Mobile Application and Method for Virtual Dressing Room Visualization

• US 20140279289A1
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mary C. Steermann
• Original Assignee: Mary C. Steermann
• Inventors: Steermann, Mary C.
• Application Number:
  US14/215,649
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279289A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/16 Cloth

Abstract

A mobile application enables an online shopper to see how an item of clothing will look on them—simulating an actual trying-it-on-session in the dressing room—before purchasing it. The online shopper downloads the TRY IT ON—ONLINE™ mobile application to his or her mobile communications device. Once the shopper has downloaded the mobile application to his or her mobile communications device, a series of prompts ask the shopper for information about their size, body shape, and skin tone. Once the screens are populated with this information, the mobile application guides the shopper through their online shopping excursion, and, like a personal shopper, helps them select an article of clothing that will fit and flatter their body shape. Before purchasing the item, the shopper can try it on virtually just as if they were in a dressing room at the store.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented mobile application system for enabling a user to view the appearance of clothing as virtually worn by the user upon a mobile communications device, the computer-implemented mobile application system, comprising, in combination:

a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device comprising software implementation means and a visual display;

mobile application software, the mobile application software being implementable via the software implementation means, the mobile application software comprising;

image-retrieval means, the image-retrieval means for retrieving a clothing image and a facial image of the user;

image-modification means, the image-modification means for modifying a retrieved clothing image and a retrieved facial image;

image-overlay means, the image-overlay means for overlaying a modified clothing image and a modified facial image; and

visual display means, the visual display means for visually displaying overlayed modified clothing and facial images upon the visual display;

the computer-implemented mobile application system thus enabling the user to preview the appearance of clothing as virtually worn by the user upon said mobile communications device.

2. The mobile application system of claim 1 comprising complexion data input means, the image-modification means comprising complexion-correction means, the complexion-correction means for modifying the retrieved facial image to correct skin color and/or skin tone according to a user'"'"'s complexion data input via the complexion data input means.

3. The mobile application system of claim 2 comprising body data input means, clothing dimension data retrieval means, and data comparison means, the data comparison means for (1) comparing a user'"'"'s body data input via the body data input means versus clothing dimension data cooperably associated with the retrieved clothing image and (2) indicating clothing suitability upon the visual display based on the user'"'"'s body data input.

4. The mobile application system of claim 3 wherein the body data input comprises body shape and body size information.

5. The mobile application system of claim 4 wherein the body shape information is selected from a body shape grouping, the body shape grouping consisting of triangular, inverted triangular, rectangular, hourglass, diamond, and round body shapes.

6. The mobile application system of claim 5 comprising body type-to-clothing matching means, the body type-to-clothing matching means for simultaneously presenting multiple overlayed clothing and facial images for simultaneous side-by-side comparison.

7. The mobile application system of claim 6 wherein the body type-to-clothing matching means are launched by logo-branded, one-click means located upon the visual display.

8. The mobile application system of claim 6 comprising mapping means, the mapping means for presenting the user with a visual map upon the visual display of retailers having inventory matching data input by the user.

9. The mobile application system of claim 1 comprising alternate transaction processing means, the alternate transacting processing means being selected from the group consisting of direct transaction processing and transaction bypass processing.

10. The mobile application system of claim 1 comprising data-editing means, the data-editing means for enabling the user to selectively edit data input by the user.

11. A computer-implementable mobile application for enabling a user to view the appearance of clothing as virtually worn by a target subject upon a mobile communications device, the computer-implementable mobile application comprising:

mobile application software, the mobile application software being implementable via software implementation means cooperably associated with a mobile communications device, the mobile application software comprising;

image-retrieval means, the image-retrieval means for retrieving a clothing image and a facial image of the target subject;

image-modification means, the image-modification means for modifying a retrieved clothing image and a retrieved facial image;

image-overlay means, the image-overlay means for overlaying a modified clothing image and a modified facial image; and

visual display means, the visual display means for visually displaying overlayed modified clothing and facial images upon a visual display cooperably associated with the mobile communications device;

the mobile application thus for enabling the user to preview the appearance of clothing as virtually worn by the target subject upon said mobile communications device.

12. The mobile application of claim 11 comprising complexion data input means and the image-modification means comprises complexion correction means, the complexion correction means for modifying the retrieved facial image to correct skin color and/or skin tone according to complexion data input via the complexion data input means.

13. The mobile application of claim 11 comprising body data input means, clothing dimension data retrieval means, and data comparison means, the data comparison means for (1) comparing body data input via the body data input means versus clothing dimension data cooperably associated with the retrieved clothing image and (2) indicating clothing suitability upon the visual display based on the body data input.

14. The mobile application of claim 13 wherein the body data input comprises body shape and body size information.

15. The mobile application of claim 14 wherein the body shape information is selected from a body shape grouping, the body shape grouping consisting of triangular, inverted triangular, rectangular, hourglass, diamond, and round body shapes.

16. The mobile application of claim 13 comprising body type-to-clothing matching means, the body type-to-clothing matching means for simultaneously presenting multiple overlayed clothing and facial images for simultaneous side-by-side comparison.

17. The mobile application of claim 16 wherein the body type-to-clothing matching means are launched by logo-branded, one-click means located upon the visual display.

18. The mobile application of claim 13 comprising mapping means, the mapping means for presenting the user with a visual map of retailers having inventory matching data input by the user.

19. The mobile application of claim 11 comprising alternate transaction processing means, the alternate transacting processing means being selected from the group consisting of direct transaction processing and transaction bypass processing.

20. A computer-implementable method for enabling a user to view the appearance of clothing as virtually worn by a target subject upon a mobile communications device, the computer-implementable method comprising the steps of:

providing mobile application software, the mobile application software being implementable via software implementation means cooperably associated with a mobile communications device;

retrieving a clothing image and a facial image of the target subject via image-retrieval means of the mobile application software;

modifying a retrieved clothing image and a retrieved facial image via image-modification means of the mobile application software;

overlaying a modified clothing image with a modified facial image via image overlay means of the mobile application software; and

visually displaying overlayed modified clothing and facial images upon a visual display cooperably associated with the mobile communications device.