JP2004318336A - Pattern order system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and accurately take measurements of a customer without giving him/her any stress for offering clothes matching his/her taste and body shape at a low cost without having any dead stock. <P>SOLUTION: Standard size pattern information including information about a waist size and a hip size is associated with a plurality of combinations of height and a breast size to be stored in an information storage means. Measurement information by a three-dimensional body measurement device is received, and on the basis of the height and the breast size, the information storage means is searched for specifying the matching standard size pattern is specified. On the basis of information excluding that about the height and the breasts, the specified standard size pattern is corrected for use as customer size pattern information. On the basis of selection information about a silhouette, detail, style and the like, and the customer size pattern information, information necessary for sewing the clothes of the customer is outputted to a terminal in a sewing factory. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pattern order system for supporting a pattern order that is not ready-made but does not go to order when a customer purchases clothes or the like.
[0002]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Conventionally, besides ready-made clothes, production by order is also known. In the case of custom-made, the body shape of the customer was measured by a measure, and it was processed and manufactured based on the measured values. However, since the body measurement is performed manually, a person for the measurement is required, and the measurement location is not stable, and a large error may occur in the measurement value. Furthermore, since the customer is contacted by the clerk, there is also a problem that psychogenic stress of the customer occurs.
[0003]
On the other hand, ready-made clothes can be supplied at a lower cost than custom-made clothes, but the sales floor of the distributor that sells them has a problem with space, and inventory management can lead to higher costs. there were. In addition, the customer selects a product manufactured in a plurality of sizes in one design, and it is impossible to have all ready-made clothes that match the customer's preference and body shape.
[0004]
Conventionally, clothing sales are roughly classified into direct sales at stores and mail-order sales through media such as catalogs, magazines, and the Internet. In any case, product inventories including store inventories are generated or orders are placed. It was meant to be a maid.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its main purpose is to easily and accurately measure the body without causing the customer to feel stress, and to keep stock of clothes that match the taste and body shape of the customer. And to provide it at low cost. Specifically, the customer searches for and selects silhouettes, details (design), materials, auxiliary materials, specifications (tailoring), and blueprints that match the body shape desired by the customer, and uses the blueprints modified to match the body shape. Providing retailers and retailers with a sales and manufacturing method that does not require a product inventory by manufacturing customized products for each customer using selected yarns, materials, accessories and tailoring It is in.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention prepares a plurality of standard size patterns for manufacturing products having different sizes in advance, and based on the body shape of the customer, creates a standard size pattern close to the body shape of the customer. This is a pattern order system that identifies, corrects the standard size pattern, and supports the manufacture of the product for the customer, and includes the following configuration requirements (A) to (D).
(A) Standard size pattern information storage means for storing standard size pattern information including other items in association with a plurality of combinations of predetermined size items in the size items of the standard size pattern.
(B) A means for receiving input of selection information on a design, a material, and the like and measuring information by a three-dimensional body measuring device.
(C) Searching the standard size pattern information storage means based on the dimensions of the predetermined item in the input measuring information, specifying a standard size pattern corresponding thereto, and Customer size pattern information determining means for correcting the specified standard size pattern information to customer size pattern information based on the dimension information of other items.
(D) means for outputting, based on the selection information and the customer size pattern information, information necessary for manufacturing a product of the customer.
[0007]
More specifically, the present invention is a pattern order system comprising the following constituent requirements (A) to (D).
(A) A standard size pattern information storage unit that stores standard size pattern information including waist and hips in association with a plurality of combinations of height and bust.
(B) Means for receiving input of selection information on silhouette, detail, tailoring, etc. and measuring information by the three-dimensional body measuring device.
(C) The standard size pattern information storage means is searched based on the height and the bust in the input measuring information, and the standard size pattern corresponding thereto is specified, and the input measuring information other than the height and the bust is searched. Customer size pattern information deciding means for correcting the specified standard size pattern information based on the above information to obtain customer size pattern information.
(D) means for outputting information necessary for sewing the clothing of the customer based on the selection information and the customer size pattern information.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with respect to a pattern order system.
