Collaborative activities in on-line commerce
First Claim
1. A system for collaborative designing of footwear, comprising:
- a first computing system including a first display device capable of presenting a first user interface to a first user, wherein the first user interface includes a user interface element that allows generation of recommendations of available footwear design alternatives;
an output system for sending data to enable a second user to join a collaborative design session with the first user;
a first input system for receiving a selection of a base article of footwear from either the first user or the second user; and
a processing system programmed and adapted to simultaneously receive footwear design input generated by the first user and the second user, to modify an appearance of the base article of footwear on the first display device in accordance with the footwear design input generated by the first user and the second user, and to generate a recommendation of available footwear design alternatives based, at least in part, upon a cost and a plurality of performance characteristics of the base article of footwear.
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Abstract
Computer based systems and methods allow collaborative shopping for and/or designing of (e.g., customization) consumer products, such as articles of footwear, apparel, athletic equipment, etc., by plural users using different computing devices. The users'"'"' computing devices may be in communication with one another in various manners, such as over networked connections (e.g., a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), an internet connection, etc.); via peer-to-peer communications; through a common server or combination of servers that establish a communications link; etc.). The various parties may participate in an on-line or other computer communicative session to create and buy customized products. Additionally, user interfaces for providing these collaborative sessions are described.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for collaborative designing of footwear, comprising:
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a first computing system including a first display device capable of presenting a first user interface to a first user, wherein the first user interface includes a user interface element that allows generation of recommendations of available footwear design alternatives; an output system for sending data to enable a second user to join a collaborative design session with the first user; a first input system for receiving a selection of a base article of footwear from either the first user or the second user; and a processing system programmed and adapted to simultaneously receive footwear design input generated by the first user and the second user, to modify an appearance of the base article of footwear on the first display device in accordance with the footwear design input generated by the first user and the second user, and to generate a recommendation of available footwear design alternatives based, at least in part, upon a cost and a plurality of performance characteristics of the base article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for collaborative designing of footwear, comprising:
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displaying a first user interface on a first display device of a first computing system to a first user, wherein the first user interface includes a user interface element that allows generation of recommendations of available footwear design alternatives; generating an output that includes data to enable a second user to join a collaborative design session with the first user; receiving input indicating a selection of a base article of footwear from either the first user or the second user; simultaneously receiving footwear design input generated by the first user and the second user; modifying an appearance of the base article of footwear on the first display device in accordance with the footwear design input generated by the first user and the second user; and generating a recommendation of available footwear design alternatives based, at least in part, upon a cost and a plurality of performance characteristics of the base article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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