Method and system for displaying custom-made product specification information, server and terminal for the system, and method of selecting custom-made product specifications

摘要

A network-based system enabling a customer at a terminal (20) to select specifications of a custom-made product, such as a PC. A server (10) supplies to the terminal information on optional items, such as a type of display to be selected, so that the appearance of the items is shown on the terminal display (21). This allows the customer to compare the appearance of various optional items and assess their effect on the overall appearance of the product. The system may be applied to the sale of PCs over the Internet (30) from a manufacturer's website.