METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR READY-TO-BUY CUSTOMIZABLE PROJECT KIT CREATION AND PURCHASE

摘要

An electronic commerce system has a kit creation module for creating a customizable project kit that is publicly available on-line and a kit buying module for facilitating purchase of a project kit. The system provides automatic substitution of unavailable products or customization of kits by the kit buyers to reflect taste or buyer needs while making sure that selected products fit the intended purpose of the project. The system also may have an assisted products exploration and similar products search capability facilitating specification of customizations available for the project during the kit creation as well as selection of customization options during the kit buying. The system may enable multiple contributors collaborating on a kit, as well as making kit variants. The system may also provide an ability to browse collection of projects, project kits and project kit variants.