1. A method of style conscious field classification comprising the steps of:
determining candidate field labels in an isogenous pattern source;
determining an ordering of candidate field labels and associated upperbound scores in a list;
while a determined true score for the candidate field label with the highest upperbound score<the upperbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list, removing the candidate field labels with the highest upperbound score; returning the determined candidate field label as the recognized field when the highest true score>the upperbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ordering of field labels is at least one of ascending and descending.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the list is at least one of an array, an associative array, a list, a linked list and a heap.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the isogenous patterns are at least one of audio, video, image and textual patterns.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one audio, video, image and textual patterns are linearly oriented.
6. A system for style conscious field classification comprising:
a inputoutput circuit for receiving candidate fields labels from an isogenous pattern source;
a processor that determines candidate field labels in an isogenous source and determines an ordering of candidate field labels and associated upperbound scores in a list;
while a determined true score for the candidate field label with the highest upperbound score<the upperbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list, the process continues to remove the candidate field labels with the highest upperbound score; and returns the determined candidate field label as the recognized candidate field when the highest true score>the upperbound score for all other candidate field labels in the, list.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the ordering of field labels is at least one of ascending and descending.
8. The system of claim 6, wherein the list is at least one of an array, an associative array, a list, a linked list and a heap.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein the isogenous patterns are at least one of audio, video, image and textual patterns.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one audio, video, image and textual patterns are linearly oriented.
11. Computer readable storage medium comprising: computer readable program code embodied on the computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code usable to program a computer to a method of style conscious field classification for recognizing a candidate label comprising the steps of:
determining candidate field labels in an isogenous pattern source;
determining an ordering of candidate field labels and associated upperbound scores in a list;
while a determined true score for the candidate field label with the highest upperbound score<the upperbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list, removing the candidate field labels with the highest upperbound score;
returning the determined candidate field label as the recognized field when the highest true score>the upperbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list.
12. Computer readable storage medium comprising: computer readable program code embodied on the computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code usable to program a computer for style conscious field classification for recognizing a candidate label comprising the steps of:
instructions for determining candidate field labels in an isogenous pattern source;
instructions for determining an ordering of candidate field labels and associated upperbound scores in a list;
instructions for while a determined true score for the field pattern label with the highest upperbound score<the upperbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list, removing the candidate field labels with the highest upperbound score;
instructions for returning the determined candidate field label as the recognized field when the highest true score>the upperbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list.
13. A method of style conscious field classification comprising the steps of:
determining candidate field labels in an isogenous pattern source;
determining an ordering of candidate field labels and associated lowerbound scores in a list;
while a determined true score for the field pattern label with the lowest lowerbound score>the lowerbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list, removing the candidate field labels with the lowest lowerbound score;
returning the determined candidate field label as the recognized field when the lowest true score<the lowerbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list.
14. A method of claim 1, wherein candidate field labels are not all sorted and only added to an ordered list as necessary.
15. A system for style conscious field classification comprising:
a inputoutput circuit for receiving fields labels from an isogenous pattern source;
a processor that determines candidate field labels in an isogenous source and determines an ordering of candidate field labels and associated lowerbound scores in a list;
while a determined true score for the candidate field label with the lowest lowerbound score>the lowerbound score for all other candidate field labels in the list the process continues to remove the candidate field labels with the lowest lowerbound score; and returns the determined field label as the recognized field when the lowest true score<the lowerbound score for all other field labels in the list.
16. The system of claim 6, wherein candidate field labels are not all sorted and only added to an ordered list as necessary.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A disposable undergarment comprising:
a front body panel comprising a first bodyside surface, a first garment side surface, a pair of opposite first side edges, a first waist edge and a first crotch edge defining a first lobe having a first profile in plan view that extends outwardly relative to said first waist edge, wherein said first lobe has a first maximum rise along a first direction at substantially a centerline of said front body panel, and wherein said opposite first side edges are spaced along a second direction, said second direction being substantially perpendicular to said first direction;
a rear body panel comprising a second bodyside surface, a second garment side surface, a pair of opposite second side edges, a second waist edge and a second crotch edge defining a second lobe having a second profile in plan view that extends outwardly relative to said second waist edge, wherein said second lobe has a second maximum rise along said first direction at substantially a centerline of said rear body panel, wherein said opposite second side edges are spaced along said second direction, and wherein said first lobe of said front body panel is aligned with said second lobe of said rear body panel; and
a crotch member comprising a base panel having opposite side edges and at least a pair of folds extending from said side edges of said base panel, said at least said pair of folds connected to said first and second garment side surfaces of said front and rear body panels respectively, and wherein said crotch member is aligned with and overlaps said first and second lobes of said front and rear body panels respectively on said first and second garment sides thereof.
2. The disposable undergarment of claim 1 wherein said crotch member comprises an absorbent insert.
3. The disposable undergarment of claim 2 wherein said absorbent insert comprises a top sheet, a back sheet and a retention portion disposed between said top sheet and said backsheet.
4. The disposable undergarment of claim 3 wherein said at least said pair of folds are formed by at least one of said top sheet and said backsheet.
5. The disposable undergarment of claim 1 wherein first and second crotch edges are spaced apart with said first and second lobes having a non-overlapping relationship.
