DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING APPEARANCES
First Claim
1. A method for operating a system having a monitor, a camera, and a processor, so as to display a mirror-mimicking image on the monitor, by performing the non-ordered steps comprising:
- obtaining a digital image from a camera;
flipping the image about a vertical axis so as to reverse right and left sides of the image;
applying a transformation mapping to the image to modify the image such that it appears to mimic a reflection of a mirror;
resizing the image to reduce variations caused by changes in object'"'"'s distance to the camera;
displaying the image on the monitor after performing the flipping, transformation mapping, and resizing.
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods enabling appearance comparison. The system includes at least one interactive imaging and display station. The station includes a mirror-display device capable of selectably operating in either or both a mirror mode or a display mode; an imaging device to capture one or more appearances appearing in a field of view in front of the mirror-display device; and/or an image control unit to select the mode of operation of the mirror-display device according to a user command.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a system having a monitor, a camera, and a processor, so as to display a mirror-mimicking image on the monitor, by performing the non-ordered steps comprising:
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obtaining a digital image from a camera; flipping the image about a vertical axis so as to reverse right and left sides of the image; applying a transformation mapping to the image to modify the image such that it appears to mimic a reflection of a mirror; resizing the image to reduce variations caused by changes in object'"'"'s distance to the camera; displaying the image on the monitor after performing the flipping, transformation mapping, and resizing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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