JPH111814A - Production of garment or ornament and device for supporting production of garment or ornament - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing and selling a garment, enabling to quickly produce and sell the garment satisfied by a customer, by selecting the favorite design and cloth of the customer, confirming a finished image from the selected design and cloth, correcting a paper pattern on the basis of the body shape of the customer, producing the garment and subsequently selling the produced garment. SOLUTION: This method for producing a garment satisfied by a customer comprises selecting and determining the favorite design and cloth of the customer with a selecting device connected to a data base, setting a colored pattern on the selected design image by the use of cloth images, displaying a finished image by a computer graphic method, correcting a basic paper pattern for the determined design in response to the body shape of the customer, cutting a cloth for the garment on the basis of the corrected results, and subsequently sewing the cut cloths.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing clothing such as jackets, suits, skirts, gloves, and hats and / or clothing such as bags and scarves (hereinafter collectively referred to as clothing and clothing). About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A person (customer, who is often the wearer himself) who wants to purchase clothes, etc., purchases clothes in a clothing / clothing store according to typical sizes. It is a common practice to try on your favorite clothes from ready-made clothes mass-produced and put them in stores, and to buy clothes that are close to your own size after making minor adjustments such as hemming.
Also, if you are not satisfied with the ready-made clothes as described above,
The customer selects the desired design and fabric at the store, the clerk measures the dimensions of the customer's body, and based on this, the tailor creates a pattern to match the customer's body shape, and the clothes that fit the customer's body・ Made-to-order methods for manufacturing apparel are also widely practiced.

[0003]

However, in the former method, while clothes can be purchased on the spot, there are many cases in which the desired clothing and accessories are not in stock or the sizes do not match, and the customer is truly satisfied. It was difficult to buy clothes that could be used.

[0004] On the other hand, in the latter method, clothes which can be satisfied to a certain extent in terms of both design and size can be purchased. Was. Also, when trying to select a design, it is not possible to try it on, so it is not possible to determine whether or not it suits the customer at the time of wearing it.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a garment manufacturing method comprising: a plurality of design image data of clothing and accessories; and a design search key corresponding to the design image. Entering a desired design search key and a desired material search key into a design image database and a material database including material image data usable for the design and a material search key corresponding to the material image to give a search condition, A design / material selection step of searching for a material and selecting a desired design and material, and arbitrarily setting a color or a pattern of at least a part of a design image of clothes / clothing based on the selected desired design and material. A method for producing clothing and apparel, comprising a color and pattern setting step.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a garment
Desirable are a design image database including a plurality of design image data of a clothing item and a design search key corresponding to the design image, and a material database including material image data usable for the design and a material search key corresponding to the material image. Entering a design search key and a desired material search key to search for designs and materials by giving search conditions and receiving information on the selected design and material, and manufacturing clothing and apparel based on the information And a method of manufacturing clothing and apparel.

[0007] According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the design / material selected in the design / material selection step and the color or pattern set in the color / pattern setting step is based on a customer's body type. There is provided a method of manufacturing clothing and accessories, comprising: a part data creation step of creating part data; and a part creation and joining step of creating and joining parts based on the part data.

[0008] According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the design / material selection step is a step of searching for a corresponding image based on a search key, and a list image display step of displaying a list of the searched images on a screen. And a detailed information display process for displaying detailed information when an arbitrary design or material is selected from the images displayed in the list, and correspondence information between the design and the material for searching for a design applicable to the fabric or material applicable to the design And a method of manufacturing clothing and apparel, comprising a search step.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, a step of setting an area of a design image stored in the design image database to which a color pattern is to be set using the material image stored in the material database is provided. Provided is a method for manufacturing clothing and accessories provided.

[0010] According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the clothing and / or clothing of the design image stored in the design image database to which a color pattern is to be set using the material image stored in the material database. There is provided a method of manufacturing clothing and accessories, which includes a distortion setting step of setting distortion information imitating the three-dimensional shape of the accessories.

Further, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing clothing and accessories comprising a step of correcting the design image selected in the design / material selecting step based on information of a wearer. Is done. According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the information on the wearer includes information on any one or more of the body type, posture, face, and hairstyle of the wearer. A method is provided.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, when the wearer's body type is used as the wearer's information, the content to be input when the wearer's body type information is input is directly displayed on a screen. There is provided a method for producing clothing and apparel, which is characterized by inputting without inputting.

Further, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the correcting step includes a step of simulating a manner in which the wearer actually wears the selected clothing and accessories of the color and pattern design. And a method for producing clothing and accessories.

[0014] According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing clothing or apparel, wherein the correcting step includes a step of combining a desired background image as the background of the wearer. You.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in the part making / joining step, the part data of the selected design is converted into the basic part data for the reference figure of each part by the reference figure and the wearer. And a method for producing clothing and accessories, which includes a step of making a correction based on a difference in body type information.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the part data creating step includes a step of attaching joining information of the part to each part data.
In the joining step, the parts are joined based on the joining information, and a method of manufacturing clothing and accessories is provided.

Further, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in the part producing / joining step, the parts are virtually densely arranged and oriented on the material piece of the part within a range in which there is no problem in producing or joining the parts. A method for producing clothing and apparel, comprising: a marking step; and a step of producing a material based on a result of arrangement and orientation by the marking step.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in the marking step, the marking is performed by referring to a marking result in a past production example of the selected design of the garment / apparel. Is provided.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the part manufacturing / joining step includes a cutting step of cutting a part from a material piece based on a marking result of the marking step, and the cutting step includes a cutting bed. Clothes on which a material piece is placed, and cut by a cutting head capable of moving two-dimensionally relative to the material piece on the cutting bed.
A method of manufacturing a garment is provided.

Further, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing clothing and apparel, wherein the cutting step cuts the material for one person at a time.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, when the material has a pattern, the cutting step includes a theoretical pattern used when each part is virtually arranged in the marking step. The virtual arrangement and / or orientation of each part is corrected based on the difference between the arrangement and the pattern arrangement of the material currently placed on the cutting bed, and the material piece is cut based on the corrected result. The present invention provides a method for producing clothing and apparel.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in the cutting bed used in the cutting step, the non-breathable sheet is placed after the material pieces are placed, and the non-breathable sheet is placed on the bed. There is provided a method of manufacturing clothing and apparel, in which a piece of material is fixed on a cutting bed by suction of air later.