First, an outline of a pattern ordering method using this system will be described. In the following description, the retail store, the customer, and the like are each described as a single unit, but each may be plural. In addition, the seller, the retail store, and the factory may have different subjects or may be a common subject. That is, for example, the sales company may have a factory.
[0009]
The sales manufacturing method by the pattern order system of the present invention is typically applied to clothing such as women's clothing. The customer goes to a store, receives an explanation of the service, and then measures in a foundation (underwear). Rather than measuring with a measure as in the past, a clerk can receive measurements without contact using a three-dimensional body measurement device. Therefore, it is possible to receive the measurement without feeling like a fitting.
[0010]
Based on the measured information, a standard size pattern that is believed to be closest to the customer is identified. At this time, in order to manufacture products of different sizes, a plurality of standard size patterns (combinations of the dimensions of the parts) having different dimensions are prepared in advance. A standard size pattern is specified. In the present invention, not only the standard size pattern is simply specified, but also the dimensions of each part of the standard size pattern are corrected to obtain the optimal customer size pattern for the customer. For the correction, the dimensions of the measured parts, such as the waist and the bust, are used.
[0011]
In this way, the customer can obtain the optimal size for himself and can also choose silhouettes, details, materials, tailoring and the like. At that time, it is desirable that the customer can virtually try on the terminal screen installed in the retail store. In this way, the clothes that match the customer's body shape are determined according to the specifications desired by the customer. Then, the design drawing is output, sewn, and the goods are delivered. Also, if the measuring information of the customer is recorded, it can be used for subsequent purchases.
[0012]
Next, a system for supporting the above series of operations will be described.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a pattern order system of the present invention. The pattern order system according to the present embodiment supports, for example, the manufacture and sale of clothes.
[0013]
The server 1, which is a main part of the present system, may be operated by a distributor, or may be operated by a system management company entrusted therefrom. Terminals 3 to 5 of a retail store, a factory, and a customer can be connected to the server 1 via the communication network 2 so as to be capable of two-way communication. As the communication network 2, at least one publicly known one such as a public telephone line or the Internet is employed. In the illustrated example, the server 1, the retail store terminal 3, the factory terminal 4, and the customer terminal 5 are connected via the Internet 2. Note that the type of connection medium is appropriately changed, such as the server 1 and the customer terminal 5 are connected via the Internet, while the server 1 and the factory terminal 4 are connected via a LAN.
[0014]
FIG. 1 shows only one terminal 3 to 5 for each of the retail store, factory, and customer, but a plurality of terminals may actually exist. The server 1 and the terminals of the retail store 3 and / or the factory 4 may be shared.
[0015]
Each of the terminals 3 to 5 is an input / output device operated by a retail store, factory, or customer, and may be a mobile phone or the like, but is a personal computer in the present embodiment. That is, for example, a personal computer having a central processing unit and a storage device, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, an output device such as a display, and a modem or a terminal adapter for enabling communication with the server 1 are provided. . Also, WWW browser software and a mailer are installed. Further, a three-dimensional body measurement device 31 is connected to the retail store terminal 3, and a CAM 41 is connected to the factory terminal 4.
[0016]
The server 1 includes at least a central processing unit and a storage device. Databases 11 to 14 are constructed in the storage device. Information can be registered and viewed from the terminals 3 to 5 with respect to the databases 11 to 14. Note that the server 1 is not always configured with one computer. For example, there are cases where a plurality of server groups such as a web server and a database server are provided.
[0017]
The information managed by the databases 11 to 14 includes customer management information, standard size pattern information, specification information, and stock information.
The customer management information is information on each customer. For example, the name, date of birth, gender, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and the like are registered in association with a unique customer ID (customer identification information) for each customer. Further, not only the contact information on the customer but also measurement information described later and purchase history information (specifications of the purchased product, date) may be included.
[0018]
The standard size pattern information includes a combination of dimensions of each part useful for making clothes, such as length, width, and waist, and a plurality of patterns having different sizes are prepared. For example, it is composed of the dimensions of each part of the item of measuring information. In the present embodiment, three sizes of 150 cm, 158 cm, and 166 cm in height, and a total of 57 sizes were prepared by developing 19 sizes of bust between 77 cm and 109 cm for each type.
