Patent ID: 7905028
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: A41H,A61B,G01B

Abstract:
1. A method of size fitting and processing garment orders, comprising: storing personal contact information and body measurements of multiple garment end users in a first database, the body measurements comprising first and second measurements obtained with a measurement device comprising a belt having a first scale of first measurement indicia and a strap having a second scale of second measurement indicia, the strap attached to the belt, the first measurement having been obtained from the belt placed at a first position on an individual garment end user and the second measurement having been obtained from the strap while the belt is maintained at the first position, at least the first measurement comprising a body measurement; storing garment pattern specifications of multiple garment items offered by a garment product provider in a second database, the garment pattern specifications ascertained from actual measurements of patterns of standard fit sizes of the garment items; receiving from a garment shopper an order for a garment item selected from the multiple garment items, and the personal contact information of an individual garment end user of the multiple garment end users for whom the selected garment item is to be purchased; comparing the body measurements of the individual garment end user, including at least the first measurement, to the pattern specifications of the standard fit sizes of the selected garment item; and automatically selecting for the garment shopper one of the standard fit sizes of the selected garment item based on the comparison.