Systems, methods and computer program products for implementing processes relating to retail sales
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer for use in an environs defined by the customer, the system comprising:
- a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the at least one selected purchasable item in the environs,wherein said processing element is further capable of proposing a first set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items, said processing element being further capable of receiving data representing at least one customer preference, said processing element being further capable of proposing a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, and wherein said processing element generates the second set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items and the at least one customer preference.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system that facilitates the selection of purchasable items for use in an environs defined by the customer. In one aspect, the system includes a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer. The processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. The processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and each purchasable item or items selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the items in the environs.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer for use in an environs defined by the customer, the system comprising:
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a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the at least one selected purchasable item in the environs, wherein said processing element is further capable of proposing a first set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items, said processing element being further capable of receiving data representing at least one customer preference, said processing element being further capable of proposing a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, and wherein said processing element generates the second set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items and the at least one customer preference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer for use in an environs defined by the customer, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said executable portion generates a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the selected purchasable items in the environs, wherein said executable portion proposes a first set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion receives data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items, said executable portion receives data representing at least one customer preference, said executable portion proposes a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, and wherein said executable portion generates the second set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items and the at least one customer preference. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for facilitating the selection of purchasable items by a customer for use in an environs defined by the customer, the method comprising:
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proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer; receiving data representing the environs, data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer, and data representing at least one customer preference; generating a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer; initiating display of a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the at least one selected purchasable item in the environs; proposing a first set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer; receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items; proposing a second set of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer; and generating the second set of purchasable items based at least in part upon the at least one purchasable item selected by the customer from the first set of purchasable items and the at least one customer preference. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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