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Selection interface systems, structures, devices and methods

  • US 8,959,457 B2
  • Filed: 12/17/2012
  • Issued: 02/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus linked to at least one database, wherein the database comprises storage of information associated with a plurality of items, wherein the information associated with each corresponding item comprises one or more characteristics that correspond to the item, and at least one image of at least a portion of the item, wherein the apparatus comprises:

  • a user interface comprisingan image window, andat least one feature selector for user selection of one or more selectable characteristics;

    a lock associated with one or more of the at least one feature selector, wherein the lock is operable to lock a corresponding feature selector for a selectable characteristic, wherein only items that meet a locked selectable characteristic are available for presentation to a user within the image window; and

    a hardware processor;

    wherein upon user selection of one or more of the selectable characteristics by a user through the interface, the hardware processor is configured todetermine which of the plurality of items in the database have characteristics that match the characteristics selected by the user,retrieve at least one corresponding image for each of the items that are determined to have characteristics that match the characteristics selected by the user, anddisplay the at least one retrieved image within the image window.

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