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US 10,918,151 B2Granted
Collaboration in an apparel design system
AssigneeLevi Strauss & Co.
InventorsDebdulal Mahanty, Christopher Schultz, Jennifer Schultz, Benjamin Bell, Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu
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Abstract
A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Users may communicate with other users on how wear patterns should be applied onto base garments and make changes to the wear patterns or other garment features, while sharing with other users their progress.
Claims41
A method comprising:
- providing a garment previewing tool that allows previewing on a computer screen of a selected garment base customized by a user with a selected wear pattern to be formed by a laser using a laser input file;
- granting access to a first scene via a first session of the garment previewing tool on a first device, wherein the first scene includes the selected garment base;
- granting access to the first scene via a second session of the garment previewing tool on a second device;
- receiving from the first device the selected wear pattern to apply to the selected garment base;
- in response to the receiving the selected wear pattern, updating the first scene to include the selected garment base and the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting information identifying the selected wear pattern and the selected garment base;
- receiving from the first device a modification of a sizing of the selected wear pattern relative to the selected garment base or a position of the selected wear pattern relative to the selected garment base;
- before transmitting information identifying the modification of the selected wear pattern, comparing a first timestamp of the modification of the selected wear pattern from the first device with a second timestamp of another modification of the selected wear pattern from a third device;
- if the first timestamp is after the second timestamp, determining to transfer the modification of the selected wear pattern from the first device;
- in response to the receiving the modification of the selected wear pattern, updating the first scene to reflect the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene to reflect the modification of the selected wear pattern, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting information about the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- causing a computer screen of the second device to display a preview image comprising the selected garment base and selected wear pattern, with modified sizing or modified positioning, or a combination;
- providing a target garment corresponding to the garment base selected by the user;
- and
- based on a laser input file associated with the selected wear pattern with modified sizing or modified positioning, or a combination, using a laser to create the selected wear pattern on an outer surface of the target garment.
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A method comprising:
- providing a garment previewing tool that allows previewing on a computer screen of a selected garment base customized by a user with a selected wear pattern to be formed by a laser using a laser input file;
- granting access to a first scene via a first session of the garment previewing tool on a first device, wherein the first scene includes the selected garment base;
- granting access to the first scene via a second session of the garment previewing tool on a second device;
- receiving from the first device the selected wear pattern to apply to the selected garment base;
- in response to the receiving the selected wear pattern, updating the first scene to include the selected garment base and the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting information identifying the selected wear pattern and the selected garment base;
- receiving from the first device a modification of a sizing of the selected wear pattern relative to the selected garment base or a position of the selected wear pattern relative to the selected garment base;
- before receiving the modification of the selected wear pattern, receiving from the first device that the selected wear pattern has been selected for modification;
- in response to the receiving that the selected wear pattern has been selected for modification, updating the first scene to reflect that the selected wear pattern has been selected for modification;
- in response to the updating the first scene to reflect that the selected wear pattern has been selected for modification, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting to the second device instructions to prevent the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the receiving the modification of the selected wear pattern, updating the first scene to reflect the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene to reflect the modification of the selected wear pattern, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting information about the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- causing a computer screen of the second device to display a preview image comprising the selected garment base and selected wear pattern, with modified sizing or modified positioning, or a combination;
- providing a target garment corresponding to the garment base selected by the user;
- and
- based on a laser input file associated with the selected wear pattern with modified sizing or modified positioning, or a combination, using a laser to create the selected wear pattern on an outer surface of the target garment.
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A method comprising:
- providing a garment previewing tool that allows previewing on a computer screen of a selected garment base customized by a user with a selected wear pattern to be formed by a laser using a laser input file;
- granting access to a first scene via a first session of the garment previewing tool on a first device, wherein the first scene includes the selected garment base;
- granting access to the first scene via a second session of the garment previewing tool on a second device;
- receiving from the first device the selected wear pattern to apply to the selected garment base;
- in response to the receiving the selected wear pattern, updating the first scene to include the selected garment base and the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting information identifying the selected wear pattern and the selected garment base;
- receiving from the second device a modification of a sizing of the selected wear pattern relative to the selected garment base or a position of the selected wear pattern relative to the selected garment base;
- before transmitting information identifying the modification of the selected wear pattern, comparing a first timestamp of the modification of the selected wear pattern from the second device with a second timestamp of another modification of the selected wear pattern from a third device;
- if the first timestamp is after the second timestamp, determining to transfer the modification of the selected wear pattern from the second device;
- in response to the receiving the modification of the selected wear pattern, updating the first scene to reflect the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene to reflect the modification of the selected wear pattern, identifying the first session at the first device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the first session, transmitting information about the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- causing a computer screen of the first device to display a preview image comprising the selected garment base and selected wear pattern, with modified sizing or modified positioning, or a combination;
- providing a target garment corresponding to the garment base selected by the user;
- and
- based on a laser input file associated with the selected wear pattern with modified sizing or modified positioning, or a combination, using a laser to create the selected wear pattern on an outer surface of the target garment.
