Virtual sizing system and method
First Claim
1. A method of selecting, ordering, or furnishing apparel for individual members of a group such that the group members are dressed to project a commonly-governed image, the method comprising:
- establishing image criteria that associate a first set of apparel specifications with corresponding first set of body properties according to a desired image to be maintained for the group, the first set of apparel specifications including a first range of at least one apparel size, and the first set of body sizes includes a first range of at least one body measurement;
conducting virtual sizing sessions with participating members of the group via an interactive virtual sizing application interfaced with a computer network, including automatically gathering user-specific information from a set of users over the computer network, wherein the set of users includes at least a first participating member of the group; and
generating a set of virtual sizing results, including processing user-specific information gathered from the set of users, wherein the processing is based on the image criteria, and wherein the set of virtual sizing results includes at least a first virtual sizing result associated with the first participating member of the group.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for selecting, ordering, or furnishing apparel for individual members of a group such that the group members dressed to project a commonly-governed image. One or more image criteria are established that associate a set of apparel specifications with corresponding body properties according to the commonly-governed image to be maintained for the group. Virtual sizing sessions are conducted with participating members of the group via an interactive virtual sizing application interfaced with a computer network. User-specific information from a set of users (e.g., group members) is automatically gathered over the computer network, and a set of virtual sizing results is generated by at least processing user-specific information gathered from the set of users. The processing is based on the image criteria.
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55 Claims
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1. A method of selecting, ordering, or furnishing apparel for individual members of a group such that the group members are dressed to project a commonly-governed image, the method comprising:
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establishing image criteria that associate a first set of apparel specifications with corresponding first set of body properties according to a desired image to be maintained for the group, the first set of apparel specifications including a first range of at least one apparel size, and the first set of body sizes includes a first range of at least one body measurement; conducting virtual sizing sessions with participating members of the group via an interactive virtual sizing application interfaced with a computer network, including automatically gathering user-specific information from a set of users over the computer network, wherein the set of users includes at least a first participating member of the group; and generating a set of virtual sizing results, including processing user-specific information gathered from the set of users, wherein the processing is based on the image criteria, and wherein the set of virtual sizing results includes at least a first virtual sizing result associated with the first participating member of the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of surveying a group in connection with the group'"'"'s apparel needs, the method comprising:
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conducting virtual sizing sessions with participating members of the group via an interactive virtual sizing application interfaced with a computer network, including automatically gathering user-specific information from a set of users over the computer network; and generating a set of survey results, including aggregating the user-specific information gathered from the set of users; and generating a uniform procurement forecast based on the set of survey results. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of selecting, ordering, or furnishing apparel for individual members of a group such that the group members are dressed to project a commonly-governed image, the method comprising:
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establishing image criteria that associate a set of apparel specifications with corresponding body properties according to a desired image to be maintained for the group; conducting virtual sizing sessions with participating members of the group via an interactive virtual sizing application, including; prompting each of the participating members of the group for user-specific information that includes at least one selection from among selectable options; applying the image criteria to user-specific information to determine which selectable options to present to each of the participating members; presenting selectable options to each of the participating members according to the image criteria; and gathering a first type of user-specific information and a second type of user-specific information from a first participating member of the group. wherein the first type of user-specific information and the second type of user-specific information are at least partially overlapping at respective overlapping information portions. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for managing apparel needs for a group, the system comprising:
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a network interface that communicates information over a computer network; a set of group-specific data, including image criteria that associate a set of uniform specifications with corresponding body properties according to an established image;
a virtual sizing application communicatively coupled with the network interface and the set of group-specific data, wherein the virtual sizing application automatically gathers user-specific information over the computer network, and generates a virtual sizing result based on the user-specific information and the image criteria; andan administrative interface that provides administrative access to an image authority and facilitates the establishing the image criteria. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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