Abstract:
A mobile application runs on a mobile device to allow jewels, jewelry, and their arrangements to be found or virtually made so as to facilitate inspecting, querying, or ordering. Users navigate through various user interface screens to discover jewels and jewelry in inventory of a jewelry merchant. For those jewels and jewelry of interest, they can be collected on a virtual jewel pad. Using the jewel pad, users may arrange jewels and jewelry and order their creation. The mobile application acts as a point of sale for the purchase of jewels, jewelry, or arrangements.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Nos. 61/487,091 and 61/487,100, both filed May 17, 2011, and 61/345,882, filed May 18, 2010, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Jewelry, referring to ornaments of precious metal, sometimes set with gems, have been worn since ancient times by humanity for personal adornment as symbols of social or official standing as well as emblems of religious, social, or political affiliation. In its universal sense, the term jewelry encompasses objects made from different kinds of organic and inorganic materials, such as hair, feathers, leather, scales, bones, shells, wood, ceramics, metals, and minerals. However, in modern times, jewelry often refers to mounted precious or semiprecious stones and to objects made of valuable or attractive metals, such as gold, silver, platinum, copper, and brass. Our current historical knowledge of jewelry is derived largely from the preservation of objects in tombs. For cultures that did not bury valuables with the dead, surviving pictorial depictions can provide valuable information about jewelry they used. 
     
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]    The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same become better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
           [0004]      FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an archetypical system for supporting a mobile application for jewelry; 
           [0005]      FIGS. 2-20  are pictorial diagrams illustrating archetypical user interface screens in connection with a mobile application for jewelry; and 
           [0006]      FIGS. 21A-21G  are process diagrams illustrating an archetypical method for presenting jewelry, making jewelry, and processing jewelry orders. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0007]    A system  100  for supporting a jewelry mobile application is illustrated at  FIG. 1 . A jewelry customer  102  accesses a mobile device  104 , such as a tablet computer, at either a jewelry store, her home, or other locations. The jewelry customer  102  may include an end-user, a sales professional, or a retailer. Many suitable mobile devices may be suitably used with the system  100  besides a tablet computer, such as a handheld device, handheld computer, personal digital assistant, smartphones, a mobile phone, or a convertible notebook computer. The mobile device  104  is coupled to the Internet  106  to facilitate communication with a jewelry application server  108 . The jewelry application server  108  has access to the inventory of jewels and jewelry of one or more jewelry merchants as well as databases and servers that support a mobile application (not shown) executing on the mobile device  104 . Orders for jewels or jewelry made on the mobile device  104  are filled by fulfillment operations  110 . The fulfillment operations  110  communicate with a logistics server  112  to arrange transportation of ordered jewels or jewelry to the jewelry customer  102  wherever she may be. 
         [0008]    Executing on the mobile device  104  is a mobile application for viewing jewelry, virtually arranging jewelry, and ordering jewelry. The mobile application may be downloaded to the mobile device  104  via the Internet  106 , or may access a piece of temporary software executing at a remote web site. In all embodiments of the mobile application, the jewelry customer  102  may arrange jewelry and order these jewelry arrangements instead of ordering pre-arranged jewelry. Such an order may be made with a press of a button provided on the mobile application. 
         [0009]    Because the jewelry customer  102  may want to inspect multiple jewelry arrangements, a comparison feature is available on the mobile application to allow the jewelry customer  102  to compare one arrangement with another arrangement. Among many other features, the mobile application provides an appraisal functionality as well as order tracking in real time of the shipment of placed orders for jewelry. In one embodiment, order transactions are suitably made to a selected or preferred store merchant of the jewelry customer  102 . In such an embodiment, the jewelry customer  102  establishes an account with her preferred store merchant, and such an account is used to place the order for the jewelry. Another option that the customer may select on the mobile application is to indicate whether an ordered arrangement is to be picked up at a preferred store merchant or shipped to her residence or office. 
         [0010]    A mobile application  200  deployable on a mobile device  104  allows the jewelry customer  102  to navigate through one or more user interface screens, such as a user interface screen  202  shown at  FIG. 2 . At the center of the user interface screen  202  is a welcome message indicating to the jewelry customer  102  that she may browse for jewelry, place selected jewelry on a jewel pad  208  (which is a user interface element for collecting jewels and jewelry of interest for the later making of arrangements). At the top left corner of the user interface screen  202  are a number of buttons. A jewel button  204 , when selected, allows the jewelry customer  102  to select one or more jewels. Button  206 , when selected, allows the jewelry customer  102  to select one or more pieces of jewelry on which one or more selected jewels may be mounted in various arrangements. The jewel pad  208  is a holding area where the jewelry customer  102  can collect jewels and jewelry she would like to inspect later and perhaps use in various arrangements. 
