ELECTRONIC SAMPLE PALETTE SYSTEM AND FILTERS

摘要

The present embodiments provide systems for generating sample(s) requests, pricelists, technical data, and sample books orders over a network. In one embodiment, a database stores design products related to a plurality of categories of commercial products from a plurality of manufacturers. Interface circuitry displays the plurality of categories of commercial products along with filtering criteria that may be selected by a user. A sample palette server is in operative communication with the database and the interface circuitry and receives a user selection of one or more filtering criteria specifying one or more requested design features. The sample palette server generates a subset of the design products sharing at least one design feature in common with the requested design features. Filtering circuitry filters the displayed plurality of categories of commercial products to include only design products from the subset of design products and causes the interface circuitry to display a second set of filtering criteria for the displayed plurality of categories of commercial products. Sample palette generating circuitry receives a user selection of a plurality of commercial products from the displayed subset of design products and generates a sample palette including graphical images of the plurality of commercial products.

主权项

1. A system for generating design sample palettes over a network, comprising:
a database storing design products related to a plurality of categories of commercial products from a plurality of manufacturers; interface circuitry for displaying the plurality of categories of commercial products and filtering criteria that may be selected by a user; a sample palette server in operative communication with the database and the interface circuitry that receives a user selection of one or more filtering criteria specifying one or more requested design features and generates a subset of the design products sharing at least one design feature in common with the requested design features; filtering circuitry that filters the displayed plurality of categories of commercial products to include only design products from the subset of design products and causes the interface circuitry to display a second set of filtering criteria for the displayed plurality of categories of commercial products; and sample palette generating circuitry that receives a user selection of a plurality of commercial products from the displayed subset of design products and generates a sample palette including graphical images of the plurality of commercial products.