System for managing and providing information about textiles, among others

Abstract

The invention relates, among others, to a system (10) for managing and providing information (19) about textiles, in particular before, during and after the production of the textiles (13), comprising a) at least one computer (11), b) a plurality of input stations (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h) which are connected to the computer (11) and at which raw information (15a, 15b) about raw materials (16) and / or about pre-products (17) of a textile (13) can be input before the production of the textile, c) a processing station (18a, 18b) which is connected to the computer and at which the raw information (15a, 15b) can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed and / or configured; and d) an input station (14c, 18a) which is connected to the computer (11) and at which information (19) about a finished textile (13) or a textile to be finished can be input; e) wherein the information (19) about a textile (13) can be linked, in particular by means of the computer (11), to the raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) used or to be used and the textile (13) pre-products (17) used or to be used in the production of the textile (13).

Description

[0001] System for managing and providing information about textiles, etc.

[0002] The invention relates firstly to a system for managing and providing information about textiles according to claim 1.

[0003] The applicant has been active in the development of such systems for some time.

[0004] Textile manufacturing is a complex undertaking: numerous raw materials and intermediate products are required to produce a textile, such as a shirt. Different types of fibers, such as cotton or synthetic fibers, are used, which are then spun into yarns. These can be used to make woven or knitted fabrics. The fabrics, as well as the yarn, provide the raw materials for making the shirt. A shirt also requires buttons, possibly different fabrics, such as for button plackets or collar trim, spare buttons, thread for sewing on the buttons, thread for sewing the fabric pieces, and many other elements.

[0005] The company that manufactures a textile from various raw materials and / or intermediate products must classify the textile. The textile should contain, for example, a size specification. The textile should also be assigned information, such as whether it is a garment for men, women, or unisex, as well as other information, such as material specifications.

[0006] When selling the textile, e.g. in a store or in an online shop, it is desirable to be able to access this information about the properties of the textile and the properties of the raw materials and intermediate products used.

[0007] It would also be desirable if this information could be used in the course of testing the reusability or recyclability of the textiles after their service life has been reached in a recycling plant or sorting facility.

[0008] Access to such information would also be desirable, particularly for the automated creation of care instructions and washing information for textiles.

[0009] Information management in the textile sector today varies greatly and depends on the companies involved. In particular, according to the applicant's findings, information is often entered into systems manually. This often results in duplicate work because information must be entered multiple times.

[0010] The invention aims to simplify information management in connection with the production and distribution as well as any handling of a textile following distribution up to a possible recovery of the primary materials.

[0011] The invention solves this problem with the features of claim 1.

[0012] The invention recognizes that a multitude of information is taken into account during the production of a textile. A multitude of information is also relevant or helpful for the handling of a finished textile, both for its future life and its subsequent use. The invention provides a system that makes it possible to capture information about any raw material and any intermediate product of a textile before the textile is manufactured, and to store and retrieve it in a sorted and structured manner, and in particular, for automated further processing.

[0013] Raw materials are any materials used in the production of textiles.

[0014] For the purposes of the invention, a preliminary product is any means of production and also any intermediate product that can be used by a manufacturer of a textile in the manufacture of the textile.

[0015] Within the scope of the invention, a precursor product may also be a precursor product of another precursor product.

[0016] The system enables every participant involved in a textile manufacturing process, e.g. companies, to enter or retrieve information into the system across all stages.

[0017] This information is made available across all stages of the textile's production process, specifically across all stages of the textile's production process. The system allows different pieces of information to be linked together.

[0018] During the production or design of the textile, the raw information about the raw material and intermediate products already stored in the system can be accessed, particularly by referring to parts lists or tender documents. Information about the textile, such as details about the size of the finished textile, can be linked to the raw information.

[0019] The information about the textile can be made available to a participant in the textile's economic cycle downstream of the textile's manufacturing facility, such as an e-commerce shop, for example, for the purpose of advertising the textile. This allows for automated, standardized data exchange, eliminating the need for multiple data entries.

[0020] The system according to the invention is used to manage and provide information about textiles. Textiles, for the purposes of the invention, are considered items of clothing in the broadest sense, such as shirts, trousers, coats, socks, etc. The system is used to manage and provide information before textile production, during textile production, and even after textile production.

[0021] The system comprises at least one computer. This computer can, for example, centrally administer the system and store and make all information available.

[0022] The invention also encompasses systems that comprise several computers that can also be connected to one another.

[0023] The computer has access to at least one memory in which the information can be stored.

[0024] The invention distinguishes between raw information and information about finished textiles. Raw information, within the meaning of the invention, refers to information about raw materials and / or information about intermediate products of a textile.

[0025] The raw information can be entered into the system before the textile is manufactured, in particular by the participants in the economic cycle who manufacture and / or make available or market the raw materials or intermediate products, e.g. by a yarn manufacturer, a fabric manufacturer or a button manufacturer.

[0026] The invention distinguishes from this raw information information the information about a finished textile or a textile to be finished. This information includes, for example, an identifier of the textile, e.g., an article number, a batch number, or a serial number of the textile, information about the size of the textile, information about the type of textile, information about the color of the textile, its price (recommended retail price), and many other details about the properties of the textile.

[0027] The information about the textile can particularly advantageously also include raw information, namely in particular raw information about the raw materials and intermediate products used or employed in the manufacture of the textile.

[0028] The system according to the invention comprises a plurality of input stations. The input stations are connected to the computer, e.g., via a network. The network can be any type of network and can be provided, for example, via the Internet.

[0029] At the input station, for example, raw information can be entered. This is raw information about raw materials and / or intermediate products of a textile. This information is entered into the system via an input station before the textile is manufactured.

[0030] An input station can, in particular, be a station from which the entered data can be transmitted to the computer via the network. In the simplest case, this is a terminal connected to the Internet, e.g., a mobile or stationary device. The input station cooperates, in particular, with an access control device connected to the computer.

[0031] For example, a fabric manufacturer can enter information about its entire product range into the system using the input station.

[0032] The invention encompasses the possibility of only raw information being input at the input station. However, the invention also encompasses the possibility of also inputting information about textiles and / or viewing and / or reading raw information and / or information about textiles at the input station.

[0033] Preferably, raw information is entered automatically at the input station.

[0034] The system according to the invention further comprises at least one processing station. The processing station is also connected to the computer, for example, via a network, e.g., the Internet.

[0035] At the processing station, the raw information can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed and / or configured. A processing station can be located, for example, in the factory of a textile manufacturing facility. For example, information required for the production of the textile can be viewed via the processing station, e.g., information about the properties of the raw materials or intermediate products used in the textile's production.

[0036] For example, the material of a button delivered to the textile manufacturer can be checked in advance of or during the production of a textile. The information about the button available in the system can also be added to a data set for a textile.

[0037] A processing station can also be used, for example, in a company that designs textiles for production. The designer can, for example, access information stored in the system about the raw materials and intermediate products to be used in the production of the textiles using parts lists or product samples.

[0038] The system according to the invention further comprises at least one further input station. This is in turn connected to the computer, in particular via the network, e.g., via the Internet. Information about a finished textile or a textile to be finished can be entered at this input station. For example, the information can include data such as is typically listed in a parts list on the basis of which the textile is manufactured. A parts list can, for example, stipulate that a certain number of buttons of a certain type are used for the production of a shirt. Information about the shirt to be manufactured can be entered at the input station, and can include, for example, information about how many buttons and which type are used in the shirt. The information about the textile further includes information for identifying the textile. This information is referred to as an identifier. The identifier can be used, for example,A single textile can be identified. Alternatively, the identifier can be used to identify a group of identically designed textiles, or, for example, textiles from a batch. For example, if a shirt is manufactured identically in a certain number of pieces, e.g., 100, all of these shirts can receive the same identifier.

[0039] The information about the finished textile to be entered at the input station thus includes the textile's identification.

[0040] According to the invention, the information about the finished textile or the textile to be finished can be linked to the raw information about the raw materials and intermediate products used or to be used in the production of the textile.

[0041] The information on the textiles therefore also contains, in particular, raw information on the raw materials and intermediate products used in the production of the textile.

[0042] The system according to the invention further comprises in particular an output station.

[0043] The output station is also connected to the computer, e.g., via a network, particularly via the Internet. At the output station, information about the finished textile and / or raw information about the raw materials or preliminary products used in the manufacture of this textile can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed. This use of the information at the receiving station occurs, in particular, for the purpose of advertising the textile and / or for the purpose of selling the textile. For example, output stations can be assigned to a store or an e-commerce shop, or be located upstream of it.

[0044] For example, an e-commerce shop can describe and / or advertise the manufactured textile using the information and raw information stored in the system.

[0045] The use of information provided by the computer via the output station can also be automated, i.e., mechanized. This enables particularly efficient handling of raw information and information.

[0046] The invention furthermore particularly comprises an output station at which, for the purpose of utilization, reutilization, or recycling of the textile, information about the finished textile can be viewed, extracted, or further processed using the textile's identifier. For example, a sorting facility to which the textile arrives, e.g. after many years of use, can access the information associated with this identifier and the raw information by reading an identifier attached to the textile, e.g. contained in an RFID tag, and read this information from the system. This information can then, for example, provide the sorting facility with information about the material the textile is made of and the raw materials and preliminary products used in its manufacture, thus facilitating sorting.

[0047] The system according to the invention provides improved manageability of information. This allows for the automation of numerous steps previously performed manually. All information can be retained throughout the textile's lifetime and can be retrieved when needed.

[0048] A textile within the meaning of the invention primarily refers to items of clothing, such as shirts, trousers, coats, shoes, headgear, etc. However, the term "textile" within the meaning of this patent application is intended to encompass all textile products in the broadest sense, such as bags, especially handbags, backpacks, and also so-called home textiles, such as bed linen, curtains, etc.

[0049] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, an authorization check can be carried out at an input station and / or at a processing station and / or at an output station. According to this advantageous embodiment of the invention, a rights check can be carried out by the system each time the raw information or information is to be used at one of the stations, e.g., viewing the information or further processing the information, or reading the information. During this check, the computer checks whether the user who wishes to view or further use the raw information or information stored in the system is authorized to do so. Such a rights check can, for example,include entering the name of the user who wishes to view or further process the information or raw information managed in the system at the corresponding station, possibly also in coded form. The computer can then check whether this user is authorized to view or process the data. This enables reliable and trustworthy handling of the raw information or information. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, when raw information and / or information is entered, authorizations, e.g. read authorizations, can be assigned to the entered raw information and / or information. According to this advantageous embodiment of the invention, the person entering raw information or information into the system can specify who is authorized to view or further process this information.This allows, for example, the entry of trusted information, such as price information, discount information, delivery time information, etc. The person entering information into the system can therefore specify that only certain companies (users) or participants in the economic cycle may view this information. For example, rights can be assigned when entering information so that only a specific person, user, company, group of users, people, or companies may view or further process the entered information or raw information. This allows for efficient and trustworthy management of raw information and information.