         [0011]    When the jewel button  204  is selected, a pop-up window  210  is presented to the jewelry customer  102  allowing her to select a jewel shape among various jewel shapes, such as round, princess, emerald, Asscher, marquise, oval, radiant, pear, heart, cushion, and so on. See  FIG. 3 . Once a shape selection is made, a suitable icon reflecting the jewel shape appears in the center of the jewel button  204 . A close button  212  allows the jewelry customer  102  to dismiss the pop-up window  210 . 
         [0012]    Screen  204   a  appears after the jewelry customer  102  has selected a particular jewel shape from the pop-up window  210 . See  FIG. 4 . The screen  204   a  includes a centered title at the top of the screen indicating inventory search results for the selected jewel shape. On the left side of the screen  204   a  are various filters  214   a - 214   f,  which may be operated by the jewelry customer  102  to delimit the range of values or specific values of various filters of interest, for instance price range, size, color, clarity, cut, certification, and so on. The price range filter  214   a  has a minimum and a maximum value which can be slidably adjusted. Similarly, the size filter  214   b  allows the size of the jewel to be found between a minimum carat and a maximum carat. The color filter  214   c  allows the jewelry customer  102  to select the color of the jewel to be found in inventory. The clarity filter  214   d  allows the clarity of the jewel to be selected within a range. Even the cut of the jewel can be selected between a range by the cut filter  214   e.  And for those jewelry customers who are interested in the certification of the jewel, the certification filter  214   f  allows an associated certificate with a selected jewel to be presented. 
         [0013]    On the right side of the screen  204   a  is a matrix  218 , which is comprised of rows and columns. Each row denotes a jewel found in inventory that matches the shape of the jewel as well as filter values within a range or specifically indicated by the filters  214   a - 214   f.  Each row includes a check box allowing the jewelry customer  102  to select a particular jewel of interest for further processing, such as comparison processing. Each row further includes a detail button, which appears as a circle surrounding a rightward pointing arrow. This button, upon selection, brings the jewelry customer  102  to another screen that provides further information regarding a selected jewel. The columns of the matrix  218  present the values of the various jewels within the filter boundaries selected by the jewelry customer  102 . Some of these columns include carat, color, clarity, certificate, cut, and price. Above and leftward of the matrix  218 , the screen  204   a  indicates the number of jewels that were found in inventory that match the shape and the various filter values indicated by the jewelry customer  102 . Rightward, a compare button  216  is presented and can be selected to allow checked jewels to be compared. Jewels can be added to the jewel pad  208  via a button  208   a  which is titled “Add to Jewel Pad.” 
         [0014]    Upon selection of the detail button, which appears as a circle enclosing a rightward pointing arrow, the jewelry customer  102  is brought to screen  220 . See  FIG. 5 . In the upper left corner of the screen  220  a back button appears allowing the jewelry customer  102  to select it to return to screen  204   a.  (See  FIG. 4 .) Leftward of the center of the screen  220  is the jewel representation where the checked jewel is presented at a level of magnification. The jewelry customer  102  may touch the jewel and rotate it in various degress by flicking her finger so as to view it three-dimensionally. The right side of the screen  220  includes further information regarding the selected jewel. A representation of a certificate  220   a  can be tapped by the jewelry customer  102  to inspect the certificate of the selected jewel. 
         [0015]    The mobile application  200  then brings the jewelry customer  102  to screen  220   b  when the jewelry customer  102  selects the certificate representation  220   a.  See  FIG. 6 . At the upper left corner of the screen  220   b  is a back button. Upon selection, the back button brings the jewelry customer  102  back to the screen  220 . (See  FIG. 5 .) At the center of the screen  220   b  is a magnified certificate or other indicia of certification of the jewel. A close button  220   c  can be actuated to dismiss the screen  220   b  and bring the jewelry customer back to screen  220 . 
