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Related product system and method

  • US 7,519,548 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2005
  • Issued: 04/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method automatically creating a design for a separate second customized product for a customer, the second customized product design being related to an earlier-created design of a first customized product associated with the customer, the method comprising:

  • retaining the first customized product design and a customer account containing customer information and product information associated with the first customized product design in electronic form;

    retaining a plurality of content images in electronic form, one or more of which are associated with one or more search criteria;

    retaining an uncustomized design for a second product in electronic form, the uncustomized design having at least a first content area for content retrieved from the first customized product design and a second content area for an image retrieved from the plurality of content images retained in electronic form;

    automatically retrieving information from the first customized product design and inserting the retrieved information into the first content area;

    analyzing by the computer the customer account information associated with the first customized product design to determine one or more search criteria for selecting a content image from the plurality of content images; and

    automatically selecting a content image from the plurality of content images based on the determined one or more search criteria and inserting the selected content image into the second content area such that a second product design customized for the customer is automatically created without requiring the customer to design the second product design.

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