Image capture and earpiece sizing system and method
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1. A method for a user to self-size an earpiece for the user'"'"'s ear using software comprising:
- releasing a touch screen of a mobile phone to activate an image capture feature and to capture a two-dimensional image of the user'"'"'s ear together with a calibration device positioned proximate to a user'"'"'s ear, wherein the calibration device is a reference object having one or more known dimensions;
submitting a single captured two-dimensional image having both the user'"'"'s ear and the calibration device; and
processing the single captured two-dimensional image to determine an appropriate earpiece size.
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Abstract
A method and system for sizing an earpiece include situating a calibration device proximate a user'"'"'s ear. The user holds an image capture device so as to aim the image capture device at the user'"'"'s ear. The user then touches and holds a random area of the touch screen display and releases the touch screen display to activate the image capture device and capture an image of the user'"'"'s ear and the calibration device. The captured image is then analyzed and an earpiece size is determined based on the analysis of the image.
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1. A method for a user to self-size an earpiece for the user'"'"'s ear using software comprising:
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releasing a touch screen of a mobile phone to activate an image capture feature and to capture a two-dimensional image of the user'"'"'s ear together with a calibration device positioned proximate to a user'"'"'s ear, wherein the calibration device is a reference object having one or more known dimensions; submitting a single captured two-dimensional image having both the user'"'"'s ear and the calibration device; and processing the single captured two-dimensional image to determine an appropriate earpiece size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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activating an image capture device of a mobile device; capturing an image of a user'"'"'s ear together with a calibration device that is positioned proximate to the user'"'"'s ear, wherein the calibration device is a reference object; and transmitting the image, from the image capture device to determine an appropriate earpiece size, the image including both the user'"'"'s ear and the calibration device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A system for sizing an earpiece, comprising:
an image capture device including a touch screen display configured to; receive a user input to activate the image capture device; capture an image of a user'"'"'s ear together with a calibration device that is positioned proximate to a user'"'"'s ear, wherein the calibration device is a reference object; and transmit the image to determine an appropriate earpiece size based on the calibration device and the user'"'"'s ear of the image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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