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.
Claims40
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- a display device operably coupled with the processor;
- and
- a memory having stored therein machine executable instructions, that when executed, cause the apparatus to:
- present to a user on the display device a feature indicator that identifies a feature of an article to be custom ordered;
- present to the user on the display device an analog-style selection control that allows a user to modify a characteristic of the feature;
- present to the user an initial rendering of the article to be custom ordered 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 custom ordered on the display device based on the user input received modifying the characteristic of the feature.
A computer readable medium for storing computer executable instructions for performing a method of customizing an article, the method comprising:
- displaying a feature indicator identifying a feature of an article to be customized;
- displaying an analog-style selection control for manipulation by a user to modify a characteristic of at least one feature of the 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.