Selection Interface System
First Claim
1. An Internet website selection system, comprising:
- a webserver for connection to the Internet and providing for interactive product pages;
a graphic user interface (GUI) based on a first available product page of said interactive product pages;
a product picture included in the GUI and representing a current product selection associated with said first available product page; and
at least one circular selector, linked to a selectable characteristic, included in the GUI that permits an Internet-client user to hyperlink to other available product pages that are different from said first available product page;
said at least one circular selector having a central region defined therein, an image window located within the central region, and means for displaying within the image window any of said interactive product pages.
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Abstract
A user selection interface system comprises one or more circular selectors linked to selectable characteristics, and a display linked to the selectors, for display of an image which corresponds to the selected characteristics. The interface is typically linked to a database comprising stored image and other information which corresponds to the selectable characteristics, whereby an image that corresponds to an item which meets a selected characteristic is retrieved and displayed. Information other than the image which corresponds to the selectable characteristics may also be retrieved and displayed. In some embodiments, the stored images comprise a single image, which matches all the selected characteristics. In alternate embodiments, the displayed image comprises a composite image that is based upon stored images which correspond to different selected characteristics. In some embodiments, the user selection interface comprises a graphic user interface. In alternate embodiments, the user selection interface comprises a mechanical interface. Some preferred embodiments of the user selection interface provide links for merchandising functions, such as for ordering, purchasing, inventories, and/or shipping.
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22 Claims
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1. An Internet website selection system, comprising:
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a webserver for connection to the Internet and providing for interactive product pages;
a graphic user interface (GUI) based on a first available product page of said interactive product pages;
a product picture included in the GUI and representing a current product selection associated with said first available product page; and
at least one circular selector, linked to a selectable characteristic, included in the GUI that permits an Internet-client user to hyperlink to other available product pages that are different from said first available product page;
said at least one circular selector having a central region defined therein, an image window located within the central region, and means for displaying within the image window any of said interactive product pages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A selection interface system, comprising:
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at least one circular dial having a plurality of selection positions, the dial having a central region defined therein;
an image window located within the central region;
an image displayable within the image window to correspond to a first selection position of said plurality of selection positions corresponding to a first selectable item; and
a link to navigate to an image which corresponds to a second selection position of said plurality of selection positions and a second selectable item. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A selection interface, comprising:
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at least one circular selector linked to a plurality of selectable characteristic, said at least one circular selector having a central region defined therein; and
an image window, located within the central region, linked to the circular selector for display of an image which corresponds to the selected characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A selection interface system, comprising:
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a database comprising a stored image and information which corresponds to one or more selectable characteristics;
one or more circular selectors linked to the selectable characteristics, said circular selectors having a central region defined therein; and
an image window located within the central region linked to the selectors, for display of an image which corresponds to the selected characteristics;
whereby the image that corresponds to a selected characteristic is retrievably displayable on the image window. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A user interface for item selection within a plurality of available items implemented on a network, the available items having at least one selectable property, comprising:
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a circular dial mechanism comprising at least one item selection category based upon the selectable properties;
an item description page, having an image of one of the available items having a first selectable property value locatable within the item selection category;
an alternate item description page having an image of an alternate available item comprising a selectable property value within the item selection category which is different than the first selectable property value; and
a link within the network between the item description page and the alternate description page corresponding to client user selection of the selectable property value within the circular dial mechanism.
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