         [0016]      FIG. 7  illustrates a scenario where the button  208   a  is actuated by the jewelry customer  102 . In the upper left corner of the screen  220  a back button appears allowing the jewelry customer  102  to select it to return to screen  204   a.  (See  FIG. 4 .) A pop-up window indicates that the checked jewel has been added to the jewel pad  208 . Two buttons appear in the pop-up window. One button is titled “View Jewel Pad”  220   d,  which when selected allows the jewel pad  208  to slide from its hidden position to reveal accumulated jewels and pieces of jewelry. The other button is titled “Continue Browsing”  220   e,  which when selected brings the jewelry customer back to screen  220  of  FIG. 5 . 
         [0017]    When two or more jewels are checked via their check boxes (see  FIG. 4  and screen  204   a ) and the compare button  216  is selected, the mobile application  200  navigates the jewelry customer  102  to screen  216   a.  See  FIG. 8 . In the upper left corner of the screen  216   a,  a back button appears allowing the jewelry customer  102  to select it to return to screen  204   a.  (See  FIG. 4 .) Each checked jewel is presented side by side with another checked jewel. The jewelry customer  102  can swipe left and right to view other checked jewels. Two buttons are provided for each jewel. One is titled “Add to Jewel Pad”  208   a.  The other button is titled “View Certificate”  220   a.  Columns  216   b - 216   d  illustrate the presentation of compared jewels in which their name, price, carat, color, clarity, certification, and so on are arranged in parallel to ease the comparison process. 
         [0018]      FIG. 9  illustrates screen  202  of the mobile application  200 . The jewelry customer  102  has selected jewelry button  206 , and in response, the mobile application  200  presents a pop-up window  206   a  that allows the jewelry customer  102  to select a type of jewelry, such as jewelry for the head in the form of crowns, diadems, tiaras, aigrettes, hairpins, hat ornaments, earrings, nose rings, earplugs, and lip rings; for the neck in the form of collars, necklaces, and pendants; for the breast in the form of pectorals, brooches, clasps, and buttons; for the limbs in the form of rings, bracelets, armlets, and anklets; or for the waist in the form of belts and girdles, with pendants such as chatelaines, scent cases, and rosaries. Many other suitable items of jewelry are possible. A close button  206   b  is available to allow the jewelry customer  102  to dismiss the pop-up window  206   a.    
         [0019]    When the selection of the type of jewelry is made, the mobile application  200  navigates the jewelry customer  102  to screen  206   c.  See  FIG. 10 . The left side of the screen  206   c  includes various filters  206   d - 206   g  that allow the jewelry customer  102  to gather the jewelry of interest in inventory. A price range filter  206   d  allows the jewelry customer  102  to delimit the price range that she is interested in. The filter  206   e  allows the jewelry customer  102  to select the further subtype of the jewelry of interest. For example, there might be various ring types that may be of interest to the jewelry customer  102 . The filter  206   f  allows the jewelry customer  102  to specify the sub style of jewelry that is of interest. The filter  206   g  allows the matching jewelry to be sorted by a desired order. A button  206   h  allows the jewelry customer  102  to reset the filter settings. The right side of the screen  206   c  is a matrix  206   i  where each cell of the matrix  206   i  indicates a found piece of jewelry with various details. A check box is associated with each found piece of jewelry to allow the jewelry customer  102  to check for subsequent processing, such as comparison processing. A compare button  216  is available, which when selected invokes the comparison function of the mobile application  200 . If a button  208   a  is selected, the selected pieces of jewelry will be added to the jewel pad  208  for later inspection or arrangement. 
         [0020]      FIG. 11  illustrates selection of the filter  206   e.  Such a selection causes a pop-up window  206   e   1  to appear allowing the jewelry customer  102  to select a further type of jewelry. For example, if a piece of jewelry is a ring, the pop-up window  206   e   1  allows the jewelry customer  102  to further specify various types of rings including wedding, anniversary, engagement, and so on. Actuation of the filter  206   f  causes a pop-up window  206   f   1  to appear. See  FIG. 12 . The pop-up window  206   f   1  allows the jewelry customer  102  to further specify a desired jewel arrangement. For example, if the piece of jewelry is a ring, various arrangements include eternity, five-stone, three-stone, and so on.  FIG. 13  illustrates the actuation of the filter  206   g,  which causes a pop-up window  206   g   1  to appear allowing the jewelry customer  102  to specify how the found pieces of jewelry would be ordered in the matrix  206   i.  For example, options include price low to high, price high to low, weight low to high, weight high to low, and so on. 
