US patent number 6,820,478

"We would now like to investigate US patent number 6,820,478. Read this:
"A method of and system for buying or selling bras involves establishing a database of bras containing bra characteristic data including bra size and bra cup size measured from a sample of actual bras; measuring a wearer's breast and torso size to obtain wearer characteristic data; searching the database to find bra characteristic data within the database matching the wearer characteristic data; and listing for selection by the wearer any bras in the database whose characteristics match the wearer characteristic data."
So, basically, since bra makers cannot agree on a single reasonable measure, someone patents the idea of having a uniform measuring system for bras across companies. That is, of course, a great idea, but is it *patentable*? Should others be forbidden from measuring bras and keeping a database of the measurements?"