ARCHITECTURAL OPENING COVERING ORDERING METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20130066748A1
• Filed: 09/10/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Levolor, Inc (Hunter Douglas N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Eric Long
• Inventors: LONG, Eric
• Application Number:
  US13/608,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20130066748A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/08 Construction

Abstract

A method for ordering and entering measurements for installing coverings for architectural openings may include receiving consumer information for measurement of an architectural opening. The method may also include transmitting a measurement request to a communications device of a covering installer for scheduling measurement of the architectural opening in response to receiving the consumer information. The method may additionally include presenting a measurement GUI for entering measurements of the architectural opening and other information associated with the architectural opening and storing the measurements for the architectural opening in a database. The method may additionally include transmitting a request to the consumer to access a website for selecting a covering for the architectural opening based on the measurements. The method may further include presenting a covering selection GUI for selecting and ordering the covering for the architectural opening.

Claims

1. A method for ordering and entering measurements for installing coverings for architectural openings, comprising:

receiving, by a computer system, consumer information for measurement of at least one architectural opening associated with a consumer;

transmitting, by the computer system, a measurement request to a communications device of a covering installer for scheduling measurement of the at least one architectural opening in response to receiving the consumer information;

presenting, by the computer system, a measurement GUI for entering measurements of the at least one architectural opening and other information associated with the at least one architectural opening;

storing the measurements for the at least one architectural opening in a database;

transmitting, by the computer system, a request to the consumer to access a website for selecting a covering for the at least one architectural opening based on the measurements; and

presenting, by the computer system, a covering selection GUI for selecting and ordering the covering for the at least one architectural opening.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the covering selection GUI comprises presenting a plurality of covering options to the consumer without the measurements of the at least one architectural opening.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting the measurement GUI and the storing the measurements are performed prior to the transmitting the request to the consumer and the presenting the covering selection GUI.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting the covering selection GUI for selecting and ordering the covering does not include the stored measurements.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting the covering selection GUI for selecting and ordering the covering comprises:

presenting at least one architectural opening identifier for the at least one architectural opening; and

presenting at least one covering option for the at least one architectural opening.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the at least one architectural opening identifier comprises at least one of a room identifier or an architectural opening identifier.

7. A method for ordering and entering measurements for installing coverings for architectural openings substantially as described and shown herein.

8. A system for ordering and entering measurements for installing coverings for architectural openings, comprising:

at least one processor;

an installer module operating on the at least one server for receiving and storing measurements for at least one architectural opening and other information associated with the at least one architectural opening;

a database for storing the measurements for the at least one architectural opening and the other information; and

an e-commerce module operating on the server for selecting and ordering at least one covering for the at least one architectural opening;

wherein the e-commerce module is operable to present to a consumer a plurality of options for the at least one covering based at least in part on the control measurements.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the installer module comprises a module for presenting a measurement GUI for entering measurements of the at least one architectural opening and the information associated with the at least one architectural opening.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the e-commerce module comprises a module for presenting a covering selection GUI for selecting and ordering the covering for the at least one architectural opening.

11. A system for ordering and entering measurements for installing coverings for architectural openings substantially as described and shown herein.

12. A computer program product for ordering and entering measurements for installing coverings for architectural openings, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to receive consumer information for measurement of at least one architectural opening associated with a consumer;

computer readable program code configured to transmit a measurement request to a communications device of a covering installer for scheduling measurement of the at least one architectural opening in response to receiving the consumer information;

computer readable program code configured to present a measurement GUI for entering measurements of the at least one architectural opening and other information associated with the at least one architectural opening;

computer readable program code configured to store the measurements for the at least one architectural opening in a database;

computer readable program code configured to transmit a request to the consumer to access a website for selecting a covering for the at least one architectural opening based on the measurements; and

computer readable program code configured to present a covering selection GUI for selecting and ordering the covering for the at least one architectural opening.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer readable program code for presenting a plurality of covering options to the consumer without the measurements of the at least one architectural opening.

14. A computer program product for ordering and entering measurements for installing coverings for architectural openings substantially as described and shown herein.