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System and method for fashion shopping
Assignee: ARL 2000 LLC
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Filing: 1996-10-07
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Granted: 1999-07-27
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Expires: 2016-10-07
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a method of manual fashion shopping and method for electronic fashion shopping by a customer using a programmed computer, CD-ROM, television, Internet or other electronic medium such as video. The method comprises receiving personal information from the customer; selecting a body type and fashion category based on the personal information; selecting fashions from a plurality of clothes items based on the body type and fashion category; outputting a plurality of fashion data based on the selected fashions; and receiving selection information from the customer.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrea Rose
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:02
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0633; G06Q30/0635; G06Q30/0641; G06Q30/0643; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99948
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 48
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of fashion shopping by a customer comprising the steps of: receiving personal information from the customer; selecting a body type and fashion category based on the personal information; selecting fashions from a plurality of clothes items based on the body type and fashion category; outputting a plurality of fashion data based on the selected fashions; receiving selection information from the customer; and processing order information to place an order for the selected fashions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of fashion shopping by a customer comprising the steps of: receiving personal information from the customer; selecting a body type and fashion category based on the personal information; selecting fashions from a plurality of clothes items based on the body type and fashion category; outputting a plurality of fashion data based on the selected fashions; receiving selection information from the customer; and processing order information to place an order for the selected fashions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the personal information includes a digitized image of the customer's face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the personal information includes an electronic commerce identifier for billing purposes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the fashion category provided is selected from the group consisting of petite, short, average, and tall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said clothes items are a clothes category selected from the group consisting of day suits, evening suits, dresses, robes, coats, active sports, sportswear, casual wear, and at home wear.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said fashion data comprises providing available colors, manufacturer's prices, styles, and sizes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 1 further comprising the step of determining on availability of selected fashions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the method further comprises the step of receiving an order from the customer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 1 further comprising the step of outputting a personal code number to identify the customer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein body type is a stature selected from the group consisting of full-bust/slight hip, normal, without a waistline, and slight bust/fuller hip.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the fashion category is selected from the group consisting of slim, athletic, stout, and portly stout.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the fashion category is selected from the group consisting of infant, toddler, children, pre-teen, and teen.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the fashions and fashion data are contained in a database.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the fashion data includes a garment description.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the fashion data includes accessory style number, accessory description, and accessory cost.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 1 further comprising the step of updating the selected fashions based on said received selection information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the personal information includes the measurements of bust, hips, waist, arm length, height, and center front.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 17 wherein the measurements further comprise inseam, center length, and center depth.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the personal information includes a plurality of body measurements and a digitized picture of the customer's face.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 19 wherein the outputting the plurality of fashion data includes outputting a computerized simulated body type image corresponding to the customer's body measurements and the digitized picture of the customer's face.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1 further comprising the step of determining size and fit of a selected fashion.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as in claim 21 wherein determining the size and fit comprises the steps of displaying a closest size for the selected fashion and indicating where adjustments are necessary.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 21 further comprising determining an amount the selected fashion needs to be altered.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of electronic fashion shopping by a customer using an electronic medium comprising the steps of: receiving a personal code number to access a database of fashions; accessing a personal information record based on the inputted personal code number; outputting a body type and body type data based on the personal information record; receiving a clothes item to shop from the customer; receiving selection information from the customer; and outputting an order for the clothes item, an invoice for the customer and an inventory record of all items ordered by the customer.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of electronic fashion shopping by a customer using an electronic medium comprising the steps of: receiving a personal code number to access a database of fashions; accessing a personal information record based on the inputted personal code number; outputting a body type and body type data based on the personal information record; receiving a clothes item to shop from the customer; receiving selection information from the customer; and outputting an order for the clothes item, an invoice for the customer and an inventory record of all items ordered by the customer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein receiving selection information from the customer is a step selected from the group consisting of placing an order, see another fashion, start again and see size and fit information.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the personal information record includes a digitized image of the customer's face.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the personal information record includes electronic commerce information for business purposes.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the clothes item is a clothing category selected from the group consisting of day suits, evening suits, dresses, robes, coats, active sports, sportswear, casual wear, and at-home wear.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the body type data is associated with data relating to which styles to wear and which styles to avoid.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the body type is a stature selected from the group consisting of full-bust/slight hip, normal, without a waistline, and slight bust/fuller hip.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the fashion data comprises providing available colors, manufacturer's prices, styles, and sizes.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the method further comprises the step of receiving an order from the customer.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the fashion data includes a garment description.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 24 further comprising the step of updating the selected fashions based on the received selection information.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 24 wherein the personal information record contains a plurality of body measurements for the customer.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 35 wherein the body measurements include bust, hips, waist, arm length, height, and center front.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 24 further including the step of determining a fashion category based on the personal information record.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as in claim 37 wherein the fashion category is selected from the group consisting of petite, short, average, and tall.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 37 wherein the fashion category is selected from the group consisting of slim, athletic, stout, and portly stout.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 37 wherein the fashion category is selected from the group consisting of infant, toddler, children, pre-teen, and teen.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 24 further comprising the step of determining size and fit of a selected fashion.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as in claim 41 wherein determining the size and fit comprises the steps of displaying a closest size for the selected fashion and indicating where adjustments are necessary.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 41 further comprising determining the amount the selected fashion needs to be altered.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 41 further comprising the step of determining an availability of selected fashions.
Claim 47
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for assisting in clothing shopping comprising: receiving personal information from a person including a plurality of body measurements; providing a database of clothing items, including multidimensional models of fit for the clothing items; receiving a clothing type from the person; selecting a clothing item of the clothing type from the database, the clothing item fit model of the selected clothing item, corresponding to the body type as determined by the received body measurements; and outputting data relating to the result of modeling the person in the selected clothes item based on the personal information and the selected clothing item fit model.
Claim 48
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for assisting in clothing shopping comprising: receiving personal information from a person including a plurality of body measurements; providing a database of clothing items, including multidimensional models of fit for the clothing items; receiving a clothing type from the person; selecting a clothing item of the clothing type from the database, the clothing item fit model of the selected clothing item, corresponding to the body type as determined by the received body measurements; and outputting data relating to the result of modeling the person in the selected clothes item based on the personal information and the selected clothing item fit model.
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