Method and system for manufacturing apparel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10228682-B2
Application number	US-201715611618-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2017
Priority date	Jun 2, 2016
Publication date	Mar 12, 2019
Grant date	Mar 12, 2019

Abstract

Methods and systems for manufacturing a piece or apparel. According to an aspect of the invention, a method for the manufacture of a piece of apparel comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining body data corresponding to at least one dimension of at least a part of the user's body, (b) obtaining pattern data corresponding to at least one pattern of the piece of apparel to be manufactured, (c) generating, based on the body data and the pattern data, manufacturing data adapted to be processed by a manufacturing machine, and (d) transmitting the manufacturing data to a manufacturing machine. When the manufacturing data is received at the manufacturing machine, the manufacturing data is processed and at least part of the piece of apparel is manufactured.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for manufacturing apparel, the method comprising:
obtaining body data representing at least one dimension of at least a part of a user's body, the body data being used to generate an avatar of the user's body in a virtual space;
obtaining pattern data representing at least one pattern to be applied to a piece of apparel, the at least one pattern being selected based on an intersection between the avatar and a virtual object in the virtual space;
generating, based on the body data and the pattern data, manufacturing data adapted to be processed by a manufacturing machine; and
transmitting the manufacturing data to the manufacturing machine, wherein when the manufacturing data is received at the manufacturing machine, the manufacturing data is processed and at least part of the piece of apparel is manufactured with the at least one pattern.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the manufacturing data further comprises:
obtaining a set of sample data; and
modifying the sample data based on the body data and the pattern data to obtain the manufacturing data.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the body data comprises detecting at least one spatial coordinate of a plurality of points on a surface of the user's body.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the body data comprises scanning at least a part of the user's body.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the body data comprises at least one body parameter that at least partly defines a body shape of the user's body.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the generating the manufacturing data comprises adjusting the manufacturing data according to the body shape of the user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the manufacturing data comprises adjusting the manufacturing data based on an expected shrinking of the piece of apparel during a first washing or a first steaming of the piece of apparel.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the pattern data comprises selecting an avatar for the user.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
modifying the pattern data, wherein modifying the pattern data includes modifying at least one pattern of the piece of apparel.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
manufacturing the piece of apparel based on the manufacturing data.

11. A system for manufacturing apparel, the system comprising:
one or more data processors; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to perform operations including:
obtaining body data representing at least one dimension of at least a part of a user's body, the body data being used to generate an avatar of the user's body in a virtual space;
obtaining pattern data representing at least one pattern to be applied to a piece of apparel, the at least one pattern being selected based on an intersection between the avatar and a virtual object in the virtual space;
generating, based on the body data and the pattern data, manufacturing data adapted to be processed by a manufacturing machine; and
transmitting the manufacturing data to the manufacturing machine, wherein when the manufacturing data is received at the manufacturing machine, the manufacturing data is processed and at least part of the piece of apparel is manufactured with the at least one pattern.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the body data is obtained by detecting at least one spatial coordinate of a plurality of points on a surface of the user's body.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the obtaining the body data further includes determining at least one body parameter, wherein a body parameter is at least partly defined by a body shape of the user.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
adjusting the manufacturing data according to a body shape of the user.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
adjusting the manufacturing data based on an expected shrinking of the piece of apparel during washing or steaming of the piece of apparel for a first time.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein an avatar of the user is based on the body data of the user.

17. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:
a manufacturing machine adapted to manufacture the piece of apparel based on the manufacturing data.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the manufacturing data includes instructions for controlling the manufacturing machine.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the manufacturing machine is a knitting machine.

20. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a cutting unit adapted to cut the manufactured piece of apparel.

21. A system for generating customized patterns, the system comprising:
at least one position detector configured to generate body data, wherein the body data represents a shape of a user's body;
a data processor configured to:
generate a virtual space including at least one virtual object and an avatar, wherein a shape of the avatar is defined using the body data,
detect at least one intersection between the avatar and the at least one virtual object in the virtual space, and
generate customized pattern data based on the at least one intersection, wherein the at least one intersection between the avatar and the at least one virtual object causes a pattern design to be formed on the avatar, and wherein the pattern design is used to generate the customized pattern data; and
a manufacturing machine configured to manufacture a wearable item using the customized pattern data and the body data, the pattern design being applied to the wearable item.

22. The system for generating customized patterns of claim 21 , wherein the pattern design is formed on the avatar based on the shape of the user's body.

23. The system for generating customized patterns of claim 21 , wherein the data processor is further configured to:
modify the pattern design in real-time, wherein modifying the pattern design includes detecting a new intersection between the avatar and the at least one virtual object, wherein the new intersection causes a new pattern to be formed on the avatar, and wherein the pattern design is modified using the new pattern.

24. The system for generating customized patterns of claim 21 , further comprising:
a display device configured to display the avatar and the at least one virtual object.

25. The system for generating customized patterns of claim 21 , wherein the avatar is controlled by movement of the user.

Assignees

• Adidas Ag

Inventors

• Colaianni Matteo
• Hill Jan
• Wilhelmi Anna
• Süssmuth Jochen Björn
• O'Mahony David Joseph Gareth
• Lott Christian

Classifications

• G06T17/00

  Three-dimensional [3D] modelling for computer graphics · CPC title

• G06Q30/0621 Primary

  by configuring or customising goods or services · CPC title

• A41H3/007

  Methods of drafting or marking-out patterns using computers (computer-aided design G06F30/00) · CPC title

• A41H1/02 Primary

  Devices for taking measurements on the human body · CPC title

• G06Q50/04

  Manufacturing · CPC title