Custom ordering of an article
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsNatalie A. Candrian, Shane S. Kohatsu
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Abstract
A manufacturer or other retailer provides a consumer with a graphical user interface for customizing an article. The graphical user interface includes an analog-style selection control that allows a user to select at least one characteristic of a feature of the article. With this type of selection control, a consumer need not select a particular control value or designate a combination of control values to choose a characteristic for a feature of an article to be custom-manufactured. Instead, the consumer need only select a position or value relative to a range of positions or values provided by the analog-style selection control.
Claims26
A method of customizing an article, comprising:
- transmitting data including information to enable generation of an analog-style selection control on a display device, wherein the analog-style selection control is provided for receiving user input modifying a characteristic of a feature of an article to be customized;
- transmitting data including information to enable generation of an initial rendering of the article to be customized on the display device;
- receiving user input through the analog-style selection control for modifying the characteristic of the feature;
- and
- transmitting data including information to enable generation of a modified rendering of the article to be customized on the display device based on the user input received modifying the characteristic of the feature.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having stored therein machine executable instructions, that when executed, cause the processor to:
- transmit data including information to enable generation of an analog-style selection control on a display device, wherein the analog-style selection control is provided for receiving user input modifying a characteristic of a feature of an article to be customized;
- transmit data including information to enable generation of an initial rendering of the article to be customized on the display device;
- receive user input through the analog-style selection control for modifying the characteristic of the feature;
- and
- transmit data including information to enable generation of a modified rendering of the article to be customized on the display device based on the user input received modifying the characteristic of the feature.
A method of customizing an article, comprising:
- displaying an analog-style selection control for manipulation by a user to modify a characteristic of at least one feature of an article to be customized;
- displaying an initial rendering of the article to be customized;
- receiving user input through the analog-style selection control for modifying the characteristic of the feature;
- and
- displaying a modified rendering of the article to be customized based on the user input received modifying the characteristic of the feature.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having stored therein machine executable instructions, that when executed, cause the apparatus to:
- present to a user on a display device an analog-style selection control that allows a user to modify a characteristic of a feature of an article to be customized;
- present to the user an initial rendering of the article to be customized on the display device;
- receive user input through the analog-style selection control for modifying the characteristic of the feature;
- and
- present to the user a modified rendering of the article to be customized ordered on the display device based on the user input received modifying the characteristic of the feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.