Patent ID: 7337413

Claim:
A method for designing a custom bouquet via a graphical user interface comprising: providing a graphical user interface having at least two distinct areas comprising an interactive area and a display area, wherein the interactive area comprises selectable bouquet item icons for allowing a user to select respective different bouquet items or de-select previously selected bouquet items; providing an animated figure for giving instructions and help to the user; providing a selectively displayed separately browseable simulated flower cooler comprising visual depictions of flowers and corresponding flower names for user reference; outputting information corresponding to a bouquet design image custom created by the user after implementing the following steps: (a) providing a first set of selectable bouquet style item icons in the interactive area corresponding to bouquet style items; for each bouquet style item icon that a select command is received, realistically displaying the respective bouquet style item on the bouquet design image in the display area along with an image of a bride; for each bouquet style item icon that a de-select command is received, deleting the respective bouquet style item on the bouquet design image in the display area; (b) providing a second set of selectable bouquet greenery item icons in the interactive area corresponding to bouquet greenery items to be added to the previously selected bouquet style item; for each bouquet greenery item icon that a select command is received, realistically displaying the respective bouquet greenery item on the bouquet design image in the display area along with the image of the bride; for each bouquet greenery item icon that a de-select command is received, deleting the respective bouquet greenery item on the bouquet design image in the display area; (c) providing a third set of selectable bouquet flower item icons in the interactive area corresponding to bouquet flower items to be added to the previously selected bouquet style item and bouquet greenery items; for each bouquet flower item icon that a select command is received, realistically displaying the respective bouquet flower item on the bouquet design image in the display area along with the image of the bride, wherein the respective bouquet flower item is arranged in a predetermined manner to limit obstruction of a previously selected bouquet flower item; for each bouquet flower item icon that a de-select command is received, deleting the respective bouquet flower item on the bouquet design image in the display area.