Further, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing clothing and apparel, wherein the step of producing and joining the parts includes a step of supplying one set of parts to the production line as a unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a garment
A design image database including a plurality of pieces of design image data of a clothing item and a design search key corresponding to the design image, and a material database including material image data usable for the design and a material search key corresponding to the material image are stored. A storage means, a design / material search means for receiving an input of a desired design search key and a desired material search key using the database and searching for a design and a material, and a design and a material searched by the design / material search means For selecting a desired design and material, and a color for arbitrarily setting at least a part of a color or a pattern of a design image of clothes or accessories based on the selected desired design and material. Pattern setting means and design with color or pattern set Apparel products manufacture support apparatus is provided comprising a design image display means for displaying an image.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of designs are searched by the design / material search means, the design / material selection means displays a list of reduced images of the plurality of designs and displays the reduced images. Provided is a manufacturing support apparatus for clothing and accessories, which selects a desired design by accepting selection of a reduced image.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the storage means stores a design database including information on design of clothing and accessories and information on data of the design image database corresponding to each design. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for supporting the manufacture of clothing and accessories.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the storage means stores a color / pattern setting example database for storing color / pattern setting examples of designs stored in the design image database. An article manufacturing support device is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a garment / clothing manufactured by any one of the above-described methods for manufacturing garments / clothing.

In the present invention, clothing and apparel
Jackets, blouses, dresses, skirts, pants, shoes, hats and the like are preferred. In particular, jackets, pants and the like are suitable applications of the present invention.

In the present invention, in the case of clothing, the materials of clothing and accessories are materials of accessories such as fabrics and buttons.

In the present invention, the design is the external shape of clothing or apparel, and the design image is an image with the model attached or a single image. It may be an image such as a color using the actual fabric color or pattern as it is, or may be only a distortion data imitating a shape or a three-dimensional shape by deleting information of the color or pattern. .

Also, in the present invention, the color and pattern of the material
The colors and patterns of fabrics and materials that are the materials of clothing and apparel. In addition, setting or changing the color or pattern of the design image means that at least a part of the clothing or clothing related to the design image includes the selected desired material (quality, color,
This includes mapping an image of a design (including a pattern), for example, to simulate the appearance of a design image as if the garment / garment was made of the same material. Even when a design image happens to use an image of a case in which the clothing or apparel is manufactured from a desired material, it is set to the material. Also, when mapping the color pattern to the design image, it is necessary to imitate the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the clothing and accessories in the design image so that it looks as if the clothing and accessories were actually made from the material. It is better to give the image distortion. Typically, as in the method described in JP-A-3-156684,
There is a method in which a garment is manufactured, its three-dimensional shape is measured, and shape data is stored three-dimensionally. In this case, when a two-dimensional material image is mapped on this three-dimensional surface and reflected in the design image, the design image after the material image is mapped looks realistic. Even if it is not such a large-scale method, the object can also be achieved by an operator appropriately creating deformation data of a material image based on a shadow or the like of a photographed design image. In this case, simple two-dimensional data manipulation is sufficient, so that it is convenient.

In the present invention, the part data includes data such as the shape of parts (parts) constituting clothing and accessories, positions and dimensions of notches and seam allowances, and joining conditions. When producing a so-called pattern, the pattern itself and data relating to the pattern form part of the part data.

In the present invention, as a method of producing a part, for example, when the part is made of a cloth such as a woven fabric, the part is cut out from a piece of material (a piece of cloth) such as a piece of cloth according to the outer shape of the part. Although there are many methods, there is also a method of forming a part from a material directly without cutting (for example, by plating).

The joining of the parts is generally performed by sewing when the parts are made of cloth, but by using means other than sewing, such as adhesive, welding, or fusion using ultrasonic waves. Is also good.

In the present invention, the wearer's information used for correcting the design image may be the wearer's body type (simply qualitative information such as lean or tall) and posture (forward leaning or back muscles). Information such as extension), face (features of the face, dimensions of each part, etc. If there is an image of the face, it may be used as it is), and hairstyle (image representing hairstyle name, hairstyle, etc.). It is preferable to make use of these to make it appear as if the wearer wears the garment / fashion item, because it is easy to determine whether the garment / fashion item suits the wearer.

Further, a background image assuming a scene in which the clothing or accessories are actually worn may be further combined. For example, when the clothing / clothing is a swimsuit, it is preferable to use a seaside scene as a background.

In the present invention, when the specification and sewing of the joint portion created at the time of sample clothing creation / design decision is used as the joining information to be attached to the part data in the part data creation step, lockstitching and chain stitching are used. There are various sewing conditions such as the stitch shape of the sewn portion and the number of stitches, sewing thread types and colors for sewing, and interlining conditions for maintaining the form and strength of clothes.

[0039]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a schematic procedure of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a manufacturing process of clothes.

The method of manufacturing a garment according to this embodiment comprises four steps: a cloth / design selection step, a pattern or part data creation step, a cloth cutting step, and a cloth sewing step. Further, as a manufacturing apparatus used in the present embodiment, a selection / color / pattern setting (change) apparatus, a pattern or part data creating apparatus,
There are cutting devices, sewing devices, and the like.

