Back to results
US 5,688,125 AGranted
System and method for selecting fabrics
OwnerJennifer Birdsong-Raffoinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method and system for selecting a group of coordinated fabrics is provided. The system consists of a display member, which displays characteristics of the selected fabrics. Markers or a computer processing unit are used to record the characteristics of the selected fabrics. When the recorded characteristics of the selected fabrics are arranged in a predetermined manner, the selected fabrics are coordinated. Once the selected fabrics have coordinated, they may be used for decorating an area, such as a room in a house.
Claims32
A decorative fabric selection system, comprising:
- a support member having a display surface;
- a display of decorative fabric characteristics provided on the display surface, said decorative fabric characteristics including a plurality of distinctive decorative fabric characteristics for at least two decorative fabrics;
- and
- a means for recording said distinctive decorative fabric characteristics of a first decorative fabric of said at least two decorative fabrics to provide at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic from a predetermined pattern of decorative fabric characteristics and determining at least one required decorative characteristic of a second decorative fabric of said at least two decorative fabrics from said at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic.
1 more element
A method of selecting a group of coordinated decorative fabrics for decorating an area, comprising:
- selecting a primary decorative fabric;
- recording decorative fabric characteristics of the primary decorative fabric in relation to distinctive decorative fabric characteristics to provide at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic from a predetermined pattern of decorative fabric characteristics;
- selecting a secondary decorative fabric based on at least one required decorative characteristic of the secondary decorative fabric determined from the at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic of the primary decorative fabric;
- recording the same decorative fabric characteristics of the primary decorative fabric for the secondary decorative fabric in relation to the distinctive decorative fabric characteristics;
- and
- choosing a tertiary decorative fabric such that the same decorative fabric characteristics of the primary decorative fabric for the tertiary decorative fabric form the predetermined pattern with the recorded decorative fabric characteristics of the primary decorative fabric and the secondary decorative fabric.
3 more elements
A method of selecting a group of coordinated decorative fabrics for decorating an area, comprising:
- selecting a primary decorative fabric;
- recording decorative fabric characteristics of the primary decorative fabric in relation to distinctive decorative fabric characteristics to provide at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic from a predetermined pattern of decorative fabric characteristics;
- selecting a secondary decorative fabric based on at least one required decorative characteristic of the secondary decorative fabric determined from the at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic of the primary decorative fabric;
- recording the same decorative fabric characteristics of the primary decorative fabric for the secondary decorative fabric in relation to the distinctive decorative fabric characteristics;
- and
- choosing a tertiary decorative fabric such that the same decorative fabric characteristics of the primary decorative fabric for the tertiary decorative fabric form the predetermined pattern with the recorded decorative fabric characteristics of the primary decorative fabric and the secondary decorative fabric;
- wherein the step of selecting a tertiary decorative fabric includes choosing the tertiary decorative fabric in accordance with at least two of the following decorative characteristics of the primary and secondary decorative fabrics:
- color, style, line quality, pattern scale, texture, and shading;
- and
- wherein at least two of the decorative characteristics are required decorative characteristics for the tertiary decorative fabric determined from the predetermined pattern.
7 more elements
A decorative fabric selection system, comprising:
- a support member having a display surface;
- a display of decorative fabric characteristics provided on the display surface, said decorative fabric characteristics including a plurality of distinctive decorative fabric characteristics for at least two decorative fabrics;
- and
- a means for recording said distinctive decorative fabric characteristics of a first decorative fabric of said at least two decorative fabrics to provide at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic from a predetermined pattern of decorative fabric characteristics and determining at least one required decorative characteristic of a second decorative fabric of said at least two decorative fabrics from said at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic;
- wherein said at least two decorative fabrics comprise said first decorative fabric, said second decorative fabric, and a third decorative fabric;
- wherein said means for recording and determining records said distinctive decorative characteristic of said second decorative fabric to provide at least one determinative decorative characteristic from said predetermined pattern of decorative fabric characteristics and determines at least one required decorative characteristic of said third decorative fabric from said at least one determinative decorative fabric characteristic of said second decorative fabric;
- and
- wherein said plurality of distinctive decorative fabric characteristics includes a listing of two or more of the following decorative characteristics:
- color, style, appearance, line quality, texture, pattern scale, and shading.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.