METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR MERGED IMAGES AND FEE GENERATION IN ONLINE RETAIL
First Claim
1. A computer server programmed with software stored on a tangible medium that includes instructions that when executed by the computer server performs the steps ofproviding a website that is viewable by a remote personal computer (PC) and that provides options to purchase viewable articles from one or more retailers;
- receiving selection data from the remote PC, the selection data identifying at least one of the viewable articles and a structure;
retrieving first image data for the at least one of the viewable articles;
retrieving second image data for the structure;
generating, from the first image data and the second image data, a merged image depicting the at least one of the viewable articles applied to the structure;
sending the merged image to the remote PC;
saving data identifying at least one of the viewable articles in a virtual closet;
retrieving the saved data from the virtual closet in response to a subsequent access of the website by the remote PC; and
calculating a fee for the one or more retailers for participation that includes providing viewable articles to the remote PC.
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Abstract
An e-commerce method involves on-line viewing of a first article through a linking node for virtual merging on another structure. A particular application of the invention is directed to on-line apparel shopping involving a color matching scheme using color codes provided with images to be merged. For example, on-line viewing of one article, such as clothing, on another structure, includes creating an item from image-data corresponding to a colored article selected by an on-line viewer from an on-line viewer site with an image of a colored structure selected by the on-line viewer, and indicating whether the colored article and the colored structure satisfy a color-matching criterion.
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13 Claims
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1. A computer server programmed with software stored on a tangible medium that includes instructions that when executed by the computer server performs the steps of
providing a website that is viewable by a remote personal computer (PC) and that provides options to purchase viewable articles from one or more retailers; -
receiving selection data from the remote PC, the selection data identifying at least one of the viewable articles and a structure; retrieving first image data for the at least one of the viewable articles; retrieving second image data for the structure; generating, from the first image data and the second image data, a merged image depicting the at least one of the viewable articles applied to the structure; sending the merged image to the remote PC; saving data identifying at least one of the viewable articles in a virtual closet; retrieving the saved data from the virtual closet in response to a subsequent access of the website by the remote PC; and calculating a fee for the one or more retailers for participation that includes providing viewable articles to the remote PC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer arrangement comprising:
- at least one processor-based server, including a processor that is programmable with executable instructions, and a tangible storage medium containing executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor-based server to perform the steps of
facilitating remote access to a website that is viewable using an external device communicating over the Internet and that provides options to purchase viewable articles from one or more retailers; receiving selection data from the external device, the selection data identifying at least one of the viewable articles and a structure; retrieving first image data for the at least one of the viewable articles; retrieving second image data for the structure; generating, from the first image data and the second image data, a merged image depicting the at least one of the viewable articles applied to the structure; sending the merged image to the external device; saving data identifying at least one of the viewable articles in a virtual closet; retrieving the saved data from the virtual closet in response to a subsequent access of the website by the external device; and calculating a fee for the one or more retailers for participation that includes providing viewable articles to the external device. - View Dependent Claims (13)
- at least one processor-based server, including a processor that is programmable with executable instructions, and a tangible storage medium containing executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor-based server to perform the steps of
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