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A method comprising:
- providing a garment previewing tool that allows previewing on a computer screen of a selected garment base customized by a user with a selected wear pattern to be formed by a laser using a laser input file;
- granting access to a first scene via a first session of the garment previewing tool on a first device, wherein the first scene includes the selected garment base;
- granting access to the first scene via a second session of the garment previewing tool on a second device;
- receiving from the first device the selected wear pattern to apply to the selected garment base;
- in response to the receiving the selected wear pattern on the first device, updating the first scene, to include the selected garment base and the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting information identifying the selected wear pattern and the selected garment base;
- receiving from the second device a modification of a sizing of the selected wear pattern relative to the selected garment base or a position of the selected wear pattern relative to the selected garment base;
- before receiving the modification of the selected wear pattern, receiving from the second device that the selected wear pattern has been selected for modification;
- in response to the receiving that the selected wear pattern has been selected for modification, updating the first scene to reflect that the selected wear pattern has been selected for modification;
- in response to the updating the first scene to reflect that the selected wear pattern has been selected for modification, identifying the first session at the first device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the first session, transmitting to the first device instructions to prevent the modification of the wear pattern;
- in response to the receiving the modification of the selected wear pattern, updating the first scene to reflect the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene to reflect the modification of the selected wear pattern, identifying the first session at the first device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the first session, transmitting information identifying the modification of the selected wear pattern;
- causing a computer screen of the first device to display a preview image comprising the selected garment base and selected wear pattern, with modified sizing or modified positioning, or a combination;
- providing a target garment corresponding to the garment base selected by the user;
- and
- based on a laser input file associated with the selected wear pattern with modified sizing or modified positioning, or a combination, using a laser to create the selected wear pattern on an outer surface of the target garment.
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A method comprising:
- providing a garment previewing tool that allows previewing on a computer screen of a selected garment base customized by a user with a selected wear pattern to be formed by a laser using a laser input file;
- granting access to a first scene via a first session of the garment previewing tool on a first device, wherein the first scene includes the selected garment base;
- granting access to the first scene via a second session of the garment previewing tool on a second device;
- receiving from the first device the selected wear pattern to apply to the selected garment base;
- in response to the receiving the selected wear pattern, updating the first scene to include the selected garment base and the selected wear pattern;
- in response to the updating the first scene, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting information identifying the selected wear pattern and the selected garment base;
- receiving a text message input at the first device;
- in response to the receiving the text message, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- in response to the identifying the second session, transmitting the text message to the second device;
- providing a target garment corresponding to the garment base selected by the user;
- and
- based on a laser input file associated with the selected wear pattern, using a laser to create the selected wear pattern on an outer surface of the target garment.
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A method comprising:
- providing a garment previewing tool that displays a preview on a computer screen of a selected garment base as customized by a user with a selected finishing pattern, which will be produced on a target garment by a laser using a laser input file;
- granting access to a first scene via a first session of the garment previewing tool on a first device, wherein the first scene comprises the selected garment base;
- granting access to the first scene via a second session of the garment previewing tool on a second device;
- from the first device, receiving the selected finishing pattern to apply to the selected garment base;
- after receiving the selected finishing pattern, updating the first scene to include the selected garment base and the selected finishing pattern;
- after updating the first scene, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- after identifying the second session, transmitting information about the selected finishing pattern and the selected garment base to the second device;
- receiving a text message input at the first device;
- after receiving the text message, identifying the second session at the second device as being associated with the first scene;
- and
- after identifying the second session, transmitting the text message to the second device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.