In the fabric / design selection step, a clerk or a customer at a retail store selects a customer's favorite design and fabric using a selection device installed in the store. FIG. 2 shows an outline of this apparatus. The selection and color / pattern setting (change) device includes a CPU 11, a memory 12, a display 13 for displaying an image, a keyboard 14 for inputting data, and a mouse 15.
A database hard disk device 16 storing fabrics and design images is connected.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of this database. The database includes images of designs of clothes that can be manufactured (either images of models wearing clothes or images of clothes alone. Single images of images of models wearing clothes May be stored, or an image of a state in which a plurality of clothes such as a skirt and a jacket may be stored may be stored.) Design database in which a search key to be formed constitutes one record, a design image / design database storing correspondence between design images and designs, a fabric image applicable to the manufacture of clothes, and a search key corresponding to this image And a fabric database, each of which constitutes one record, and a design / fabric correspondence database that stores the correspondence information between the clothes design and the fabric. It is included. The fabric database may store not only fabric data but also color images of clothes accessories such as buttons and ribbons and search keys corresponding thereto. In the present embodiment, an image photographed by a digital camera or image data captured by a scanner is used as a design image or a fabric image. Since image data requires a large storage capacity, it is desirable to compress and store it by an image compression technique. As search keys of the design database, design codes, seasons, fiscal years, items (types of clothes such as jackets, pants, dresses, skirts, etc.) are prepared as fields.
On the other hand, as a search key of the fabric database, a fabric code, a season, a year, a material, a color, a pattern, and the like are prepared as fields. The design image / design database forms one record with the design image code and the design code, and stores the relationship between the design image code of the design image database and the design code of the design database. The design / fabric database constitutes one record with the design code, the fabric classification, the fabric code, and the price, and stores the correspondence between the design code in the design database and the fabric code in the fabric database. The fabric classification is a blockage of parts (sleeve, collar, best view, etc.) to which the same fabric is to be applied. The correspondence between the design code and the fabric code refers to a relationship between fabrics applicable to a certain design, in other words, a relationship between designs applicable to a certain fabric, and this relationship is determined by a clothes planner or a store clerk. Determining the right fabric for a design requires expertise, which is difficult for the average customer to do. When fabrics are manufactured using fabrics that are not suitable for the design, or fabrics that have significantly different physical properties from the fabrics assumed when creating the clothes pattern of the design, problems may occur. As in the present embodiment, the expert can preliminarily input the information of the fabric suitable for the design as the corresponding information of the design code and the fabric code, thereby preventing these problems.

The selection device is connected to a pattern making device at a sewing factory located in a remote place through a public line or the like, and a standard pattern database of the pattern forming device (which stores standard pattern patterns). The design database of the selection device is associated with the design code as key data by modifying the personalized pattern based on the pattern to create a personalized pattern. Further, as another aspect, a LAN (Local Ar
ea Network) may be connected to the pattern making device.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In the registration of the fabric database, measurement items such as physical properties such as tear strength and pilling and dyeing fastness such as washing fastness determined based on fiber product quality standards issued by the Japan Textile Association and the like are included. Compare the measured value measured by the test method specified by the quality standard such as JIS standard with the standard value defined by the quality standard, and select the fabric that meets the standard value and is judged to be acceptable for actual installation. Register as a database.

The contents to be registered in the dough selection database are as follows:
It is cloth information such as a cloth code and an image file name of a cloth image. The image file is stored in the auxiliary storage device.

The cloth information includes a cloth code, a material name,
The year, season, color, pattern, comment, and the like are included. The fabric code is a code attached to classify the fabric, the material name is the name of the material such as cotton and wool, the pattern is the stripe,
Indicates the name of a color pattern such as a check. In the comment, describe information that will be helpful when selecting the dough. The cloth code, material name, year, season, color, and pattern are used as search keys for searching for cloth.

The cloth is taken in advance by a scanner or the like, and stored in an auxiliary storage device as an image file. By registering the image file name in the database in association with the fabric information, it becomes possible to display a search result by the search key as a fabric list. This cloth image is also used for setting (changing) the color and pattern of the design image. It is preferable that the cloth image is adjusted so as to be the same as the color of the actual cloth.

As a result, the customer can search for his or her favorite color / pattern or material fabric, display it as a list, and select his / her favorite fabric from the list.

First, the clerk follows the design requirements of the customer,
A search keyword such as a design code, a season, a year, and a clothing type is input to the selection device by selecting the display on a display using a keyboard or a mouse, and a corresponding design image is searched from a design database connected to the design selection system. In this embodiment, the design image is searched by the keyword search, but the image may be searched directly based on the feature amount of the image by, for example, an image search technique. As a method of searching for an image suitable for clothing images, the method described in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-12437 by the present applicant can be used. In this method, the accuracy of image search is improved by using a design image (line drawing) of clothing. With image search, for example, in response to customer requests for clothes that are similar to these clothes,
It is possible to search for a desired image. On the other hand, if a customer wants a jacket or spring / summer pants, a keyword search is suitable.

Since a large amount of memory is required for image data, it is desirable to store the image data by compressing it using an image compression technique.

The image images obtained by reducing the images retrieved from the design image database are displayed as a list on an image display connected to the selection device as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, in order to improve the response, the reduced image is created in advance using general-purpose paint software and the one stored in the design database is used. However, the reduced image may be created when the list is displayed.

Here, when the clerk selects a desired design image of the customer from a plurality of design images displayed in a list with a keyboard input device or a mouse, the clerk displays the detailed information display area 20 as shown in the screen of FIG. Detailed information such as code, season, year, and comments are displayed. A comment is an introductory statement about the clothes given by the clothes designer or the planner or clerk. In addition, the material of the fabric applied to the displayed design image and the price may be displayed.

Next, for the selected design, FIG.
A list of applicable fabrics is displayed on the display, and the price of clothes when the listed fabrics are applied for the selected design can be searched from the design / fabric database and displayed for each fabric. The customer can select the fabric with reference to the list screen. The design / fabric database stores information on fabrics applicable to each garment that has been set in advance by specialists, so even without expert knowledge, fabrics suitable for each design, that is, production defects may occur There is no fabric available for customers to choose easily. In this embodiment example,
The price of clothes is determined by the combination of the fabric and the design used at the best time of the clothes, but if you want to set an additional price when using different fabrics for the sleeves and body, for example, The method described in Japanese Patent Application No. 9-106193 can be used. In this method, in addition to the design code, fabric classification, fabric code, and price data, an item for storing the price calculation rule is prepared in the design / fabric database. If the price calculation rule column is "basic price", The price data is the price of the clothes, and the price is calculated and displayed by adding the price data to the basic price when the price calculation rule column is "additional". Thus, even when the price setting is complicated, the customer or the clerk can easily know the price when the garment is manufactured according to the specification of the garment selected by the customer.

