Method and apparatus for supporting apparel product sale and fitting room
First Claim
1. An apparel product sales supporting method comprising the steps of:
- constructing a prescribed image shooting environment in an apparel product fitting room, shooting a plurality of fitting states to capture images thereof, storing the images of the plurality of fitting states respectively, and displaying the images of the plurality of fitting states for comparison in order to select an apparel product.
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Abstract
When a customer (18) tries on an apparel product (11) in a fitting room (12), an image capturing apparatus (15) shoots an image of the customer (18) wearing the apparel product (11), and the image can be stored and processed by a processing apparatus (16) and be displayed for comparison on a display apparatus (17). The image shooting in the fitting room (12) can be carried out in a prescribed image shooting environment and in a stable illumination condition provided by an illumination apparatus (16), with a curtain (13) closed and the closed curtain (13) as the background. Since the curtain (13) spreads forward, the space usable as the fitting room (12) can be enlarged when in use. By applying image processing using the processing apparatus (16), an image of the customer (18) wearing an apparel product of a different color, for example, can be generated and displayed, without the customer (18) having to actually try it on.
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1. An apparel product sales supporting method comprising the steps of:
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constructing a prescribed image shooting environment in an apparel product fitting room, shooting a plurality of fitting states to capture images thereof, storing the images of the plurality of fitting states respectively, and displaying the images of the plurality of fitting states for comparison in order to select an apparel product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparel product sales supporting apparatus comprising:
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a fitting room in which an apparel product is tried on;
an illumination apparatus for illuminating the interior of the fitting room in a prescribed condition;
an image capturing apparatus for shooting the fitting state of the apparel product;
a background member for providing a background in a prescribed condition when the image capturing apparatus shoots the fitting state;
a processing apparatus capable of storing fitting images shot by the image capturing apparatus and of applying image processing to the stored images; and
a display apparatus for displaying the images output from the processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A fitting room for trying on an apparel product, comprising:
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a curtain for opening and closing an entrance to the fitting room, the curtain, when closed, being deployed extending outwardly relative to a floor area that the fitting room occupies when the curtain is opened;
a mirror mounted on a wall surface opposite from the closed curtain;
an image capturing apparatus, mounted on the wall surface, for shooting the fitting state of the apparel product against the closed curtain; and
an illumination apparatus for illuminating the interior of the fitting room in a prescribed condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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