Patent ID: 8731696

Claim:
A system for designing and graphically displaying a customized article of footwear, comprising: a server in communication with a plurality of user remote terminals through a communications network, wherein the server provides a website accessible by the plurality of user remote terminals through the communications network using a web browser; a graphical interface system provisioned on the server and accessible through the website, wherein the graphical interface system is configured to enable a user to design and order the customized article of footwear by: displaying to the user a three-dimensional footwear representation; displaying and providing access to a set of graphics tools; receiving from the user a selection of a current graphics tool from the set of graphics tools; receiving from the user via the selected current graphics tool a modification of a customer selected portion of the customized article of footwear; displaying to the user the modified customer selected portion on the three-dimensional footwear representation; receiving from the user a submission of a finalized design including a customized footwear representation that incorporates the modified customer selected portion of the customized article of footwear; and receiving from the user an order for the customized article of footwear having the finalized design.