System and method for designing accessory
First Claim
1. A system for designing an accessory on a display screen from the information on parts for various accessories, comprising:
- means for displaying a plurality of types of parts required for designing the accessory at a predetermined position in one display screen;
means for selecting an arbitrary part from among said parts displayed;
means for arranging said selected part at the desired position; and
means for displaying the state in which said selected parts are arranged,wherein said means for displaying a plurality of types of parts required for designing the accessory comprises;
a base display area for displaying an image as a base for designing the accessory,a part display area for displaying the image of the parts, anda color select display area for selecting the color of the parts selected by at least one of said parts display areas;
wherein said means for selecting an arbitrary part from among said parts displayed is capable of the selection of arbitrary parts from said parts display area, and the selection of color of arbitrary parts from said color selection display area;
wherein further said means for arranging said selected part at the desired position is capable of arranging the parts selected in said parts display area at a desired position in said base display area; and
wherein further still said means for displaying the state in which said selected parts are arranged displays the state in which the parts selected in said parts display area at a desired position in said base display area.
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Abstract
A system and a method for designing an accessory are disclosed. Upon selection by a user of a commodity including an accessory such as a necklace, a pendant, a finger ring, an earring or a bracelet which he/she wants to design, a multiplicity of photographic images of various types of parts making up the particular accessory constituting the commodity are displayed in order to enable the user to design the accessory by himself/herself. The user repeats the simulation of selecting a preferred one of the multiplicity of parts of various types on display, moving the selected part to a specified area in the display screen and appropriately combining each part thus moved. The user thus decides to produce an accessory of his/her own originality to his/her liking.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for designing an accessory on a display screen from the information on parts for various accessories, comprising:
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means for displaying a plurality of types of parts required for designing the accessory at a predetermined position in one display screen; means for selecting an arbitrary part from among said parts displayed; means for arranging said selected part at the desired position; and means for displaying the state in which said selected parts are arranged, wherein said means for displaying a plurality of types of parts required for designing the accessory comprises; a base display area for displaying an image as a base for designing the accessory, a part display area for displaying the image of the parts, and a color select display area for selecting the color of the parts selected by at least one of said parts display areas; wherein said means for selecting an arbitrary part from among said parts displayed is capable of the selection of arbitrary parts from said parts display area, and the selection of color of arbitrary parts from said color selection display area; wherein further said means for arranging said selected part at the desired position is capable of arranging the parts selected in said parts display area at a desired position in said base display area; and wherein further still said means for displaying the state in which said selected parts are arranged displays the state in which the parts selected in said parts display area at a desired position in said base display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a system for designing an accessory on a display screen from information supplied thereto on various types of parts, a designing method comprising the steps of:
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displaying types of parts required for designing the accessory at a predetermined position in one display image having a base display area for displaying an image as a base for designing the accessory, a part display area for displaying the image of the parts, a color select display area for selecting the color of the parts selected by at least one of said parts display areas; selecting an arbitrary one of said parts displayed at said parts display area and the selection of color of the arbitrary parts from said parts display area; arranging said parts selected in said parts display area at the desired position in said base display area; and displaying the state in which the parts selected in said parts display area are arranged at a desired position in said base display area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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