Apparel Fit Advisory Service
First Claim
1. ) A method of providing for a selected individual at least one size recommendation for a selected article of apparel, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a reference data set comprising a plurality of reference records, each reference record comprising an identity of an individual, a respective designation for a respective article of apparel, an associated size of the respective article of apparel and an associated fit assessment comprising a respective value assigned to the respective article of apparel;
b) receiving a designation of the selected article of apparel;
c) receiving at least one record associated with the selected individual, each record associated with the selected individual comprising a respective designation for a respective article of apparel of at least the same style and type as the selected article of apparel, an associated size of the respective article of apparel and an associated fit assessment comprising a respective value assigned to the respective article of apparel;
d) defining a subset of the reference data set comprising reference records for individuals associated with at least one article of apparel of at least the same style and type as the selected article of apparel wherein at least one reference record in the subset comprises a respective designation corresponding to that of the selected article of apparel; and
e) providing the at least one size recommendation based on at least one fit assessment from the at least one record associated with the selected individual and at least one fit assessment from the defined subset.
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Abstract
A data processing method determines an appropriate size of a selected apparel for an individual based on the individual'"'"'s fit indicators characterizing the fit of apparels to the individual. The fit indicators factor in the individual'"'"'s body profile and fit preferences. The method employs data on fit indicators associated with other individuals, where these fit indicators are for apparels that are at least of the same type and style as the apparel in question. In addition, at least one fit indicator associated with the other individuals is related to a certain size of the apparel in question.
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36 Claims
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1. ) A method of providing for a selected individual at least one size recommendation for a selected article of apparel, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reference data set comprising a plurality of reference records, each reference record comprising an identity of an individual, a respective designation for a respective article of apparel, an associated size of the respective article of apparel and an associated fit assessment comprising a respective value assigned to the respective article of apparel; b) receiving a designation of the selected article of apparel; c) receiving at least one record associated with the selected individual, each record associated with the selected individual comprising a respective designation for a respective article of apparel of at least the same style and type as the selected article of apparel, an associated size of the respective article of apparel and an associated fit assessment comprising a respective value assigned to the respective article of apparel; d) defining a subset of the reference data set comprising reference records for individuals associated with at least one article of apparel of at least the same style and type as the selected article of apparel wherein at least one reference record in the subset comprises a respective designation corresponding to that of the selected article of apparel; and e) providing the at least one size recommendation based on at least one fit assessment from the at least one record associated with the selected individual and at least one fit assessment from the defined subset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. ) A method of providing for a selected individual at least one size recommendation for a selected article of apparel, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reference data set comprising a plurality of reference records, each reference record comprising an identity of an individual, a respective designation for a respective article of apparel, an associated size of the respective article of apparel and an associated fit assessment comprising a respective value assigned to the respective article of apparel; b) receiving a designation of the selected article of apparel; c) receiving at least one record associated with the selected individual, each record associated with the selected individual comprising a respective designation for a respective article of apparel of at least the same style and type as the selected article of apparel, an associated size of the respective article of apparel and an associated fit assessment comprising a respective value assigned to the respective article of apparel; d) defining a subset of the reference data set comprising reference records for individuals associated with at least one article of apparel of at least the same style and type as the selected article of apparel wherein at least one reference record in the subset comprises a respective designation corresponding to that of the selected article of apparel; and e) predicting for the selected individual at least one fit assessment for at least one size of the selected article of apparel based on at least one fit assessment from the at least one record associated with the selected individual and at least one fit assessment from the defined subset; and f) providing the at least one size recommendation based on the at least one predicted fit assessment.
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12. ) A method of providing for a selected individual a size recommendation for a selected article of apparel, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reference data set comprising a plurality of reference records, each reference record comprising an identity of an individual;
a respective set of designations, each designation being uniquely associated with a respective article of apparel;
a respective associated set of sizes of the respective designated articles of apparel; and
a respective associated set of fit assessments, each fit assessment comprising at least one respective value assigned to the respective associated designated article of apparel;b) receiving a designation of the selected article of apparel; c) receiving at least one record associated with the selected individual, each record associated with the selected individual comprising a respective set of designations, each designation being uniquely associated with a respective article of apparel other than the selected article of apparel;
a respective associated set of sizes of the respective designated articles of apparel; and
a respective associated set of fit assessments, each fit assessment comprising at least one respective value assigned to the respective associated designated articles of apparel;d) defining a subset of the reference data set comprising reference records for individuals associated with at least one article of apparel of at least the same style and type as the selected article of apparel wherein at least one reference record in the subset comprises a respective designation corresponding to that of the selected article of apparel; e) comparing the sets of fit assessments of the records in the defined subset and of the at least one record associated with the selected individual to determine at least one predicted fit assessment for at least one size of the selected article of apparel; and f) providing the size recommendation based on the at least one predicted fit assessment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. ) A method of providing for a selected individual at least one size recommendation for a selected article of apparel, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reference set of records, each record in the set comprising an associated individual'"'"'s identity, a respective designation for a respective article of apparel, an associated size of the respective article of apparel and an associated fit assessment comprising a respective value assigned to the respective article of apparel; b) receiving a designation of the selected article of apparel; c) receiving at least one record associated with the selected individual, each record associated with the selected individual comprising a respective designation for a respective article of apparel of at least the same style and type as the selected article of apparel, an associated size of the respective article of apparel and an associated fit assessment comprising a respective value assigned to the respective article of apparel; d) providing a set of produced sizes of the selected article of apparel; e) defining a set of missing sizes of the selected article of apparel, the set of missing sizes including all sizes in the at least one record associated with the selected individual for which there is no corresponding fit assessment; f) providing at least one rule of changes of characteristics and fit assessments between sizes of the selected article of apparel for at least some of the sizes in the set of produced sizes; g) predicting at least one fit assessment related to at least one size from the defined set of missing sizes based on at least one respective fit assessment from the at least one record associated with the selected individual and on the at least one rule of changes; and h) providing the at least one size recommendation based on the at least one predicted fit assessment related to at least one size from the defined set of missing sizes.
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