Patent ID: 8732030

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing merchandise items, the method being implemented by one or more processors and comprising: using the one or more processors to perform steps comprising: providing a first user interface feature that enables a user to specify an input image including a merchandise item having a given color value, wherein the first user-interface feature further enables the user to select a portion of the input image that includes the merchandise item; providing a second user interface feature that enables the user to select any color value from a spectrum of color values, the selected color value being different than the given color value of the merchandise item; and in response to the user selecting the portion of the input image and the color value, obtaining a set of records from a collection of records based on the selected color value and the portion of the input image that includes the merchandise item, wherein each record in the collection of records includes at least one of (i) data representing an image of a corresponding merchandise item, or (ii) the image of the merchandise item, wherein each record in the set further identifies a link to a network site where the corresponding merchandise item is purchasable; wherein each record in the set corresponds to a merchandise item that is determined to be similar to the merchandise item of the input image, and with a color that is based on the selected color value.