Systems And Methods For Displaying An Image In A Plurality Of Designs

• US 20120304052A1
• Filed: 05/27/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Minted LLC
• Original Assignee: Minted LLC
• Inventors: Tanaka, Wesley, Naficy, Mariam
• Application Number:
  US13/117,932
• Publication Number:
  US 20120304052A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/243
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for generating a graphical design having one or more embedded images for purchase over a computer network. An system may include a processing system, a template database, and an image processing application stored in a memory device and executable by the processing system. The application may be configured to: receive one or more digital images over the computer network for inclusion in the graphical design; receive input to select a design category; receive, based on the selected design category, a set of graphical templates from the plurality of graphical templates stored in the template database; embed the one or more digital images in each graphical template in the set of graphical templates to generate a plurality of candidate graphical designs; display the plurality of candidate graphical designs simultaneously on a user interface; and receive a selection of one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating a graphical design having one or more embedded images for purchase over a computer network, comprising:

receiving one or more digital images over the computer network for inclusion in the graphical design;

receiving input to select a design category;

receiving a set of graphical templates from a plurality of stored graphical templates based on the selected design category;

embedding the one or more digital images in each graphical template in the set of graphical templates to generate a plurality of candidate graphical designs;

displaying the plurality of candidate graphical designs simultaneously on a user interface; and

receiving input to select one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of stored graphical templates includes a plurality of graphical templates that are categorized within the selected design category, and wherein the received set of graphical templates is a subset selected from the plurality of graphical templates within the selected design category.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the subset is automatically selected based on a predefined ranking of the plurality of graphical templates within the selected design category.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predefined ranking is based on popularity of the plurality of graphical templates within the selected design category, wherein popularity is determined based on sales data.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the predefined ranking is based on at least one of price and a received search term.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the selected one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs for at least one of download over the computer network and printing.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

customizing the selected graphical design based on user input received over the computer network.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the customization comprises adding text to the selected one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

providing the customized graphical design for download over the computer network.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing one or more image processing operations to modify the received one or more digital images.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein more than one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs are selected.

12. A system for generating a graphical design having one or more embedded images for purchase over a computer network, comprising:

a processing system;

a template database for storing a plurality of graphical templates; and

an image processing application stored in a memory device and executable by the processing system, when executed the image processing application being configured to;

receive one or more digital images over the computer network for inclusion in the graphical design;

receive input to select a design category;

receive, based on the selected design category, a set of graphical templates from the plurality of graphical templates stored in the template database;

embed the one or more digital images in each graphical template in the set of graphical templates to generate a plurality of candidate graphical designs;

display the plurality of candidate graphical designs simultaneously on a user interface; and

receive input to select one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of stored graphical templates includes a plurality of graphical templates that are categorized within the selected design category, and wherein the received set of graphical templates is a subset selected from the plurality of graphical templates within the selected design category.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the subset is automatically selected based on a predefined ranking of the plurality of graphical templates within the selected design category.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the predefined ranking is based on popularity of the plurality of graphical templates within the selected design category, wherein popularity is determined based on sales data.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the image processing application is further configured to:

provide the selected one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs for download over the computer network.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the image processing application is further configured to customize the selected graphical design based on user input received over the computer network.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the customization comprises adding text to the selected one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the image processing application is further configured to provide the customized graphical design for download over the computer network.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the image processing application is further configured to perform one or more image processing operations to modify the received one or more digital images.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein more than one of the plurality of candidate graphical designs are selected.