EP0205683A1
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Method for designing apparel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-06-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A method for visually composing and editing original apparel designs including the steps of providing a plurality of configurations of individual garment components, such as bodices (30), sleeves (23, 29), collars (28), skirts (20-22), yokes and the like, compiling a computer data base from which said components may be retrieved and assembled in finished apparel format on a fashion figure outline (10) in selective composite fashion, thus visually displayed and compared on a graphic CRT and, if desired modified by replacement of any component by selection of a new element from the data base, or by the use of an electronic locating instrument, or the design may be presented as permutation of any one or more selected parts. When a design is completed, its component CRT image is made available as hard copy, together, optionally alone or in conjunction, with hard copy of the corresponding pattern sections which can subsequently be used in cutting component parts comprising the design on suitable piece goods.
Inventors
- 👤 Debbie Gioello
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:50
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T19/00; A; A41; A41H; A41H3/00; A41H3/007; G06T15/00; G06T15/50; G06T15/503; G06T2210/00; G06T2210/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
A method for computer aided design of apparel, comprising the steps of: providing computer means including visual display means, data input means and printout means for generating a permanent record of computer output; designing at least one fashion figure on which said apparel design may be selectively and compositely superimposed; designing a plurality of garment components; providing a plurality of planar patterns, each of said patterns corresponding to one of each of said garment components; converting each of said fashion figures, said garment components and said patterns into a form which may be stored, manipulated and output by said computer means; creating a data base accessible by said computer means containing said converted fashion figures, converted garment components, and converted patterns, said data base linking said converted patterns to said corresponding converted garment components, said data base further linking similar converted garment components into converted garment component classes; progressively designing apparel by displaying on said visual display means at least one converted fashion figure and superimposing at least one converted garment component selected from said data base on said converted fashion figure display; outputting to said printout means a reproduction of said visual display means; and outputting to said printout means a converted pattern retrieved from said data base and corresponding to each of said converted garment components visible on said visual display means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
224 words
A method for computer aided design of apparel, comprising the steps of: providing computer means including visual display means, data input means and printout means for generating a permanent record of computer output; designing at least one fashion figure on which said apparel design may be selectively and compositely superimposed; designing a plurality of garment components; providing a plurality of planar patterns, each of said patterns corresponding to one of each of said garment components; converting each of said fashion figures, said garment components and said patterns into a form which may be stored, manipulated and output by said computer means; creating a data base accessible by said computer means containing said converted fashion figures, converted garment components, and converted patterns, said data base linking said converted patterns to said corresponding converted garment components, said data base further linking similar converted garment components into converted garment component classes; progressively designing apparel by displaying on said visual display means at least one converted fashion figure and superimposing at least one converted garment component selected from said data base on said converted fashion figure display; outputting to said printout means a reproduction of said visual display means; and outputting to said printout means a converted pattern retrieved from said data base and corresponding to each of said converted garment components visible on said visual display means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method for computer aided design of apparel, as claimed in claim 1, further characterised by the steps of inputting to said computer means through said data input means the desired size of the resultant converted patterns, and scaling the output from said printout means of said at least one converted pattern to the size input.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method for computer aided design of apparel, as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 characterised by the additional steps of expanding said data base to include fabric data and colour data, choosing a fabric and colour to correspond to each converted garment component and outputting to said printout means fabric data and colour data corresponding to each output converted pattern.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method for computer aided design of apparel, as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that said fabric data is used to modify said output converted pattern.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A computer programmed for performing the method of any of claims 1 to 4.
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