[0050] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the raw information comprises data from the following group of data about the raw materials and / or the intermediate products: a) sector data, which comprises information about a specific sector or a specific segment, e.g. that the data relates to a raw material or an intermediate product; and / or b) product class data, which comprises data about the type of raw material or the type of intermediate product, such as copper, cotton, fabric, button, zipper; and c) feature data, which comprises data about the intermediate product or the raw material, such as data about properties, in particular i) data about the intermediate product or about the material or the material composition, such as material information, a recommended retail price, delivery times, batch sizes, prices, price scales, information that is taken into account during washing or cleaning, such asMelting points of materials, photos, ii) data on origin, article number, identifier, time of manufacture, data on the manufacturer's operations, iii) data on certificates, iv) data on sustainability information, CO2 footprint, energy and / or water and / or resource consumption during production. v) data on durability, recyclability, proportion of recyclable materials, repairability, recyclability, and / or special design activities for improved material cycles.

[0051] This embodiment of the invention enables a very detailed description of all raw materials, intermediate products, and textiles, as well as efficient handling of a large amount of information. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the raw information is subject to an RDF format. The RDF (Resource Description Framework) format is well known in the art. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly efficient handling of extensive information and provides, for example, a particularly elegant way to automatically translate the raw information into other languages, as well as to view, sort, and manage data.

[0052] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the sector data, the product class data, and the feature data are each linked to one another using a subject-attribute-object structure. The "attribute" is also referred to as a "predicate." This embodiment of the invention enables particularly efficient handling of even very extensive stocks of raw information and other information. In particular, machine-controlled and automated data processing of the information can be carried out. According to the invention, this includes the possibility of training large language models in the context of raw materials, intermediate products, and textiles. This is not possible in the prior art.

[0053] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the computer assigns a specific plurality of features to a specific type of product class data. This embodiment of the invention facilitates information entry and prevents errors.

[0054] For example, a product class "button for a shirt" can be assigned the attribute data "hole button" or "button without holes." The subclass "hole button" can be assigned the attribute data "number of holes," "hole size," "hole shape," "button material," "button outer diameter," and "button shape." For example, if a user enters raw information about a button, they can automatically receive a suggestion from the system for the additional attributes to be entered after selecting the appropriate sector data and product class data.

[0055] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the computer performs this assignment in the form of a data tree. A data tree is a process-oriented representation of subsets of feature data that are assigned to specific product class data. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly simple data management while taking different usage scenarios into account.

[0056] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the data tree is designed to be parts list-oriented. This embodiment of the invention enables a particularly simple compilation of raw information on various raw materials and intermediate products when processing a textile design.

[0057] This embodiment of the invention allows the designer to access raw materials and intermediate products when designing a textile or manufacturing the textile based on a parts list-based process, and the system offers these elements to the designer in a structured manner for selection. The information stored in the system for these elements can, for example, be hidden behind the offered elements. However, this raw information and information can also be viewed by the designer if necessary.

[0058] According to an alternative advantageous embodiment of the invention, the data tree is designed with sustainability criteria in mind. This embodiment of the invention enables, for example, automatic or automated tests to be carried out to carry out certain tests that incorporate sustainability criteria, e.g., for the purpose of issuing sustainability certificates. For example, it is possible to query the recycled content of the textile, the raw materials used, and the intermediate products, and the resource consumption (e.g., water or energy consumption) that occurred during the production of the textile and / or during the production of raw materials or intermediate products. Furthermore, queries regarding origin information can be used to query transport routes and, associated with them, estimated emissions caused by transport.All of this sustainability criteria-related information is made available for retrieval by the system. The structure and storage of the raw information and the information about the textile can be configured in such a way that these queries can be carried out efficiently.

[0059] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the information comprises data from the following group of data about the finished textile or about the textile to be finished: a) Sector data, which comprises information about a relevant sector, e.g. that the data relates to a finished product - clothing; b) Product class data, which comprises data about the type of finished textile, e.g. shirt, trousers, coat; c) Features data, which comprises data about the textile, such as the colour of the textile and size of the textile or the recommended retail price of the textile, material information, information about the size of the textile, an indication of whether it is a female or male or unisex textile, e.g.in the event that the textile is a shirt, information on the collar shape, a non-binding recommended price, delivery times, batch sizes, prices, price scales, information taken into account during washing or cleaning, such as melting point, photos, data on origin, article number, identification, time of manufacture, data on the manufacturer's operation, data on certificates, data on sustainability information, CO2 footprint, energy consumption during manufacture.

[0060] This embodiment of the invention enables a precise and detailed description of the textile with all desired properties and an efficient handling of larger amounts of data.

[0061] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the computer assigns a certain number of features to a certain type of product class data, e.g. a shirt, such as whether it is a shirt with buttons, if so, how many buttons the shirt has, what size the buttons or buttonholes have, what hole shape, etc. This embodiment of the invention enables a high level of functional reliability.

[0062] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the information is subject to an RDF format. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly efficient handling of the numerous pieces of information.

[0063] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the sector data, the product class data, and the feature data are each linked to one another using a subject-attribute-object structure. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly efficient management of the extensive data. According to the invention, this includes the possibility of training large language models in the context of raw materials, intermediate products, and textiles.

[0064] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the computer suggests a plurality of features to a user via the input device after selecting a product class. The user can fully or selectively enter content into the plurality of feature data. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly high functionality and operational reliability of the system.

[0065] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the computer assigns a specific plurality of feature data to a specific type of product class data. This embodiment of the invention enables a particularly high level of functional reliability of the system.

[0066] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the computer performs this assignment in the form of a data tree. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly efficient data management.

[0067] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the data tree is designed with sustainability and / or e-commerce in mind. This embodiment of the invention enables efficient data management.

[0068] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the information comprises LCA data (= life cycle assessment data). This embodiment of the invention enables particularly efficient data collection and analysis. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the raw information and / or the information comprises all the data required to provide a digital product passport. This embodiment of the invention enables the generation of a digital product passport in the simplest possible way.

[0069] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the raw information and the information can be automatically input and / or read at an input station and / or at a processing station. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly efficient operation.

[0070] According to an advantageous embodiment, the invention relates to a combination of the system with a textile having an identifier that allows for identification. This embodiment of the invention enables high functionality.

[0071] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, each textile has its own identifier. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly safe operation.

[0072] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, several textiles have the same identifier. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly efficient handling.

[0073] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the identifier is arranged on the textile in the form of a machine-readable tag, e.g., in the form of a QR code, e.g., for placement in a textile label, or in the form of an RFID tag. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly secure functionality of the system. The invention further relates to a method for operating a system according to claim 25.

[0074] The invention is based on the object of specifying a method which enables simplified information management during the production and / or treatment of textiles.

[0075] The invention solves this problem with the features of claim 25.

[0076] This invention provides a method that allows the entire process of handling information on and about textiles, from their creation to the end of their life cycle, to be fully digitally mapped and recorded. All relevant information about the materials and precursors used, insofar as this is of interest for assessing sustainability properties and / or recycling or recovery criteria, can be recorded.

[0077] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the method comprises the step of entering the textile's identifier for the purpose of reusing, sorting, or recycling the textile at an output station connected to the computer, and using the linked information. This embodiment of the invention enables particularly simple and secure transmission of information about the properties and characteristics of the textile when it reaches the end of its useful life.

[0078] The invention further relates to a data set according to claim 27. Due to its structure, such a data set allows efficient handling of even large amounts of data, in particular mechanized and automated data processing.

[0079] The invention further relates to a data set according to claim 28.

[0080] Such a data set allows efficient handling of even large amounts of data, in particular mechanized and automated data processing.

[0081] The invention further relates to a system according to claim 31.

[0082] The invention also aims to simplify information management in connection with the production and distribution as well as any handling of a textile following distribution up to a possible recovery of the primary materials.

[0083] The invention solves this problem with the features of claim 32.

[0084] With regard to a large number of the features of claim 31, reference is made to the previous statements, which apply analogously to claim 31.

[0085] The special feature of the system according to claim 31 consists in a device that can distinguish between and / or take into account different linguistic usages of raw information and / or information about the textile, and if necessary, even translate them. For example, a color of a raw material or a color of a textile can be designated by a first company, e.g., a textile manufacturing company, with a first designation and a different designation by another company, even though it is one and the same color.

[0086] For example, a particular red colour which is clearly or objectively identifiable by means of a conventional colour code, e.g. a RAL number, may be referred to as Ferrari Red by a first textile manufacturing company and as Fiat Red by another textile manufacturing company.

[0087] The system according to the invention comprises a device with which these two different designations or linguistic usages for one and the same color can be distinguished from one another. These two different linguistic usages can be taken into account with this device. The system according to the invention can thus, for example, store objective information about the color, e.g., based on the RAL number, i.e., a color value, and additionally store information about a linguistic usage related to this color. Information about different linguistic usages can, for example, be stored in relation to different companies.

[0088] In this way, the system can make information about a specific property of a textile or raw material available or present it to different companies in different ways, taking different language usage into account. This can increase the acceptance of the system. A textile manufacturing company, for example, can use the system without having to change its language usage. On the other hand, the objective or factual information, e.g. the exact color determination using a color code system, can be stored. This information can be made available to other participants in the economic cycle - if necessary - even without the corresponding language usage, or if necessary or desired, it can also be made available using the language usage of a specific company.

[0089] According to the invention, automated data exchange and information translation can be significantly simplified. The security of data traffic and information transfer is also improved.

[0090] Alternatively or additionally, the system according to the invention is designed to translate the raw information or the information from a first language usage into a second language usage, or in the reverse direction, by means of the device.

[0091] Finally, the system according to the invention is particularly designed to use the device to assign a specific language usage to a piece of information or to raw information. The assignment of a specific language usage to a piece of information can, for example, also include the assignment of a specific business to this language usage.

[0092] Such combined or linked information, which includes information about the language usage and information about the company and / or information about the textile or raw information, can also be stored by the system according to the invention. The designation of a specific color as Ferrari Red by a first participant in the trade is referred to as the first language usage, and the designation of the same color as Fiat Red by another participant in the trade, or even another department of the same participant, is referred to as the second language usage.

[0093] Different linguistic usages can be relevant at one level of economic life or at one level of the system. For example, different textile manufacturers may use different names for the same colors. However, different raw material manufacturing companies may also use different names for the same color of a raw material.

[0094] However, the invention also encompasses a system that can distinguish, consider, and translate different designations, i.e., different linguistic usages, across all stages. For example, a yarn manufacturer or a company that dyes raw materials may require information that a textile manufacturing company, as a customer of yarn, describes this color or a specific property of a product using a specific linguistic usage. The system according to the invention can ensure that correct information is transmitted even across all stages.

