Patent Application
20250113889
Traditionally, consumers would go to a store in person and purchase clothing. This offered the consumer the opportunity to try on the clothing to determine the fit and other aspects of the clothing. This was often a necessity since clothing from different stores fits differently and yields a different look.
Currently, clothing is increasingly bought through online order systems. Users review the look of the clothing on models displayed online and provide what they believe to be the desired sizing. This is however in many cases inaccurate, resulting in clothing that doesn't fit and returns of clothing. This may cost consumers and retailers time and money. Additionally, consumers may want a custom look not specifically captured by the retailer's normal offerings. Not having the specific look desired by the consumer may result in no sale occurring.
In one embodiment, a system for custom clothing fitting includes a garment, the garment including a first seam, the first seam not permanently sewn together and a first plurality of magnetic materials on a first side of the first seam. The system further includes a second plurality of magnetic materials on a second side of the first seam wherein the first plurality of magnetic materials and the second plurality of magnetic materials have sufficient attraction to hold the first side and the second side of the seam releasably together in a first measurement position and a second measurement position. Alternatively, the first measurement position and the second measurement position have each have a measurement indication that provides a measurement of the garment. In one alternative, the first seam is around a waist portion of the garment. In another alternative, the first seam is in a back portion of the garment, the garment being a jacket. Alternatively, the system further includes a plurality of pockets, the plurality of pockets attachable in various locations to the garment. Alternatively, the system further includes a plurality of lapels, each of the lapels attachable to the garment. In another alternative, at least one of the first plurality of magnetic materials and the second plurality of magnetic materials are permanent magnets.
In one embodiment, a system for custom clothing fitting includes a garment, the garment including a first seam, the first seam not permanently sewn together. The system further includes a first plurality of attachment mechanisms on a first side of the first seam and a second plurality of attachment mechanisms on a second side of the first seam wherein the first plurality of attachment mechanisms and the second plurality of attachment mechanisms have sufficient attachment force to hold the first side and the second side of the seam releasably together in a first measurement position and a second measurement position. Alternatively, the first plurality of attachment mechanisms and the second plurality of attachment mechanisms include magnetic material. In one alternative, at least one of the first plurality of attachment mechanisms and the second plurality of attachment mechanisms are permanent magnets. In another alternative, the system further includes a plurality of pockets, the plurality of pockets attachable in various locations to the garment. In another alternative, the system further includes a plurality of lapels, each of the lapels attachable to the garment.
In one embodiment, a method for fitting a piece of clothing includes providing a user a garment, the garment including a first seam, the first seam not permanently sewn together and a first plurality of magnetic materials on a first side of the first seam. The garment further includes a second plurality of magnetic materials on a second side of the first seam wherein the first plurality of magnetic materials and the second plurality of magnetic materials have sufficient attraction to hold the first side and the second side of the seam releasably together in a first measurement position and a second measurement position. The method further includes measuring the user using the garment to determine which of the first measurement position and the second measurement position provides a better fit for the user to generate a first measurement. The method further includes returning to a computing system the first measurement and providing a piece of clothing to the user based on the first measurement. Alternatively, the returning to the computing system is done by the user through an API. In one alternative, the providing includes comparing the first measurement to measurements of similar users of similar sizes to determine the sizing of the piece of clothing. In another alternative, the providing includes comparing the first measurement to measurements of the users of similar sizes to determine the sizing of the piece of clothing. In one alternative, the method further includes providing a plurality of pockets, the plurality of pockets attachable in various locations to the garment, attaching at least one of the plurality of pockets to the garment to create a pocket attachment location, and returning to the computing system the pocket attachment location. In another alternative, the method further includes providing a plurality of lapels, the plurality of lapels attachable to the garment, attaching at least one of the plurality of labels to the garment to create a selected lapel, and returning to the computing system the selected lapel. Alternatively, the providing includes using the selected lapel and the pocket attachment location to determine the piece of clothing provided. In another alternative, at least one of the first plurality of magnetic materials and the second plurality of magnetic materials are permanent magnets.
Certain terminology is used herein for convenience only and is not to be taken as a limitation on the embodiments of the systems and methods for adjustable garment fitting tool and custom clothing delivery. In many embodiments, the adjustable garment fitting tool (AGFT) includes a seam that has an adjustable attachment mechanism on the seam. The seam additionally includes measurement indicators on the seam. By wearing the garment including the seam and adjusting the seam to fit, the user may obtain a desired measurement on the seam. Therefore, in many scenarios an AGFT may be provided to a user. The AGFT may then be used to custom fit clothing based on the measurements returned. One example is having an AGFT with an adjustable seam on the waist. The adjustable seam includes a measurement indication on the seam, in many cases having a unit of inches. The adjustable seam includes a plurality of magnetic interconnection mechanisms, such that it may be positioned in the ideal position and the seam will hold in place. Subsequently, the measurement may be read from the seam and returned to the clothing supply company.
In some embodiments, a custom snap system may be used.
