METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING CLOTHING ITEMS ACCORDING TO PREDETERMINED CRITERIA
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1. A method for selecting articles of clothing comprising the steps of:
- storing a created user profile in a database;
receiving a query from a user requesting a search of the requesting user'"'"'s profile;
identifying search criteria from the user'"'"'s request;
identifying a type of search request by determining whether a search request is based on a search type such as cultural requirements, weather conditions, a purchase of a clothing item or a combination searching the user profile based on the search criteria; and
generating a response to the query based on search results.
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Abstract
A method and system enables users to select clothing choices for various situations such as: 1) During the purchase of new clothing items; 2) when deciding what to pack for a trip, possibly to a different culture; 3) when deciding what to wear for a particular occasion, or what to pack for a trip. In this invention, a database contains information about a client'"'"'s wardrobe. Each item in the database is placed in a defined category and has a unique identity. The user can enter certain search requirement that enable the invention to search the clothing database for clothing matches that are consistent with the search requirements.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for selecting articles of clothing comprising the steps of:
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storing a created user profile in a database; receiving a query from a user requesting a search of the requesting user'"'"'s profile; identifying search criteria from the user'"'"'s request; identifying a type of search request by determining whether a search request is based on a search type such as cultural requirements, weather conditions, a purchase of a clothing item or a combination searching the user profile based on the search criteria; and generating a response to the query based on search results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for selecting articles of clothing according the cultural norms comprising the steps of:
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receiving a query from a user requesting a search of a requesting user'"'"'s profile; determining whether the query has culture based criteria; identifying cultural criteria, when there is a determination that there are culture based criteria; searching the user profile based on the search criteria; and generating a response to the query based on search results. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for selecting articles of clothing according the cultural norms comprising:
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a user interface; a search-processing center for receiving user queries and performing search requests; a database containing information about clothing items in a user'"'"'s wardrobe; a communication network to enable a user to submit requests through the user interface to the search-processing center; a directory within the database containing information about clothing articles in the user profile; subdirectories within the directory, for each of clothing article in the user profile; and a cultural practices module containing rules that govern cultural norms for wearing clothing articles in a specified culture. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium for selecting articles of clothing according the cultural norms comprising:
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instructions receiving a query from a user requesting a search of a requesting user'"'"'s profile; instructions determining whether the query has culture based criteria; instructions identifying cultural criteria, when there is a determination that there are culture based criteria; instructions searching the user profile based on the search criteria; and instructions generating a response to the query based on search results. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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