[0095] As an alternative to the previously mentioned examples, such as Ferrari Red or Fiat Red, the different linguistic usages for designating a color can also include different codings. For example, one textile manufacturer may use an abbreviation 20E for a color, while another textile manufacturer may use an abbreviation 10A for the same color. The system according to the invention can also provide translations of these linguistic usages using the device proposed according to the invention.

[0096] Alternatively, other alphanumeric characters or codes can be used as language usage, such as A or B, for example to designate colors or other properties.

[0097] The aforementioned embodiments distinguish between two language usages. In fact, the system according to the invention can consider, differentiate, or translate any number of different language usages.

[0098] The system according to the invention relates not only to the use of different linguistic usages for colors, but also to the use of different linguistic usages for any properties of raw materials or textiles. In particular, the system according to the invention can take into account different linguistic usages for properties of raw materials, properties of textiles, or properties of intermediate products. The different linguistic usages can be stored by the system in coded form, e.g., as feature data.

[0099] The system according to the invention may comprise a device that translates the different language usages.

[0100] For example, a raw material manufacturer can input information about the color of a raw material as objective information, e.g., taken from an objective color system, such as a RAL measurement system. The corresponding color information can be displayed, represented, or transmitted by the system according to the invention in a language typical for a particular textile manufacturer.

[0101] According to the invention, such information transfer is possible, for example, if the system stores information about a specific language usage together with information about a specific company in a retrievable manner.

[0102] The system according to the invention is therefore particularly designed to store information about language usage in a retrievable manner.

[0103] The device according to the invention can be formed by a separate device or integrated into the system, or into an input station, a processing station, an output station, or a computer, or can be a component of such a station or computer. The device according to the invention can, in particular, also comprise software. In one embodiment of the invention, the device is formed by software.

[0104] The facility can be decentralized or centralized.

[0105] Information about language usage is referred to as language usage information. Language usage information, like the other information discussed in the invention, can be stored in codes. Storing the information in codes allows the information to be processed independently of the language usage information. This allows, for example, large amounts of data to be processed efficiently, e.g., translated.

[0106] The invention further relates to a method according to claim 32. The object of this invention is to provide a method which enables simplified information management during the production and / or treatment of textiles.

[0107] The invention solves this problem with the features of claim 32.

[0108] The invention according to claim 32 is to be understood taking into account the above statements, in particular with regard to the previous claims and explanations, which apply analogously.

[0109] Essential to the method according to claim 32 is that the system comprises a special device. The device can, for example, take into account a first linguistic usage of the raw information or information and a second linguistic usage of the raw information or information that differs from the first linguistic usage.

[0110] Alternatively or additionally, the device is designed to translate language usage. In particular, the device can translate a first language usage into a second language usage.

[0111] The two usages are different.

[0112] Finally, alternatively or additionally, it is provided that the facility allows information about a language usage to be assigned to the raw information or to information about a textile.

[0113] According to the invention, the method comprises the step of entering raw information about a raw material or about intermediate products. In particular, a first language usage of the raw information or a second language usage of the raw information can be used.

[0114] Furthermore, information about the finished textile can be entered at an input station. The input can be made using a first language and / or a second language.

[0115] In particular, the method according to the invention encompasses the possibility of inputting raw information or information about textiles at different input stations using different language usages.

[0116] When implementing the method according to the invention, the described device can take different language usages into account. For example, when implementing the method, the raw information or the information can be stored taking language usage into account.

[0117] Further embodiments of the invention emerge from the uncited subclaims and from the following description of the embodiments shown in the drawings.

[0118] Showing:

[0119] Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of a system according to the invention with a computer, a network, and a plurality of input stations connected thereto,

[0120] Drop-off points and

[0121] Processing stations, with a schematic representation of a fabric manufacturing plant, a

[0122] button manufacturing company, one

[0123] Manufacturing plant for the production of a textile, a sales shop for textiles, and a

[0124] Recycling station or sorting station for textiles,

[0125] Fig. 2 in an enlarged schematic

[0126] Representation, approximately according to subcircle II in Figure 1, the input device assigned to a manufacturing plant of a substance in a schematic representation as well as a data set containing raw information and a tabular list of possible raw information for the schematically represented

[0127] fabric samples,

[0128] Fig. 3 in a schematic

[0129] Principle representation, for example according to

[0130] Partial circle III in Figure 2, an input station that corresponds to a

[0131] Manufacturing plant for the production of buttons, a raw information data set and in a tabular list possible raw information on the schematically shown hole

[0132] Button,

[0133] Fig. 4 in a schematic representation approximately according to pitch circle IV in Figure 1, in an enlarged individual representation, schematically a

[0134] Processing device associated with a design and / or manufacturing plant for the production of textiles, a schematic diagram provided by the system

[0135] Data set comprising raw information and schematically an excerpt from a parts list on the basis of which the textile indicated in Figure 4 in the form of a men's shirt is manufactured, as well as a data set comprising information about the textile which is entered into the system via the processing station,

[0136] Fig. 5 in a schematic

[0137] Principle representation approximately according to subcircle V in Figure 2, an output device which is assigned to a shop, e.g. an e-commerce shop, for a sale of the textile, as well as schematically a shop and a data set retrieved from the system with information about the textile to be advertised and / or offered in the shop,

[0138] Fig. 6 in a schematic

[0139] Schematic diagram, approximately according to subcircle VI in Figure 1, of an output station assigned to a textile recycling or recycling operation, schematically showing a container loaded with textiles from which a used textile in the form of a shirt is taken, as well as a reading device assigned to the operation, with which an identifier can be read from an RFID tag arranged on the textile, wherein the reading device is connected to the output device, as well as schematically indicated a data set with information about this textile, which is obtained from the computer by reading the identifier of the textile,

[0140] Fig. 7 is a block diagram schematic representation similar to Figure 1 of the network of Figure 1, showing further input stations associated with a cotton farm, a chemical fiber manufacturing plant, a yarn manufacturing plant, and a dye manufacturing plant,

[0141] Fig. 8a shows a first plurality of embodiments of data structures according to the invention in a tabular representation, which are designed in the form of a subject-attribute-object relationship, and further showing some of these data structures in an RDF format,

[0142] Fig. 8b in a representation comparable to Figure

[0143] 8a further embodiments of data sets according to the invention with subject-attribute-object formats,

[0144] Fig. 9 shows in a table for different types of fibres, namely for viscose and for lyocell, a number of characteristics that the computer assigns to these fibres,

[0145] Fig. 10 in enlargement of the circle marked X in Figure 1

[0146] Partial circle the schematic principle of a data link that can be carried out by the computer,

[0147] Fig. 11 shows a further tabular list of a further plurality of

[0148] Embodiments of data structures according to the invention as shown in Figure 8a,

[0149] Fig. 12 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a system according to the invention in a representation similar to Fig. 1, wherein only a few stations of the system are illustrated by way of example in a partially sectioned, broken-off representation, wherein a first plant of a textile manufacturer is shown with a first input station and a first processing station and a second plant of a textile manufacturer is shown with a second input station and a second processing station, wherein different language usages are used in the two different plants of the textile manufacturers, wherein the system indicates a plurality of devices which can take different language usages into account and / or translate them, Fig. 13 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a system according to the invention in a representation according to Fig.12, wherein different language usages are used in a factory of a textile manufacturing plant, wherein the system, in analogy to the embodiment of Fig. 12, indicates a plurality of devices which can take into account and / or translate different language usages.

[0150] Fig. 14 shows a further embodiment of a system according to the invention in a representation according to Fig. 12, wherein a modified device is provided to take into account different language usages,

[0151] Fig. 15 shows a further embodiment of a system according to the invention in a representation according to Fig. 12, wherein a modified device is provided for taking into account and / or translating different language usages, and Fig. 16 shows a further

[0152] Embodiment of a system according to the invention, which has a modified device for taking into account and / or translating different language usages.

[0153] Embodiments of the invention are described by way of example in the following description of the figures, also with reference to the drawings. For the sake of clarity, identical or comparable parts, elements, or regions are designated by identical reference numerals, sometimes with the addition of lowercase letters, even where different embodiments are concerned.

[0154] Features described only with reference to one embodiment may also be provided in any other embodiment of the invention within the scope of the invention. Such modified embodiments are encompassed by the invention, even if they are not shown in the drawings.

[0155] All disclosed features are essential to the invention in themselves. The disclosure of the application hereby fully incorporates the disclosure content of the associated priority documents (copy of the prior application), as well as the cited publications and the described prior art devices, also for the purpose of incorporating individual or multiple features of these documents into one or more claims of the present application.

[0156] An embodiment of a system according to the invention is designated in its entirety by reference numeral 10 and is schematically illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1 shows the system 10 in the form of a block diagram to explain the basic structure and operation:

[0157] The system 10 comprises a computer 11. This computer has a memory 57 and is connected to a network 12. The network 12 may, for example, be a wired or wireless network. The network 12 may be any suitable type of data transmission network, e.g., the Internet. The network 12 may also comprise different sections, areas, or portions provided by different types of lines or transmission methods.

[0158] It is important that the computer 11 can communicate with all stations 14, 18 and 21 connected to it, which will be explained later.

[0159] A plurality of input stations 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e are connected to the network 12. Information, particularly raw information, such as data, details, and authorizations, can be entered at each of the input stations 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e.

[0160] The system 10 also has one or more processing stations 18a, 18b. At a processing station 18a, 18b, stored data contained in the system 10 can be retrieved, ie, viewed, retrieved, extracted, processed, linked, and supplemented with additional data. At a processing station 18a, 18b, for example, additional data and information can also be entered.

[0161] The system 10 according to the invention further comprises at least one output station 21a, 21b. At an output station 21a, 21b, information and data can be viewed, read out, extracted, and further processed. At an output station 21a, 21b, additional information can also be entered, e.g., an identifier 20 of a textile 13. However, output stations 21a, 21b primarily serve only to extract information.

[0162] The system 10 enables the collection, administration, management and dissemination of raw information 15 and information 19 that arise in connection with the production of textiles 13 over the lifetime of a textile 13 and whose access is desired by various participants in the economic cycle of the textile 13.

[0163] By way of example, Figure 1, in the area described by subcircle II, indicates a company that produces raw material 16 in the form of a substance 30. The manufacturer of this substance 16 enters raw information 15a into the system 10 via the input station 14a. For example, the manufacturer of the substance 30 can inform the system 10 that a substance 30 manufactured and / or offered by it under a specific article number or identification number consists of a specific material. This information is entered as raw information at the input station 14a, in particular automatically, read in, transmitted to the computer 11, and stored in a memory 57.

[0164] The section of the partial circle circumscribed by III in Figure 1 indicates the operation of a manufacturing company for a preliminary product 17 in the form of a button 31.