When searching for fabric data, the data may be searched while taking stock information into account. For example, if an inventory item is added to the fabric database and the inventory data is less than the amount required to make the garment, those fabrics should not be included in the list of fabrics to be listed. It is possible to prevent troubles of ordering a non-woven fabric.
In addition, the item of stock in the fabric database is, for example, LAN
By linking to the fabric inventory information in the master database of the sewing factory or business headquarters connected to the network, etc., more detailed inventory management can be performed. A method of searching for data taking into account the dough inventory is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 9-1 by the present applicant.
No. 89905, which is described in detail.

Further, a color / pattern setting example of a designated design prepared in a database may be stored in advance. In this case, it is preferable to use a recommended color / pattern setting example by a designer or the like as a setting example, or to use an example in which examples of setting and selection by the customer for the design are accumulated. It is also possible to display a list of such setting examples on the display and select a fabric from the list. By displaying the color / pattern setting example, the customer can refer to the example and determine the specifications of the favorite clothes.

As an example of recommended color / pattern setting here,
The image displayed for design selection is not only an image of the model, but also an image that has the same design, but in which the color and pattern of clothing, clothing, etc. are set or changed in advance,
The combination of the design and the material may be selectable to some extent in the image displayed on the design selection screen.

The combination information of the favorite design and the cloth selected in the above procedure is transferred to the color / pattern setting (change) system.

For the selected design information, the selection system searches the design data for color / pattern setting (change) stored in one-to-one correspondence with the design image, and selects the selected fabric as necessary. Add the selected fabric code to insert the information of the color and pattern setting (change)
Transfer to system.

The design data for color / pattern setting (change) is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 6, the mask data 30 is extracted from the design, and the outline of the model part excluding the background and the part where the hair and skin of the person are exposed is necessary, and further the cloth of the clothes. Area division 3 for each part
1 and data 32 storing a set of coordinate points for defining the distortion state of the cloth. The color / pattern setting (change) system is used to set or change the color / pattern for each part. In this way, the color and pattern setting (change) system combines the color and pattern of the fabric with the design image, so that the quality of the color and pattern of the clothes when the cloth other than the cloth used for the design image is applied is displayed on the screen. You can check with. Then, if the garment is manufactured based on the specifications confirmed on the screen, the garment according to the image of the customer can be manufactured. In addition, by setting or changing the color and pattern in this way, in the conventional electronic catalog system, in order to check the completed state when the cloth is changed on the screen, the sample clothes using the cloth for each cloth are used. It is necessary to produce and take design images, the cost of sample clothing production and data preparation has become enormous,
Their costs can be significantly reduced.

The color and pattern setting in this example is performed by mapping the cloth image data while distorting the cloth image data using a coordinate point group that defines the distortion state of the cloth, which is defined to imitate the three-dimensional shape of clothing and accessories. Only in the outline of the area division defined for each part of the cloth, color information is defined by the image information of the cloth. By using the mapping method using this distortion state, the image to be used is a composite image of the image of the model and the image of the plane of the cloth, but the selected cloth is applied to the three-dimensional surface Atmosphere can be expressed.

Further, following the above procedure, the clerk sets the body type classification of the customer. Here, the store clerk determines which classification the customer's body type belongs to in the classification table of FIG. 7 of the preset body shape, and is set in advance to bring the model shape of the design image closer to the customer's body shape. Select from the classification body types. The classification table is created so as to be able to express the characteristics of the body type such as, for example, a tall and thin body and a medium and thick body as shown in the table.

At this time, a button for moving to the next screen is designed so that the body type setting can be input without directly displaying the body type information on the display screen so that the customer does not notice. . That is, the clerk can set the body type by the position where the button is pressed. Hereinafter, the method will be described. The button for selecting the body type is replaced with a button for another function in the display.
That is, a button for activating the color / pattern setting (change) system in the opening screen as shown in FIG. 8 is assigned as a body type selection button. At this time, the color / pattern setting (change) button is divided into areas in a lattice shape as shown in FIG. 9, and each area is associated with the body type in FIG. For example, area 501 corresponds to matrix 401 (slim and tall), and area 502 corresponds to matrix 402
(Medium middle back). When actually performing the main body setting, the clerk operates the pointer displayed on the display with a mouse and presses a button. At this time, although the buttons are not visible on the screen, the positions where the buttons are pressed are adjusted by keeping in mind that the buttons are divided into grids as shown in FIG. 9 and each of them is associated with the body type shown in FIG. .
For example, if the customer is slim and tall, the upper left button may be pressed. A customer who does not know the correspondence between the position of the button and the figure does not know that the clerk has selected the figure when pressing the button. The button also serves as an instruction to move to the next screen. In addition to this, there are other switches that can be set so that customers who are watching the screen do not know that there are other switches that can be operated by the clerk, how to set by voice, the order of screen operation Various variations are conceivable, such as a method of setting according to the above.

Although the method for determining the fabric based on the design selection has been described above, the design can be determined based on the fabric selection as follows.

As in the case of the above-described design selection, the clerk at the store sends the fabric code, season,
A keyword for searching for a fabric, such as a year and a color pattern, is input through selection on a display using a keyboard or a mouse, and a corresponding fabric image is searched from a fabric database connected to the selection system.

The fabric image referred to here is one obtained by reading the fabric as an image file using an image reader such as a scanner, and is stored in a previously prepared fabric database. When the fabric image is tiled on the design image by the texture mapping technology and synthesized by the color pattern setting (change) system and combined, the border between the fabric images is not noticeable, that is, the color pattern is continuously connected,
It is desirable to process with paint software or the like as necessary. A method described in Japanese Patent Application No. 9-278679 filed by the present applicant can be used as a method for creating an image of a fabric in which colors and patterns are continuously connected when texture mapping is performed. In this method, a minute portion of an image of a cloth made of a repetitive pattern is cut out, and the cut out image is tiled to create an image of an appropriate size. The created image is used as a fabric image. Pattern distortion or uneven color may exist in the cut small part, but if the area is small it will not be noticeable or bothersome to human eyes, so tile the cut image and paste it If the image created by the above is used for color pattern setting (change), it looks as if the color pattern is continuously connected. Since a large amount of memory is required for image data, it is desirable to compress and store the image data using an image compression technique.