6. The disposable undergarment of claim 1 wherein said at least said pair of folds comprises a pair of first folds extending inwardly from said side edges of said base panel.
7. The disposable undergarment of claim 6 wherein said crotch member is substantially C-shaped in cross-section.
8. The disposable undergarment of claim 6 wherein said pair of folds each have a garment side surface secured to said first and second garment side surfaces of said front and rear body panels.
9. The disposable undergarment of claim 1 wherein said at least said pair of folds comprises a pair of first folds connected to said side edges of said base panel and a pair of second folds connected to said first folds along a pair of folding edges.
10. The disposable undergarment of claim 9 wherein opposite side portions of said crotch member are each substantially z-shaped in cross-section.
11. The disposable undergarment of claim 1 wherein said first lobe defines a first wave pattern and said second lobe defines a second wave pattern.
12. The disposable undergarment of claim 11 wherein said first and second wave patterns are substantially the same.
13. The disposable undergarment of claim 11 wherein said first and second wave patterns are different.
14. A disposable undergarment comprising:
a front body panel comprising a first bodyside surface, a first garment side surface, a pair of opposite first side edges, a first waist edge and a first crotch edge defining a first lobe having a first profile in plan view that extends outwardly relative to said first waist edge, wherein said first lobe has a first maximum rise along a first direction at substantially a centerline of said front body panel, and wherein said opposite first side edges are spaced along a second direction, said second direction being substantially perpendicular to said first direction;
a rear body panel comprising a second bodyside surface, a second garment side surface, a pair of opposite second side edges, a second waist edge and a second crotch edge defining a second lobe having a second profile in plan view that extends outwardly relative to said second waist edge, wherein said second lobe has a second maximum rise along said first direction at substantially a centerline of said rear body panel, wherein said opposite second side edges are spaced along said second direction, and wherein said first lobe of said front body panel is aligned with said second lobe of said rear body panel; and
an absorbent insert comprising a top sheet, a back sheet and a retention portion disposed between said top sheet and said back sheet, wherein said absorbent insert comprises a base portion and a pair of folds connected to and extending from said base portion at a pair of opposite folded edges wherein said absorbent insert is substantially C-shaped in cross-section, wherein said absorbent insert overlaps at least a portion of said first and second lobes of said front and rear body panels respectively on said first and second garment sides thereof and wherein said pair of folds are connected to said first and second garment sides of said front and rear body panels.
15. The disposable undergarment of claim 14 wherein said pair of folds are formed by at least one of said top sheet and said backsheet.
16. The disposable undergarment of claim 15 wherein said retention portion is disposed only along said base portion and does not any portion of said pair of folds.
17. A method of manufacturing an absorbent garment comprising:
moving a web of body panel material in a longitudinal machine direction, said web having a bodyside surface and a garment side surface;
cutting said web of body panel material along said longitudinal machine direction and thereby forming a rear body panel web and a front body panel web each having a maximum rise and a minimum rise respectively, wherein said maximum rise of each of said rear and front body panel webs is greater than said minimum rise of a corresponding one of said rear and front body panel webs;
shifting at least one of said rear and front body panel webs in said longitudinal machine direction and thereby aligning said maximum rises of said rear and front body panel webs;
centering an absorbent insert extending in a lateral cross-direction along said maximum rises of said rear and front body panels, wherein said absorbent insert comprises a base panel having opposite side edges and at least a pair of folds extending from said side edges of said base panel; and
connecting said pair of folds to said garment side surface of each of said front and rear body panel webs.
18. The method of claim 17 further comprising separating said rear and front body panel webs in a lateral cross-direction, wherein said maximum rises of each of said rear and front body panel webs are spaced apart in said lateral cross direction and form a gap therebetween in a non-overlapping relationship.
19. The method of claim 17 wherein said cutting said web of body panel material along said longitudinal machine direction comprises forming a substantially sinusoidal pattern defining said maximum and minimum rises of each of said rear and front body panel webs.
20. The method of claim 17 further comprising cutting each of said front and rear body panel webs along said lateral cross direction proximate said minimum rise of each of said front and rear body panel webs and thereby forming a plurality of discrete absorbent garments each having a front body panel and a rear body panel respectively, wherein each of said front and rear body panels has opposite side edges.
21. The method of claim 20 further comprising folding said absorbent insert and thereby positioning one of said front and rear body panels in overlying relationship with the other thereof.
22. The method of claim 21 further comprising connecting said side edges of said front and rear body panels.
23. The method of claim 17 further comprising folding said absorbent insert and thereby positioning one of said front and rear body panel webs in overlying relationship with the other thereof.
24. The method of claim 23 further comprising cutting each of said front and rear body panel webs in said overlying relationship along said lateral cross direction proximate said minimum rise of each of said front and rear body panel webs and thereby forming a plurality of discrete absorbent garments each having a front body panel and a rear body panel respectively.
25. The method of claim 24 further comprising connecting said overlying front and rear body panel webs at said minimum rise of each of said front and rear body panel webs.
26. The method of claim 17 further comprising elongating said web of body panel material in said longitudinal machine direction before said cutting said web of said body panel material.
27. The method of claim 17 wherein said absorbent insert comprises a back sheet, a top sheet and a retention portion disposed therebetween.
28. The method of claim 17 wherein said crotch member is substantially C-shaped in cross-section.