System for designing a customized article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDavid P. Jones, Bruce J. Kilgore, Elizabeth Langvin, James C. Meschter
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Abstract
A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of designing an article of footwear via a website, converting a footwear representation into a set of two-dimensional portions, printing the two dimensional portions onto a sheet material, cutting and assembling the two dimensional portions into a finalized article of footwear. The method further includes a step of shipping the article of footwear to a pre-designated shipping address. Systems for receiving an order for a customized article of footwear are also disclosed.
Claims22
A system for designing and graphically displaying a customized article of footwear, comprising:
- a server in communication with a plurality of user remote terminals through a communications network, wherein the server provides a website accessible by the plurality of user remote terminals through the communications network using a web browser;
- a graphical interface system provisioned on the server and accessible through the website, wherein the graphical interface system is configured to enable a user to design and order the customized article of footwear by:
- displaying to the user a three-dimensional footwear representation;
- displaying and providing access to a set of graphics tools;
- receiving from the user a selection of a current graphics tool from the set of graphics tools;
- receiving from the user via the selected current graphics tool a modification of a customer selected portion of the customized article of footwear;
- displaying to the user the modified customer selected portion on the three-dimensional footwear representation;
- receiving from the user a submission of a finalized design including a customized footwear representation that incorporates the modified customer selected portion of the customized article of footwear;
- and
- receiving from the user an order for the customized article of footwear having the finalized design.
A system for designing and graphically displaying an article of footwear with a custom designated image, comprising:
- a server in communication with a plurality of user remote terminals through a communications network, wherein the server provides a website accessible by the plurality of user remote terminals through the communications network using a web browser;
- a graphical interface system provisioned on the server and accessible through the website, wherein the graphical interface system is configured to enable a user to design and order the article of footwear by:
- displaying to the user a footwear representation;
- receiving from the user a designation of the custom designated image;
- receiving from the user an instruction to place the custom designated image on the footwear representation at a selected location;
- modifying the displayed footwear representation to show the custom designated image at the selected location;
- receiving from the user a submission of a customized footwear representation including the custom designated image at the selected location;
- and
- receiving from the user an order for the article of footwear corresponding to the customized footwear representation.
A computer graphical interface system for designing and graphically displaying a customized article of footwear to enable a user to design and order the customized article of footwear, the system comprising:
- a computer graphical display of a three-dimensional footwear representation;
- a set of graphics tools, wherein each graphic tool of the set of graphics tools is selectable by the user and is configured to modify a design of the three-dimensional footwear representation;
- wherein the system receives from the user a selection of a current graphics tool from the set of graphics tools;
- wherein the system receives from the user via the selected current graphics tool a modification of a customer selected portion of the customized article of footwear and applies the modification to the customer selected portion of the customized article of footwear in a manner that accounts for the three-dimensionality of a surface of the customized article of footwear;
- wherein the computer graphical display displays to the user the modified customer selected portion on the three-dimensional footwear representation;
- wherein the system receives from the user a submission of a finalized design including a customized footwear representation that incorporates the modified customer selected portion of the customized article of footwear;
- and
- wherein the system receives from the user an order for the customized article of footwear having the finalized design.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.