[0019]
The measuring information is information on the body dimensions of each part of the customer measured by the three-dimensional body measuring device. For example, it is appropriately selected from the items shown in FIG. In this figure, the right half item is the height from the ground. In the three-dimensional body measuring apparatus of the present embodiment, the dimensions of each item shown in the figure can be measured, and the desired dimensions are used as the measuring information. In the present embodiment, for the top product such as a blouse, an item marked with “x” is included in the “top” column in the figure, and for the bottom product such as pants, the “bottom” Columns include items marked with “○”.
[0020]
The specification information is information on silhouettes, details (design), materials, auxiliary materials, and specifications (tailoring). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, tailoring can be selected from A, B, C as side specifications, hem specification can be selected from 1, 2 and side pockets can be selected from a, b, c. It is conceivable that the rear pocket can be selected or the rear pocket can be selected from 1, 2, and 3. Further, as an attached selection, it is conceivable to select from buttons having different colors, sizes, shapes, or the like, or to change the embroidery typeface. In addition, change the thickness and color of the stitch thread, select the material color, mixing ratio, organization, the possibility of home washing, the softness of the texture, the thinness of the flesh, etc., change the shape of the color (collar) as a design It is conceivable that.
[0021]
The stock information is stock data of the cloth, accessories and the like. The customer management information is registered in the customer management information database in association with the customer ID. The standard size pattern information is registered in the standard size pattern information database, the specification information is registered in the specification information database, and the stock information is registered in the stock information database. In the standard size pattern information database, information such as height, bust, waist, hip and the like is registered in each record in correspondence with one standard size pattern for each record.
[0022]
Further, the server includes an authentication table in which a customer ID and a password are associated with each customer in order to perform access authentication from the customer terminal. The authentication information may be managed in the customer management information database.
[0023]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure for implementing the pattern order system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the customer's body shape is first measured by the three-dimensional body measurement device 31 of the retail store. Then, the terminal 3 of the retail store activates a WWW browser or a mailer to access the present system. That is, it connects to the server 1 via the Internet 2 and transmits the measuring information to the server 1.
[0024]
The server 1 having received the measuring information searches the standard size pattern information database 12 from the height and the bust size of the measuring information, and searches and specifies a standard size pattern suitable for the customer. Next, a customer's dummy is created on the retailer terminal 3 so that it can be dressed up. That is, selection of silhouette (style), detail (design), thread, fabric, attachment, tailoring, etc. can be made from the terminal 3, and the server 1 which has received the selection information makes the specification information database 13 based on the selection information. Then, the corresponding information is acquired, and the detail data is pasted to the customer dummy image or the fabric pattern is mapped, thereby realizing the virtual fitting to the terminal 3. For this, CAD software in the server 1 is used.
[0025]
The server 1, which determines these silhouettes, details, threads, fabrics, attachments, tailoring, and the like, receives the determination from the terminal 3, and then modifies and optimizes the standard size pattern to create customer size pattern information. . For this, measuring information other than the height and the bust is also used. For example, for producing a top product, measuring information marked with a cross in FIG. 2 is used, and for producing a bottom product, measuring information marked with a circle in FIG. 2 is used. More specifically, the standard size pattern information is automatically corrected using the macro function of the CAD software in the server by inputting the inseam rise, bust, waist, hip rise dimensions, and the like based on the measurement information.
[0026]
As described above, in the present embodiment, in accordance with the three-dimensional shape data, a suitable size is searched after being determined from the size development of the silhouette pattern graded for each body type, and the grading size is determined by using the macro function of the CAD software. Utilize and optimize according to customer's three-dimensional shape data.
[0027]
When the customer size pattern information and the detailed specification information are specified in this way, the processing of the optimized customer pattern (sewing allowance, lining, interlining, pattern creation) is performed, and the customer pattern, order sheet , Sewing specifications, etc. are output from the server 1 to the factory terminal 4. The factory terminal 4 receiving these information performs marking, fabric cutting, sewing, finishing, knitting, and product inspection based on the information, and then is shipped to the corresponding retail store or customer address. As the destination of the customer, customer information registered in the customer management information database 11 of the server 1 from the retail store terminal 3 or the like is used. In a factory, after cutting raw materials based on data input (received from the server) to the single-sheet cutting CAM software, sewing can be performed to manufacture products.