[0165] It should be noted at this point that the distinction between raw material 16 and intermediate product 17 can sometimes be fluid. According to the present patent application, an intermediate product 17 is an independently tradable good that generally does not require any further immediate processing in the production of textile 13.

[0166] The manufacturer of the button 31 can input raw information 15b into the system 10 via the input device 14b. The input raw information 15b can, for example, include information about the material of the button 31. The input information 15b is forwarded via the input device 14b and the network 12 to the computer 11 and stored in the memory 57.

[0167] In the following, it is assumed that a company 59 manufacturing textiles 13 intends to manufacture a textile 13, e.g., the men's shirt 32 shown in Figure 1. For this purpose, fabric 30 and button 31 are transported to the manufacturing plant 59 for the textiles 13, as indicated by the transport path arrows 55a and 55b.

[0168] During the production of the textile 13, or even prior to it, e.g., during the design of the textile, a selection of the raw materials 16 or the intermediate products 17 to be used can be made with the aid of the system 10. All information regarding the raw materials 16 and intermediate products 17 to be selected or selected is stored in the system 10.

[0169] During the production of a shirt 32 according to Figure 4, for example, a parts list 58 can be generated that indicates the fabric 30 with a specific identification number or code number and a specific number of buttons 31 with a specific identification number or code number. The user who configures the shirt 32 can, for example, use the parts list selection to access raw information 15a, 15b, 15c held in the system 10 and can link them together. For this purpose, according to Figure 6, a data set 35c comprising raw information 15c about the raw material 16 and the preliminary product 17 is read from the system 10 and complemented and supplemented with information 19a about the textile 13 to be manufactured.

[0170] In this case, the raw information 15a, 15b, 15c already present in the system 10 are linked to one another and to additional information 19 about the textile 13. This additional information 19 can, for example, include an identifier 20 of the textile 13 as well as an indication of the size of the textile 13 (e.g., a specific collar size of the shirt 32).

[0171] In the exemplary embodiment according to the invention, an RFID tag 34 bearing the identifier 20 as digital information is attached to the textile 13 during the textile production process. Instead of an RFID tag 34, a QR code or other information carrier can also be printed on the textile, e.g., printed on a label, or arranged in another way. An RFID tag 34 can be incorporated directly into the material of the textile 13, e.g., sewn or woven therein. In this way, it can remain attached to the textile 13 until the end of its service life.

[0172] It is important that the data set 19a, 36a is also assigned information about the identifier 20.

[0173] At this point, it should be noted that the input station 14c serves, on the one hand, to introduce further information, namely information 19 about the textile 13a, into the system 10. On the other hand, this station 14c is also designed as a processing station 18a and allows raw information 15a, 15b to be read out and further processed at the station 14c, 18a, and in particular to be supplemented with additional information 19 about the textile 13. In this way, the system 10 generates a data set 36a comprising information 19, 19a about the textile 13. The data set 36, 36a is also transmitted from the station 14c, 18a via the network 12 to the computer 11 and stored in a memory 57.

[0174] After its production, the textile 13 is transported to a shop 22, i.e., a point of sale, as indicated by the transport route arrow 55d. This can be, in the broadest sense, a store or an e-commerce shop 23. Thus, the textile 13 can, for example, be arranged in the shop window of a retail store, as shown in Fig. 1, or in a warehouse assigned to the store, or can be located, for example, in a shipping warehouse (not shown) of an e-commerce shop 23.

[0175] The seller of the textile 13 can, regardless of whether it is a store sale or an online sale, obtain information stored in the system 10 relating to this textile 13, which is identifiable via the identifier 20. The operator of the shop 22 or e-commerce shop 23 can view the corresponding information 19b via an output station 21a according to Figure 5. The information 19b can be transmitted by the system 10, in particular also automatically, in particular in the form of a data record 36b according to Figure 5, so that, for example, when creating product data sheets for the online shop 23, an automated transmission of the information 19 stored in the system 10 relating to the textile 13 to the operator of the shop 23 is possible.

[0176] The operator of the shop 22 or web shop 23 can, for example, specify which information should be retrieved from the computer 11 and displayed, for example, on the seller's website for advertising the textile 13. Fig. 1 also shows an output station 21b of the system 10, which is assigned to a textile recycling facility 24, e.g., a recycling plant, a sorting station, a used clothing collection center, or the like.

[0177] Figure 1 shows a container 38 from which a textile 13 can be removed. Using a reader 41 (Fig. 6), the identifier 20 of the textile 13 can be read from the RFID tag 34, thereby identifying the textile 13. After the identifier 20 is transmitted to the system 10 and the computer 11, the stored information 19 relating to this textile 13 can be retrieved.

[0178] In this way, the sorting operation 24 can, for example, obtain information about the material from which the textile 13 is made, or its precursors and all other information relevant for subsequent recycling.

[0179] Possible recycling routes are shown, for example, by the dashed arrows 56a, 56b, 56c:

[0180] Depending on the information obtained, e.g., about the material, age, and origin of the textile 13, the textile 13 can, if necessary, be recycled by being resold as a used textile. If necessary, raw materials or intermediate products can be reused and, for example, sent to the previously described button-manufacturing or fabric-manufacturing companies for recycling. The usefulness of recycling depends, for example, on the materials used, the age of the textile, the original prices, the fiber length, etc. Separation of the materials is also simplified, e.g., with knowledge of the information 19 about the textile received from the computer 11.

[0181] Figure 2 illustrates in a detailed representation the processing of data in a company for the production of a fabric sample 30.

[0182] The input station 14a can be configured as a front-end, for example, and be provided by a mobile or stationary device. The manufacturing facility of the substance 30 can log in and verify itself in the system 10, for example, via a facility ID and / or an access code. Access authorization and / or input authorization can also be checked in this context.

[0183] As shown in Figure 2, raw information 15a can be entered into the system 10. The raw information 15a can, for example, include the information that it is a fabric sample 30, i.e., a raw material. The information that the raw information relates to a fabric sample, i.e., to a preliminary product or a raw material, is referred to in the context of the invention as sector data 26 or sector information 25. Sector data 26 can provide information about whether a specific piece of raw information 15 relates to a raw material, a preliminary product, or a finished product.

[0184] The indication that the raw information 15 refers to a specific type of raw material or intermediate product, e.g., to a specific fabric, a specific trade, a specific fabric—or alternatively, to a button—is referred to in the present patent application as product class data 27. The detailed properties of the fabric 30, e.g., information regarding basis weight, dyes used to manufacture the fibers, etc., are referred to as feature data 28.

[0185] According to the invention, the raw information 15 includes sector data 26 as well as product class data 27 and feature data 28.

[0186] The characteristic data 28 may also include, for example, information about the color of the raw material, the material used, the CO2 footprint, a price, or an identifier. All of this information is collectively referred to as raw information 15.

[0187] This raw information 15 relates exclusively to the substance used, offered or to be supplied 30.

[0188] The raw information 15a according to Figure 2 can, for example, also contain information about whether other raw materials or intermediate products are processed in the fabric sample 30 of a specific identifier (ID). For example, it can contain information about which yarn or fibers, or which material the fabric 30 is made of. When creating the data set 35a with the raw information 15a, in another embodiment of the invention, the information about raw materials and intermediate products stored in the system 10 can also be accessed at the input station 14a.

[0189] Figure 2 indicates, for example, that an information field divided into columns and rows is filled with information. How the information is actually entered and structured is at the discretion of the person skilled in the art. Figure 3 shows the analogous situation for the precursor product 17 in the form of a button 31 and describes the situation in a button manufacturer's plant.

[0190] At the input station 14b, according to Figure 2, all raw information 15b about this preliminary product 17 can be entered into the system 10. For example, this raw information 15 can indicate that it is a preliminary product 17. This information, in turn, is to be assigned to the sector data 26 within the meaning of the invention.

[0191] Furthermore, the raw information 15b can contain information about the product class data 27: This information can, for example, include that all information 15b in the data set 35b refers to a button 31.

[0192] Finally, the raw information 15b can also include feature data 28. This includes, for example, details such as the dimensions and color of the button, the material, the CO2 footprint, the number of holes in the button, etc. Information about the recycling rate of the material used in button production can also be entered. Prices, a button identifier, an article number, or a manufacturer's number can also be entered.

[0193] Further typical information may also relate to the shape and size of the holes of the button 31.

[0194] With reference to Figures 2 and 3, only two examples were explained of how raw information 15a, 15b can be entered into the system 10, and which raw information 15a, 15b can be entered. However, Figure 1, with the input stations 14d and 14e, indicates that a number of additional input stations 14 can be provided, which, for example, can be assigned to companies producing raw materials 16 or intermediate products 17 that precede the production of textiles.

[0195] These will be explained later using Figure 7.

[0196] Based on the embodiment of Figure 4, it will now be explained that the raw information 15 already stored in the system 10 can be used according to the invention during the production of a textile 13 or during the design of a textile 13.

[0197] Figure 4 initially shows part of a parts list 58 for a textile 13, also shown in Figure 4, in the form of a men's shirt 32. The men's shirt 32 is to comprise six buttons 31a, 31b, 31c of a specific type with the identifier ID2, as well as one meter of fabric with a specific identifier ID29. Furthermore, a specific yarn with an identifier ID14 is provided.

[0198] Parts list 58 is used for the design of textile 13.

[0199] This will be adopted later in the production of textile 13.

[0200] The parts list 58 can retrieve, so to speak, the required raw information 15c about the buttons 31a, 31b, 31c, the fabric ID21, and the yarn ID4 in the form of the data set 35c from the system 10 via the processing station 18a. The data set 35c thus includes the raw information 15c about the raw materials 16 and intermediate products 17 to be used in the manufacture of the textile 13 according to the parts list 58. The processing station 18a allows the designer or manufacturer of the textile 13 to enter additional information 19 about the textile 13. This information can include, for example, information about the type of collar (e.g., cutaway collar), information about the size of the textile (e.g., the collar width), information about whether it is a men's or women's shirt or a unisex shirt, information about a price, and an identifier 20 for the textile 13.

[0201] During the production of the textile 13, the identifier 20 can be stored, for example, in an RFID tag 34 to identify an individual textile 13 or to identify whether the textile 13 belongs to a group, e.g. a batch of identical textiles.

[0202] All of this information 19 about the textile 13 can be fed back to the system 10 as a data set 36a via the processing station 18a. The data set 36a thus includes information about this textile 13, but at the same time, via the links established via the parts list, also linked information 37a, 37b about the raw materials 16 and intermediate products 17 used or to be used in the production of the textile 13.

[0203] As a result of the linking, all this information can be combined elegantly, efficiently and labor-savingly and is transmitted via the network 12 to the computer 11 and stored in the memory 57.

[0204] Please note that data set 36, 36a also includes information about identifier 20 of textile 13.

