Patent ID: 8738464

Claim:
In a computer system, a method for ordering customized furniture, the method comprises: a) receiving a selection for a piece of furniture to be upholstered, wherein the selected furniture piece requires a covering and has a base amount for the required covering, to thereby obtain a selected furniture piece; b) receiving a selection for a covering, wherein the selection is made from one or more coverings associated with the selected furniture piece, wherein the covering is associated to a fabric material having a fabric repeat size between 0 to 36 inches, to thereby obtain a selected covering; c) determining, using at least one computer processor, a total amount of selected covering needed to upholster the selected furniture piece, wherein the total amount of selected covering is determined based on an additional covering amount related to the fabric repeat size of the fabric material, and the base amount of the required covering, the step of determining further comprising the step of calculating the additional covering amount based on the fabric repeat size, comprising: calculating the additional covering amount to be about 0% of the base amount for a fabric having a repeat size in a range between 0 and about 2 inches; calculating the additional covering amount to be about 10% of the base amount for a fabric having a repeat size in the range of between 3 and 10 inches; calculating the additional covering amount to be about 15% of the base amount for a fabric having a repeat size in the range of about 11 to about 20 inches; calculating the additional covering amount to be about 20% of the base amount for a fabric having a repeat size in the range of between 21 and 25 inches; and; calculating the additional covering amount to be about 25% of the base amount for a fabric having a repeat size in the range of between 26 and 36 inches; and d) providing a display indicating the the total amount of selected covering needed to upholster the selected furniture piece.