[0028]
Measurement information, customer patterns, order sheets, and the like can be registered in the customer management information database 11 of the server 1. Thus, the customer can use the terminal (customer terminal) 5 at home next time to connect to the server 1 and place an order. For this purpose, an ID card in which a customer ID is described is issued to the customer. Therefore, by inputting the customer ID and password on a predetermined authentication screen displayed after connecting to the server and receiving authentication, the same operation as the above-described retail store terminal 3 can be performed. Then, the customer management information database 11 is searched based on the inputted customer ID, and it becomes possible to obtain measurement information and the like of the customer, and it is possible to order new clothing using the information. I have.
[0029]
Note that the pattern order system of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, but can be changed as appropriate. In particular, it goes without saying that the contents of the customer management information, standard size pattern information, specification information, and stock information managed by the server are appropriately changed.
[0030]
Further, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the customer size pattern is created after the details and the fabric are determined, but the order may be reversed. Further, in the above-described embodiment, mainly the clothes, especially women's clothes have been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to other clothes. Further, the present invention can be applied to not only clothing but also products to be worn, such as shoes and glasses.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the pattern ordering system of the present invention, the body can be easily and accurately measured without causing the customer to feel stress, and the clothes and the like that match the customer's preference and body shape can be reduced without having to carry an inventory. Can be provided at cost.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a pattern order system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of measuring information.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of specification information.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an implementation procedure of the pattern order system of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 server 2 communication network (Internet)
3 Retail store terminal 4 Factory terminal 5 Customer terminal 31 Three-dimensional body measurement device

Claims (4)

Preparing a plurality of standard size patterns for manufacturing products having different sizes in advance, identifying a standard size pattern close to the customer's body shape based on the customer's body shape, correcting the standard size pattern, A pattern ordering system that assists in manufacturing products for the customer,
Standard size pattern information storage means for storing, in association with standard size pattern information including other items, a plurality of combinations of predetermined size items in the size items of the standard size pattern;
Means for receiving selection information on design and materials, and input of measurement information by the three-dimensional body measuring device,
In the input measurement information, the standard size pattern information storage means is searched based on the dimensions of the predetermined item to specify a standard size pattern corresponding thereto, and the other items in the input measurement information are specified. Customer size pattern information determining means for correcting the specified standard size pattern information to be customer size pattern information based on the dimension information of
Means for outputting, based on the selection information and the customer size pattern information, information necessary for manufacturing a product of the customer, a pattern order system. Standard size pattern information storage means for storing a plurality of combinations of height and bust in association with standard size pattern information including waist and hips,
Means for receiving input of selection information on silhouette, detail, tailoring, etc., and measuring information by a three-dimensional body measuring device,
Of the input measuring information, the standard size pattern information storage means is searched based on the height and the bust, and the corresponding standard size pattern is specified, and the input measuring information is replaced with information other than the height and the bust. Customer size pattern information determining means for correcting the specified standard size pattern information to be customer size pattern information based on the
Means for outputting information necessary for sewing the clothing of the customer based on the selection information and the customer size pattern information. Each of the means is provided in a server,
This server is connected to the terminal of the retail store and the terminal of the sewing factory,
Upon receiving the customer's measuring information measured by the three-dimensional body measuring device provided at the retail store, the customer size pattern information determining means determines the standard size pattern and corrects it based on the received measuring information. Done to create customer size pattern information,
In response to a request from the retailer terminal, silhouette, details, information on tailoring and the like is transmitted to the retailer terminal, and the selected information is received from the retailer terminal that browsed the information,
The pattern order system according to claim 2, wherein the selection information and the customer size pattern information are transmitted to a terminal of a sewing factory. It is also connected to the customer's terminal,
The apparatus further includes a measurement information storage unit that stores the received measurement information in association with customer identification information unique to each customer,
4. The pattern order system according to claim 3, wherein the measuring information of the customer is acquired from the measuring information storage means based on the customer identification information received from the customer terminal.

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