[0205] Figure 5 illustrates the situation of a sale of the textile 13 in a retail store 22 or an e-commerce shop 23. Figure 5 does indeed suggest a store with an entrance door and a shop window in which the textile 13 is located. However, this is only meant to symbolize a sales location, which could also be located on the Internet, for example.

[0206] The sale of textile 13 on the Internet, or equally in a store, requires the provision of a variety of information about the textile, such as size, texture, material, colour, etc.

[0207] All of this information 19b can be obtained, for example, by the operator of the sales shop, e.g., also of the online sales shop, from the system 10 via the output device 21a if necessary. Here, with knowledge of and as a result of transmitting the identifier 20 of the textile 13 to the system, a data set 36b can be obtained from the system 10, which includes information 19b about the textile 13 to be sold. This information 19b can contain all the necessary details.

[0208] Figure 6 shows the situation in which the textile 13 has reached the end of its life. A container 38 is intended to symbolize a used clothing collection and contains a variety of used textiles 13a, 13b, 13c. An example of a used textile 39 in the form of a shirt 13 is shown. The used textile 39 comprises an RFID tag 34 containing the identifier 20. This can be read at the sorting station 24 or, more broadly, at another recycling station via a reader 41 and transmitted to the system 10 via the connecting line 42. Upon receipt of the identifier 20, a data set 36c can be retrieved from the computer 11, which contains all relevant information 19c about this textile 13 with the specific identifier 20. At the sorting station 24, for example, the textiles 13 can be sorted according to material types, but for examplealso according to the material types of the raw materials 16 used and according to the material types of the intermediate products 17 used. For example, it can be seen directly from the retrieved information 19c what material the buttons 31 are made of.

[0209] This allows for particularly optimized recycling and, if necessary, automated sorting.

[0210] This makes it possible to obtain data mechanically along the entire textile production chain.

[0211] The transmitted information 19c as part of the data set 36c can, for example, also include information about the fiber lengths used, about the age of the textile 13, about the recycled material content, etc., so that a fact-based decision can be made at the sorting station 24 or in a subsequent work step as to whether recycling is worthwhile or what type of further processing makes sense.

[0212] Described with reference to Figure 6 are possibilities offered by the system according to the invention, for example, from a collection 40 of a large number of used textiles 13a, 13b, 13c, for example

[0213] To obtain material information, origin information, processing information, information about age, etc.

[0214] However, the system 10 according to the invention also offers simplified data exchange and simplified access to relevant data during the production of the textile according to Figure 4 and also for the sale of the textile according to Figure 5.

[0215] For all raw materials 16 and intermediate products 17 used in the production of the textile, the entered raw information 15 can also contain, for example, information on the melting points. In the course of creating information directed to the consumer regarding washing or cleaning the textile 13, e.g., for printing a label with cleaning instructions or for advertising during sales as shown in Figure 5, the necessary information can be automatically retrieved from the system 10. For example, the material used for a textile with the lowest melting point can be determined, and from this, care or cleaning information for the finished textile 13 can be automatically generated.

[0216] In this way, it is no longer necessary to manually determine which washing or care instructions the textile 13 requires.

[0217] The invention also encompasses, for example, that after a sale, if, for example, washing or cleaning labels have come off the textile 13, the corresponding washing and care instructions can be automatically generated and provided by the system 10 by reading the RFID tag 34 and reading the identifier 20 into the system 10.

[0218] The manufacturer of the textile 13 can also automatically obtain all raw information 15 about the raw materials 16 and intermediate products 17 used, including clarification, determination, and calculation of sustainability information and energy consumption, water consumption, CO2 footprint, LCA data, etc. For example, by creating the parts list 58 of the textile 13, the manufacturer can automatically retrieve and further process all information required for the creation of sustainability certificates, provided this information has been entered into the system.

[0219] Certificates, photos, and images can also be attached to the raw information 15, as well as, for example, the information 19 about the textile 13, and stored in the system 10. This enables efficient, automated, convenient, and simple handling of a wide variety of information.

[0220] The raw information 15 entered into the system 10 can, as Figure 3 clearly shows, contain, for example, information referred to as sector information or sector data 26. This can, for example, be the information that the raw information 15b relates to a preliminary product 17.

[0221] According to Figure 3, the raw information 15b may also contain the information that it is a product class "button." This information is referred to as product class data 27.

[0222] In addition to the sector data 26 and the product class data 27, feature data 28 can also be part of the raw information 15b, as can be seen, for example, in Figure 3. Feature data 28 refers to the information that describes the selected product class 27 (in the case of Figure 3, a button) in detail. This can include, for example, information about the size of the button, the number of holes, the size of the holes, the nature of the holes, and other properties.

[0223] The information 19 about a textile 13 according to Figure 4 can also contain segment data 26, namely, for example, an indication that it is the finished product clothing segment.

[0224] In addition, the information 19 about the textile 13 may contain product class data 27, namely, for example, the information that it is a shirt 32.

[0225] Finally, the information 19 about the textile 13 according to Figure 4 can also include, for example, feature data 28, such as the soft type of collar 33, whether it is a shirt 32 or a nightshirt, whether the shirt 32 comprises a shiny fabric or a non-shiny fabric, how the shirt 32 is cut (regular, slim), etc.

[0226] All this information is communicated to the system 10 in the data set 36a, which contains information 19a about the textile 13.

[0227] Figure 7 illustrates that a plurality of additional input stations 14f, 14g, 14h, 14l can be connected to the system 10 via the network 12. The number of connected input stations 14 is not limited in the system 10 according to the invention.

[0228] Figure 7 illustrates a cotton farm 43 where cotton is grown. The operator of the cotton farm 43 can input raw information 15c about the grown cotton into the system 10 via the input station 14f. For example, information about the type of cotton grown, the growing location, the harvest time, the harvesting operation, the harvest quality, etc. can be entered.

[0229] Figure 7 also indicates a yarn manufacturing plant 45.

[0230] This plant 45 can produce yarn from the provided fibers, e.g., from the cotton fibers from cotton farm 43. All raw information 15a about the produced yarn can be entered into system 10 as raw information 15d via input station 14g.

[0231] To the extent that the yarn manufacturing plant 45 uses raw material 16 in the form of cotton fibers produced by the cotton farm 43, the yarn manufacturer 45 can also obtain information about the delivered and used cotton via the input station 14g, which then functions as a processing station 18d. At the processing station 18d, the information about the cotton already available in the system 10 can be linked with the information obtained during yarn production.

[0232] Another manufacturing plant 44 for producing chemical fibers is also shown in Figure 7 and designated by reference numeral 44. This manufacturing plant 44 can also input raw information 151 relating to the fibers into the system 10 via the input station 14h. If the yarn manufacturing plant 45 uses fibers originating from the fiber manufacturing plant 44, the yarn manufacturing plant 45 can access the information 15e already present in the system 10 about the produced fiber material via the processing station 18d and also further use and link this information 15e.

[0233] Figure 7 also indicates a paint manufacturing plant 46. This plant can also input information about offered paints into the system 10 as raw information 15f via the input station 14i.

[0234] To the extent that the yarn manufacturing plant 45 obtains the fibers from the cotton farm 43 or the fiber manufacturer 44 and dyes them, for example, with colors from the color manufacturer 46, the manufacturing plant 45 can, for example, also access the information 15f and link this information with its information about the manufactured yarn.

[0235] If company 59 obtains yarn from yarn manufacturing company 45 for the production of a textile 13, this information chain allows textile manufacturer 59 to trace all information back to its origin, use it, and process it further if necessary. Information on resource use, such as energy and water consumption, or CO2 emissions, can thus be retrieved across the entire supply chain and, if necessary, aggregated and related to the finished textile 13.

[0236] Another important role when entering raw information 15 or information 19 about the textile 13 is played by the possibility of assigning rights provided by the system 10.

[0237] The system 10 provides that the user of the system 10, who enters raw information 15 or information 19 about textiles 13 at an input station 14, can determine and decide who may view or further process certain entered information 15.

[0238] For example, a button manufacturer 31 can enter all relevant product information about all buttons in its product range into the system 10. This entered information 15 can also include, for example, information about the prices of individual items, discounts, discount scales, delivery times, large sizes, etc.

[0239] For example, it may be important to a manufacturer of buttons 31, or it may be explicitly desired by that manufacturer that only a specific manufacturer of textiles 13, or that all manufacturers of textiles 13 who require and wish to purchase buttons 31 for the manufacture of textiles 13, have access to all of this information. At the same time, however, a company that manufactures buttons may wish to prevent other manufacturers of buttons, i.e. competitors, from obtaining such business information that is to be classified as confidential. Against this background, the system 10 provides the option for a user to enter raw information 15 or information 19 into the system 10 and, by assigning rights, to specify that the entered information may only be viewed or further processed by one or more specific companies or users.

[0240] When granting rights, a distinction can be made, for example, between information of a commercial nature, such as prices, and information that is relevant, for example, regarding material properties or sustainability.

[0241] Differently entered information can, for example, also be assigned different rights.

[0242] The company that wishes to view or further process raw information 15 or information 19 about textiles 13 located in system 10 must log in and / or identify itself at a corresponding processing station 18a, 18b, 18c or an output station 21a, 21b. An access control check is then performed via computer 11. During this check, computer 11 uses an access control device to determine whether a specific user of system 10 may be provided with certain information stored in system 10, i.e., whether the raw information or information transmitted by a user to system 10 may be retrieved in accordance with the assigned rights.

[0243] The system 10 according to the invention advantageously uses a special data structure: The data structure comprises sector data 26, product class data 27, and feature data 28. Sector data 26 comprises information about a relevant sector. This data 26 could also be referred to as segment data. This information clarifies what the raw information 15 actually deals with, e.g., whether it concerns raw material, a preliminary product, or an intermediate product.

[0244] The information 19 on textiles 13 may also include such sector data 26 which, for example, make it clear that it is a finished product “clothing”.

[0245] Raw information 15 and information 19 on textiles 13 also include product class data 27. Product class data 27 includes, for example, information on the type of raw material, the type of intermediate product, and the type of textile. For example, it can specify whether the raw material is copper, cotton, or fabric, or whether the textile is a shirt, a coat, or a sock.

[0246] Finally, the raw information 15 and the information 19 on textiles 13 also include attribute data 28.

[0247] The characteristics data 28 include, for example, information that describes the product class 27 in detail, such as material information, size information, price information, identification information and other properties.

[0248] This information 15, 19 can also be assigned to other complex information, such as sustainability certificates, manufacturing certificates, certificates of origin, guarantees, etc., or from this information 15, 19, other complex information, such as sustainability certificates, manufacturing certificates, certificates of origin, guarantees, etc., can be created. It is essential that the raw information 15 or the information 19 about the textile 13 are structured into sector data 26, product class data 27, and characteristics data 28.

[0249] This structuring enables a special data structure: Sector data 26 and product class data 27 on the one hand, as well as product class data 27 and attribute data 28 on the other, can be stored using a special relationship known in the data programming world as a subject-attribute-object relationship. This is also referred to as an RDF format.