         [0021]    Selecting one of the cells of the matrix  206   i,  which is associated with a piece of matching jewelry, causes a screen  222  to appear by the mobile application  200 . See  FIG. 14 . In the upper left corner of the screen  222 , a back button appears allowing the jewelry customer  102  to select it to return to screen  206   c.  (See  FIG. 10 .) The screen  222  prominently displays the piece of jewelry of interest to the jewelry customer  102 . The jewelry customer  102  may use her finger to swipe the displayed piece of jewelry to rotate it three-dimensionally. In other words, the jewelry customer  102 , by using her finger, can rotate the piece of jewelry in various directions to better inspect the jewelry of interest. To the right of the displayed piece of jewelry is further information pertaining to the piece of jewelry including its commercial description, arrangement elements, style number, weight, cost of jewel, cost of jewelry, and so on. 
         [0022]    When the jewel pad  208  is actuated, the mobile application  200  causes the jewel pad  208  to slide leftward revealing a screen  224 . See  FIG. 15 . The right side of the screen  224  displays two windows. Window  224   a  presents added jewels in a matrix where each row denotes an added jewel and each column denotes a specific quality of the jewel, such as carat, color, clarity, certificate, date found, and price. Each row includes two additional buttons at the end of the row. One button is a delete button which appears as a circle enclosing a horizontal bar, which when pressed, deletes the specific jewel from the window  224   a.  The remaining button is a detail button which appears as a circle encircling a rightward pointing arrow, which when pressed, causes the mobile application  200  to present a detail presentation of the added jewel. The window  224   a  includes a “Remove All” button, which when pressed, would remove all of the added jewels from the window  224   a.    
         [0023]    The window  224   b  presents added pieces of jewelry in a matrix. Each row denotes a specific added piece of jewelry. Each row has a check box, which can be selected by the jewelry customer  102  to indicate that the added jewelry is chosen for arrangement purposes. Each row also includes two buttons appearing at the end of the row. One button is a delete button appearing as a circle enclosing a horizontal line, which when pressed, removes the added piece of jewelry from the matrix. The other button is a detail button appearing as a circle encircling a rightward pointing arrow, which when pressed, causes the mobile application  200  to provide a more detailed presentation of the added piece of jewelry. A remove all button is also presented by the window  224   b,  which when pressed, dismisses and removes all of the added pieces of jewelry in the window  224   b.    
         [0024]    By using the windows  224   a,    224   b,  the jewelry customer  102  may select jewels and pieces of jewelry to combine to form one or more arrangements. A preview of such an arrangement is presented on the right hand side of the screen  224  at location  224   c.  An estimated arrangement price is provided below the preview at location  224   d  of the screen  224 . If the jewelry customer  102  would like to save an arrangement, she may press a button  224   e  to save the arrangement for later inspection. To access saved arrangements, the jewelry customer  102  may select a button  224   f  to cause the saved arrangements to appear. If the jewelry customer  102  is satisfied with a specific arrangement as shown at location  224   c  of the screen  224 , she may place an instant order by selecting a button  224   g.  For consignment, the jewelry customer  102  may opt to select a button  224   h  which appears at the bottom of the right side of the screen  224 . 
         [0025]    Selecting the button  224   f  causes the mobile application  200  to present a pop-up window  224   f   1 . See  FIG. 16 . The pop-up window  224   f   1  presents a matrix that lists saved arrangements of jewels and jewelry. The upper left corner of the pop-up window  224   f   1  includes a close button, which when pressed, dismisses the pop-up window  224   f   1 . On the upper right hand corner, the pop-up window  224   f   1  includes two buttons, a compare button to cause a comparison display of selected arrangements, and another button, titled “Remove All,” to deselect each arrangement and dismiss the pop-up window  224   f   1 . 
         [0026]    Each row of the matrix denotes a saved arrangement. A check box is associated with each row, which when selected, denotes that the particular arrangement is likely to be used in a comparison process. At the end of each row are two buttons. One button is a delete button which appears as a circle encircling a horizontal dash, which when pressed, removes the particular arrangement and row from the matrix. The other button is a detail button appearing as a circle encircling a rightward pointing arrow, which when pressed, causes the mobile application  200  to present the selected arrangement in greater detail. Such a detail is displayed by a screen  226 . See  FIG. 17 . 
