Electronic foot measuring apparatus and method

Apparatus for the measurement of foot size comprising

• light sensitive array means comprising plural individual light sensitive elements,
• means for imaging the foot to be measured upon said light sensitive array means to thereby effect the storage of electrical energy in individual ones of said plural light sensitive elements as determined by said image of the foot thereon,
• microprocessor means connected at an output thereof through address select logic means to an input of said light sensitive array means to direct the sequential reading of the output of said individual light sensitive elements thereof,
• video display means for displaying the image of said foot in response to the output of said individual light sensitive elements,
• data bus means for transmitting said output of said individual light sensitive elements to said microprocessor means and said video display means, and
• means connected to said microprocessor means and responsive to the foot image information at the output thereof to determine a specific shoe size for the imaged foot.

Apparatus for the measurment of foot size comprising

• light sensitive array means comprising plural individual light sensitive elements,
• means for imaging the foot to be measured upon said light sensitive array means to thereby effect the storage of electrical energy in individual ones of said plural light sensitive elements as determined by said image of the foot thereon,
• microprocessor means connected at an output thereof through address select logic means to an input of said light sensitive array means to direct the sequential reading of the output of said individual light sensitive elements thereof to thereby provide data at the output of said light sensitive array means indicative of the image of the foot thereon,
• video display means for displaying the image of said foot in response to the output of said individual light sensitive elements,
• data bus means for transmitting said output of said individual light sensitive elements to said microprocessor means and said video display means, and
• means connected to said microprocessor means and responsive to the foot image information at an output thereof to determine a specific shoe size for the imaged foot.

A method for measurement of foot size comprising the steps of

• placing a foot upon positioning means,
• imagining said foot upon a light sensitive array,
• sequentially reading of the image on said light sensitive array to form a logical sequential matrix signal, and
• processing and comparing said matrix signal to determine a specific shoe size.