US 2002/0120531 A1 · Method and system for collecting footwear manufacturing data

Abstract

A method and a telecommunication system for transmitting individually specified customer information necessary for manufacturing footwear, the customer information comprising at least customer ID, ID on the footwear to be manufactured, and feet measurement information. The telecommunication system comprises a foot scanner for defining the measurement information on the customer's feet, a first terminal connected to the foot scanner for receiving the customer identification information and said feet measurement information in the telecommunication system. The first terminal establishes a telecommunication connection to a data system of the footwear manufacturer, and stores the customer ID and the feet measurement information in a customer database. The telecommunication system further comprises a second terminal arranged to establish a telecommunication connection to the footwear manufacturer through a public telecommunication network, such as the Internet.

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Dependent claims

A method of transmitting individually specified order details necessary for manufacturing footwear in a telecommunication system, the telecommunication system comprising a first terminal and a second terminal arranged to establish a telecommunication connection to a data system of a footwear manufacturer, the order details comprising at least customer identification information, identification information on the footwear to be manufactured, and feet measurement information, the method comprising

defining the measurement information on the customer's feet by using a foot scanner,
receiving the customer identification information and said feet measurement information by means of a first terminal operatively connected to the foot scanner,
establishing a telecommunication connection from the first terminal to a data system of the footwear manufacturer,
storing said customer identification information and said feet measurement information in a customer information database located in the data system of the footwear manufacturer, and
receiving, in said data system, the identification information specified by the customer on the footwear to be manufactured through the telecommunication connection established by said first or said second terminal.

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A telecommunication system for transmitting individually specified order details necessary for manufacturing footwear, wherein

the telecommunication system comprises at least one foot scanner for defining the measurement information on the customer's feet, a first terminal operatively connected to the foot scanner for receiving the customer identification information and said feet measurement information in the telecommunication system, a second terminal arranged to establish a telecommunication connection to the data system of the footwear manufacturer,
the order details comprise at least customer identification information, identification information on the footwear to be manufactured, and feet measurement information,
the first terminal is arranged to establish a telecommunication connection to a data system of the footwear manufacturer and to store said customer identification information and said feet measurement information in a customer database located in the data system of the footwear manufacturer, and
the telecommunication system further comprises software means for transmitting the identification information specified by the customer on the footwear to be manufactured through the telecommunication connection established by said first or said second terminal to said data system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for collecting footwear manufacturing data

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Method and system for collecting footwear manufacturing data

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