Presenting an image of assembled components

Abstract

A ring design machine receives one or more selections of gemstones and one or more selections of settings and allows a user to “mix and match” gemstones and settings and view a selected gemstone in a compatible setting for that gemstone. To present the gemstone in the setting, the ring design machine presents a combination image that depicts the gemstone in the setting. The ring design machine, which may be implemented using a computer programmed by software, may present the combination image to the user in response to receiving a selection of the gemstone and a selection of the setting from the user via a network.

1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method comprising:
 displaying a first set of component images at a client device;   receiving at the client device a first selection of an image corresponding to a first component among the first set of component images, the first component having a first component attribute;   displaying a second set of component images at the client device in response to receiving the first selection of the image corresponding to the first component;   receiving at the client device a second selection of an image corresponding to a second component among the second set of component images, the second component having a second component attribute;   upon receiving the second selection, determining the second component is compatible with the first component; and   when the second component is compatible with the first component, displaying at the client device a combination image based upon the first component and the second component.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises:
 storing a reference to the first component, the second component, and the combination image within a memory location associated with a first user.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the method further comprises:
 transmitting a message to a second user, the message including the reference to the first component, the second component, and the combination image.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises:
 displaying the first component attribute and the second component attribute in conjunction with the combination image at the client device.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the first component attribute includes a first price value, the second component attribute includes a second price value, the method further comprising:
 calculating a cumulative value based on the first price value and the second price value; and   displaying the cumulative value together with the combination image.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21  wherein:
 the first component includes compatibility information; and 
 the second component is determined to be compatible with the first component based on the compatibility information. 
 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises:
 presenting a set of filter criteria at the client device;   receiving at the client device an identification of one or more filter criteria from among the set of filter criteria; and   causing display of the first set of component images in response to the identification of the one or more filter criteria.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises:
 presenting a search interface at the client device; and   receiving at the client device a selection within the search interface that identifies at least the first set of component images.   
     
     
         29 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium components instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 displaying a first set of component images at a client device;   receiving at the client device a first selection of an image corresponding to a first component among the first set of component images;   displaying a second set of component images at the client device in response to receiving the first selection of the image corresponding to the first component;   receiving at the client device a second selection of an image corresponding to a second component among the second set of component images;   upon receiving the second selection, determining the second component is compatible with the first component; and   when the second component is compatible with the first component, displaying at the client device a combination image based upon the first component and the second component.   
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 29 , wherein the first component has a first component attribute and the second component has a second component attribute, and wherein the instructions cause the machine to perform operations further comprising:
 displaying the combination image in conjunction with the first component attribute and the second component attribute at the client device.   
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 30 , wherein the first component attribute includes a first price value, the second component attribute includes a second price value, and wherein the instructions cause the machine to perform operations further comprising:
 calculating a cumulative value based on the first price value and the second price value; and   displaying the cumulative value together with the combination image.   
     
     
         32 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 29 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to perform operations further comprising:
 presenting a search interface at the client device; and   receiving at the client device a selection within the search interface that identifies at least the first set of component images.   
     
     
         33 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 29 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to perform operations further comprising:
 storing a reference to the first component, the second component, and the combination image within a memory location associated with a first user.   
     
     
         34 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 33 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to perform operations further comprising:
 transmitting a message to a second user, the message including the reference to the first component, the second component, and the combination image.   
     
     
         35 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 29  wherein:
 the first component includes compatibility information; and 
 the second component is determined to be compatible with the first component based on the compatibility information. 
 
     
     
         36 . A system comprising:
 a memory; and   at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 displaying a first set of component images at a client device; 
 receiving at the client device a first selection of an image corresponding to a first component among the first set of component images, the first component having a first component attribute; 
 displaying a second set of component images at the client device in response to receiving the first selection of the image corresponding to the first component; 
 receiving at the client device a second selection of an image corresponding to a second component among the second set of component images, the second component having a second component attribute; 
 upon receiving the second selection, determining the second component is compatible with the first component; and 
 when the second component is compatible with the first component, displaying at the client device the first component attribute, the second component attribute, and a combination image based upon the first component and the second component. 
   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
 presenting a search interface at the client device; and   receiving at the client device a selection within the search interface that identifies at least the first set of component images.   
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
 storing a reference to the first component, the second component, and the combination image within a memory location associated with a first user.   
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 38 , wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
 transmitting a message to a second user, the message including the reference to the first component, the second component, and the combination image.   
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the first component attribute includes a first price value, the second component attribute includes a second price value, and wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
 calculating a cumulative value based on the first price value and the second price value; and   
       displaying the cumulative value together with the combination image.