System and method for 3d virtual try-on of apparel on an avatar

A method of fitting one or more garments on a person's body, comprising:

• (a) receiving specifications for each garment;
• (b) receiving specifications of a fit model for each garment;
• (c) receiving a digital pattern corresponding to the fit model for each garment;
• (c) receiving one or more grade rules for each garment;
• (d) receiving one or more fabric specifications for each garment;
• (e) for each garment, calculating and storing one or more graded digital patterns corresponding to one or more available sizes in a database based on the received specifications of the garment and the grade rules;
• (f) determining the value of one or more fabric constants according to the received one or more fabric specifications;
• (g) receiving an avatar representing the person's body;
• (h) determining a selected one of the available sizes that represents a closest size for fitting on the avatar;
• (i) creating a virtual garment from the stored graded digital pattern corresponding to selected available size;
• (j) draping the selected virtual garment on the avatar according to the fabric constants.

A method of fitting one or more garments on a person's body, comprising:

• (a) receiving specifications of the one or more garments;
• (b) receiving specifications of a fit model for each of the one or more garments;
• (c) receiving one or more grade rules for each of the one or more garments;
• (d) receiving one or more fabric specifications for each of the one or more garments;
• (e) for each of the one or more garments, calculating and storing a virtual fit model avatar based on the received specifications of the fit model;
• (f) for each of the one or more garments, determining the value of one or more fabric constants according to the received one or more fabric specifications;
• (g) receiving an avatar representing the person's body;
• (h) determining a selected size for the person's body according to the received one or more grade rules;
• (i) creating a virtual garment in the selected size according to fit model avatar, the one or more grade rules, and the selected size;
• and
• (j) draping the selected virtual garment on the avatar according to the fabric constants.

A system for providing a draping service, comprising:

• a server;
• a network connection connecting the server to a network;
• and
• a draping software application executable on the server, the draping software application capable of receiving a virtual garment object and a consumer avatar object through the network connection, the draping software application further capable of virtually draping the virtual garment object on the consumer avatar object to create a virtual drape object, the network connection further capable of transmitting the virtual drape object through the network connection.

A system for providing a virtual closet, comprising:

• a server;
• a network connection connecting the server to a network;
• and
• a virtual closet capable of storing a plurality of virtual drape objects for one or more consumers, each virtual drape object representing a garment, the network connection further for receiving instructions from the one or more consumers to store, mix, match and display the virtual drape objects on one or more consumer avatars.

A system for providing an avatar creation service, comprising:

• a server;
• a network connection connecting the server to a network;
• and
• an avatar processing software application executable on the server, the avatar processing software application capable of receiving body shape and appearance specifications for a person and creating an avatar representing the person's shape and appearance based on the received body shape and appearance specifications, wherein the network connection is further for transmitting the avatar.

A system for providing a fit analysis, comprising:

• a server;
• a network connection connecting the server to a network;
• and
• a fit analysis software application executable on the server, the fit analysis software application capable of analyzing a drape object to create a fit analysis data, wherein the network connection is further for transmitting the fit analysis data.

A computer program product stored on computer readable medium containing executable software instructions for fitting one or more garments on a person's body, the executable software instructions capable of executing the following steps:

• (b) receiving specifications of one or more garments;
• (b) receiving specifications of one or more fit models;
• (c) receiving one or more grade rules;
• (d) receiving one or more fabric specifications;
• (e) calculating and storing one or more graded fit model avatars in a database based on the received specifications of one or more fit models and the grade rules;
• (f) determining the value of one or more fabric constants according to the received one or more fabric specifications;
• (g) for each of the one or more garments, creating and storing a virtual garment for one or more available sizes according to the one or more grade rules;
• (h) creating a virtual fit model for each of the one or more fit models;
• (i) draping each virtual garment on a virtual fit model based on the fabric constants;
• (j) receiving body shape and appearance specifications for a consumer;
• (k) creating an avatar representing the consumer's shape and appearance based on the received body shape and appearance specifications;
• (l) determining a selected one of the virtual garments that represents a closest size for fitting on the avatar;
• and
• (l) re-draping the selected virtual garment on the avatar.

A computer program product stored on computer readable medium containing executable software instructions for fitting one or more garments on a person's body, the executable software instructions capable of executing the following steps:

• (a) receiving specifications of the one or more garments;
• (b) receiving specifications of a fit model for each of the one or more garments;
• (c) receiving one or more grade rules for each of the one or more garments;
• (d) receiving one or more fabric specifications for each of the one or more garments;
• (e) for each of the one or more garments, calculating and storing a virtual fit model avatar based on the received specifications of the fit model;
• (f) for each of the one or more garments, determining the value of one or more fabric constants according to the received one or more fabric specifications;
• (g) receiving an avatar representing the person's body;
• (h) determining a selected size for the person's body according to the received one or more grade rules;
• (i) creating a virtual garment in the selected size according to fit model avatar, the one or more grade rules, and the selected size;
• and
• (j) draping the selected virtual garment on the avatar according to the fabric constants.

A kiosk for providing a virtual dressing room, comprising:

• a scanner capable of scanning a person to produce raw scan data of the person;
• a storage device containing a virtual closet containing one or more virtual garments;
• and
• a processor for receiving the raw scan data and producing an avatar representing the person, the processor further for receiving instructions from a person for selecting at least one of the one or more virtual garments, the processor further capable of producing a drape object by draping the one or more selected virtual garments on the avatar.

A stereophotogrammetry system, comprising:

• an arbitrary number of two or more cameras for taking independent photographs of a physical object;
• a position calibration map for providing three dimensional position data for the two or more cameras;
• each camera having a lens, wherein each lens has a type, wherein two or more of the lenses are capable of being the same type;
• a lens calibration map for each type of lens, wherein the lens calibration map is capable of correcting for non-linearity within the lens;
• a first set of instructions capable of execution on a processor to acquire a set video streams from the two or more cameras;
• a second set of instructions capable of execution on a processor to trigger the two or more cameras substantially simultaneously to produce an image from each camera;
• a third set of instructions capable of execution on a processor to download and save the image from each camera;
• a fourth set of instructions capable of execution on a processor to mask the image from each camera to produce a set of masked images;
• a fifth set of instructions capable of execution on a processor to process three dimensional positional data from the position calibration for the set of masked images;
• and
• a sixth set of instructions capable of execution on a processor to process a three dimensional mesh from the set of one or more masked images.