IP Library Granted Patent US 7,593,783
Granted Patent B2
US 7,593,783 · App. 11/588,717 · Granted Sep 22, 2009

Reconfigurable garment definition and production method

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Patent No.
US 7,593,783
App. No.
11/588,717
Granted
Sep 22, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics.

Claims (40)

1. Electronically-configurable glasses comprising:

wearable glasses;

a media player coupled to the glasses; and

an interface for electronically providing media to the media player,

wherein software enables real-time user-control to configure media player operation, said software configuring electronically a variable color element, a variable shade element, a variable opacity element, a variable rigidity element, a variable shape element, or a variable reflectivity element according to a computerized expert or consultant program that stylistically recommends such element configuration of the glasses using a user template, parameter or sensed condition.

2. Glasses of claim 1 wherein:

the interface provides wireless communication for downloading media from a network.

3. Glasses of claim 1 wherein:

the media player comprises a mobile phone having an organic light emitting display and a portable fuel cell.

4. Glasses of claim 1 further comprising:

a perfume or pheromone dispenser controllable by the software.

5. Glasses of claim 1 further comprising:

a sensor coupled to the interface for sensing a patient condition or indicating a medical alarm.

6. Glasses of claim 1 wherein:

the media comprises down-loadable music, such that usage thereof is chargeable financially to the user.

7. Glasses of claim 1 wherein:

the software comprises a GUI for assisting user definition, configuration or selection according to a garment definition, design template or style, or expert design template.

8. Integrated glasses and music player apparatus comprising:

glasses; and

a music player coupled to the glasses,

wherein the music player electronically or wirelessly accesses music media from a network, and software configures electronically a variable color element, a variable shade element, a variable opacity element, a variable rigidity element, a variable shape element, or a variable reflectivity element according to a computerized expert or consultant program that stylistically recommends such element configuration of the glasses using a user template, parameter or sensed condition.

9. Apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:

a mobile phone having a global positioning locator.

10. Apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:

a medical sensor coupled to the glasses for enabling a doctor or hospital computer to monitor a patient wearing the glasses; and

an electronically-controlled medicine dispenser coupled to the glasses.

11. Apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:

a human-emotion detector coupled to the glasses; and an electronically-controlled perfume or pheromone dispenser coupled to the glasses.

12. Apparatus of claim 8 wherein:

the music media is accessible using software for choosing, selecting, configuring or defining a garment definition, a design template or style, or an expert design template.

13. Method for configuring electronic glasses having media player comprising steps:

configuring a media player coupled to glasses for playing one or more media selection; and

accessing such selection wirelessly from a network;

wherein the configuring step electronically configures a variable color element, a variable shade element, a variable opacity element, a variable rigidity element, a variable shape element, or a variable reflectivity element according to a computerized expert or consultant program that stylistically recommends such element configuration of the glasses using a user template, parameter or sensed condition.

14. Method of claim 13 wherein:

the media player is configurable using GUI software for assisting user selection according to a garment definition, design template or style, or expert design template.

15. Method of claim 13 wherein:

the media player comprises a mobile telephone including an RFID device.

16. Method of claim 13 wherein:

the configuring step comprises simulating a prototype model or media application.

Continuity (1)
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