Patent ID: 9269102
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A system for collaborative designing of footwear, comprising: a first computing system including a first display device capable of presenting a first user interface to a first user, wherein the first user interface includes a user interface element that allows generation of recommendations of available footwear design alternatives; an output system for sending data to enable a second user to join a collaborative design session with the first user; a first input system for receiving a selection of a base article of footwear from either the first user or the second user; and a processing system programmed and adapted to simultaneously receive footwear design input generated by the first user and the second user, to modify an appearance of the base article of footwear on the first display device in accordance with the footwear design input generated by the first user and the second user, and to generate a recommendation of available footwear design alternatives based, at least in part, upon a cost and a plurality of performance characteristics of the base article of footwear.