US 5,163,006 AGranted

System for designing custom-made, formfitted clothing, such as bathing suits, and method therefor

AssigneeMichelle Deziel

InventorMichelle Deziel

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Abstract

The system for designing custom made, formfitting clothing, such as bathing suits, includes a video camera that captures front, side and back views of the female or human form and generates front, side and back video frame images thereof. In one embodiment, the operator electronically outlines the front, side and back trunk of the female form using these images. The computer generates front, side and back outline maps of the trunk. The operator then selects a plurality of vertically spaced measuring points along the front and side outline maps. The computer calcultes the lengths of a plurality of circumferential curves about the female at the measuring points based upon the front and side outline maps. The curve lengths are then converted into cutting dimensions for cloth. The operator selects one of a plurality of standard style and size selections of formfitting clothing from a look-up table having standard pattern maps. The computer generates custom pattern maps by altering the standard pattern maps based upon the cloth cutting dimensions. The custom pattern maps, front, side and back outline maps and the cloth cutting dimensions are displayed for the operator. A method of generating custom made, formfitting clothing designs is also disclosed.

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A system for designing custom made, formfitted clothing for a human body form comprising:

a video camera system for capturing at least front and side views of said human form and generating corresponding front and side video frame image digitized signals;
means for outlining on a display the front and side trunk of said human form based upon video images produced from said front and side video frame image signals to produce on a display front and side outline maps of said trunk;
operator selectable means for selecting a plurality of vertically disposed measuring points along said front and side outline maps, said measuring points being selected based upon the size and style of said formfitted clothing;
means for calculating the lengths of a plurality of circumferential curves about said human form at said measuring points based upon said front and side outline maps and said leg line dimension;
means for converting the curve lengths into cutting dimensions for cloth;
means for selecting a style and size from a stored look-up table of standard style and size selections of formfitted clothing, said look-up table containing standard pattern maps of said standard style and size clothing and said measuring points for each style and for displaying said measuring points for said selected style;
means for generating custom pattern maps by altering the standard pattern maps for said selected style and size based upon said cloth cutting dimensions;
means for displaying the custom pattern maps and the cloth cutting dimensions;
and
means for producing a representative output of said custom pattern maps and said cloth cutting dimensions.

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A method of generating custom-made, formfitted clothing designs for a human form with the aid of a computer comprising the steps of:

capturing at least front and side views of said human form as front and side video frame images;
electronically outlining front and side trunk portions of said human form, based upon video images produced from the respective video images to produce on a display front and side outline maps of said human form;
identifying vertically disposed measuring points along said front and side outline maps said measuring points being selected from a look-up table based upon the size and style of said formfitted clothing;
electronically calculating the lengths of curves about said human form at said measuring points based upon said front and side outline maps;
converting the curve lengths into cutting dimensions for cloth;
providing one of a plurality of electronically stored, standard pattern maps and an associated electronically stored set of said measuring points corresponding to one of a plurality of stored standard style and size selections of formfitted clothing;
electronically altering the standard pattern maps based upon said cloth cutting dimensions and said leg line dimension and producing custom pattern maps;
and,
producing a human perceivable representation of the custom pattern maps and the cloth cutting dimensions.

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