         [0027]    The screen  226  presents a saved arrangement that includes a display of the arrangement in magnifying details as a combination of jewels and jewelry, arrangement price, the name of the diamond, the name of the jewelry, price, carat, color, clarity, and certification. The jewelry customer  102  may use her fingers to rotate the arrangement in various degrees to better inspect the arrangement. An arrangement preview is available at location  226   e.  Below the arrangement preview  226   e  are further customizations that may be selected by the jewelry customer  102  to further customize the arrangement. For example, location  226   a  shows options regarding prongs to hold various jewels. Location  226   b  displays options regarding the carats of the jewels. Location  226   c  presents options regarding color selection of the jewels. Location  226   d  indicates an estimated arrangement price. After various selections are made, a button  224   e  allows the jewelry customer  102  to save the arrangement. 
         [0028]    When the button  224   g  is selected to place an order, the mobile application  200  presents a pop-up window  224   f  querying the jewelry customer  102  to confirm various arrangements. See  FIG. 18 . The presentation is made in a matrix where each row denotes an arrangement and each column denotes various details of the arrangement, such as shape, carat, jewelry name, and price. Two buttons are provided, one being the cancel button and the other being the place order button. If the cancel button is selected, the pop-up window  224   f  is dismissed. If the place order button is selected, the one or more arrangements will be ordered through the system  100 . 
         [0029]    Screen  228  is presented to the jewelry customer  102  by the mobile application  200  when the place order button of the pop-up window  224   f  is selected. See  FIG. 19 . The screen  228  presents various inquiries to form an order for the jewelry customer  102 . These queries include customer name, customer e-mail, customer phone, ring size  228   a,  delivery date, and so on. If the jewelry customer  102  decides to abandon the ordering process, a cancel button  228   b  can be selected to dismiss screen  228 . If further details of the arrangement or the order are to be queried, an edit button  228   c  is pressed to edit the order. Otherwise, the jewelry customer  102  may select the submit button  228   d  to finalize the purchase. If the order is successfully received by the jewelry application server  108 , the mobile application  200  presents screen  230  to indicate to the jewelry customer  102  that the order was successfully received. See  FIG. 20 . 
         [0030]      FIGS. 21A-21G  illustrate a method  2100  for presenting jewelry, making jewelry, and processing orders for jewelry. From the start block, the method  2100  proceeds to a set of method steps  2102 , defined between a continuation terminal (“Terminal A”) and an exit terminal (“Terminal B”). The set of method steps  2102  describes interactively presenting jewelry information so as to allow a user to view, order, or make jewelry arrangements. See  FIG. 21B . 
         [0031]    From Terminal A ( FIG. 21B ), the method  2100  proceeds to block  2108  where the method presents a Welcome User interface (UI) screen on which a jewel button, jewelry button, and a jewel pad slider can be selected. Proceeding to decision block  2110 , a test is performed to determine whether the jewel button was selected. If the answer is no to the test at decision block  2110 , the method  2100  proceeds to another continuation terminal (“Terminal A 2 ”). Otherwise, if the answer is yes to the test at decision block  2110 , the method  2100  proceeds to block  2112  where a pop-up window appears allowing the user to select a jewel shape, which includes round, princess, emerald, Asscher, marquis, oval, pear, heart, and cushion. At block  2114 , after the user selects a jewel shape, the jewel shape inside the jewel button is replaced with a shape resembling the selected jewel shape. Proceeding to block  2116 , the method gathers information regarding jewels and inventory that have the selected shape among other default filter values. The method then continues to another continuation terminal (“Terminal A 1 ”). 
         [0032]    From Terminal A 1  ( FIG. 21C ), the method  2100  proceeds to block  2118  where found jewels are presented to the user in a matrix whose rows are indicative of jewels and whose columns are indicative of various qualities (such as carat, color, clarity, certification, cut, and price). Proceeding to block  2120 , user interface elements to select price range, size, color, clarity, and cut are presented to filter the found jewels to focus on jewels with various qualities of interest. At block  2122 , each found jewel is associated with a compare box, which can be checked, so that each checked jewel can be compared with one or many other checked jewels. A compare button is presented which, when actuated, causes the presentation of checked jewels side by side so they can be compared. See block  2124 . At block  2126 , a compare button is presented which when actuated causes the presentation of checked jewels and their information (e.g., price, carat, color, clarity, certification) side by side. Proceeding to block  2128 , each found jewel is associated with a detail button which, when selected, causes a presentation of the selected jewel and its information. An “Add To Jewel Pad” button is associated with each jewel which, when actuated, causes the chosen jewel to be placed on the jewel pad. See block  2130 . At block  2132 , the selected jewel can be rotated with a flick of the finger to view it three-dimensionally. The method  2100  then proceeds to another continuation terminal (“Terminal A 2 ”). 
