Systems and methods for interactive jewelry design

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor of at least one computer in electronic communication with at least one other computer via an electronic communications network;
• at least one memory having instructions stored thereon that are configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to:
• cause real-time video imagery to be streamed via a video camera of a mobile device in use by a customer, in which the mobile device is in electronic communication over a network with a remote computer at a location of a designer;
• cause images generated by an interactive design tool to be displayed at:
• (1) a display device of the mobile device and (2) an electronic graphical user interface of the remote computer;
• receive, via a processor of the mobile device, a selection of at least one gemstone, in which the at least one gemstone is used in designing a customized jewelry item via the interactive design tool;
• receive, via the processor of the mobile device, a selection of at least one element from a plurality of pre-designed elements, in which the selected at least one element is used in designing a setting for the at least one gemstone via the interactive design tool;
• transmit, via the processor of the mobile device, an electronic design of the customized jewelry item, the electronic design being generated by the interactive design tool based on the selected at least one gemstone and based on the selected at least one element;
• receive, by the interactive design tool, a selection of a first section of the setting;
• in response to receiving the selection of the first section, automatically cause an image of the first section to be highlighted at the display device;
• and
• responsive to receiving the selection of the first section of the setting, automatically output a plurality of pre-designed elements that correspond to the first section.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are configured to, when executed by at least one processor of at least one computer in electronic communication with at least one other computer via an electronic communications network, direct the at least one processor to:

• cause real-time video imagery to be streamed via a video camera of a mobile device in use by a customer, in which the mobile device is in electronic communication over a network with a remote computer at a location of a designer;
• cause images generated by an interactive design tool to be displayed at:
• (1) a display device of the mobile device and (2) an electronic graphical user interface of the remote computer;
• receive, via a processor of the mobile device, a selection of at least one gemstone, in which the at least one gemstone is used in designing a customized jewelry item via the interactive design tool;
• receive, via the processor of the mobile device, a selection of at least one element from a plurality of pre-designed elements, in which the selected at least one element is used in designing a setting for the at least one gemstone via the interactive design tool;
• transmit, via the processor of the mobile device, an electronic design of the customized jewelry item, the electronic design being generated by the interactive design tool based on the selected at least one gemstone and based on the selected at least one element;
• receive, by the interactive design tool, a selection of a first section of the setting;
• in response to receiving the selection of the first section, automatically cause an image of the first section to be highlighted at the display device;
• and
• responsive to receiving the selection of the first section of the setting, automatically output a plurality of pre-designed elements that correspond to the first section.