WIRE-MESH SELECTION INTERNET WEBSITE

• US 20070226083A1
• Filed: 03/28/2007
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Colleen Romero
• Original Assignee: George Reed
• Inventors: REED, George
• Granted Patent: US 7,533,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/201 Price look-up processing, e.g. updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

The present invention is an Internet wire-mesh merchandising system that comprises a webserver for generating a web presence. Potential customers looking to select and buy wire mesh are allowed to log-on to a website operated by a wire-mesh retailer, distributor, and manufacturer. An HTML product page includes navigation buttons that Ink to other HTML product pages. Each page further includes JPG or GIF type pictures that allow the shopper to see a particular wire mesh product corresponding to a presently displayed HTML product page. A group of altermate-view buttons rink to other pictures of the same product that show variations or different perspectives. A set of four navigation buttons permit the shopper to hyperlink to HTML product pages where the wire mesh is finer, coarser, thinner, and thicker. Once the link is taken, a graphic is presented that corresponds to the selected wire-mesh. The list of hyperlinks includes only those HTML product pages that represent available combinations of wire-mesh material, wire size, and mesh count. A “price” and an “order” hypertext allow the shopper to see the product price for the selected item and to order it electronically.

Claims

1. A wire-mesh selection Internet website system, comprising:

a webserver for connection to the Internet and providing for interactive webpages;

a graphic user interface (GUI) based on an available wire-mesh product page;

a wire-mesh product picture included in the GUI and representing a current wire-mesh product selection; and

a navigation control included in the GUI that permits an Internet-client user to hyperlink to other available wire-mesh product pages, based upon at least one selectable product characteristic.

2. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the interactive webpages are based on hypertext markup language (HTML).

3. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the available wire-mesh product pages are based on hypertext markup language (HTML).

4. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the navigation control comprises four-way navigation for the selectable product characteristics.

5. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the navigation control comprises selection of a mesh count.

6. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the navigation control comprises selection of wire-mesh thickness.

7. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the GUI further comprises a mechanism to replace the wire-mesh product picture with an alternative view of a currently selected wire-mesh product.

8. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the GUI further comprises a button to hyperlink to a price quotation of a currently selected wire-mesh product.

9. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the GUI further comprises a button to hyperlink to an order form to place an order for a currently selected wire-mesh product.

10. The wire-mesh selection Internet website system of claim 1, wherein the GUI further comprises a hyperlink to a material group comprising any of brass, bronze, copper, galvanized micronic, sintered welded stainless steel, and woven stainless steel.