Patent ID: 8014979
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for automated custom design of a storage assembly from a remote location connected to the internet comprising: defining a storage location at a remote user terminal, wherein the definition of the storage location includes the length of each wall and the relative angles of each wall to each adjacent wall; providing the definition for the storage location to a centralized computer processing and network server system connected to the internet; computing usable space for the storage location based on the definition of the storage location, wherein the usable space satisfies allowance rules; generating one or more layouts for a storage assembly based on the computed usable space, wherein the storage assembly includes at least one unit comprised of one or more components, wherein the one or more layouts have clearances for connecting walls, doorways, unit depths and wall angles according to the allowance rules; displaying the one or more layouts for the storage assembly on the remote terminal; and providing at a remote user terminal custom design options selectable by the remote user for customizing the storage assembly.