Systems, methods and computer program products for implementing processes relating to retail sales
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer for use in an environs defined by the customer, the system comprising:
- a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the at least one selected purchasable item in the environs.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system that facilitates the selection of purchasable items for use in an environs defined by the customer. In one aspect, the system includes a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer. The processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. The processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and each purchasable item or items selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the items in the environs.
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Citations
195 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer for use in an environs defined by the customer, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the at least one selected purchasable item in the environs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of receiving data representing at least one customer preference, said processing element also is capable of storing data representing a first set of purchasable items, said processing element also is capable of proposing a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of filtering the first set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one customer preference to generate the second set of purchasable items. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a first set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items, said processing element being further capable of proposing a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the second set of purchasable items, and wherein said processing element generates the second set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer and ordering of the selected purchasable items from a vendor, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of communicating data representing the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the manufacture of selected configurable purchasable items by a vendor, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, said processing element being capable of soliciting from the customer specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of communicating data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the provision of service by an in-store customer representative, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of scheduling an appointment for the customer with the in-store customer representative relating to the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A system for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of scheduling at least one of the installation of and on-site measurement for the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A system for facilitating the management of sales opportunities for purchasable items offered to a customer, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of prompting a customer representative to contact the customer based upon the data received representing the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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63. A system for facilitating the management of sales opportunities for purchasable items offered to customers, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to a plurality of customers for selection by the customers, said processing element being capable of receiving and storing data representing at least one purchasable item selected by each customer and data representing at least one sales variable for each customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of comparing the at least one sales variable for at least two customers. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65)
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66. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer for use in an environs defined by the customer, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said executable portion generates a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the selected purchasable items in the environs. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for receiving data representing at least one customer preference, said executable portion receives data representing a first set of purchasable items, said executable portion proposes a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, and wherein said executable portion filters the first set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one customer preference to generate the second set of purchasable items. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a first set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items, said executable portion proposes a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the second set of purchasable items, and wherein said executable portion generates the second set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer and ordering of the selected purchasable items from a vendor, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said executable portion communicates data representing the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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106. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the manufacture of selected configurable purchasable items by a vendor, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, said executable portion solicits from the customer specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said executable portion communicates data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112)
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113. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the provision of service by an in-store customer representative, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said executable portion schedules an appointment for the customer with the in-store customer representative relating to the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (114, 115, 116, 117, 118)
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119. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said executable portion schedules at least one of the installation of and on-site measurement for the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (120, 121, 122, 123)
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124. A computer program product for facilitating the management of sales opportunities for purchasable items offered to a customer, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said executable portion prompts a customer representative to contact the customer based upon the data received representing the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (125, 126, 127)
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128. A computer program product for facilitating the management of sales opportunities for purchasable items offered to customers, computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of purchasable items to a plurality of customers for selection by the customers, said executable portion receives data representing at least one purchasable item selected by each customer and data representing at least one sales variable for each customer, and wherein said executable portion compares the at least one sales variable for at least two customers. - View Dependent Claims (129, 130)
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131. A method for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer for use in an environs defined by the customer, the method comprising:
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proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer;
generating a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer; and
displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the at least one selected purchasable item in the environs. - View Dependent Claims (132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143)
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144. A method for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the method comprising:
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storing electronically data representing a first set of purchasable items;
receiving electronically data representing at least one customer preference;
proposing a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer; and
filtering the first set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one customer preference to generate the second set of purchasable items. - View Dependent Claims (145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153)
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154. A method for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the method comprising:
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proposing a first set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items;
proposing a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the second set of purchasable items; and
generating the second set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items. - View Dependent Claims (155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162)
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163. A method for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer and ordering of the selected purchasable items from a vendor, the method comprising:
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proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer; and
communicating electronically data representing the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170)
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171. A method for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the manufacture of selected configurable purchasable items by a vendor, the method comprising:
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proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer;
soliciting from the customer specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer; and
communicating electronically data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177)
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178. A method for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the provision of service by an in-store customer representative, the method comprising:
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proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer; and
scheduling an appointment for the customer with the in-store customer representative relating to the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (179, 180, 181, 182, 183)
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184. A method for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer, the method comprising:
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proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer; and
scheduling at least one of the installation of and on-site measurement for the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (185, 186, 187, 188)
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189. A method for facilitating the management of sales opportunities for purchasable items offered to a customer, the method comprising:
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proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer; and
prompting a customer representative to contact the customer based upon the data received representing the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (190, 191, 192)
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193. A method for facilitating the management of sales opportunities for purchasable items offered to customers, the method comprising:
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proposing a plurality of purchasable items to a plurality of customers for selection by the customers;
receiving electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by each customer and data representing at least one sales variable for each customer;
storing electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by each customer and data representing at least one sales variable for each customer; and
comparing the at least one sales variable for at least two customers. - View Dependent Claims (194, 195)
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