Patent ID: 7242999

Claim:
A method for identifying virtual body profiles for the needs of the clothing industry, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing an information processing system, b) introducing into said processing system generic 3D morphological data representative of reference size models of garment brands and respective generic categorizing data as resulting from predetermined categorizing criteria, c) deriving from said generic 3D morphological data generic volumetric, dimensional, and angular data as resulting from predetermined volumetric, dimensional, and angular criteria, and recording said generic volumetric, dimensional, and angular data, d) organizing said generic 3D morphological data in said information processing system according to said brands, said categorizing criteria and said volumetric, dimensional, and angular criteria, e) storing said generic 3D morphological data, said generic categorizing data, and said generic volumetric, dimensional, and angular data thereby creating a database of virtual body profiles, f) acquiring personal morphological data from a human subject under consideration and respective personal categorizing data as resulting from said categorizing criteria, g) deriving from said personal morphological data personal volumetric, dimensional, and angular data as resulting from said volumetric, dimensional, and angular criteria, and recording said personal volumetric, dimensional, and angular data, h) searching in said database and selecting therefrom a suitable profile matching, within acceptable tolerances, said personal volumetric, dimensional, and angular data and said personal categorizing data.