As the dough images retrieved from the dough database, a list of reduced image images is displayed on a display for image display connected to the selecting device as shown in FIG. Here, as in the case of the design image, in the present embodiment, the reduced image is created in advance by general-purpose paint software and used in the design database to improve the response, but the reduced image may be created when the list is displayed. .

When the clerk selects a desired cloth image of the customer from the plurality of cloth images displayed in the list by using a keyboard input device or a mouse, detailed information is displayed on the display.

Here, a list of designs to which the selected fabric can be applied is displayed on the display as shown in FIG.
Further, the price of the clothes when the listed design is applied to the selected fabric is calculated based on the price list and displayed for each design. The designs displayed at this time were searched based on the information on the fabric suitable for each design stored in the design / fabric database. You can easily select a design that does not cause problems when you do.

The customer can select a design with reference to the list screen.

The cloth code and design code selected here are transferred to the color / pattern setting (change) system.

The design code selected by the above method,
A color / pattern setting (change) process is performed based on the cloth code and the object type data, and an image representing a completed image is created.

First, a design image file and design data for color / pattern setting (change) are read from a database into a color / pattern setting (change) system based on a design code.

Here, the design data is corrected.

First, as shown in FIG. 12, the model is modeled from the image of the design data, and the customer is made to expand and contract independently in the vertical and horizontal directions based on the pre-registered physique classification data to approximate the physique of the customer. By using the mapping method using this distortion state, the image to be used is a composite image of the image of the model and the image of the plane of the cloth, but the selected cloth is applied to the three-dimensional surface Atmosphere can be expressed. In addition, it is often said that there are clothes designs and fabric patterns that suit the body shape in general.However, as the characters and clothes in the design image can be made to reflect the customer's body shape, the customer can It is possible to confirm on the screen whether or not the figure fits. Therefore, if the specifications of the clothing are confirmed in this way and the clothing is manufactured based on the confirmed specifications, it is possible to manufacture the clothing according to the image of the customer.

Next, the upper body of the customer is photographed at a retail store, and an image file of the upper body is created. In the image file, a person portion and a background portion in the image are identified by chroma key processing or the like. Further, only the customer's hair and face portion are extracted from the person portion recognized in the above process and used as the customer's face image. The face image is synthesized by synthesizing the face image of the customer on the face of the model of the design image after the size correction in consideration of the position, the size, and the color. Adjustment of the position, size, and color is performed to some extent automatically, and fine adjustment is performed manually, but it is desirable that the adjustment can be performed completely automatically. Regarding the customer's face composition, in addition to extracting only the customer's hair and face from the upper body image and combining it with the design image, create the customer's face image with the hair, face and neck extracted and create the design image after size correction The composition may be performed while considering the position, size, and color of the neck. Although an image such as a face is used as the customer information, the image may not be used and the features of the face of the customer may be qualitatively reflected on the face of the model. A method of reflecting only the body type information may be used.

By combining the face of the customer in this manner, it is possible to confirm the atmosphere in which the customer tried on his / her favorite clothes without actually trying on the clothes. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the background image of the design image is combined with the background image of the customer's preference or the clerk's recommendation, and the design image or the synthesized image in which the influence of the background is considered can be viewed. This makes it possible to check an image according to the situation of wearing clothes. For example, when selecting clothes to be worn by a company, the background image of the office can be synthesized to check the atmosphere.

Also, as shown in FIG. 14, the skirt and hem of the skirt can be raised and lowered by using the morphing technique of the image to change the length of the skirt and the sleeve of the design image. This makes it possible to change to a design desired by the customer, such as changing the skirt length to above or below the knee. In addition, customers feel like they are making their own clothes, and they are more willing to buy clothes.

After the above correction, the cloth image file is read from the cloth image database based on the cloth code selected by the selection system, and the designated part area of the designated clothes portion on the design data image is designated. A color pattern based on the finished fabric image is pasted and the color pattern is set (changed). As a result, as shown in FIG. 15, a synthesized design image is obtained using the fabric image that matches the taste of the customer. From the obtained image, the customer can see and confirm the combination of the design of the non-existent clothing and the fabric in advance, and predict the actual clothing image from the image instead of imagining it in his head. It is possible to place an order for a product after the customer is satisfied. Needless to say, when setting (changing) the color / pattern, it is preferable to reproduce the texture such as the glossiness of the fabric. If the color / pattern setting method of the image described in Japanese Patent Application No. 9-149531 by the present applicant is used, it is possible to set (change) the color / pattern reproducing the glossiness of the fabric. In this method, a shadow image created based on a design image (a grayscale image with color information dropped, representing the shadow of clothes in the design image. The pattern of the cloth is erased using paint software or the like). After the color / pattern setting (change) based on the difference between the luminance value of each part of the shade image and the representative value of the luminance of the shade image and the luminance value of the corresponding part of the fabric image to be set (changed), Create an image of As a result, it is possible to reproduce the glossiness of each fabric, and the customer can check the quality of the coordination including the glossiness of the fabric on the screen. Then, if the garment is manufactured based on the specifications confirmed on the screen, the garment according to the image of the customer can be manufactured.

Further, if necessary, it is possible to store a design image file after synthesis or data on synthesis conditions of a design image and a fabric image. Furthermore, by displaying a plurality of design images after synthesis on one screen and displaying the synthesized images under different synthesis conditions side by side so that the user can easily compare them, the combination of the design of the clothes and the fabric can be changed. We can also help you decide more smoothly.

The image of the customer's face taken at the retail store may be stored in the customer information database and used at the time of the next and subsequent orders. This will allow you to use the face image once taken at the next visit,
There is no need to take a face every time you visit.

Further, Japanese Patent Application No. 9-183868 filed by the applicant of the present invention.
Using the method described in the specification, the customer's full body image taken at the store is sent to the headquarters via a network using a telephone line or a dedicated line, etc. It is also possible to make the pattern (parts data) more efficient.