[0250] Figures 8a and 8b illustrate this principle of a data structure using exemplary embodiments:

[0251] Figures 8a, 8b show subjects 47, attributes 48 and objects 49.

[0252] For example, Figure 8a shows "Cotton" as the subject in the first column, ninth row. Here, this subject is designated by reference numeral 47a.

[0253] In the same row, in the third column, object 49 is labeled "segment raw material" 49a. It is therefore the raw material sector. Segment raw material 49a is labeled "object."

[0254] A relationship is established between the subject 47a "Cotton" and the object 49a "Segment Raw Material" via an attribute 48. According to Figure 8a, attribute 48a is referred to in line 9 as "is that of" (= "belongs to the class"). This means that "Cotton" is a class of the object "Segment Raw Material." This attribute is designated by reference symbol 48a in Figure 8a.

[0255] According to line 11 of Figure 8a, a “shirt” (shirt) as subject 47b is connected to the corresponding object “segment finished product apparel 49b” also via the attribute “is that of” (48b).

[0256] This data structure enables the storage of raw information 15 and information 19 in the form of subject-attribute-object relationships.

[0257] From this, an RDF Format 50 can be generated.

[0258] For example, row 2 of the fourth column in Figure 8a shows the note “segment finished product bag rdf; type segment finished product it:

[0259] From this RDF format version it is clear that the segment finished product bags in the RDF type belongs to the segment of finished products.

[0260] This data structure enables particularly efficient management of even very large data volumes. For example, the translation of all information can be automated. For example, only the various segment data and the product class data need to be translated. The feature data can also be standardized.

[0261] This means that all terms only need to be translated once. This type of data structuring also allows for particularly fast processing of large data sets, including using AI, automated processing, further processing, etc. This data structure also makes it particularly easy to create summaries or links, for example, to create modules to provide certificates or sustainability modules.

[0262] This allows for very efficient information management in the production and provision of raw materials and intermediate products for textiles 13 as well as in the production of textiles and the sale of textiles and for decisions on recycling, reuse or sorting of a textile at the end of the textile's life cycle.

[0263] The attached Figure 11 shows further embodiments of data structures according to the invention, using a subject-attribute-object format and representing the RDF format.

[0264] Figure 9 illustrates a large set of characteristics 53a, 53b, 53c and 54a, 54b, 54c for two different fiber types, viscose 51 and lyocell 52.

[0265] The computer 11 stores a multitude of attributes 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d for a specific fiber type, e.g., viscose 51, which can be filled with content by the user. The user, the information inputter (data donor), can decide which of the information he or she wishes to enter and which he or she does not.

[0266] System 10 merely suggests the displayed information for the fiber type viscose 51 according to Figure 9. The user decides which information is entered for the feature data. Figure 10 is intended to schematically illustrate a linking of information that can be performed by computer 11 according to Figure 1.

[0267] Figure 10 shows a data set comprising raw information 15a and a second data set comprising raw information 15d. These two pieces of raw information 15a, 15b can be supplemented with further information 19 relating to a textile 13. The computer can link the information 19a about the textiles 13 with the raw information 15a, 15b. This information linking is performed by the computer 11.

[0268] As previously described, a data set 35a on raw information 15 and a data set 36a on a finished textile 13 comprise, according to the invention, sector data 26, product class data 27 and feature data 28.

[0269] A breakdown of the raw information 15 or information 19 into different data categories 26, 27, 28 is considered particularly advantageous. It is crucial that the different data categories are all individually coded.

[0270] In one embodiment, raw information 15 or information 19 about the textile 13 can, for example, include information about a sector (T = textile). This serves, for example, to differentiate it from sectors not covered by the invention, such as building materials.

[0271] Information 15, 19 may also include information about a segment, designated, for example, by the abbreviation TS (= segment). Another data category may include "product classes," designated, for example, by the abbreviation TC.

[0272] Further data categories can include the features with the abbreviation TF, which stands for features.

[0273] Further data categories may include the abbreviation TV, for value categories of the characteristics, or the abbreviation TVL, for individual values ​​of the characteristics.

[0274] All information is individually coded.

[0275] For example, all codes begin with a T, for textile, and have twelve digits. In one example, segment information consists of the letters TC followed by ten digits. Feature information consists of the letters TF and ten digits.

[0276] As described, all codes have twelve digits. In another, alternative embodiment, not described in detail, a different number of digits, such as eleven or fourteen, can also be provided. Because all codes are encoded according to a fixed taxonomy, it is possible to very easily and automatically translate all codes into any number of languages.

[0277] With this special coding, for example, it is possible to simplify translation and mapping considerably. Because the system has a use-case-related, fixed assignment between feature data and product class data, the number of mapping processes can be reduced considerably. For example, mapping only needs to be performed once per product class. For example, a button manufacturer with, say, 70 customers needs to 1 is to change the product class “Button” only once.

[0278] Finally, the invention recognizes that requirements for assigning certain feature data to certain product class data may change due to unforeseeable changes in the market situation or a change in the legal situation.

[0279] Characteristic data includes, for example, colors, quality attributes, or LCA data. Because product class data can be variably assigned to characteristic data as the basis for data trees, one embodiment of the invention also offers the possibility of making a new, fixed assignment of characteristic data to a product class in a separate "Modules" segment, thus significantly simplifying the handling of large amounts of data.

[0280] The system therefore allows a variable change in the fixed assignment of feature data to product class data.

[0281] The system according to the invention provides a digital catalog with numerous individual codes to organize, sort and classify the different data categories and the data, thus making it easy to translate and machine-process.

[0282] The system according to the invention provides a catalog that assigns a unique code to each product feature and each feature value. Based on this unique code, information can be exchanged via the system 10 between the various participants in the textile economic cycle 13. The standard enables an automated exchange of relevant data. For example, it can be provided that product class data can be described with approximately 7,000 features. These can each have one of five values, e.g., a logical "yes" or "no," a value with a unit, a list of values, and the option of entering short or long texts.

[0283] The inventive concept offers the possibility of translating all data across all stages and thus generating data automatically.

[0284] This reveals a classification system with defined semantics.

[0285] With reference to the embodiment of Figure 12, it will now be explained how a device 60 operates in the system 10 according to the invention, which device can distinguish between different language usages 61, 62 and which can also provide translations of the different language usages 61, 62.

[0286] Figure 12 shows only some of the input stations 14a, 14b, 14c1, 14c2 and some of the processing stations 18a1, 18a2 of the system 10 according to the invention. The system 10 of Figure 12 can, however, comprise numerous other input stations and processing stations not shown, as well as output stations not shown.

[0287] Figure 12 shows, by way of example, a factory or plant designated 63 in which a fabric or material 30, i.e., a precursor product, is manufactured. The plant is designated in its entirety by reference numeral 63. Reference numeral 64, by way of example, denotes the plant of a button manufacturer. Reference numeral 65a, by way of example, denotes a first plant for producing a first textile 13a, and reference numeral 65b, by way of example, denotes a second plant for producing a second textile 13b.

[0288] Reference number 66 designates a plant for the coloring of raw materials or intermediate products.

[0289] In contrast to the embodiment of Figure 1, Figure 12 shows two plants 65a, 65b that can produce textiles 13a, 13b. The two different plants 65a, 65b use different terminology 61, 62 to describe characteristics or properties of raw materials, intermediate products, or textiles.

[0290] In the following, it is assumed that a specific color of a raw material is designated by the first company 65a using a first language usage 61. This is illustrated by the letter A indicated in the upper right corner of the raw information 15c. At the same time, this company 65a also uses this first language usage 61 to designate this color in connection with the textiles 13a manufactured by this company 65a. This is illustrated by the letter A indicated in the upper right corner of the information 19a.

[0291] The use of the letter A to designate a specific color—or to designate another specific property of the raw material, a preliminary product, or a textile—is referred to as first usage 61. In the following, it will be assumed that this first usage 61 in the system 10 is only used by this company 65a. The other participants in the system 10 do not use the usage 61 to designate this color, i.e., do not use the indicated letter A, but generally designate the color or the other property based on objective criteria, e.g., with the reference symbol X.

[0292] Fig. 12 clearly shows that a second operation 65b is provided in the system 10 according to the invention. The operation 65b uses a second language 62 to designate exactly the same color. The second language 62 is illustrated by the letter B being shown in the upper right corner area of ​​the raw information 15d in Fig. 12 and in the upper right corner area of ​​the information 19b about the textiles 13b in Fig. 12.

[0293] In general, in this embodiment of Fig. 12 - but also in the other embodiments - the letter A is intended to stand for the first language usage 61 and the letter B for the second language usage 62.

[0294] Although the same colour is meant in each case, the two companies 65a, 65b use different terminology 61 , 62.

[0295] The system 10 according to the invention can distinguish and take into account these different language usages 61, 62 and, for example, provide a translation.

[0296] For example, in the area of ​​the input station 14c1, 14c2 or in the area of ​​the processing station 18a1, 18a2, a device 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d can be provided, which ensures that these different linguistic usages 61, 62 are taken into account and / or that translates the first linguistic usage 61 into a second linguistic usage 62 or that translates into another code or another language. In Figures 12 and 13, this general code is designated by the letter X. In relation to colors, the letter X can be an objective value, for example, a value of a generally valid RAL color system.

[0297] In the embodiment of Fig. 12, a corresponding device 60e is arranged on a computer 11. The device 60e can also take into account the different language usages 61, 62 and / or can provide a translation of the different language usages 61, 62.

[0298] The device 60e can be provided in addition to the devices 60a, 60b, 60c arranged in the area of ​​the input station 14c1, 14c2 or in the area of ​​the processing station 18a1, 18a2. The device 60e can also be provided as an alternative to the devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d.

[0299] The system 10 is particularly designed to store information about language usage 61, 62, so-called

[0300] To store and / or maintain and / or provide language usage information in combination with information 19 about the textiles 13 or the raw information 15 about the raw materials 16 or intermediate products 17 in a retrievable manner. The system 10 according to the invention can thus enable smooth operation in the two operations 65a, 65b without the operation 65a, 65b having to make any internal adjustments and without the operation 65a, 65b having to change its language usage 61, 62.

[0301] According to the invention, it is possible that whenever the corresponding work 65a, 65b retrieves information from the system 10 or inputs it into it, the system 10 according to the invention provides for an automatic translation.

[0302] The facility 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e can be organized centrally or decentrally.

[0303] Figure 12 shows the devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, which can be arranged at the corresponding input station 14c1, 14c2 and / or at a processing station 18a1, 18a2. Figure 12 also shows a corresponding device 60e, which can be arranged in the area of ​​the computer 11.

