Online 3D Preview of Customized and Finished Garments
OwnerChristopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty +3inventors
InventorsChristopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, James Barton Sights, Benjamin Bell, Jennifer Schultz
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Abstract
A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. The tool can be accessed or executes via a Web browser.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing a garment design tool that shows on a computer screen of a three-dimensional preview image of a garment design as customized by a user with a finishing pattern;
- in the garment design tool, providing an option for the user to select a garment base and upon the user's selection, showing on the computer screen a first preview image of the selected garment template;
- showing on the computer screen a second preview image of the selected garment template with a selected wear pattern;
- merging a digital input file associated with the selected wear pattern with an image of the selected garment template to generate a merged image;
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- sending the merged image to the garment design tool.
A method comprising:
- providing a garment design tool that shows on a computer screen of a three-dimensional preview image of a garment design as customized by a user with a finishing pattern;
- in the garment design tool, providing an option for the user to select a garment base and upon the user's selection, showing on the computer screen a first preview image of the selected garment template;
- in the garment design tool, providing an option for the user to select a selected wear pattern;
- saving the garment design as customized by a user with the selected garment template and selected wear pattern;
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- based on a digital input file associated with the selected wear pattern and the selected level of wear, using a finishing machine to create a finishing pattern on an outer surface of a target garment corresponding to the selected garment template.
A method comprising:
- providing a garment design tool that shows on a computer screen of a three-dimensional preview image of a garment design as customized by a user with a finishing pattern;
- in the garment design tool, providing an option for the user to select a garment base and upon the user's selection, showing on the computer screen a first preview image of the selected garment template;
- in the garment design tool, providing an option for the user to select a first level of wear or a second level of wear;
- after the first level of wear is selected, showing on the computer screen a second preview image of the selected garment template with the first level of wear;
- merging a digital input file associated with the first level of wear with an image of the selected garment template to generate a first merged image;
- sending the first merged image to the garment design tool;
- after the second level of wear is selected, showing on the computer screen a third preview image of the selected garment template with the second level of wear, wherein the third preview image comprises a first damage asset positioned on the garment template, the damage asset comprises a hole or emerging hole;
- merging a digital input file associated with the second level of wear with the image of the selected garment template to generate a second merged image;
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- sending the second merged image to the garment design tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.