Method and system for sizing feet and fitting shoes
AssigneeOlly Shoes LLC
InventorsPhilip Nguyen, Becky Hong
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Abstract
A system and method for sizing shoes for the foot of a user. A computer is provided that is adapted to receive a digital image of the foot, the computer having stored thereon a software package that includes an image processing component and a foot data component and optionally. The image processing component is adapted for receiving the digital image of the foot and producing a trace outline of the foot. The foot data component is adapted to receive the trace outline and determine foot data from the trace outline. The comparator component is adapted to receive the foot data and generate, based on the foot data, at least one of an indicator of the shoe size of the foot and an indicator of the best fitting shoe from among a plurality of shoes.
Claims22
A method of sizing shoes on a foot, comprising:
- obtaining a digital image of the foot;
- generating a trace outline of the foot from the digital image;
- deriving foot data from the trace outline;
- comparing the foot data to corresponding data for a plurality of shoes;
- and
- outputting an indicator of the best fitting shoe from among the plurality of shoes based on the results of the comparison.
A method of sizing shoes on a foot, comprising:
- obtaining a digital image of the foot;
- generating a trace outline of the foot from the digital image;
- deriving foot data from the trace outline;
- and
- outputting at least one of:
- the foot data and an indicator of shoe size based on the foot data.
A system for sizing shoes for the foot of a user, comprising:
- a computer adapted to receive a digital image of the foot, the computer having stored thereon a software package, the software package including an image processing component, wherein the image processing component is adapted for receiving the digital image of the foot and producing a trace outline of the foot, the software package including a foot data component, wherein the foot data component is adapted to receive the trace outline and determine foot data from the trace outline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.