METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOM TAILORING AND RETAIL SALE OF CLOTHING
First Claim
1. A method for demonstrating a piece of real clothing to a customer to facilitate trying-on and purchasing processes, the method comprising:
- obtaining a set of data, representing customer'"'"'s body configuration;
determining from said set of data a first standardized size for said piece of clothing that is closest match to customer'"'"'s body configuration;
putting a first piece of real clothing with said first standardized size on a real mannequin with measurements corresponding to said set of customer'"'"'s body configuration;
obtaining a first set of images showing said first piece of clothing on said real mannequin; and
presenting to the customer said first set of images showing said first piece of real clothing.
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Abstract
Demonstrating a piece of real clothing to a customer to facilitate a trying-on and purchasing process includes: obtaining a set of data, representing the customer'"'"'s body configuration, determining from the set of data a first standardized size for a piece of clothing that is a close match to the customer'"'"'s body configuration, putting a first piece of real clothing with the first standardized size on a real mannequin with measurements corresponding to the set of data representing the customer'"'"'s body configuration, obtaining a first image or set of images showing the first piece of clothing on the real mannequin; and presenting to the customer the first image or set of images showing the first piece of real clothing.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for demonstrating a piece of real clothing to a customer to facilitate trying-on and purchasing processes, the method comprising:
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obtaining a set of data, representing customer'"'"'s body configuration; determining from said set of data a first standardized size for said piece of clothing that is closest match to customer'"'"'s body configuration; putting a first piece of real clothing with said first standardized size on a real mannequin with measurements corresponding to said set of customer'"'"'s body configuration; obtaining a first set of images showing said first piece of clothing on said real mannequin; and presenting to the customer said first set of images showing said first piece of real clothing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for custom tailoring, said method comprising:
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obtaining a three dimensional image of the body of a customer by three dimensional scanning of the customer in a first geographical location; entering said three dimensional image of the customer into a first computer located in said first location; calculating a set of body measurements from said three dimensional image of the customer; transferring said set of body measurements, over a network, to a second computer located in a second geographical location; using the set of body measurements to adjust a computer controllable mannequin, connected to said second computer; and using said mannequin for custom tailoring and fitting.
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14. A shoulder structure for a computer controllable shoulder mannequin, having a vertical support, said structure comprising:
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a first extendable link, having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first extendable link rotably connected to said vertical support, wherein said first extendable link is rotable around both vertical and horizontal axis; a second extendable link, having a first end and a second end, said first end of said second extendable link connected with said second end of said first extendable link, said second extendable link comprising a motor for linearly extending and contracting said second extendable link, wherein said second extendable link is substantially parallel with said vertical support; a third extendable link, having a first end and a second end, said first end of said third extendable link connected with said second end of said second extendable link and said second end of said third extendable link rotably connected to said vertical support, said third extendable link comprising a motor for linearly extending and contracting said third extendable link, said third extendable link being substantially perpendicular with said vertical support, wherein said first, second and third link composing a plane that is parallel with said vertical support; and means for turning said plane around an axis that is parallel with said vertical support. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of designing designer clothing on a computer controllable mechanically adjustable mannequin, said method comprising:
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putting a piece of clothing on said mannequin; and adjusting said mannequin to a number of pre-set standardized sizes and body configurations to evaluate the fit of the piece of clothing for said pre-set standardized sizes and body configurations.
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