Clothing Coordination System Using Numerical Labeling for Colorblind Users
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Solution Overview
Problem
Colorblind individuals face difficulties in coordinating clothing due to their inability to perceive color differences, leading to challenges in selecting matching outfits.
Innovation Solution
A clothing coordination system comprising labeled placards and apparatuses for closet organization, where first placards indicate colors and numbers for pants, and second and third placards indicate matching colors and numbers for shirts and sweaters, allowing users to choose coordinated outfits by matching numbers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If colorblind individuals rely on visual color perception to coordinate clothing, then they can select matching outfits, but colorblind individuals have an inability to perceive color differences making coordination difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary numbering system that mediates between the clothing items and the colorblind individual's perception. Each clothing item is assigned a number corresponding to its color category, and matching items share the same number. This intermediary system allows colorblind individuals to coordinate outfits by matching numbers rather than relying on defective color perception.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the visual/optical system of color perception with a mechanical/tactile system of number identification. By substituting the reliance on color vision with a numerical labeling system that can be read through normal vision or even tactile means, the system circumvents the biological limitation of color blindness.
2Ease of operation
If clothing items are organized without a systematic labeling system, then the closet organization is simple, but colorblind individuals cannot efficiently select coordinated outfits
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the clothing collection into distinct color categories, each assigned a unique number. Pants, shirts, and other clothing items are divided into groups based on their color classification. This segmentation allows colorblind individuals to systematically navigate and select coordinated items by referring to the numbered categories rather than searching through unorganized clothing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-labeling all clothing items with color category numbers before the selection process. This advance organization of clothing items with their corresponding color numbers enables colorblind individuals to efficiently select coordinated outfits without needing to analyze colors at the moment of selection, thus improving outfit selection efficiency.
3Measurement precision
If a detailed color labeling system is implemented, then color coordination accuracy is improved, but the system becomes more complex and time-consuming to implement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of color identification from visual color names (red, blue, green) to numerical values (1, 2, 3, etc.). This parameter transformation simplifies the labeling system while maintaining color coordination accuracy, as each number represents a specific color category. The numerical system is quicker to implement and reference than detailed color descriptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by assigning specific numerical identifiers to specific color categories that are relevant to the individual's clothing collection. Rather than using a universal complex color system, the labeling is tailored locally to the user's specific needs and wardrobe, implementing only the necessary color distinctions with simple numbers.
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AI summary
A clothing coordination system comprising first placards labeled with a color and number; second placards labeled with a color; third placards labeled with a number; label apparatuses for attaching to a closet rod to group together pants, shirts, or sweaters of a color, the apparatuses each comprises an elongated base with a rail adapted to display a first placard or a second placard and at least one third placard, wherein the placards corresponds to the color of the pants, shirts or sweaters; and a plurality of clothing boxes for grouping shirts or sweaters of a certain color, the clothing boxes each have at least one rail for displaying a second placard and at least one third placard; wherein a coordinated outfit can be chosen by selecting a pair of pants and then selecting a shirt that has a third placard that matches the assigned number of the pants.