Method for facilitating ordering of garments

• US 7,469,218 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2003
• Issued: 12/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Deborah A. Morley, Ross G. Morley
• Original Assignee: Deborah A. Morley, Ross G. Morley
• Inventors: Morley, Deborah A., Morley, Ross G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith; Jeffrey A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Airapetian; Mila
• Application Number:
  US10/412,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20070100702A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,080 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27, 2/1, 2/7, 245/6, 2 4/7
• US Class Current: 705/27.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A user who desires, for example, to order a dress shirt, is instructed to select a preferred fitting dress shirt, to lay the shirt flat and to take a set of measurements from the flat laying shirt according to key measurements, The set of measurements taken is then input and associated with the type of garment. In this way a shirt may be ordered having measurements which accord with the input set of measurements or which diverge from the set in a way which may be shown to the user in advance of ordering.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating ordering of garments, comprising:

a) receiving an indication of a desired type of garment;

b) providing a definition for each key measurement of a plurality of key measurements for garments of said desired type when laid flat and requesting input of input measurements according to said each key measurement definition from a preferred fitting garment of said type laid flat;

c) responsive to input of said input measurements, displaying a scaled representation of a garment of said type having said input measurements and associating said input measurements with said type of garment;

d) displaying a scaled representation of a garment of said type having pre-defined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements contemporaneously with said display of a scaled representation of a garment of said type having said input measurements,

wherein each said displaying is such that one of said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having said input measurements and said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having pre-defined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements is displayed transparently over another of said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having said input measurements and said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having predefined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said type is a pullover top and wherein said plurality of key measurements comprise:

a shoulder measurement measured across the top of the back of the garment, from one armhole seam straight across to the other armhole seam;

a chest at armhole measurement measured across the torso, from the bottom of one armhole seam straight across to the bottom of the other armhole seam;

a bottom width measurement measured straight across the bottom of the garment, from one side seam to the other side seam, where side seams are present, and otherwise from one side edge to the other side edge;

a length at shoulder point measured from the shoulder point where the shoulder seam meets the neck at the top of the garment straight down to the garment'"'"'s bottom edge; and

a sleeve length from centre back measured from the centre back of the neck opening, straight along shoulder and sleeve to the end edge of the cuff.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said type is a dress shirt and wherein said plurality of key measurements comprise:

a shoulder measurement measured across the top of the back of the garment, from one armhole seam straight across to the other armhole seam;

a chest at armhole measurement measured across the torso, from the bottom of one armhole seam straight across to the bottom of the other armhole seam;

a bottom width measurement measured straight across the bottom of the garment, from one side seam to the other side seam, where side seams are present, and otherwise from one side edge to the other side edge;

a length at shoulder point measured from the shoulder point where the shoulder seam meets the neck at the top of the garment straight down to the garment'"'"'s bottom edge;

a sleeve length from centre back measured from the centre back of the neck opening, straight along shoulder and sleeve to the end edge of the cuff; and

a neck;

measured along the opened, flat collar, from centre of button to outside edge of buttonhole.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said type is a skirt and wherein said plurality of key measurements comprise:

a waist measurement measured flat from one folded edge to the other folded edge allowing the measuring tape to follow the edge of the waist;

a hip measurement measured flat, straight across approximately 9″

(23 cm) below the waist seam from one folded edge to the other folded edge;

a bottom width measurement measured flat across the bottom of the skirt, from one folded edge to the other folded edge;

a length measured from the waist seam to the bottom-finished hem edge.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said type is pants and wherein said plurality of key measurements comprise:

a waist measurement measured flat from one folded edge to the other folded edge allowing the measuring tape to follow the edge of the waist;

a hip measurement measured flat, straight across approximately 9″

(23 cm) below the waist seam from one folded edge to the other folded edge;

a thigh measurement measured on one leg flat from inseam to outer seam at the crotch seam level;

a leg bottom width measurement measured flat across at the bottom of the finished edge of a leg;

an inseam measurement measured inseam from crotch seam to desired bottom finished edge; and

a rise measurement comprising a measurement from the crotch seam up the front of the pant to the bottom edge of the waistband summed with a measurement from the crotch seam up the back of the pant to the bottom edge of the waistband.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said type is a structured blazer or jacket and wherein said plurality of key measurements comprise:

a shoulder measurement measured across the top of the back of the garment, from one armhole seam straight across to the other armhole seam;

a chest at armhole measurement measured across the torso, from the bottom of one armhole seam straight across to the bottom of the other armhole seam;

a bottom width measurement measured straight across the bottom of the garment, from one side seam to the other side seam, where side seams are present, otherwise from one side edge to the other side edge;

a length at shoulder point measured from the shoulder point where the shoulder seam meets the neck at the top of the garment straight down to the garment'"'"'s bottom edge;

a waist measurement measured by first finding the visible waistline or about 17″

(43 cm) below the top of the centre back and measuring straight across this waistline from one side seam to the other side seam; and

a hip measurement measured straight across from one side seam to the other side seam, at the fullest point of the hip or about 9″

(23 cm) below said waistline.

7. A method for facilitating ordering of garments, comprising:

a) receiving an input set of key measurements for garments of said desired type relative to a garment of said desired type laid flat;

c) responsive to input of said input set, displaying a scaled representation of a garment of said type having said set of measurements; and

d) displaying a scaled representation of a garment of said type having pre-defined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements contemporaneously with said display of a scaled representation of a garment of said type having said set of input measurements,

wherein said each said displaying is such that one of a display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having said set of input measurements and a display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having pre-defined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements is displayed transparently over another of said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having said set of input measurements and said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having pre-defined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements.

8. A method for facilitating ordering of garments, comprising:

a) receiving an indication of a desired type of garment;

b) providing a definition for each key measurement of a plurality of key measurements for garments of said desired type when laid flat and requesting input of input measurements according to said each key measurement definition from a preferred fitting garment of said type laid flat, said providing a definition of each key measurement comprising displaying a representation of a laid flat garment of said desired type with an illustration of each key measurement;

c) responsive to input of said input measurements, displaying a scaled representation of a garment of said type having said input measurements and associating said input measurements with said type of garment; and

d) displaying a scaled representation of a garment of said type having pre-defined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements contemporaneously with said display of a scaled representation of a garment of said type having said input measurements such that one of said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having said input measurements and said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having pre-defined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements is displayed transparently over another of said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having said input measurements and said display of said scaled representation of a garment of said type having pre-defined manufacturer'"'"'s measurements.