Methods, systems and computer program products for coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for interior spaces

A method of coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, comprising the following steps that are performed on a computer system:

• displaying in a first window on a display, a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to user search criteria, from a stored set of patterns for interior design surface treatments, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• displaying in a second window on the display a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type that is displayed in the first window;
• and
• displaying in a third window on the display, at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns in the second window.

A method of coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, comprising the following steps that are performed on a computer system:

• generating a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to user search criteria, from a stored set of patterns for interior design surface treatments, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• generating a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type;
• and
• combining at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns.

A server method of coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, comprising the following steps that are performed at a server that is connected to a client by a network:

• storing a set of patterns for a plurality of surface treatment product types, each pattern including a plurality of pattern attributes;
• accepting from the client over the network at least one user selected attribute for at least one of the surface treatment product types;
• searching the stored pattern attributes for the at least one of the surface treatment product types to generate a plurality of arrays of patterns that meet the at least one user selected attribute;
• transmitting the plurality of arrays of patterns that meet the at least one user selected attribute to the client over the network;
• receiving from the client over the network a file of interior design surface treatments for an interior space that represents at least one pattern from at least two of the arrays of patterns;
• and
• storing the received file.

A client method of coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, comprising the following steps that are performed at a client that is connected to a server by a network:

• accepting at least one user selected attribute for at least one of a plurality of surface treatment product types to define a user search criteria;
• transmitting the user search criteria to the server over the network;
• receiving from the server over the network, a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to the user search criteria, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• displaying the plurality of arrays of patterns;
• accepting at least one user selection from at least one of the plurality of arrays of patterns;
• generating a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to the at least one user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type;
• displaying the plurality of subarrays of patterns;
• combining at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns;
• and
• displaying the at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns that are combined.

A computer program product for coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code that displays a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to user search criteria, from a stored set of patterns for interior design surface treatments, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• computer readable program code that generates a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type;
• and
• computer readable program code that combines at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns.

A computer program product for coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code that displays in a first window on a display, a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to user search criteria, from a stored set of patterns for interior design surface treatments, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• computer readable program code that displays in a second window on the display a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type that is displayed in the first window;
• and
• computer readable program code that displays in a third window on the display, at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns in the second window.

A computer program product for coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code that generates a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to user search criteria, from a stored set of patterns for interior design surface treatments, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• computer readable program code that generates a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type;
• and
• computer readable program code that combines at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns.

A computer program product that executes on a server that is connected to a client over a network, for coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code that stores a set of patterns for a plurality of surface treatment product types, each pattern including a plurality of pattern attributes;
• computer readable program code that accepts from the client over the network at least one user selected attribute for at least one of the surface treatment product types;
• computer readable program code that searches the stored pattern attributes for the at least one of the surface treatment product types to generate a plurality of arrays of patterns that meet the at least one user selected attribute;
• computer readable program code that transmits the plurality of arrays of patterns that meet the at least one user selected attribute to the client over the network;
• computer readable program code that receives from the client over the network a file of interior design surface treatments for an interior space that represents at least one pattern from at least two of the arrays of patterns;
• and computer readable program code that stores the received file.

A computer program product that executes on a client that is connected to a server over a network, for coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code that accepts at least one user selected attribute for at least one of a plurality of surface treatment product types to define a user search criteria;
• computer readable program code that transmits the user search criteria to the server over the network;
• computer readable program code that receives from the server over the network, a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to the user search criteria, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• computer readable program code that displays the plurality of arrays of patterns;
• computer readable program code that accepts at least one user selection from at least one of the plurality of arrays of patterns;
• computer readable program code that generates a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to the at least one user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type;
• computer readable program code that displays the plurality of subarrays of patterns;
• computer readable program code that combines at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns;
• and
• computer readable program code that displays the at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns that are combined.

A system for coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, comprising:

• a computer display that displays in a first window on a display, a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to user search criteria, from a stored set of patterns for interior design surface treatments, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• the computer display also displaying in a second window on the display a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type that is displayed in the first window;
• and
• the computer display also displaying in a third window on the display, at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns in the second window.

A system for coordinating patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, comprising:

• a computer that generates a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to user search criteria, from a stored set of patterns for interior design surface treatments, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• the computer also generating a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type;
• and
• the computer also combining at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns.

A server that coordinates patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, comprising:

• a server computer that stores a set of patterns for a plurality of surface treatment product types, each pattern including a plurality of pattern attributes;
• the server computer also accepting from a client over a network at least one user selected attribute for at least one of the surface treatment product types;
• the server computer also searching the stored pattern attributes for the at least one of the surface treatment product types to generate a plurality of arrays of patterns that meet the at least one user selected attribute;
• the server computer also transmitting the plurality of arrays of patterns that meet the at least one user selected attribute to the client over the network;
• the server computer also receiving from the client over the network a file that represents at least one pattern from at least two of the arrays of patterns;
• and
• the server computer also storing the received file.

A client that coordinates patterns of interior design surface treatments for an interior space, comprising:

• a client computer that accepts at least one user selected attribute for at least one of a plurality of surface treatment product types to define a user search criteria;
• the client computer also transmitting the user search criteria to a server over a network;
• the client computer also receiving from the server over the network, a plurality of arrays of patterns that correspond to the user search criteria, each array of patterns corresponding to a surface treatment product type;
• the client computer also displaying the plurality of arrays of patterns;
• the client computer also accepting at least one user selection from at least one of the plurality of arrays of patterns;
• the client computer also generating a plurality of subarrays of patterns, each subarray corresponding to a surface treatment product type, in response to the at least one user selection from the corresponding array of patterns for the corresponding surface treatment type;
• the client computer also displaying the plurality of subarrays of patterns;
• the client computer also combining at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns;
• and
• the client computer also displaying the at least one pattern from at least two of the subarrays of patterns that are combined.