Global Patent Index - EP 1257891 A2

EP 1257891 A2 20021120 - BODY PROFILE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USEFUL FOR ASSISTING USERS TO SELECT WEARING APPAREL

Title (en)

BODY PROFILE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USEFUL FOR ASSISTING USERS TO SELECT WEARING APPAREL

Title (de)

KÖRPERPROFILCODIERUNGSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG VON BENUTZERN BEI DER AUSWAHL VON KLEIDUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE CODAGE DE PROFIL CORPOREL CON U POUR L'AIDE AU CHOIX DE VETEMENTS

Publication

EP 1257891 A2 20021120 (EN)

Application

EP 01904952 A 20010119

Priority

  • US 0101923 W 20010119
  • US 17740300 P 20000120
  • US 18010800 P 20000203
  • US 68531100 A 20001010

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0153910A2] A computer supported system especially configured for users to easily coordinate or harmonize apparel before making a purchasing decision. The embodiments include a body profile generating, encoding and decoding system. The system defines a display region configured for displaying the personalized real human facial image of a user combining the visual image of a selected garment. The shape and size of the garment is faithfully adjusted in accordance to the body profile coding parameters of the garment. The database representing the facial images of users is shared by different stores.

IPC 1-7

G06F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0153910 A2 20010726; WO 0153910 A3 20011213; AU 3287901 A 20010731; CN 1426569 A 20030625; EP 1257891 A2 20021120; EP 1257891 A4 20030716

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0101923 W 20010119; AU 3287901 A 20010119; CN 01806870 A 20010119; EP 01904952 A 20010119