[0304] The invention also encompasses a device 60 (not shown) of the system 10 that ensures that information about language usage 61, 62, e.g., in the form of feature data, is stored in a retrievable manner. For example, language usage information 61, 62 can also be stored in relation to information about a specific business 63, 64, 65a, 65b, 66.

[0305] In this way, the system 10 can, in particular with knowledge of a specific input station 14c1, 14c2 or a specific processing station 18a1, 18a2 of a specific operation 65a, 65b, take into account the language usage 61, 62 customary and applied in the respective operation when querying or inputting information by this operation, in particular due to links which have been made, for example, by the computer 11.

[0306] According to the invention, for example, a first company 65a can use information about a specific red color as Ferrari red, and another, second company 65b can use information about exactly the same color always under a different linguistic usage, e.g. under the designation Fiat red, within the system 10. The linguistic usage information used by the corresponding company 65a, 65b can also be used, for example, in other stages of the system 10, e.g. in advertising. Here, for example, recourse can be made to linguistic usage information assigned to a specific company 65a, 65b. For example, a polo shirt in a color that is referred to as Ferrari red by a first company 65a can also be advertised in the advertisement using the first linguistic usage 61 under the designation Ferrari red.

[0307] An output situation not shown in Fig. 12 can therefore rely on the language usage information linked to the information 19 about the textiles 13.

[0308] The system 10 according to the invention takes into account that another, second business 65b refers to the same color as Fiat Red. When processing the information accordingly, e.g., for advertising purposes, the system 10 ensures that the identical color is always displayed, referred to, or made available correctly, e.g., always as Fiat Red, taking into account the language usage 62 associated with this business 65b.

[0309] The embodiment of Figure 12 shows that different language usages 61, 62 can be translated by devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e within one stage of the system 10.

[0310] The invention also encompasses the possibility that the device 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e enables translation of different linguistic usages 61, 62 along different levels. For example, even at different button manufacturing plants 64, a specific property of a product, e.g., a color, can be described using different linguistic usages.

[0311] The above example refers to the use of different linguistic conventions 61 , 62 to designate a colour.

[0312] The system 10 according to the invention can also take into account, by means of the device 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e, different linguistic usages 61, 62 for designating any other properties of the raw materials, the intermediate products, or the textiles. Thus, it is not just about colors.

[0313] The embodiment of Figure 13 makes it clear that different language usages 61, 62 can be used even within a single company 65. For example, in the textile manufacturing company 65 shown in Figure 13, a first language usage 61 and a second language usage 62 are in use.

[0314] For example, the company may maintain or use 65 different language usages 61, 62, e.g., for different brands. Different departments within the company may also maintain 65 different language usages.

[0315] The system 10 according to the invention ensures, for example by providing the corresponding devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e, that different language usages 61, 62 are taken into account in the administration and management of the information 19 and the raw information 15.

[0316] The exemplary embodiment of a system 10 according to Fig. 14 corresponds to the system 10 of Fig. 12. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 12, however, in the system 10 according to Fig. 14, no devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d are arranged in the area of ​​the input stations 14c1, 14c2, or the processing stations 18a1, 18a2. Instead, a device 60e is provided here, which is assigned in particular to the computer 11, or which is assigned to one of several computers of the system 10. The device 60e can ensure that different language usages 61, 62 are taken into account. In particular, it can also perform translations from a first language usage 61 into a second language usage 62.

[0317] It should be noted that according to the embodiment of Fig. 14, a translation of the linguistic usage 61, exemplified by the letter A, into an objective, in particular comprehensible, property of a raw material or a textile is possible, wherein the objective property is designated by the abbreviation x.

[0318] The device 60e can therefore, like the previously described devices 60a to 60d, also carry out translations from a language usage 61 into an objective property of a raw information 15 or information 19 about a textile 13.

[0319] In the embodiment of Fig. 14, the system 10, as a result of knowledge of the identity of the processing station 18a1, 18a2 or the input station 14c1, 14c2 belonging to a specific company 65a, 65b, can automatically ensure that the information x is always displayed or presented to the corresponding company 65a as the first language usage 61, or is made available for processing. At the same time, the device 60e can ensure that the same information x is always displayed, presented, or made available for processing in a second language usage 61, i.e., as information B, to another company 65b using a second language usage 62. It should be noted that, for example, a dyeing company 66 or another company may also be interested in obtaining information about language usages 61, 62 of textile manufacturing companies 65a, 65b.

[0320] For example, the system 10 can also carry out translations of the language usages 61 , 62 for other participants of the system 10 or provide these other participants with language usage information.

[0321] Translations of linguistic usages 61, 62 may include translations into a first linguistic usage 61 and into a second linguistic usage 62. However, translations may also include translations of linguistic usages 61, 62 into objective properties X.

[0322] It should be noted that, for example, different language usages 61, 62 can also be taken into account at output stations 21 according to Figure 1. This is not shown in the drawings.

[0323] The embodiment of Figure 15 corresponds to the embodiment of Figure 12, whereby a separate device 60e has been omitted here.

[0324] Devices for taking into account different language usages 61, 62 are designated in Figure 15 - in analogy to Figure 12 - with the reference numerals 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d and are located in the area of ​​the input devices 14c1, 14c2 and the

[0325] Processing stations 18a1, 18a2.

[0326] Here, the input devices 14c1, 14c2 and

[0327] Devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d assigned to processing stations 18a1, 18a2 for taking into account different language usages 61, 62.

[0328] It should be noted that both the device 60e, according to the embodiment of Figure 14, and the devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, in the embodiment of Figure 15, can also be provided partially or exclusively by software. The software can run on the computer 11 or on other computing units assigned to the input devices 14c1, 14c2 or the processing stations 18a1, 18a2.

[0329] A further embodiment is shown in Figure 16. Here, a device 60e, in particular in the form of software, for taking into account different language usages 61, 62, is provided only in the area of ​​the computer 11.

[0330] Separate devices 60a to 60d in the area of ​​the input station 14c1, 14c2, 18a1, 18a2 are not required in this embodiment.

[0331] The device 60e enables, in particular, an assignment of information about a language usage 61, 62 to a raw information 15a, 15b, or to an information 19a about a textile 13a, 13b and / or to an information about a company 65a, 65b.

[0332] In Figure 16, in the upper right frame, which is intended to illustrate the computing unit 11, corresponding field entries AX, BX and ABX are indicated in the corresponding information fields for the raw information 15a, 15b and, respectively, in the field for the information 19a. This is merely intended to illustrate by way of example that information about an objective property, e.g., a color, can be linked to information about a language usage 61, 62. This link can, for example, also include information about the corresponding company 65a, 65b that produces the corresponding

[0333] Language usage 61, 62. According to the invention, it is particularly provided that information about language usage 61, 62 is in the form of feature data in the sense described above.

Claims

A n s p r ü c h e 1. System (10) for managing and providing information (19) about textiles, in particular before production, during production and after production of the textiles (13), comprising a) at least one computer (11), b) a plurality of input stations (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h) connected to the computer (11), at which raw information (15a, 15b) about raw materials (16) and / or about preliminary products (17) of a textile (13) can be entered before the textile is produced, c) a processing station (18a, 18b) connected to the computer, at which the raw information (15a, 15b) can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed and / or configured, d) an input station (14c, 18a) connected to the computer (11), the information (19) about a finished or to-be-finished textile (13) can be entered, e) wherein, in particular by means of the computer (11),the information (19) about a textile (13) can be linked to the raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) used or to be used in the production of the textile (13) and the intermediate products (17) used or to be used of the textile (13), f) wherein the information (19) about the textile (13) comprises an identifier (20) for identifying the textile (13), g) at least one output station (21a) connected to the computer (11), at which, in particular for the purpose of advertising and / or selling the textile, information (19) about the finished textile (13) and / or raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) and precursors (17) of the textile (13) used in the manufacture of the textile (13) can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed, and h) at least one output station (21b) connected to the computer (11), at which, in particular for the purpose of utilization, reuse, sorting or recycling of the textile (13), using the identifier (20) of the textile (13), in particular as a result of reading in the identifier (20) of the Textile (13) on a reader (41),Information (19) about the finished textile (13) and / or raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) used and the preliminary products (17) of the textile (13) can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed.

2. System (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that at an input station (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h) and / or at a processing station (18a, 18b, 18c) and / or at an output station (21a, 21b, 21c) a check of an authorization of an input and / or an output of raw information (15) and / or of information (19) can be carried out.

3. System (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an authorization, e.g. read authorization, can be assigned to the input raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the input information (19) about textiles (13).

4. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the raw information (15a, 15b) comprises data from the following group of data about the raw materials (16) and / or the intermediate products (17): a) sector data (26), which comprises information about a specific sector or a specific segment, e.g. that the data relates to a raw material or an intermediate product; and / or b) product class data (27), which comprises data about the type of raw material or the type of intermediate product, such as copper, cotton, fabric, button, zipper; and c) feature data (28a, 28b), which comprises data about properties of the raw material or the intermediate product, such as i) data about the intermediate product or about the material or the material composition, such as material information, a recommended retail price, delivery times, batch sizes, prices, price scales, information that is taken into account during washing or cleaning, such asMelting points of materials, photos, ii) data on origin, article number, identification, date of manufacture, data on the manufacturer's establishment,. Data on the use of data on properties of the raw material or the intermediate product, iii) data on certificates, iv) data on sustainability information, CO2 footprint, energy and / or water and / or resource consumption during production, v) data on durability, recyclability, proportions of recyclable materials, repairability, recyclability, and / or special design activities for improved material cycles.

5. System (10) according to claim 4, characterized in that the raw information (15a, 15b) is subject to an RDF format.

6. System (10) according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that from the group of sector data (26) and / or the product class data (27) and the feature data (28a, 28b) two of the data are linked to one another using a subject-attribute-object structure.

7. System (10) according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the computer (11) assigns a specific plurality of features (28a, 28b) to a specific type of product class data (27).

8. System (10) according to claim 7, characterized in that the computer (11) performs this assignment in the form of a data tree.

9. System (10) according to claim 8, characterized in that the data tree is designed to be parts list-oriented.

10. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the information (19) about the textile (13) comprises data from the following group of data about the finished textile (13) or the textile to be finished (13): a) sector data (26), which comprises information about a relevant sector, e.g. that the data relate to a finished product - clothing; b) product class data (27), which comprises data about the type of finished textile, e.g. shirt, trousers, coat; c) feature data (28a, 28b), which comprises data about the textile, such as the color of the textile and size of the textile or the recommended retail price of the textile, material information, information about the size of the textile, an indication as to whether it is a female or male or unisex textile, e.g.in the event that the textile is a shirt, information about the collar shape, a non-binding recommended price, delivery times, batch sizes, prices, price scales, information that is taken into account during washing or cleaning, such as melting point, photos, data about origin, article number, identification, time of manufacture, data about the manufacturer's operation, data about certificates, data about sustainability information, CO2 footprint, energy consumption during production, data about durability, recyclability, about the proportion of recyclable materials, about a. Repairability, recyclability, and / or special design activities for improved material cycles and / or data on the use of data about the textile.

