Customized design for an article of footwear

摘要

A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a customer with a pre-selected set of graphics, allowing a customer to choose a set of input graphics, and generating a set of morphed graphics based on a set of input graphics. The user can select a morphed graphic and apply it to an article. The method may further include the step of limiting the number of times a customized graphic may be selected and applied to an article.

主权项

1. A method of customization for an article, comprising:
providing a graphical interface system for a user; receiving information related to a first selected graphic; receiving information related to a second selected graphic, wherein the second selected graphic has a different shape from the first selected graphic; providing information related to the first selected graphic and providing information related to the second selected graphic within the graphical interface system; providing a sliding indicator that can be positioned at various locations between the first selected graphic and the second selected graphic; allowing the user to adjust the position of the sliding indicator; generating a morphed graphic using information from the first selected graphic and the second selected graphic according to position information related to the position of the sliding indicator, wherein the first selected graphic, the second selected graphic, and the morphed graphic are simultaneously visible to the user; changing the displayed morphed graphic as the position of the sliding indicator is adjusted, wherein the morphed graphic is substantially identical to the first selected graphic when the sliding indicator is positioned closest to the first selected graphic and wherein the morphed graphic is substantially identical to the second selected graphic when the sliding indicator is positioned closest to the second selected graphic; and providing a customized article including the morphed graphic.