Method and system for buying and selling bras
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1. A method of identifying bras suitable for a wearer, the method comprising:
- establishing a database of bras containing bra characteristic data comprising bra size and bra cup size wherein said bra size and said bra cup size for each bra of the database is determined by measuring a sample comprising a randomly selected plurality of actual, nominally identical bras;
measuring a wearer'"'"'s breast and torso size to obtain wearer characteristic data, wherein the wearer'"'"'s breast size is measured volumetrically while the breast is in a bra-supported shape in a receptacle;
searching the database to find bra characteristic data within the database matching the wearer characteristic data; and
listing for selection by the wearer any bras in the database whose characteristics match the wearer characteristic data.
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Abstract
A method of and system for buying or selling bras involves establishing a database of bras containing bra characteristic data including bra size and bra cup size measured from a sample of actual bras; measuring a wearer'"'"'s breast and torso size to obtain wearer characteristic data; searching the database to find bra characteristic data within the database matching the wearer characteristic data; and listing for selection by the wearer any bras in the database whose characteristics match the wearer characteristic data.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of identifying bras suitable for a wearer, the method comprising:
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establishing a database of bras containing bra characteristic data comprising bra size and bra cup size wherein said bra size and said bra cup size for each bra of the database is determined by measuring a sample comprising a randomly selected plurality of actual, nominally identical bras; measuring a wearer'"'"'s breast and torso size to obtain wearer characteristic data, wherein the wearer'"'"'s breast size is measured volumetrically while the breast is in a bra-supported shape in a receptacle; searching the database to find bra characteristic data within the database matching the wearer characteristic data; and listing for selection by the wearer any bras in the database whose characteristics match the wearer characteristic data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for identifying bras suitable for a wearer, the system comprising:
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a database of bras containing bra characteristic data comprising bra size and bra cup size wherein said bra size and said bra cup size for each bra of the database is determined by measuring a sample comprising a randomly selected plurality of actual, nominally identical bras; measuring means for volumetrically measuring a wearer'"'"'s breast while the breast is a bra-supported shape in a receptacle and torso size to obtain wearer characteristic data; search means for searching the database to find bra characteristic data within the database matching the wearer characteristic data; and selection means for listing for selection by the wearer any available bras in the database that match the wearer characteristic data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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