METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTI-PIECE ARTICLE USING RFID TAGS
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing a garment sewn from a number of parts, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing at least two parts of said number of said parts of said garment;
b) attaching a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to each of said at least two parts of said garment, each of said RFID tags storing data including data identifying said part of said garment associated with said RFID tag and sewing instructions identifying parts of said garment to be juxtaposed and sewn together;
c) reading said data from said RFID tags including sewing instructions identifying matching parts of said garment; and
d) sewing said at least two parts of said garment together according to said sewing instructions so as to form at least a portion of said garment, said sewing instructions being obtained prior to the step of sewing said at least two parts.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a multi-piece article, such as a garment, comprises the following steps. First, at least two parts of the article are provided. Then, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is attached to each of the at least two parts of the article. Each of the RFID tags stores data including data identifying the part of the article associated with the RFID tag and manufacturing instructions identifying parts of the article to be connected. Next, the RFID tags including manufacturing instructions identifying matching parts of the article are scanned. Subsequently, the at least two parts of the article are connected together according to the manufacturing instructions obtained prior to the step of connecting the at least two parts so as to form at least a portion of the article.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing a garment sewn from a number of parts, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing at least two parts of said number of said parts of said garment; b) attaching a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to each of said at least two parts of said garment, each of said RFID tags storing data including data identifying said part of said garment associated with said RFID tag and sewing instructions identifying parts of said garment to be juxtaposed and sewn together; c) reading said data from said RFID tags including sewing instructions identifying matching parts of said garment; and d) sewing said at least two parts of said garment together according to said sewing instructions so as to form at least a portion of said garment, said sewing instructions being obtained prior to the step of sewing said at least two parts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for manufacturing an article including a number of parts, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing at least two parts of said number of said parts of said article; b) attaching a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to each of said at least two parts of said article, each of said RFID tags storing data including data identifying said part of said article associated with said RFID tag and manufacturing instructions identifying parts of said article to connected; c) reading said data from said RFID tags including manufacturing instructions identifying matching parts of said article; and d) connecting said at least two parts of said article together according to said manufacturing instructions so as to form at least a portion of said article, said manufacturing instructions being obtained prior to the step of connecting said at least two parts.
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