Body shape indicator
AssigneeSelect Research Limited
InventorRichard Barnes
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Abstract
A body shape indicator device comprises a scanner arranged to obtain a three-dimensional model of a person, a body volume calculator for calculating the volume of at least first, second and third parts of the person's body from the three-dimensional model and a body shape calculator for calculating an indication of the person's body shape based on part volume ratios calculated from the output from at least the body volume calculator. A method for determining the body shape of a person and a method of automated clothing selection based on the body shape as determined are also disclosed.
Claims17
A body shape indicator system for performing a series of steps so as to provide a body shape indicator of a person, the system comprising:
- a first computing device comprising a camera arranged to capture at least two unique digital photographs of the person, wherein the at least two unique digital photographs include a front-view image and a side-view image of the person, wherein the first computing device is arranged to send the captured digital photographs to a server for processing;
- model-generation software, located on the server, arranged to receive the at least two unique digital photographs of the person, and to create a 3D model of the person based on the captured digital photographs;
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- a body shape calculator arranged to calculate an indication of the person's body shape based on the 3D model, the indication comprising at least one linear measurement, and to provide an indication of a suitable clothing sizing fit based at least in part on the body shape indication,
- and wherein the captured digital photographs are the only scan data of the person used in the generation of the 3D model of the person and the calculation of the body shape indication of the person.
A method for determining the body shape of a person comprising the steps of:
- obtaining at least two unique digital photographs of the person, the at least two unique digital photographs including a front-view image and a side-view image of the person;
- sending the captured digital photographs to a server for processing;
- at the server, receiving the at least two unique digital photographs of the person, and creating a 3D model of the person based on the captured digital photographs;
- calculating an indication of the body shape of the person, the indication comprising at least one linear measurement;
- and
- providing an indication of a suitable clothing sizing fit based at least in part on the body shape indication,
- and wherein the captured digital photographs are the only scan data of the person used in the creation of the 3D model of the person and the calculation of the body shape indication of the person.
A method of automated clothing selection for a person, comprising the steps of:
- generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the person's body generated using a at least two unique digital photographs of the person captured by a camera, wherein the at least two unique digital photographs include a front-view image and a side-view image of the person scanner;
- calculating an indication of the body shape of the person from the 3D model, the indication comprising at least one linear measurement, and to provide an indication of a suitable clothing sizing fit based at least in part on the body shape indication;
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- selecting a clothing style or fit based at least in part on the body shape indication, and wherein the captured digital photographs are the only scan data of the person used in the generation of the 3D model of the person and the calculation of the body shape indication of the person.
A machine readable medium containing instructions which when read by a machine cause that machine to perform a method for determining the body shape of a person, the method comprising the ordered steps of:
- obtaining, by a first computing device comprising a camera, at least two unique digital photographs of the person, the at least two unique digital photographs including a front-view image and a side-view image of the person;
- sending, by the first computing device, the captured digital photographs to a server for processing;
- receiving, by the first computing device, a 3D model of the person generated at the server based on the captured digital photographs and an indication of the body shape of the person generated at the server, the indication comprising at least one linear measurement;
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- providing, at the first computing device, an indication of a suitable clothing sizing fit based at least in part on the body shape indication,
- and wherein the captured digital photographs are the only scan data of the person used in the generation of the 3D model of the person and the calculation of the body shape indication of the person.
A machine readable medium containing instructions which when read by a machine cause that machine to perform a method of automated clothing selection for a person, comprising the ordered steps of:
- by a server, generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the person's body using at least two unique digital photographs of the person captured by a camera and provided to the server, wherein the at least two unique digital photographs include a front-view image and a side-view image of the person;
- calculating, by the server, an indication of the body shape of the person from the 3D model, the indication comprising at least one linear measurement;
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- providing, by the server, an indication of a suitable clothing sizing fit based at least in part on the body shape indication, and wherein the generation of the 3D model of the person and the calculation of the body shape indication of the person are both performed without using any data of the person captured by a data capture process requiring actively emitting radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.