US 12,002,078 B2
System and method for customizing photo product designs with minimal and intuitive user inputs
Yaron Stein, Haifa (IL); Alexander M. Kenis, Kiryat Motzkin (IL); Roman Sandler, Haifa (IL); and Yehonatan Yehudai, Haifa (IL)
Assigned to Shutterfly, LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Shutterfly, LLC, Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/483,425.
Application 17/483,425 is a continuation of application No. 17/070,483, filed on Oct. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,151,627.
Application 17/070,483 is a continuation of application No. 15/618,801, filed on Jun. 9, 2017, granted, now 10,902,493, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0122143 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0621 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 15/00 (2013.01); G06F 15/0225 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for customizing a photo product design, the method comprising:
storing a product layout library comprising a first product layout and a second product layout in a photo product customization system;
displaying a photo product design in the first product layout selected from the product layout library in a main design panel on a user interface of a computer device, wherein the photo product design includes one or more first images;
displaying a product layout selection panel adjacent to the main design panel on the user interface of the computer device, wherein the product layout selection panel includes one or more first dynamic objects each representing the second product layout stored in the product layout library, wherein the one or more first dynamic objects are selectable and moveable to the main design panel in response to a user input action including a directional movement;
detecting a first directional movement from a first dynamic object in the product layout selection panel to the main design panel by a user input detection unit in the photo product customization system;
in response to detecting the first directional movement, automatically updating the photo product design in the main design panel, by an intelligent product design creation engine in the photo product customization system, to a second product design having the second product layout from the product layout library corresponding to the first dynamic object in the product layout selection panel; and
in response to automatically updating the photo product design in the main design panel to the second product design, automatically updating the one or more images in the photo product design displayed in the main design panel based on the second product layout,
wherein a physical photo product is made at least in part based on the second product design.