11. System (10) according to claim 10, characterized in that the computer assigns a certain type of product class data, e.g. a button, a certain number of features, such as whether it is a hole button, if so, how many holes it has, what diameter the holes have, what shape the hole has.

12. System (10) according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the information is subject to an RDF format.

13. System (10) according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that from the group of sector data (26), and / or product class data (27) and feature data (28), two of these data are linked to one another using a subject-attribute-object structure.

14. System (10) according to one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the computer (11) via the input device (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h) suggests a plurality of features (28a, 28b) to a user after selection of a product class (27), wherein the plurality of features can be described by the user completely or only selectively with feature data.

15. System (10) according to one of claims 10 to 14, characterized in that the computer (11) assigns a specific plurality (28a, 28b) of features to a specific type of product class data (27).

16. System (10) according to claim 15, characterized in that the computer (11) performs this assignment in the form of a data tree.

17. System (10) according to claim 16, characterized in that the data tree is designed to be sustainability-oriented and / or e-commerce-oriented.

18. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the raw information and the information about the textile (13) comprise LCA data.

19. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the raw information and / or the information comprise all data required to provide a digital product passport.

20. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the raw information (15a, 15b) and the information (19) can be automatically entered and / or read out at an input station (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h) and / or at a processing station (18a, 18b, 18c) and / or at an output station (21).

21. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, in combination with a textile (13) having an identifier (20) with which it can be identified.

22. System (10) according to claim 21, characterized in that each textile has its own identifier (20).

23. System (10) according to claim 21, characterized in that several textiles (13) have the same identifier (20).

24. System (10) according to one of claims 21 to 23, characterized in that the identifier (20) is arranged on the textile (13) in the form of a machine-readable tag (34), such as in the form of a QR code, e.g. for arrangement on a label of the textile (13), or in the form of an RFID tag (34).

25. Method for operating a system (10) for managing and providing information (19) about textiles and / or raw information (15a, 15b), in particular before the production, during the production and after the production of the textiles, in particular for operating a system for managing and providing information about textiles (clothing) according to one of claims 1 to 24, comprising the following steps: a) providing at least one computer (11), b) providing a plurality of input stations (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h) connected to the computer (11), at which raw information (15a, 15b) about raw materials (16) and preliminary products a textile (13) before the production of the textile, c) inputting raw information (15a, 15b) about a raw material (16) or about a preliminary product (17) of a textile (13) before the production of the textile (13), d) providing a processing station (18a) connected to the computer (11), at which the raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) and the preliminary products (17) of the textile (13) can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed and / or configured, e) viewing and / or extracting and / or further processing and / or configuring the input raw information (15a) at the processing station (18a), f) providing an input station (14c) connected to the computer (11) at which information (19) about a finished textile (13) or a textile to be finished can be entered, g) entering information about the finished textile or the textile to be finished, wherein the information about the finished textile or the textile to be finished comprises an identifier for identifying the textile, h) linking the information about the finished textile or the textile to be finished with the raw information, in particular with the aid of the computer, i) using the linked information for the purpose of advertising and / or for the purpose of selling the textile (13).

26. Method according to claim 25, characterized by the step: j) entering the identifier (20) of the textile for the purpose of utilization or sorting or recycling of the textile at an output station (21b) connected to the computer and using the linked information.

27. Data set (35a) comprising raw information (15a) about raw materials (16) and / or intermediate products (17) of a textile (13) prior to the production of the textile (13), wherein the raw information (15a) comprises data from the following group of data about the raw materials and / or the intermediate products: a) sector data (26) comprising information about a relevant sector (e.g. that the data relates to a raw material or an intermediate product); and / or b) product class data (27) comprising data about the type of raw material or the type of intermediate product, such as copper, cotton, fabric, button, zipper); and c) characteristics data (28) comprising data about the intermediate product or about the material, such as i) data about the intermediate product or about the material or the material composition, such asMaterial information, a non-binding price recommendation, delivery times, batch sizes, prices, price scales, information that is taken into account when washing or cleaning, such as melting point, photos, ii) data on the origin, article number, identification, time of manufacture, data on the manufacturer's operation, data on a linguistic use of data on raw information (15a) on raw materials (16) and / or intermediate products (17) of a textile (13), iii) data on certificates. iv) data on sustainability information, CO2 footprint, energy consumption during production, data on durability, recyclability, proportions of recyclable materials, repairability, recyclability, and / or special design activities for improved material cycles, wherein the sector data (26), and / or the product class data (27) and the characteristics data (28) are each linked to one another using a subject-attribute-object structure.

28. Data set (36a) comprising information about a finished textile (13) or about a textile to be finished (13), wherein the information comprises data from the following group of data about the textile (13): a) sector data (26), which comprises information about a relevant sector, e.g. that the data relate to a finished product - clothing; and / or b) product class data (27), which comprises data about the type of finished textile, e.g. shirt, trousers, coat; and c) characteristics data (28), which comprises data about the textile, such as the colour of the textile and size of the textile or the recommended retail price of the textile, material information, information about the size of the textile, information about whether it is a female or male or unisex textile, e.g. in the case of the textile being a shirt, information about the collar shape, a recommended retail price, delivery times, batch sizes, prices, price scales, Information that is taken into account during washing or cleaning, such as melting point, photos, data on origin, article number, textile identification, time of manufacture, data on the manufacturer's operation, data on certificates, data on sustainability information, CO2 footprint, energy consumption during manufacture, data on durability, recyclability, on the proportion of recyclable materials, on repairability, on recyclability, and / or on special design activities for improved material cycles, data on a linguistic use of data on the textile, wherein the sector data (26), and / or the product class data (27) and the characteristics data (28) are each linked to one another using a subject-attribute-object structure.

29. Textile (13) to which an identifier (20) is assigned, in combination with a data set (36a) according to claim 28.

30. A data set according to claim 28, which is linked to a data set according to claim 27.

31. System (10) for managing and providing information (19) about textiles, in particular before production, during production and after production of the textiles (13), in particular system according to one of claims 1 to 24, comprising a) at least one computer (11), b) a plurality of computers connected to the computer (11) Input stations (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h), at which raw information (15a, 15b) about raw materials (16) and / or about preliminary products (17) of a textile (13) can be entered before the textile is manufactured, c) a processing station (18a, 18b) connected to the computer, at which the raw information (15a, 15b) can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed and / or configured, d) an input station (14c, 18a) connected to the computer (11), at which information (19) about a finished textile (13) or a textile to be finished can be entered, d1) wherein the system comprises a device (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e) with which a first language usage (61) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19) and a second language usage, which is different from the first language usage (61) different language usage (61) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19) can be taken into account, and / or d2) wherein the system comprises a device (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e),with which a first language usage (61) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19) can be translated into a second language usage (62) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19) that is different from the first language usage (61), and / or, d3) wherein the system comprises a device (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e) with which information about a language usage (61, 62) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19) can be assigned to the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19), e) wherein, in particular, in particular by means of the computer (11), the information (19) about a textile (13) can be linked to the raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) used or to be used in the production of the textile (13) and the intermediate products (17) of the textile (13) used or to be used, f) wherein, in particular, the information (19) about the textile (13) comprises an identifier (20) for identifying the textile (13), g) in particular at least one to the computer (11) connected dispensing station (21a), at which, in particular for the purpose of advertising and / or selling the textile,Information (19) about the finished textile (13) and / or raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) and preliminary products (17) of the textile (13) used in the production of the textile (13) can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed, and h) in particular at least one output station (21b) connected to the computer (11), at which, in particular for the purpose of utilization, or recycling, or, sorting or recycling the textile (13), using the identifier (20) of the textile (13), in particular as a result of reading the identifier (20) of the textile (13) on a reading device (41), information (19) about the finished textile (13) and / or raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) used and the preliminary products (17) of the textile (13) can be used and / or extracted and / or further processed.

32. Method for operating a system (10) for managing and providing information (19) about textiles and / or raw information (15a, 15b), in particular before production, during production and after production of the textiles, in particular for operating a system for managing and providing information about textiles according to one of claims 1 to 24 or according to claim 31, d1) wherein the system comprises a device (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e) with which a first linguistic usage (61) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19) and a second linguistic usage (62) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19), which is different from the first linguistic usage (61), can be taken into account, and / or d2) wherein the system comprises a device (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e) with which a first language use (61) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information (19) is converted into a second,is translatable into a language usage (62) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information that differs from the first language usage (61), and / or d3) wherein the system comprises a device (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e) with which information about a linguistic usage of the raw information and / or the information can be assigned to the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or the information, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) providing at least one computer (11), b) providing a plurality of input stations (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g, 14h) connected to the computer (11), at which raw information (15a, 15b) about raw materials (16) and precursors (17) of a textile (13) can be entered before the textile is manufactured, in particular using a first linguistic usage of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or using a second linguistic usage of the Raw information (15a, 15b) can be entered, c1) entering raw information (15a,15b) about a raw material (16) or about a preliminary product (17) of a textile (13) before the production of the textile (13), using a first language usage (61) of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or under, Using a second language usage of the raw information (15a, 15b), and in particular storing the input raw information (15a, 15b) under Taking into account the language usage (61, 62) used in the raw information (15a, 15b), c2) in particular taking into account the language usage (61, 62) used in the input raw information (15a, 15b), d) providing a processing station (18a) connected to the computer (11), at which the raw information (15a, 15b) about the raw materials (16) and the preliminary products (17) of the textile (13) can be viewed and / or extracted and / or further processed and / or configured, wherein the language usage of the raw information (15a, 15b) is taken into account, in particular with the aid of the device (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e), e) viewing and / or extracting and / or further processing and / or configuring the input raw information (15a) at the processing station (18a), in particular taking into account the language usage of the raw information (15a, 15b) with the aid of the device (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e),f) providing an input station (14c) connected to the computer (11) at which information (19) about a finished or to-be-finished textile (13) can be entered, in particular using a first language usage of the information (19) and / or using a second language usage of the information (19), g1) inputting information (19) about the finished textile or the textile to be finished, using a first language usage of the information (19) and / or using a second language usage of the information (19), and in particular storing the input information (19) taking into account the language used Language usage of the information (19), g2) taking into account in particular the Language usage (61, 62) of the input raw information (15a, 15b), h) wherein the information (19) about the finished textile or the textile to be finished comprises in particular an identifier for identifying the textile, i) in particular linking the information (19) about the finished textile or the textile to be finished with the raw information (15a, 15b), in particular with the aid of the computer, j) in particular using the linked information, in particular taking into account the language usage of the raw information (15a, 15b) and / or taking into account the language usage of the information (19), for the purpose of advertising and / or for the purpose of selling the textiles (13).

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