored pen products; paint and dye products to the specific demands of customers, specially matching with the colors of a certain personalized object or with the personal preferred colors or fashion trend colors. The COD system is further using intranet, extranet or internet wired or wireless network in an E-commerce environment with web based color matching, coloring product selection and online payment mode to be incorporated in the click and mortar business model from a pull purchase mode of personalized coloring products at the point of sale.
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1. A method and system for automatic custom blending and producing coloring products according to the customization'"'"'s request of a customer, comprising
a color scanner which can detect the color of a given surface of an object and convert it into color code in primary colors of Red, Yellow and Blue or other equivalent color code system; -
an interactive color display, preferable with touch screen function, displaying the scanned color or other preset color pattern to guide the customer in the color matching process and in the selection of the coloring products;
a production'"'"'s module which can use the color code and other customer selected data for additives and bases to produce instantly and automatically the desired coloring products;
a computer system to control and perform all tasks of the color matching, the production of coloring product and network communication. - 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. The business model of:
- a pull purchase mode from a distributed mass customization, flexible manufacturing and distribution system with instant production of the desired coloring products and instant fulfilment of customer'"'"'s demand for customization at the point of sale.
- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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