VIRTUAL APPAREL FITTING

• US 20070005174A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Thomas, Gary
• Application Number:
  US11/160,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20070005174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/132
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A method, system and/or computer program product for virtual apparel fitting may include transmitting an identification code for an article of apparel to a virtual apparel fitting system. The method, system and/or computer program product may also include transmitting one of a 3-D body model, a 3-D body model identifier or a set of body measurements to the virtual apparel fitting system. The method, system and/or computer program product may further include presenting a virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body model, another 3-D body model corresponding to the 3-D body model identifier, or a further 3-D body model generable from the set of body measurements, wherein the virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body models is presentable in response to receiving the virtual representation from the virtual apparel fitting system.

Claims

1. A method for virtual apparel fitting, comprising:

allowing transmission of an identification code for an article of apparel from a mobile wireless communications device directly to a virtual apparel fitting system;

allowing transmission of one of a 3-D body model, a 3-D body model identifier or a set of body measurements from the communications device directly to the virtual apparel fitting system; and

presenting a virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body model, another 3-D body model corresponding to the 3-D body model identifier, or a further 3-D body model generable from the set of body measurements, wherein the virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body models is presentable in response to receiving the virtual representation from the virtual apparel fitting system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing storage of at least one of the 3-D body model, the 3-D body model identifier or the set of body measurements in the mobile wireless communications device for transmission directly to the virtual apparel fitting system.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing storage of a plurality of 3-D body models, a plurality of 3-D body model identifiers or a plurality of sets of body measurements on the communications device, each 3-D body model, 3-D body model identifier or set of body measurements corresponding to a different individual for selection for transmission to the virtual apparel fitting system.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing entry of the identification code for the article of apparel into the communications device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein allowing entry of the identification code for the article of apparel comprises allowing entry by one of a group comprising a keypad, voice recognition, RFID, IFR scanning, bar code scanning or a camera.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing transmission of the identification code for the article and allowing transmission of one of the 3-D body model, 3-D body model identifier, or the set of body measurements comprises allowing transmission by one of a group comprising a radio, Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMAX or infrared transceiver.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body models comprises presentation on a display of the communications device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising acquiring the other 3-D body model corresponding to the 3-D body model identifier from one of a database or a remote system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising checking a merchant'"'"'s inventory for other articles corresponding to the article of apparel.

10. A system for performing the method of claim 1.

11. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1.

12. A method for virtual apparel fitting, comprising applying a virtual representation of an article of apparel to one of a 3-D body model, another 3-D body model or a further 3-D body model in response to receiving an identification code corresponding to the article of apparel and one of the 3-D body model, a 3-D body model identifier or a set of body measurements directly from a mobile wireless communications device, wherein the 3-D body model identifier corresponds to the other 3-D body model and the further 3-D body model is generable in response to receiving the set of body measurements.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting the virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body models to the communications device.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving the identification code of the article of apparel and one of the 3-D body model, 3-D body model identifier or set of body measurements at a virtual apparel fitting system, wherein receiving is by one of a group comprising a radio, Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMax or infrared transceiver.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising allowing entry of the identification code of the article of apparel by one of a group comprising a keypad, voice recognition, RFID, IFR scanning, bar code scanning or a camera.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising acquiring the other 3-D body model corresponding to the 3-D body model identifier from one of a database or a remote system.

17. A system for virtual apparel fitting, comprising:

a transceiver adapted to receive an identification code corresponding to an article of apparel and to receive one of a 3-D body model, a 3-D body model identifier or a set of body measurements directly from a mobile wireless communications device; and

a virtual apparel fitting feature operable on a processor and adapted to apply a virtual representation of the article of apparel based on the identification code for the article to one of the 3-D body model, another 3-D body model corresponding to the 3-D body model identifier or a further 3-D body model generable from the set of body measurements.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a database to store a plurality of virtual representations of articles of apparel.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising means to generate a corresponding 3-D body model based on the set of body measurements in response to the set of body measurements being received.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the transceiver comprises one of a radio transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, a WiFi transceiver, a WiMAX transceiver, or an infrared transceiver.

21. The system of claim 17, further comprising one of a database or a remote system or server for acquiring the other 3-D body model in response to the 3-D body model identifier being received.

22. The system of claim 17, further comprising a display device to present the virtual representation of the article applied to one of the 3-D body models.

23. A mobile wireless communications device, comprising:

a device to enter an identification code for an article of apparel into the mobile wireless communications device; and

a transmitter adapted to transmit the identification code for the article of apparel directly to a virtual apparel fitting system and to transmit one of a 3-D body model, a 3-D body model identifier or a set of body measurements directly to the virtual apparel fitting system from the mobile wireless communications device.

24. The communications device of claim 23, further comprising a display to present a virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body model, another 3-D body model or a further 3-D body model in response to receiving the virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body models from the virtual apparel fitting system, wherein the other 3-D body model corresponds to the 3-D body model identifier and the further 3-D body model is generable from the set of body measurements.

25. The communications device of claim 23, further comprising means to store at least one 3-D body model, at least one 3-D body model identifier or at least one set of body measurements.

26. The communications device of claim 23, further comprising means to convert the set of body measurements to a corresponding 3-D body model.

27. The communications device of claim 23, further comprising one of a radio transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, a WiFi transceiver or a WiMAX transceiver to transmit the identification code for the article of apparel and one of the 3-D body model, 3-D body model identifier or set of body measurements.

28. A computer program product for virtual apparel fitting, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium having computer usable program code embodied therein, the computer readable medium comprising;

computer usable program code configured to transmit an identification code for an article of apparel from a mobile wireless communications device directly to a virtual apparel fitting system;

computer usable program code configured to transmit one of a 3-D body model, a 3-D body model identifier or a set of body measurements directly to the virtual apparel fitting system; and

computer usable program code configured to present a virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body model, another 3-D body model corresponding to the 3-D body model identifier, or a further 3-D body model generable from the set of body measurements, wherein the virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body models is presentable in response to receiving the virtual representation applied to one of the 3-D body models from the virtual apparel fitting system.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, further comprising computer usable program code configured to acquire the identification code for the article of apparel.

30. The computer program product of claim 28, further comprising computer usable program code configured to store at least one of the 3-D body model, the 3-D body model identifier or the set of body measurements in the mobile wireless communications device for transmission directly to the virtual apparel fitting system.

31. The computer program product of claim 28, further comprising computer usable program code configured to generate the further 3-D body model from the set of body measurements.

32. A computer program product for virtual apparel fitting, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium having computer usable program code embodied therein, the computer readable medium comprising;

computer usable program code configured to apply a virtual representation of an article of apparel applied to one of a 3-D body model, another 3-D body model or a further 3-D body model in response to receiving an identification code corresponding to the article of apparel and one of the 3-D body model, a 3-D body model identifier or a set of body measurements directly from a mobile wireless communications device, wherein the 3-D body model identifier corresponds to the other 3-D body model and the further 3-D body model is generable in response to receiving the set of body measurements.

33. The computer program product of claim 32, further comprising computer usable program code configured to transmit the virtual representation of the article of apparel applied to one of the 3-D body models to the communications device.

34. The computer program product of claim 32, further comprising computer usable program code configured to receive the identification code of the article of apparel and one of the 3-D body model, 3-D body model identifier or set of body measurements by one of a group comprising a radio, Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMax or infrared transceiver.

35. The computer program product of claim 32, further comprising computer usable program code configured to allow entry of the identification code of the article of apparel by one of a group comprising a keypad, voice recognition, RFID, IFR scanning, bar code scanning or a camera.