The customer information database can store the history of designs and fabrics ordered by customers, and can be used to grasp customer preferences. When a new clothing design becomes available, it becomes possible to use data such as simultaneously sending direct mail or the like to customers who are likely to like the design to encourage the customer to purchase.

Further, in addition to registering the customer's order history and face image data in the customer information database, pattern data and sewing instructions created for manufacturing ordered clothes are registered in the database. At a later date, clothing of the same design can be manufactured in a short time. Further, by using a grading technique described later, it is possible to manufacture clothes with a partially changed design without measuring. In this case, it is not necessary for the customer to return to the store, and by using communication means such as a telephone line or the Internet, the customer can perform home shopping in which the customer can order clothes while staying at home.

Next, in the part data creation step, the clerk first measures the customer, and a personalized grading system creates clothing pattern or part data suitable for the measured customer body shape from the measured values.

The personalized grading system used here inputs the measurement values as shown in FIG. 16 and registers the measurement information in the database and the standard body part data (basic body part basic part data) for the customer. It consists of a grading / marking system that deforms the part data that matches the body shape and performs optimal pattern layout to cut one piece of cloth. Each of these systems is an individual device, but both systems may be implemented on the same device.

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[Table 1] In the measuring information input system, the result of the customer measuring the customer from among the measuring items specified in advance as shown in Table 1 and the information such as the customer's first and last name and address are registered together in the database in the system, and if necessary. The correction data for changing the size and shape of the part (paper pattern) from the measurement value registered in the database is provided to the grading system.

Here, the clerk inputs the size of the difference between the clothing serving as the reference of the reference body type and the size of the clothing suitable for the customer, and the body of the wearer (customer) is measured with a measure. A method of inputting the measured actual dimensions or a method of using data optically measured by a non-contact measuring device may be used. In addition, by inputting the items of the posture correction as shown in Table 2 as values indicating the degree of strength, weakness, etc., there is no need to perform complicated measurements, and even if the user is not a skilled measuring person, these values can be determined. Then you can enter it.

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[Table 2] In the grading system, based on the basic part data for the reference figure who is created for the wearer of the reference figure registered in the database in the system in advance, this is input to the reference figure having the reference figure and the measuring information input. Correction is made with correction data based on the difference in body shape from the actual wearer obtained from the system database. As a result, it is possible to create part (pattern) data according to the body shape of the customer who measured at the retail store. At this time, the posture correction items input to the measuring information input system are also digitized and reflected in the correction of the part (pattern) data, so that a pattern suitable for various body types as shown in Table 2 is automatically created. It becomes possible. Create according to the customer's body shape. At this time, the posture correction items input to the measuring information input system are also digitized and reflected in the correction of the part (pattern) data.

An example of such a grading method is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 4-23001. It is preferable that the basic part data for the reference figure is prepared for a plurality of basic figures. Of these, it is preferable to make corrections based on the basic body shape closest to the wearer since precise correction can be made.

Next, on the basis of the created pattern data, the marking system automatically performs pattern placement processing for cutting one piece of cloth, and stores the placement result as cutting data in a database in the system. sign up.

In the marking system, in addition to the automatic marking process, a semi-automatic marking and a case marking method are used to arrange the pattern paper as needed, so that the picking up of the cut fabric in the fabric cutting process can be performed. It is possible to perform pattern layout such that work is performed efficiently.

The semi-automatic marking is performed, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-128422 by the applicant of the present invention, in which an automatic marking is performed after an operator arranges and orients some parts in advance, or during automatic processing. This is a method in which the automatic processing is interrupted and the operator places some parts on the display while checking their positions. The case marking is a method of arranging parts by using the information of the arrangement method of each part registered in the past cloth collecting data called from a database in the marking system. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-3169
As in the invention described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 10, reference is made to the results of marking in past production cases of clothing and accessories of the selected design, and each part to be newly marked is the same as the corresponding part in the above case. There is a method of arranging and orienting, and in that case, when new parts overlap each other, move each part to eliminate this, and close the gap when the gap between the parts is large.

In particular, it is necessary to produce only one piece of clothing selected for each wearer (customer) for each wearer by the design selection system and the color / pattern setting (change) system.
Thorough use of the fabric by the marking process for each arrival and improvement in the productivity of the process after cutting greatly affect the overall cost and the period from order to finish. Therefore, productivity improvement by appropriate automatic or semi-automatic marking is effective. On the other hand, the design is not limited to the number of clothes to be made, but is to create a variety of unique clothes by setting colors and patterns for some prepared designs, so the same fabric or different fabrics Often, garments of the same design are produced using the same. Therefore, a case marking method of referring to a marking example of the same or similar design that could be efficiently produced before and correcting it according to the body type of the wearer is effective.

Next, in the cutting step, based on the obtained personal pattern and the result obtained by the marking, the cloth and the interlining of the individual parts forming the clothes are cut by an automatic cutting machine. I do. Here, since it is basically necessary to cut each piece of clothing to be manufactured, it is desirable to use an automatic cutting machine in terms of work efficiency as in the above, but it has been conventionally performed that a vertical blade cutting machine, a three-dimensional Cutting with a cutting machine or scissors or the like is inferior in cost and productivity, but there is no problem with the production itself.

In the cutting process, one piece of cloth is prepared based on the sewing instructions prepared when the personalized grading system prepares the pattern of the clothes conforming to the individual body shape, and sponge processing is performed as necessary. After spreading the necessary dough uniformly on the rolling table using a rolling machine,
Send on an automatic cutter such as 7. Automatic cutting machine body 20
0 is on the X rails 6 provided on both sides of the cutting bed 1,
The Y beam 8 is driven in the direction of the arrow X by the X axis drive unit 4, and the cutting head 3 is driven in the direction of the arrow Y by the Y axis drive unit 5 on the Y rail 7 provided on the Y beam 8. It is configured.

The procedure of fabric cutting is as follows. First, a stretched fabric 2 to be cut is placed on a cutting bed 1, and a non-breathable sheet such as a vinyl sheet is placed thereon. In order to fix the cloth 2 on the bed 1, air is sucked from a large number of small holes provided on the surface of the cutting bed 1 connected from the suction device 9, and the cloth 2 is suction-fixed on the cutting bed 1.

