Method and system for selling clothes

• US 7,496,526 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2001
• Issued: 02/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trentsway International Limited
• Original Assignee: Sergey N. Razumov
• Inventors: Razumov, Sergey N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zeender; F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Haider; Fawaad
• Application Number:
  US09/891,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20030028436A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,799 Days
• Field of Search: 705/27, 705/26
• US Class Current: 705/27.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A novel system provided for selling goods has an electronic device configured to enable a customer to access a group of items pre-selected for the customer based on an evaluation made when the goods are tried on by a human model having similar individual characteristics as the customer. The evaluation is performed by the human model trying on the goods to evaluate whether the goods fit the customer, and/or by an expert evaluating whether the goods are suitable for a human model trying on the goods. The goods are classified in accordance with a pre-set classification. Human models are selected to represent categories of the pre-set classification. The goods are tried on by the human models of the respective categories, and are evaluated to determine evaluation marks. Individual characteristics of a customer are obtained to determine to which category in the pre-set classification the customer belongs. The customer is enabled to access a group of items pre-selected based on the evaluation marks for the goods in the category to which the customer belongs. The retail system involved in selling clothes items may comprise a plurality of retail facilities for selling pre-ordered food products. An ordering mechanism is provided for enabling customers to order clothes items, together with the food products, for delivery at a designated retail facility.

Claims

1. A method of selling goods, comprising the steps of:

selecting human models representing categories of a pre-set classification of goods,

trying on the goods by the human models of the respective categories, at least one model is assigned for trying on goods that belong to a category of the classification,

obtaining body measurements of a customer to determine to which category in a pre-set classification of goods the customer belongs,

based on the body measurements, assigning by a computer system to the customer the category that corresponds to a human model having individual characteristics corresponding to the body measurements of the customer,

determining by the computer system quantitative evaluation marks for the goods in the category assigned to the customer, each evaluation mark being in a range from a lower mark to a higher mark, the evaluation marks being pre-set based on evaluating the goods tried on by the respective model,

pre-selecting by the computer system based on the determined evaluation marks, a group of items among the goods in the category assigned to the customer, and

enabling the customer to access said group of items.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer is enabled to watch video images depicting in motion the human models wearing the pre-selected items.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the evaluation is performed by the human models wearing the goods.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the goods include clothes items.

5. The method of claim 1,.wherein the evaluation is performed by an expert based on a judgment as to whether the goods are suitable for the models wearing those goods.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer is enabled to select the goods based on the evaluation of an expert having a predetermined fashion preference.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-set classification takes into account body types of customers.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the pre-set classification further takes into account color of customer'"'"'s hair.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the pre-set classification further takes into account color of customer'"'"'s eyes.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-set classification takes into account tone of customer'"'"'s skin.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer is enabled to access data on additional items associated with each of the pre-selected items.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the additional items are pre-selected when the goods are tried on by the human model.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the additional items are pre-selected by fashion experts.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting a threshold of evaluation marks acceptable for the customer, wherein the pre-selected group of items has the evaluation marks higher than the threshold.