PROVIDING A SIMULATION OF WEARING ITEMS SUCH AS GARMENTS AND/OR ACCESSORIES

• US 20110040539A1
• Filed: 06/23/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zugara, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zugara, Inc.
• Inventors: SZYMCZYK, Matthew, Benoff, Jack, Callens, Blake, Forsman, Hans, Von Hungen, Aaron
• Granted Patent: US 8,275,590 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof

Abstract

A user may simulate wearing real-wearable items, such as virtual garments and accessories. A virtual-outfitting interface may be provided for presentation to the user. An item-search/selection portion within the virtual-outfitting interface may be provided. The item-search/selection portion may depict one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items. The user may be allowed to select at least one virtual-wearable item from the item-search/selection portion. A main display portion within the virtual-outfitting interface may be provided. The main display portion may include a composite video feed that incorporates a video feed of the user and the selected at least one virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the selected at least one virtual-wearable item in the main display portion.

Claims

1. A system for allowing a user to simulate wearing real-wearable items, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising;

a virtual-outfitting-interface module configured to provide, for presentation to a user, a virtual-outfitting interface;

a item search/selection module configured to provide an item-search/selection portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the item-search/selection portion depicting one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items, wherein the item search/selection module is configured to allow the user to select at least one virtual-wearable item from the item-search/selection portion; and

a composite-imaging module configured to provide a main display portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the main display portion including a composite video feed that incorporates a video feed of the user and the selected at least one virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the selected at least one virtual-wearable item in the main display portion.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more virtual-wearable items include one or both of a virtual garment or a virtual accessory.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein individual ones of the one or more virtual-wearable items visually represent the one or more corresponding real-wearable items.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a motion-capture module configured to track motion of the user so as to allow the user to interact with at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein an interaction by the user with the at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface is effectuated by a gestural command by the user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a conferencing module configured to provide a conferencing portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the conferencing portion displaying one or more other users.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a purchase module configured to allow the user to indicate one or more virtual-wearable items to effectuate a purchase of one or more real-wearable items corresponding to the indicated one or more virtual-wearable items.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a screen-capture module configured to provide a screen-capture tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the screen-capture tool allowing the user to obtain a snapshot of at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the screen-capture module is configured to provide a snapshot portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the snapshot portion allowing the user to manage one or more snapshots of the at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a social-networking module configured to provide a social-networking tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the social-networking tool allowing the user to interface with one or more social-networking services with which the user is associated.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the social-networking tool allows the user to interface with the one or more social-networking services in order to share one or more snapshots with one or more contacts of the user.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise an interface-control module configured to provide a virtual-outfitting-interface-control tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the virtual-outfitting-interface-control tool allowing the user to control one or more aspects associated with the virtual-outfitting interface.

13. A method for allowing a user to simulate wearing real-wearable items, the method comprising:

providing, for presentation to a user, a virtual-outfitting interface;

providing an item-search/selection portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the item-search/selection portion depicting one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items;

allowing the user to select at least one virtual-wearable item from the item-search/selection portion; and

providing a main display portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the main display portion including a composite video feed that incorporates a video feed of the user and the selected at least one virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the selected at least one virtual-wearable item in the main display portion.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more virtual-wearable items include one or both of a virtual garment or a virtual accessory.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein individual ones of the one or more virtual-wearable items visually represent the one or more corresponding real-wearable items.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising tracking motion of the user so as to allow the user to interact with at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein an interaction by the user with the at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface is effectuated by a gestural command by the user.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a conferencing portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the conferencing portion displaying one or more other users.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising allowing the user to indicate one or more virtual-wearable items to effectuate a purchase of one or more real-wearable items corresponding to the indicated one or more virtual-wearable items.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a screen-capture tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the screen-capture tool allowing the user to obtain a snapshot of at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising providing a snapshot portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the snapshot portion allowing the user to manage one or more snapshots of the at least one region of the virtual-outfitting interface.

22. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a social-networking tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the social-networking tool allowing the user to interface with one or more social-networking services with which the user is associated.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the social-networking tool allows the user to interface with the one or more social-networking services in order to share one or more snapshots with one or more contacts of the user.

24. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a virtual-outfitting-interface-control tool in the virtual-outfitting interface, the virtual-outfitting-interface-control tool allowing the user to control one or more aspects associated with the virtual-outfitting interface.

25. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method for allowing a user to simulate wearing real-wearable items, the method comprising:

providing, for presentation to a user, a virtual-outfitting interface;

providing an item-search/selection portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the item-search/selection portion depicting one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items;

allowing the user to select at least one virtual-wearable item from the item-search/selection portion; and

providing a main display portion within the virtual-outfitting interface, the main display portion including a composite video feed that incorporates a video feed of the user and the selected at least one virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the selected at least one virtual-wearable item in the main display portion.