METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR RETAIL WEBSITE LINKING AND IMAGE MERGING
First Claim
1. A computer-operated method comprising:
- processing software instructions to implement the steps ofproviding a host application website that displays viewable articles offered by a plurality of sellers;
linking, in response to an input received from an on-line shopper, to a first seller website;
while linked to the first seller website, allowing for one or more articles to be selected;
linking, in response to an input selection received from the on-line shopper while the on-line shopper is linked to the first seller website, to a second seller website;
while linked to the second seller website, allowing for one or more articles to be selected;
returning to the host application website an on-line shopper to a website;
in response to the selection of articles,accessing article image data for at least one of the selected articles;
accessing structure image data for a structure; and
merging the structure image data and the article image data to form a merged image data for displaying the article and the structure;
outputting the merged image for the on-line shopper.
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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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7 Claims
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1. A computer-operated method comprising:
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processing software instructions to implement the steps of providing a host application website that displays viewable articles offered by a plurality of sellers; linking, in response to an input received from an on-line shopper, to a first seller website; while linked to the first seller website, allowing for one or more articles to be selected; linking, in response to an input selection received from the on-line shopper while the on-line shopper is linked to the first seller website, to a second seller website; while linked to the second seller website, allowing for one or more articles to be selected; returning to the host application website an on-line shopper to a website; in response to the selection of articles, accessing article image data for at least one of the selected articles; accessing structure image data for a structure; and merging the structure image data and the article image data to form a merged image data for displaying the article and the structure; outputting the merged image for the on-line shopper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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