Interactive Collection Book for Mobile Devices

• US 20120265644A1
• Filed: 10/05/2011
• Published: 10/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Centric Software, Inc. (Dassault Systemes SA)
• Original Assignee: Centric Software, Inc. (Dassault Systemes SA)
• Inventors: Roa, Humberto, Groves, Chris, Watson, Ron, Rangan, Ravi, Horne, James
• Granted Patent: US 9,324,107 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.61
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/35 for the management of goods or merchandise
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A software-based interactive collection book for mobile devices provides the users a way to connect their customers to products while the products are still being developed. This will allow a user to engage with their customers earlier to drive more sales. This will result in their products being more successful in the market at the time of launch.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

for a collection book application, presenting to a user at an electronic tablet device a login screen;

presenting to the user a plurality of pictures representative of a plurality of collections of products;

receiving a first selection from the user via a touch screen interface of the electronic tablet device for one of the plurality of collections;

based on the first selection, presenting to the user a plurality of clothing products within the first selection of the plurality collections;

providing a user-configurable filter that allows displaying of clothing products meeting a user'"'"'s selected criteria;

providing an ordering screen that allows the user to place orders on one of more selected clothing products; and

handling delivering the user'"'"'s order to a site of the manufacturer of the clothing products.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising:

presenting an order screen for a selected product to the user at the electronic tablet device;

for each product, by product code, allowing the user to specify a quantity for a plurality of sizes of the product; and

displaying a total quantity ordered and subtotal amount.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising:

at a server, executing a product lifecycle management software application comprising products being displayed through the collection book application executing at the electronic tablet device;

allowing changes to be made at the product lifecycle management software application to a products; and

delivering the changes in real time to the collection book application executing at the electronic tablet device.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising:

receiving at the electronic tablet device a wireless signal indicating a product in a physical proximity to the electronic tablet device; and

receiving information on the electronic tablet device for the product in a physical proximity to the electronic tablet device.

5. The method of claim 4 comprising:

presenting at the electronic tablet device an ordering page for the product in a physical proximity to the electronic tablet device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the collection book application is an electronic collection book for a fashion show.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of collections of products are for apparel products.

8. The method of claim 7 comprising:

displaying on the ordering screen for a product a plurality of colors of the products, sizes of the product, and inventory quantity.

9. The method of claim 1 comprising:

displaying a product information screen for a product selected by the user;

for the product selected, allowing the user to select and view a video on the product; and

for the product selected, allowing the user to select and view a plurality of images of the product.

10. A method of organizing an electronic collection book comprising:

in a first level of hierarchy, organizing products in a plurality of product collections in the electronic collection book and allowing a user to select one collection from the plurality, wherein the product collections are for apparel;

in a second level of hierarchy, organizing a plurality of products for each of the product collections;

in a third level of the hierarchy, organizing each of the products by an attribute; and

allowing access to the levels of hierarchy via a graphical user interface of an electronic tablet device.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the attribute comprises at least one of whole price, color, size, or inventory quantity.

12. The method of claim 10 comprising:

in a fourth level of the hierarchy, organizing for each product a feedback.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the feedback comprises at least one of comment, vote, or question.

14. The method of claim 10 comprising:

in a fourth level of the hierarchy, organizing for each product a product list.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the product list comprises at least one of a shopping cart, favorites, or wish list.

16. The method of claim 10 comprising:

in a fourth level of the hierarchy, organizing for each collection configuration options comprising at least one of availability dates, locales, language, or access control.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein the first level of hierarchy is above the second level of hierarchy, which is above the third level of hierarchy.

18. A method comprising:

providing a mobile device and a user of the mobile device, wherein the mobile device contains at least one collection book associated with at least one designer and at least one collection with at least one item;

providing a good and an electronically identifiable tag which uniquely identifies a model number of the good;

detecting at the mobile device the electronically identifiable tag, wherein the detecting at the mobile device occurs automatically when the good is within a certain distance of the mobile device;

displaying a first screen on the mobile device information on the good, wherein the information on the good comprises metadata; and

displaying a second screen on the mobile device information on the good, wherein the second screen contains at least one piece of information more than the first screen.

19. The method of claim 18 comprising:

displaying a third screen on the mobile device a shopping cart.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the mobile device detects the electronically identifiable tag wirelessly.