Next, the cutting head 3 moves on the cutting bed 1 according to the cutting data obtained from the database in the marking system, and the cutter (not shown) provided on the cutting head 3 moves up and down as necessary. Also, the cloth 2 is cut in accordance with the cutting data by turning the cutter in the cutting direction during cutting.

[0099] Further, the cloth with the handle is provided with the cutting head 3 by CC.
Automatic cutting machine 200 equipped with an image sensor such as a D camera
, A console 101 used for moving the cutting head 3, a storage device 104 for various information,
A display 102 that displays an image of the upper surface of the cutting bed 1 captured by an image sensor such as a D camera and displays a marker and the like, and a tablet 105, a stylus pen 106, or a mouse (not shown) as necessary. By using an existing CAD device, the actual fabric pattern read by an image sensor such as a CCD camera is compared with information on the pattern of the pattern in the cutting data, and the cutting data can be corrected.

That is, in the cutting step, when the fabric (material) has a pattern, the theoretical pattern arrangement used when each part is virtually arranged in the marking step and the actual pattern arrangement on the cutting bed are performed. The virtual arrangement and / or orientation of each part is corrected based on the difference from the pattern arrangement of the placed material, and the material piece is cut based on the corrected result. As such a pattern matching cutting machine, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
The inventions described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 92959 and Japanese Patent No. 2538514 are known.

Next, in the sewing process, the cut parts are used for the specification of the sewn portion created at the time of sample clothing creation and design decision, the stitch shape of the sewn portion such as lockstitching and chain stitching, and the like.
The size of each part obtained by measuring the customer in various sewing conditions such as the number of stitches, sewing thread type and color for sewing, interlining condition for maintaining form and strength of clothes, and other accessories, etc. It is supplied into the sewing line together with the additionally described sewing specification sheet and the cutting piece for trial sewing. Further, by simultaneously supplying accessories such as buttons, sewing threads, and the like in addition to the fabric / interlining and the sewing specifications, efficient sewing without errors can be performed, which is more preferable. Regarding the method of supplying parts into the line, any method that is commonly used such as a bundle method or a belt conveyor method or a hanger method in which the parts are collected for each production unit may be used.
A method that does not confuse with other lots, such as that the parts are collected and the operator does not make a mistake in picking the parts, that is, only one piece is put in the tray, only one piece is hung on the hanger, etc. It is particularly preferred that The sewing line can be sewn on the line that performs normal production, but in order to communicate with workers such as unifying conditions, a line with small staffing that is easy to handle multi-kind small lot production is preferable. A line that incorporates a work station with a lockstitch sewing machine, an overlock sewing machine, and an ironing board is a set to increase the versatility of workers. It is more preferable in terms of the improvement effect. As for the conditions of the sewing machine that composes the line, each worker performs trial sewing using cutting pieces and adjusts the sewing machine upper thread tension, sewing machine lower thread tension, presser foot, presser foot pressure, number of stitches, etc. so that puckering does not occur. Needless to say, the adjustment is digitally controlled in several steps, the conditions of the previous process are described in the specifications, etc., and the person in the next process instantly sets it referring to the conditions of the previous process It is particularly preferable to be able to stabilize product quality.
Also, in the sewing line, an intermediate inspection is performed for any deviation between the dimensions of each part described in the sewing specification and the dimensions of the actual sewn product, and any deviation is corrected immediately. The products sewn in the above process are further inspected for final products such as dimensions and appearance quality and shipped to customers.

Through the above steps, clothes that satisfy customers can be manufactured and provided.

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According to the present invention, customers can use clothing, such as clothes,
When purchasing apparel, customers can easily select and decide their favorite designs and fabrics, and without having to try on the clothes, the customer can check the clothing image of the customer by the image displayed on the display. In addition, a pattern is created by CAD according to the customer's body shape, and based on this, the clothing is automatically sewn, thereby making it possible to produce and provide desired clothes suitable for the customer's body in a short period of time. .

As described above, the clothes prepared in the store are only sample clothes necessary for selecting a design, and furthermore, since it is made to order, the unsold goods which have been a problem in apparel can be reduced, and the yield can be greatly increased. It becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a schematic procedure when the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of a fabric / design selection device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a database storing fabric / design images.

FIG. 4 is a screen displaying a list of images searched from a design database.

FIG. 5 is a screen displaying a list of fabrics to which a selected design can be applied;

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a design image for color / pattern setting (change).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an area division of buttons displayed on a screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an initial screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing button area division according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a fabric screen searched from a fabric database.

FIG. 11 is a screen displaying a list of designs to which a selected fabric can be applied.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which a standard body shape design image according to an embodiment of the present invention is transformed into a thin body and a tall body.

FIG. 13 is a diagram in which a background image recommended by a customer or a clerk is combined with a background of a design image.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a selected design image in which the skirt of the skirt is lowered.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a result of performing color pattern setting (change) on a selected design image.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a personal paper pattern creating apparatus.

FIG. 17 is a view showing a configuration of an automatic cloth cutting machine used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: cutting bed 2: fabric 3: cutting bed 4: X-axis drive unit 5: Y-axis drive unit 6: X rail 7: Y rail 8: Y beam 9: adsorption device 10: storage device 11: CPU 12: memory 13 : Display 14: Keyboard 15: Mouse 16: Heart disk unit 20: Detailed design information display area 30: Model contour extraction mask data 31: Area division data for each part of cloth 32: Distortion data of cloth 100: Cutting machine control device 101: Console 102: Display 103: CPU 104: Storage device 105: Tablet 106: Stylus pen 200: Automatic cutting machine main body 401: Body setting matrix indicating that it is thin and tall 402: Body setting indicating that it is medium and medium Matrix 501: Button position to set slender and tall 5 02: Button position to set the inside thickness

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Satoshi Nishikawa 2-2-1 Nihombashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Toray Industries, Inc. Tokyo Office (72) Inventor Noritaka Sekiguchi 1-1-1, Sonoyama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Toray Industries, Inc. (72) Inventor Futaba Tanaka 1-1-1, Sonoyama, Otsu-shi, Shiga Toray Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shingo Matsumoto 1-1-1, Oe, Otsu-shi, Shiga Prefecture Toray Co., Ltd.