         [0033]    From Terminal A 2  ( FIG. 21D ), the method proceeds to decision block  2134  where a test is performed to determine whether the jewelry button was selected. If the answer to the test at decision block  2134  is no, the method continues to exit Terminal B. Otherwise, if the answer to the test at decision block  2134  is yes, the method  2100  proceeds to block  2136  where a pop-up window appears allowing the user to select a jewelry type which includes rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, and so on. At block  2138 , the method gathers information regarding jewelry and inventory that have the selected type of jewelry. At block  2140 , found jewelry is presented to the user in a matrix whose cells represent pictures of jewelry and other information. At block  2142 , filter user interface elements to filter price range, sub-type of jewelry (such as ring type), and style are presented to focus on jewelry with various qualities of interest. The method then continues to exit Terminal B. 
         [0034]    From Terminal A 3  ( FIG. 21E ), the method  2100  proceeds to block  2144  where each found jewelry is associated with a compare box, which can be selected, so that the selected jewelry can be compared with one or many other selected pieces of jewelry. At block  2146 , a compare button is presented, which when actuated, causes a presentation of selected jewelry side by side so they can be compared. Moving on to block  2150 , each found jewelry item is associated with a detail button which, when selected, causes a presentation of the selected jewelry and its information. Proceeding to block  2152 , an “Add to Jewel Pad” button is associated with each jewelry item which, when actuated, causes the chosen jewelry to be placed on the jewel pad. At block  2154 , the selected jewelry can be rotated with a flick of the finger to view it three-dimensionally. The method then continues to exit Terminal B. From Terminal B ( FIG. 21A ), the method proceeds to a set of method steps  2104 , defined between a continuation terminal (“Terminal C”) and an exit terminal (“Terminal D”). The set of method steps  2104  describes the interactive presentation of a jewel pad user interface upon its invocation. See  FIG. 21F . 
         [0035]    From Terminal C ( FIG. 21F ), the method  2100  proceeds to decision block  2156  where a test is performed to determine whether the jewel pad slider was selected. If the answer is no to the test at decision block  2156 , the method proceeds to continuation Terminal A and skips back to block  2108  where the above-identified steps are repeated. Otherwise, if the answer to the test at decision block  2156  is yes, the method proceeds to block  2158  where a slider window appears displaying chosen jewels and chosen jewelry types which includes rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, and so on. At block  2160 , the user customizes a desired arrangement by selecting a jewel and a piece of jewelry type or multiple jewels and a piece of jewelry type. At block  2162 , the method previews the arrangement for the user to appreciate and provides an estimated price. Proceeding to block  2164 , a “Save Arrangement’ button is available which upon actuation would save the customized arrangement for further customization and comparison. The method then continues to another continuation terminal (”Terminal C 1 “). 
         [0036]    From Terminal C 1 , the method proceeds to block  2166  where an arrangement button is available which upon actuation presents a pop-up window providing the various saved arrangements for viewing by the jewelry customer  102 . Each arrangement is associated with a check box which can be selected together with a selection of a compare button to cause a comparison presentation. See block  2168 . At block  2170 , a detail button (shaped like a rightward pointing arrow) is available which when actuated presents a more detailed presentation of the arrangement. At block  2172 , more detailed customization options may appear, such as prongs for a ring allowing a user to further customize the arrangement. A place order button is available which, when actuated, causes a Confirm Arrangement window to appear listing one or more arrangements, each being selectable for purchase. See block  2174 . At block  2178 , upon selection of a place order button, an Order Request screen appears to capture customer information including sizes of the jewelry, desired delivery date, an order review, as well as many other pieces of information. Proceeding next to block  2180 , if the order is successfully received, the user is informed. The method then continues to exit Terminal D. 
         [0037]    From Terminal D ( FIG. 21A ), the method  2100  proceeds to a set of method step  2106  where the method receives, processes, and fulfills jewelry orders, which is defined between a continuation terminal (“Terminal E”) and another continuation terminal (“Terminal F”). From Terminal F, the method terminates execution. While illustrative embodiments have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.