SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MODULAR ONLINE PRODUCT SELECTION,VISUALIZATION AND DESIGN SERVICES
First Claim
1. A system for generating a visualization of a shopper wearing a garment, comprising:
- an electronic commerce platform operated for the benefit of a source of a plurality of items of apparel, wherein the electronic commerce platform includes elements configured togenerate a user interface for use by the shopper, the user interface including a selectable element which, when selected or activated, initiates a process coupling the electronic commerce platform to a visualization service platform; and
provide access to an electronic catalog or other set of data describing the plurality of items of apparel;
a visualization service platform, wherein the visualization service platform includes elements or processes configured toauthenticate the shopper;
access data describing the shopper;
if necessary, request data describing the shopper;
receive data identifying an item of apparel from the electronic commerce platform;
in response to receiving the data identifying the item of apparel, access data describing the material from which the item is constructed and the structural elements of the item of apparel;
generate an electronic representation of the item of apparel;
generate an electronic representation of the shopper wearing the item of apparel;
generate a visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel;
present the visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel to the shopper;
receive an input from the shopper identifying a change to the environmental conditions associated with the visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel; and
re-generate the visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel in the changed environmental conditions.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for generating an on-line/eCommerce based garment viewing, selection, and sizing service that includes a virtual shopping experience capable of being initiated by activating an embedded uniform resource locator (URL) from an arbitrary web-based application or browser. The inventive system includes elements and processes that may be used to generate realistic images and behavior of a user'"'"'s digital facsimile and associated clothing and/or accessories under different environmental viewing conditions (such as lighting, shading, etc.). These elements and processes may include mathematical/computational models of fabric appearance at both larger and smaller scales, fabric motion under conditions of wind or movement of a person wearing a garment, fabric reflectivity, garment seams, stylistic elements, etc. Models of a person generated by use of the inventive system may include consideration of one or more of a user'"'"'s height, weight, age, skin tone, fitness level, hair, hair style, makeup, etc.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for generating a visualization of a shopper wearing a garment, comprising:
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an electronic commerce platform operated for the benefit of a source of a plurality of items of apparel, wherein the electronic commerce platform includes elements configured to generate a user interface for use by the shopper, the user interface including a selectable element which, when selected or activated, initiates a process coupling the electronic commerce platform to a visualization service platform; and provide access to an electronic catalog or other set of data describing the plurality of items of apparel; a visualization service platform, wherein the visualization service platform includes elements or processes configured to authenticate the shopper; access data describing the shopper; if necessary, request data describing the shopper; receive data identifying an item of apparel from the electronic commerce platform; in response to receiving the data identifying the item of apparel, access data describing the material from which the item is constructed and the structural elements of the item of apparel; generate an electronic representation of the item of apparel; generate an electronic representation of the shopper wearing the item of apparel; generate a visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel; present the visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel to the shopper; receive an input from the shopper identifying a change to the environmental conditions associated with the visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel; and re-generate the visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel in the changed environmental conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of enabling a shopper to conduct a purchase transaction for an item of apparel, comprising:
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providing a computer implemented process to enable the shopper to select the item of apparel; providing a computer implemented process to access data regarding the item of apparel from an electronic data storage element, wherein the data regarding the item of apparel includes data that represents the response of a material from which the item of apparel is at least partially constructed to an applied force or data that represents the appearance of a material from which the item of apparel is at least partially constructed in response to a source of illumination; providing a computer implemented process to enable the shopper to construct a visualization of the shopper based on physical characteristics of the shopper; generating a visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel; displaying the visualization to the shopper; enabling the shopper to vary one or more environmental conditions related to the visualization; generating a new visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel under the environmental conditions as varied by the shopper; providing a computer implemented process to enable the shopper to indicate a desire to purchase the item of apparel; and executing a computer implemented process to enable the shopper to initiate a transaction to purchase the item of apparel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for generating a visualization of a shopper wearing an item of apparel, comprising:
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a set of computer-executable instructions stored in an electronic data storage element; an electronic processing element, wherein when executed by the processing element, the set of instructions cause the apparatus to enable a shopper to select an item of apparel from a plurality of items of apparel; access data regarding the selected item of apparel, wherein the data regarding the selected item of apparel includes data that represents the response of a material from which the item of apparel is at least partially constructed to an applied force or data that represents the appearance of a material from which the item of apparel is at least partially constructed in response to a source of illumination; enable the shopper to construct a visualization of the shopper based on physical characteristics of the shopper; generate a visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel; cause the visualization to be displayed to the shopper; enable the shopper to vary one or more environmental conditions related to the visualization; and generate a new visualization of the shopper wearing the item of apparel under the environmental conditions as varied by the shopper. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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