Claims (25)

[Claims] 1. A design image database including a plurality of design image data of clothing and accessories and a design search key corresponding to the design image, material image data usable for the design, and a material search key corresponding to the material image A design / material selection step of inputting a desired design search key and a desired material search key into a material database including the above, giving search conditions to search for designs and materials, and selecting a desired design and material; A color / pattern setting step of arbitrarily setting a color or a pattern of at least a part of the design image of the clothes / apparel based on the design and the material of the apparel / apparel. 2. A design image database including a plurality of design image data of clothing and accessories and a design search key corresponding to the design image, material image data usable for the design, and a material search key corresponding to the material image. Entering a desired design search key and a desired material search key into a material database including, receiving search conditions and searching for designs and materials, receiving information on the selected design and material, and based on the information, A method for producing clothing and clothing, characterized by producing clothing and clothing. 3. A part data creating step of creating clothes part data based on a customer's body type for a design / material selected in the design / material selecting step and having a color or pattern set in the color / pattern setting step. The method for producing clothing and accessories according to claim 1, further comprising: a part production / joining step of producing and joining parts based on the part data. 4. The design / material selection step is for searching for a corresponding image based on a search key, and a list image display step of displaying the searched images in a list on the screen; A detailed information display step of displaying detailed information when a design or material is selected, and a design and material correspondence information search step of searching for a design applicable to the fabric or material applicable to the design. 2. The method for producing clothing and apparel according to claim 1. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of setting an area of a design image stored in said design image database for which a color pattern is to be set using the material image stored in said material database. 4. The method for producing clothing and apparel according to 4. 6. A distortion imitating a three-dimensional shape of at least a part of clothing and accessories of a design image stored in the design image database to be set with a color pattern using the material image stored in the material database. 6. The method for producing clothing and accessories according to claim 1, further comprising a distortion setting step of setting information. 7. The clothing / clothing article according to claim 1, further comprising a step of correcting the design image selected in the design / material selection step based on information of a wearer. Production method. 8. The manufacturing of clothing and apparel according to claim 7, wherein the information on the wearer includes information on at least one of a wearer's body type, posture, face and hairstyle. Method. 9. When the wearer's body type is used as the wearer's information, the contents to be input when inputting the wearer's body type information are input without directly displaying them on a screen. 9. The method for producing clothing and apparel according to claim 8. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the correcting step includes a step of simulating a manner in which the wearer actually wears the clothing and accessories having the selected and colored design. A method for producing clothing or apparel according to any one of 7 to 9. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the correcting step includes a step of combining a desired background image as the background of the wearer. 12. The part manufacturing / joining step includes: obtaining part data of a selected design; basic part data for a reference figure of each part; based on a difference in body information between the reference figure and the wearer. The method for producing clothing and apparel according to claim 3, further comprising a step of creating by modifying. 13. The part data creating step includes a step of attaching joining information of the part to each part data,
13. The method for producing clothing and apparel according to claim 3, wherein the parts creating / joining step joins each part based on the joining information. 14. The part producing / joining step includes: a marking step of virtually arranging and orienting each part on a material piece of the part within a range in which there is no problem in producing or joining the part; And a step of producing a material based on the result of orientation, characterized in that it comprises a garment according to claim 3, 12 or 13,
How to make apparel. 15. The marking step according to claim 1, wherein the marking is performed by referring to a marking result in a past production example of clothing and accessories having the selected design.
4. The method for producing the clothing and accessories according to 4. 16. The part producing / joining step includes a cutting step of cutting a part from a material piece based on a marking result of the marking step, wherein the cutting step includes placing the material piece on a cutting bed, 16. The method for producing clothing and apparel according to claim 14, wherein the cutting is performed by a cutting head which is movable relative to the material piece two-dimensionally on the cutting bed. 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the cutting step cuts the material for one person at a time. 18. The cutting step, wherein when the material has a pattern, the theoretical pattern arrangement used when each part is virtually arranged in the marking step and the actual placement on the cutting bed. 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the virtual arrangement and / or orientation of each part is corrected based on a difference from the pattern arrangement of the placed material, and the material piece is cut based on the corrected result. Manufacturing method of clothing and apparel. 19. The cutting bed used in the cutting step, wherein the non-breathable sheet is placed after placing the material pieces, and the material pieces are sucked by the air after placing the non-breathable sheets. 19. The method for producing clothing and accessories according to any one of claims 16 to 18, which is fixed on a cutting bed. 20. The method according to claim 2, wherein the part production / joining step includes a step of supplying a single piece of parts to the production line as a unit. 21. A design image database including a plurality of design image data of clothing and accessories and a design search key corresponding to the design image, material image data usable for the design, and a material search key corresponding to the material image. Storage means for storing a material database including: a design / material search means for receiving a desired design search key and a desired material search key using the database to search for designs and materials; and A design / material selection means for displaying the designs and materials searched by and accepting selection of a desired design and material, and at least a color or at least a part of the design image of the clothes / apparel based on the selected desired design and material Color / pattern setting means for arbitrarily setting the pattern, and color or pattern Production support device of the apparel product made and an design image display means for displaying the set design image. 22. The design / material selection means, when a plurality of designs are searched by the design / material search means, displays a list of reduced images of the plurality of designs, and receives a selection of the displayed reduced images to receive a selection. 22. The apparatus for supporting the production of clothing and apparel according to claim 21, wherein the apparatus selects a design. 23. A storage device according to claim 21, wherein said storage means stores a design database including information on design of clothing and accessories and information on data of said design image database corresponding to each design. Or the manufacturing support device for clothing or apparel according to 22. 24. The storage means stores a color pattern setting example database for storing color pattern setting examples of designs stored in the design image database.
24. The manufacturing support device for clothing or clothing according to any one of to 23. 25. Clothes and accessories manufactured by the method for manufacturing clothes and accessories according to any one of claims 1 to 20.