US 2017/0321372 A1 · SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF HANDLING, STORING AND MANAGING GARMENTS

Abstract

According to a further exemplary embodiment, a wardrobe may be provided. The wardrobe may include a receiving element located in a housing that may be configured to receive and dispense clothing items. Each clothing item may include a unique RFID tag and a number of RFID readers may be connected to a computing means configured to obtain information held in each RFID tag. The wardrobe may further include a linear actuator proximate a top surface of the housing, the linear actuator may be controlled by the computing means. The linear actuator may be coupled to a gripper assembly on one end. Additionally, the wardrobe may include a number of hangers that may be disposed on one or more inner surfaces of the housing, each hanger may be configured to store one or more of the clothing items. A display screen may be embedded on the outer surface of the housing.

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Dependent claims

A control system for an automated wardrobe, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable memory, the memory comprising a database, the database comprising at least one of a central database, a cloud database, a mobile database maintained on the computing device of the user, and a wardrobe database maintained on the automated wardrobe, the memory further configured to store instructions that, when executed by the control system, cause the control system to perform the steps of:

adding at least one apparel item, and details about the apparel item, into the memory;
maintaining, in the memory, an item inventory, the item inventory comprising a list of all apparel items physically stored in the automated wardrobe;
searching and selecting at least one apparel item from the item inventory, and designating the at least one apparel item as an apparel item to be dispensed by the automated wardrobe;
and
dispensing, from the automated wardrobe, the selected apparel item.

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A method of operating a control system of an automated wardrobe, the control system including a processor and a memory, the memory comprising a database, the database comprising at least one of a central database, a cloud database, a mobile database, and a wardrobe database, the method comprising:

accessing, with a graphical user interface, the memory of the control system, and creating at least one user account stored in the memory;
assigning, with the graphical user interface, the at least one user account to the automated wardrobe;
modifying, with the graphical user interface, a list of apparel items in the memory, the modification to the list of apparel items comprising at least one of adding an apparel item or adding a detail of an apparel item;
modifying, with the graphical user interface, a dispensation of an apparel item from the automated wardrobe, the modification to the dispensation schedule comprising an addition, edit, or deletion of an apparel item to be dispensed;
and
dispensing, from the automated wardrobe, the apparel item.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System, apparatus, and method of handling, storing and managing garments

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System, apparatus, and method of handling, storing and managing garments

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