Method, medium, and system of ascertaining garment size of a particular garment type for a consumer

• US 8,429,025 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2011
• Issued: 04/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: One Size, LLC
• Original Assignee: Amanda Fries
• Inventors: Fries, Amanda
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E
• Application Number:
  US13/050,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231278A1
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1, 705/27.1, 705/26.63, 705/26.7
• US Class Current: 705/26.63
• 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 method of ascertaining garment size of a particular garment type for a consumer, the method comprising:

storing garment data in a database resident on a web-enabled computer server, wherein the garment data is associated with a plurality of garments and for each of the plurality of garments includes a brand name, a retailer that sells the brand name, a store size, and one or more actual dimensional garment measurements which are different from the store size;

receiving, by the web-enabled computer server, a designation by a consumer of a garment known to fit the consumer, wherein the designation includes a selected garment type, a selected brand name, and a selected store size;

receiving, by the web-enabled computer server, a designation by the consumer of a desired garment type for purchase;

determining, from the database, actual dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit the consumer using the selected garment type, the selected brand name, and the selected store size;

identifying, by the web-enabled computer server, one or more garments in the database which correspond to the desired garment type and have actual dimensional garment measurements greater than or equal to the actual dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit the consumer;

identifying a subset of garments, from the identified one or more garments, which have a smallest store size within each respective brand name; and

transmitting for display to the consumer the subset of garments.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving one or more body measurements from the consumer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more body measurements include at least one of a bust size, a waist size, and a hip size.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising identifying a plurality of brand manufactures or retailers in the database that sell the desired garment type having actual dimensional garment measurements equal to or exceeding the one or more body measurements from the consumer.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising transmitting for display a list of the plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in association with brand names corresponding with the desired garment type and a smallest store size for each brand sold by the plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that equals or exceeds the one or more body measurements from the consumer.

6. A system of ascertaining garment size of a particular garment type for a consumer, the system comprising:

at least one computer processor;

at least one memory having instructions which configure the at least one computer processor to;

store garment data in a database, wherein the garment data is associated with a plurality of garments and for each of the plurality of garments includes a brand name, a retailer that sells the brand name, a store size, and one or more actual dimensional garment measurements which are different from the store size;

receive a designation by a consumer of a garment known to fit the consumer, wherein the designation includes a selected garment type, a selected brand name, and a selected store size;

receive a designation by the consumer of a desired garment type for purchase;

determine, from the database, actual dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit the consumer using the selected garment type, the selected brand name, and the selected store size;

identify one or more garments in the database which correspond to the desired garment type and have actual dimensional garment measurements greater than or equal to the actual dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit the consumer;

identify a subset of garments, from the identified one or more garments, which have a smallest store size within each respective brand name; and

transmit for display to the consumer the subset of garments.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising receiving one or more body measurements from the consumer.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more body measurements include at least one of a bust size, a waist size, and a hip size.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising identifying a plurality of brand manufactures or retailers in the database that sell the desired garment type having actual dimensional garment measurements equal to or exceeding the one or more body measurements from the consumer.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising transmitting for display a list of the plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in association with brand names corresponding with the desired garment type and a smallest store size for each brand sold by the plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that equals or exceeds the one or more body measurements from the consumer.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon which when executed by at least one computer processor causes the at least one computer processor to:

store garment data in a database, wherein the garment data is associated with a plurality of garments and for each of the plurality of garments includes a brand name, a retailer that sells the brand name, a store size, and one or more actual dimensional garment measurements which are different from the store size;

receive a designation by a consumer of a garment known to fit the consumer, wherein the designation includes a selected garment type, a selected brand name, and a selected store size;

receive a designation by the consumer of a desired garment type for purchase;

determine, from the database, actual dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit the consumer using the selected garment type, the selected brand name, and the selected store size;

identify one or more garments in the database which correspond to the desired garment type and have actual dimensional garment measurements greater than or equal to the actual dimensional garment measurements for the garment known to fit the consumer;

identify a subset of garments, from the identified one or more garments, which have a smallest store size within each respective brand name; and

transmit for display to the consumer the subset of garments.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising receiving one or more body measurements from the consumer.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the one or more body measurements include at least one of a bust size, a waist size, and a hip size.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, further comprising identifying a plurality of brand manufactures or retailers in the database that sell the desired garment type having actual dimensional garment measurements equal to or exceeding the one or more body measurements from the consumer.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, further comprising transmitting for display a list of the plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers in association with brand names corresponding with the desired garment type and a smallest store size for each brand sold by the plurality of brand manufacturers or retailers that equals or exceeds the one or more body measurements from the consumer.