GARMENT SIZING SYSTEM

• US 20110231278A1
• Filed: 03/17/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: One Size, LLC
• Original Assignee: Amanda Fries
• Inventors: Fries, Amanda
• Granted Patent: US 8,429,025 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization

Abstract

The present invention is a garment sizing system that that identifies the correct garment size for a particular garment type for a plurality of brands. In an embodiment, the garment sizing system is a client-server system that uses at least one server to host a website, garment sizing software, and at least one database. The consumers access the website over a communication network using networked devices. The database is populated with garment data such as garment type, brand name, brand line, retailers that sell that sell the brand, garment size, and dimensional garment measurements. Using the website, the consumer inputs the consumer'"'"'s body measurement or the size of a specific garment that is known to fit the consumer, and the system retrieves and displays from the database the correct sizes for a specific garment type from a variety of brands based on the inputted data.

Claims

1. A garment sizing system for ascertaining optimum garment size of a particular garment type for a consumer from among a plurality of brands employing non-uniform sizing scales, comprising:

at least one server for hosting all of a website, garment sizing software, and at least one database that stores garment data and consumer data;

at least one networked device for accessing the website over a communication network;

said website including a displayable form soliciting consumer entry of data corresponding to one of the consumer'"'"'s body measurements or the size of a particular garment known to fit the consumer; and

said garment sizing software adapted to retrieve and display an optimum garment size of a particular garment type for said consumer for at least one of said plurality of brands using said non-uniform sizing scales based on said inputted consumer data and the garment data.

2. The garment sizing system for identifying the correct garment size for a particular garment type from a plurality of brands according to claim 1, wherein said garment data comprises categorical garment type, brand name, brand line, retailers that sell the brand name, garment store size, and actual dimensional garment measurements.

3. The garment sizing system for identifying the correct garment size for a particular garment type from a plurality of brands according to claim 2, wherein said consumer data comprises a consumer'"'"'s body measurements.

4. The garment sizing system for identifying the correct garment size for a particular garment type from a plurality of brands according to claim 2, wherein said consumer data comprises a designated garment type, brand name and store size for a garment known to fit the consumer.

5. The garment sizing system for identifying the correct garment size for a particular garment type from a plurality of brands according to claim 3, wherein said garment sizing software identifies a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in said database that sell the desired garment type with actual dimensional garment measurements equal to or exceeding the inputted consumer body measurements.

6. The garment sizing system for identifying the correct garment size for a particular garment type from a plurality of brands according to claim 4, wherein said garment sizing software identifies a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in said database that sell the desired garment type with actual dimensional garment measurements equal to or larger than the designated garment type, brand name and store size for a garment known to fit the consumer.

7. The garment sizing system for identifying the correct garment size for a particular garment type from a plurality of brands according to claim 2, wherein said garment sizing software displays to said consumer at said one of said plurality of remote workstations a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers inclusive of brand name corresponding to the desired garment type and store size for each brand name corresponding to the respective brand manufacturer or retailer.

8. A method of controlling processing of data in a distributed computer system including a web-enabled computer server and a plurality of remote workstations in communication with said web-enabled computer server, comprising the steps of:

consolidating garment sizing data by inputting into a database resident on said web-enabled computer server garment data for a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailer, said garment data comprising categorical garment type, brand name, brand line, retailers that sell the brand name, garment store size, and actual dimensional garment measurements;

inputting via a form at one of said plurality of remote workstations consumer garment information including one of a consumer'"'"'s body measurements or a designated garment type, brand name and store size for a garment known to fit the consumer;

inputting via a form at one of said plurality of remote workstations a desired garment type for purchase by said consumer;

initiating sizing identification software resident on said web-enabled computer server to identify a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in said database that sell the desired garment type with actual dimensional garment measurements equal to or exceeding the inputted consumer body measurements or designated garment type known to fit;

displaying to said consumer at said one of said plurality of remote workstations a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers inclusive of brand name corresponding to the desired garment type and store size for each brand name corresponding to the respective brand manufacturer or retailer.

9. The method of controlling processing of data in a distributed computer system according to claim 8, wherein said step of initiating sizing identification software resident on said web-enabled computer server comprises the substeps of;

determining dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit by searching the garment data;

identifying additional garments in said database corresponding to said desired garment type sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that have garment dimensions greater than the dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit; and

determining the smallest store size of each brand of said desired garment type sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that have garment dimensions greater than the dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit.

10. The method of controlling processing of data in a distributed computer system according to claim 8, wherein said step of initiating sizing identification software resident on said web-enabled computer server comprises the substeps of;

identifying additional garments in said database corresponding to said desired garment type sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that have garment dimensions greater than the inputted consumer body measurements; and

determining the smallest store size of each brand of said desired garment type sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that have garment dimensions greater than the inputted consumer body measurements.

11. The method of controlling processing of data in a distributed computer system according to claim 8, wherein said step of displaying to said consumer further comprises displaying a list of a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in association with their brand names corresponding to the desired garment type, and the smallest store size for each brand sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that equals or exceeds the dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit.

12. The method of controlling processing of data in a distributed computer system according to claim 8, wherein said step of displaying to said consumer further comprises displaying a list of a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in association with their brand names corresponding to the desired garment type, and the smallest store size for each brand sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that equals or exceeds the inputted consumer body measurements.

13. A computer program stored on computer readable media at web-enabled computer for instructing said web-enabled computer to implement a method of controlling the processing of data and communicating to a plurality of remote workstations in communication with said web-enabled computer server in accordance with the steps of:

consolidating garment sizing data by inputting into a database resident on said web-enabled computer server garment data for a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailer, said garment data comprising categorical garment type, brand name, brand line, retailers that sell the brand name, garment store size, and actual dimensional garment measurements;

inputting via a form at one of said plurality of remote workstations consumer garment information including one of a consumer'"'"'s body measurements or a designated garment type, brand name and store size for a garment known to fit the consumer;

inputting via a form at one of said plurality of remote workstations a desired garment type for purchase by said consumer;

initiating sizing identification software resident on said web-enabled computer server to identify a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in said database that sell the desired garment type with actual dimensional garment measurements equal to or exceeding the inputted consumer body measurements or designated garment type known to fit;

displaying to said consumer at said one of said plurality of remote workstations a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers inclusive of brand name corresponding to the desired garment type and store size for each brand name corresponding to the respective brand manufacturer or retailer.

14. The computer program stored on computer readable media according to claim 13, wherein said step of initiating sizing identification software resident on said web-enabled computer server comprises the substeps of;

determining dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit by searching the garment data;

identifying additional garments in said database corresponding to said desired garment type sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that have garment dimensions greater than the dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit; and

determining the smallest store size of each brand of said desired garment type sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that have garment dimensions greater than the dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit.

15. The computer program stored on computer readable media according to claim 13, wherein said step of initiating sizing identification software resident on said web-enabled computer server comprises the substeps of;

identifying additional garments in said database corresponding to said desired garment type sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that have garment dimensions greater than the inputted consumer body measurements; and

determining the smallest store size of each brand of said desired garment type sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that have garment dimensions greater than the inputted consumer body measurements.

16. The computer program stored on computer readable media according to claim 13, wherein said step of displaying to said consumer further comprises displaying a list of a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in association with their brand names corresponding to the desired garment type, and the smallest store size for each brand sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that equals or exceeds the dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit.

17. The computer program stored on computer readable media according to claim 13, wherein said step of displaying to said consumer further comprises displaying a list of a plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in association with their brand names corresponding to the desired garment type, and the smallest store size for each brand sold by said plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that equals or exceeds the inputted consumer body measurements.