Retail system and computer-implemented method for designing a customization of a product

A customization computer system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer-readable medium connected to the processor;
• and
• a set of instructions on the computer-readable medium, the set of instructions including:
• a reception unit receiving a customization request from a customer computer system;
• controls;
• a save selector;
• and
• insertion code that, in response to receiving the customization request from the customer computer system, inserts the controls and the save selector onto the customer computer system, use of the controls at the customer computer system allowing or customization of an image of the product viewed on a display of the customer computer system to render a compound image including the image and at least one customization, selection of the save selector at the customer computer system causing transmission of a transmission packet to a retailer computer system, and reception of the packet at the retailer computer system, the retailer computer system, in response to receiving the transmission packet, storing the compound image in a shopping cart associated with the customer computer system.

A computer-implemented method of designing a customization of a product, comprising:

• receiving, by a retailer computer system, a page request from a customer computer system at the retailer computer system;
• in response to receiving the page request from a customer computer system at the retailer computer system, transmitting a product page and a script from the retailer computer system to the customer computer system, wherein the script is executable by the customer computer system to transmit a customization request from the customer computer system to a customization computer system, the customization computer system responding to the customization request to insert controls onto the customer computer system for creating at least one customization of an image of the product, and a save selector that causes transmission of a transmission packet to the retailer computer system, the transmission packet including a compound image generated from the image and the at least one customization;
• receiving, by the retailer computer system, the transmission packet;
• and
• in response to receiving the transmission packet by the retailer computer system, storing, by the retailer computer system, the compound image in a shopping cart associated with the customer computer system.

A retailer computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer-readable medium connected to the processor;
• and
• a set of instructions on the computer-readable medium, the set of instructions including:
• a reception unit receiving a page request from a customer computer system;
• a product page;
• a script;
• a transmission unit transmitting the product page and the script from the retailer computer system to the customer computer system, wherein the script is executable by the customer computer system to transmit a customization request from the customer computer system to a customization computer system, the customization computer system responding to the customization request to insert controls onto the customer computer system for creating at least one customization of an image of the product and a save selector that causes transmission of a transmission packet to the retailer computer system, the transmission packet including a compound image generated from the image and the at least one customization, the reception unit receiving the transmission packet;
• a shopping cart;
• and
• a storing unit that in response to receiving the transmission packet by the retailer computer system, storing, by the retailer computer system, the compound image in a shopping cart associated with the customer computer system.