Additionally, AGFT 100 may include one or more seams 130. Seams 130 may include a similar magnetic attachment mechanism as described above (or another magnetic attachment mechanism). Seam 130 may be duplicated on both sides of the AGFT, or may solely exist on one side. Seam 130 may provide for the adjustment of the fit of the chest of the garment. Alternatively, a similar seam 131 may be included on the center back of the AGFT 100, alone or in concert with the ones shown. The front of the AGFT 100 will typically include a closure mechanism 135, such as a button to provide for the fit of the AGFT 100. Finally, a magnetic pocket 140 or other accessory may be provided. Magnetic pocket 140 may be replaceable with other magnetic pockets and may be magnetically connected to the point shown of AGFT 100 or may have the ability to connect at multiple points. In this way, different magnetic pockets 140 may be connected to the AGFT 100 in order to model different possible looks for the user. In all cases, alternative connection techniques may be used, however, for the reasons discussed, magnetic material may be preferable.
Additionally, AGFT 100 may include bottom seam 150. Bottom seam 150 is adjustable by the user to lengthen or shorten the garment. Optionally, bottom seam 150 may have rows of magnetic material in horizontal lines, such the garment may be folded and adjusted to the desired length. The garment itself may have measurement indicators about bottom seam 150, similar to the other seams described above, so that the user may record the measurement corresponding to the position desired and report back to the clothing manufacturer/retailer to obtain the desired clothing. In some alternatives, the user need not report back the measurements taken, and instead may merely return the clothing in the configuration desired. Subsequently, the manufacturer/retailer may analyze the positions returned and create the customized clothing desired.
Based on the above, an AGFT 100 is provided that may provide custom fitting, not available via clothing sizes regularly provided. Additionally, AGFT 100 may be incorporated in an ecommerce system, including predictive fitting and marketing.
In an embodiment of such a system, as shown in
This, however, is not all that is done. The fit server 630 of the manufacturer/retailer retains the measurement and style information 620. This information is then anonymously correlated against a database of users having similar measurement and style information 620 to make predictions as to what other clothing in the manufacturer/retainer's collection will fit well and similarly. This may be based on review data from users, return data from users, and other information acquired via machine learning to determine what clothing is likely to be most satisfying to the user. Ultimately, this may be based on maximizing sales and minimizing returns, which yields higher profits for the manufacturer/retailer.
The fit server 630 further can deliver targeted ads to possible consumers/users at their browser-oriented accounts 650 or the mobile device accounts 655 or both, including user 610 that highlight that most people with their fit characteristics found this additional piece of clothing flattering and desirable. Therefore, in one embodiment, a desirable piece of clothing 640 for a user 610 is determined via fit server 630, based on historical anonymous measurement and style information 620 of other users and their likelihood to return or purchase the desirable piece of clothing 640. Of course, AGFT 100 once returned may be utilized again for other users.
In the example shown in relation to AGFT 100 a coat/jacket is utilized as an example with exchangeable pockets and lapels. However, in alternatives, virtually any piece of clothing may be the subject of the AGFT 100 and may have a variety of accessories attachable and seams adjustable. This likely uses the magnetic system provided, however other techniques may be utilized as described.
In many embodiments, the point of the AGFT is to provide a customizable clothing system for the fitting process. This may include the placement of buttons, the number of buttons, and the style of buttons. By using snap removable and adjustable buttons, or other types of removable and adjustable buttons (such as magnetic, etc.) a custom button look may be produced on the fly. Previously, this would have required tailoring and retailing an outfit, or holding or taping buttons on the outfit. There is a substantial tailoring time savings by utilizing snap or magnetic button systems. In some embodiments, if the magnets are strong enough, magnetic buttons may be placed virtually anywhere on the outfit.
In many embodiments, parts of the system are provided in devices including microprocessors. Various embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be implemented fully or partially in software and/or firmware. This software and/or firmware may take the form of instructions contained in or on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. Those instructions then may be read and executed by one or more processors to enable performance of the operations described herein. The instructions may be in any suitable form such as, but not limited to, source code, compiled code, interpreted code, executable code, static code, dynamic code, and the like. Such a computer-readable medium may include any tangible non-transitory medium for storing information in a form readable by one or more computers such as, but not limited to, read only memory (ROM); random access memory (RAM); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; a flash memory, etc.
Embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be implemented in a variety of systems including, but not limited to, smartphones, tablets, laptops, and combinations of computing devices and cloud computing resources. For instance, portions of the operations may occur in one device, and other operations may occur at a remote location, such as a remote server or servers. For instance, the collection of the data may occur at a smartphone, and the data analysis may occur at a server or in a cloud computing resource. Any single computing device or combination of computing devices may execute the methods described.
In various instances, parts of the method may be implemented in modules, subroutines, or other computing structures. In many embodiments, the method and software embodying the method may be recorded on a fixed tangible medium.
While specific embodiments have been described in detail in the foregoing detailed description, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications and alternatives to those details could be developed in light of the overall teachings of the disclosure and the broad inventive concepts thereof. It is understood, therefore, that the scope of this disclosure is not limited to the particular examples and implementations disclosed herein but is intended to cover modifications within the spirit and scope thereof as defined by the appended claims and any and all equivalents thereof.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/587,956, filed Oct. 4, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 63587956 | Oct 2023 | US |
