Patent ID: 8352863
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of creating a custom product design at a user computer executing a browser program, the method comprising receiving from a server one or more product design tools executable in the browser at the user computer, receiving from the server a product design template and information identifying the size and position in the template of one or more individual image containers for containing respective content images, detecting selection by a user of at least one of the one or more image containers, detecting modification by a user of the size of a selected image container or of content or associated content attributes of the selected image container, automatically, and without user request, transmitting only modified container information to the server, the modified container information comprising image container size information, content information and content attribute information associated with the selected image container, the modified container information including any of said detected modifications to said image container size or content or content attributes, receiving from the server a content image rendered by the server based on the modified container information, positioning the received content image in its corresponding selected image container in the product design; wherein the image container position is retained only at the user computer, and displaying the revised template image to the user.