On-line design of consumer products
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a searchable memory storing a plurality of electronic files each associated with a different custom design and at least one search tag;
providing a base design for a product;
searching the searchable memory based on a search criterion provided by a user to identify at least a particular one of the electronic files having a particular custom design corresponding to the search criterion;
presenting the particular custom design and prompting the user to provide input to customize the base design;
subsequent to the prompting, receiving user design input specifying a custom design for the product;
associating the design input with a new electronic file;
generating a search tag based on information provided by the user describing user inspiration for the custom design;
assigning, by a processor, the search tag to the new electronic file;
assigning a second search tag to the custom design based on input received from a second user describing the custom design; and
storing the new electronic file in the searchable memory.
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Abstract
Computer based systems and methods allow designing of (e.g. customization) consumer products, such as articles of footwear, apparel, athletic equipment, etc., by users.
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16 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a searchable memory storing a plurality of electronic files each associated with a different custom design and at least one search tag; providing a base design for a product; searching the searchable memory based on a search criterion provided by a user to identify at least a particular one of the electronic files having a particular custom design corresponding to the search criterion; presenting the particular custom design and prompting the user to provide input to customize the base design; subsequent to the prompting, receiving user design input specifying a custom design for the product; associating the design input with a new electronic file; generating a search tag based on information provided by the user describing user inspiration for the custom design; assigning, by a processor, the search tag to the new electronic file; assigning a second search tag to the custom design based on input received from a second user describing the custom design; and storing the new electronic file in the searchable memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing a plurality of electronic files each associated with a different custom design and at least one search tag, the memory having stored therein machine executable instructions, that when executed, cause the apparatus at least to; present a customizable product to a user; search the memory based on a search criterion to identify at least a particular one of the electronic files having a particular custom design corresponding to the search criterion; present the particular custom design and prompt the user to provide input to customize the customizable product; subsequent to the prompting, present to the user a plurality of possible design selections for the customizable product; create a custom design for the customizable product based on processing a selection of one of the possible design selections; generate a search tag based on information provided by the user describing user inspiration for the custom design assign a second search tag to the custom design based on input received from a second user describing the custom design; and present to the user an option to share the custom design with other users. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing a plurality of electronic files each associated with a different custom design and at least one search tag, the memory having stored therein machine executable instructions, that when executed, cause the apparatus at least to; present a customizable product to a user; present to the user a plurality of possible design selections for the customizable product; search the memory based on a search criterion to identify at least a particular one of the electronic files having a particular custom design corresponding to the search criterion; present the particular custom design and prompt the user to provide input to customize the customizable product; subsequent to the prompting, present to the user a plurality of possible search tags for selection to assign to the customizable product; process input selecting one of the possible search tags indicating inspiration of the user for a custom design of the customizable product; and assign a second search tag to the custom design based on input received from a second user describing the custom design. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus at least to perform:
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providing a base design for an article of footwear; searching a memory based on a search criterion to identify at least a particular one of a plurality of electronic files that comprises a particular custom design corresponding to the search criterion; presenting the particular custom design and prompting a user to provide input to customize the article of footwear; subsequent to the prompting, receiving design input specifying a custom design for the article of footwear from a computing device operated by the user; associating the design input with a new electronic file; generating a search tag based on information provided by the user describing user inspiration for the custom design; assigning the search tag to the new electronic file; assign a second search tag to the custom design based on input received from a second user describing the custom design; and storing the new electronic file in a searchable memory. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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