METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS ULTRA-LOW FOOTPRINT BODY SCANNING

• US 20190311488A1
• Filed: 11/05/2018
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Styku, LLC
• Original Assignee: Styku, LLC
• Inventors: Sareen, Raj
• Granted Patent: US 11,640,672 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/40 of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/20 Finite element generation, e.g. wire-frame surface description, tesselation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10028 Range image; Depth image; 3D point clouds
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30196 Human being; Person
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/55 from multiple images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/60 Analysis of geometric attributes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/28 characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] wireless communication networks H04W ; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums

Abstract

A system for scanning a body to create scan data comprises a processor, a range camera capable of capturing at least a first set of depth images of the body rotated to 0 degrees, and at least a second set of depth images of the body rotated to x degrees, wherein x is >0 degrees, and x<360 degrees. a set of computer instructions are executable on a processor capable of synchronizing scan data and body measurements with a server.

Claims

1. A system for scanning and measuring a surface of a body of a person, comprising:

a processor;

two or more range cameras capable of capturing at least a first depth image of a surface of a body from at least a first point of view while the body is in a pose, and at least a second depth image of the surface of the body from at least a second point of view while the body remains in the same pose, at least one of the two or more range cameras positioned at a different angle with respect to the other range cameras;

a first set of computer instructions executable on the processor capable of calculating a first set of three dimensional points from the first depth image and a second set of three dimensional points from the second depth image;

a second set of computer instructions executable on the processor capable of reconstructing the surface of the body by transforming the first and second set of three dimensional points into a final combined set of three dimensional points representing the surface of the body in a commonly shared coordinate system;

a third set of computer instructions executable on the processor capable of identifying points of measure from the final combined set of three dimensional points; and

a fourth set of computer instructions executable on the processor capable of extracting anthropometric body measurements using the points of measure.

2. The system of claim 1, comprising a second set of computer instructions executable on a processor are further capable of creating a three dimensional mesh from the final combined set of three dimensional points.

3. The system of claim 1, comprising avatar processing software capable of creating an avatar from the final combined set of three dimensional points.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the avatar is capable of display to a user on a network attached device over a network.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second points of view is of a type selected from the group consisting of:

a point of view of the body on a rotating pedestal while one or more range cameras remain stationary;

a point of view of the body on a wireless turntable while one or more range cameras are moving to capture each depth image;

a point of view of the body remaining fixed in space while one or more range cameras are moving to capture each depth image;

a point of view of the body remaining fixed in space and with two or more range cameras remaining fixed in space with each range camera having a different point of view with respect to the other range camera;

a point of view of the body with one or more range cameras moving with respect to the body that moves while capturing the depth images; and

a point of view of the body with one or more range cameras moving, stopping to take a depth image, moving and then stopping again to take a depth image; and

a point of view of the body with one or more range cameras moving, stopping to take at least one depth image, but also taking yet at least another image while moving.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the second set of instructions is further capable of minimizing the differences between the first and second sets of three dimensional points.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the second set of instructions is further capable of performing rotating and translating the first and second sets of three dimensional points.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured for operation in one or more locations selected from the group consisting of:

a home, a commercial kiosk, a retrofitted store fitting room, a gaming machine establishment, and a karaoke room.

9. A method for scanning and measuring a surface of a body of a person, comprising:

capturing, using two or more range cameras, at least a first depth image of a surface of a body, from at least a first point of view while the body is in a pose, and at least a second depth image of the surface of the body, from at least a second point of view, while the body remains in the same pose, at least one of the two or more range cameras positioned at a different angle with respect to the other range cameras;

calculating a first set of three dimensional points from the first depth image and a second set of three dimensional points from the second depth image;

reconstructing the surface of the body by transforming the first and second set of three dimensional points into a final combined set of three dimensional points representing the surface of the body in a commonly shared coordinate system;

identifying points of measure from the final combined set of three dimensional points; and

extracting anthropometric body measurements from the points of measure.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising creating a three dimensional mesh from the final set of three dimensional points.

11. The method of claim 9, comprising creating an avatar from the final set of three dimensional points capable of display to a user on a network attached device over a network.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the first and second points of view is of a type selected from the group consisting of:

a point of view of the body on a rotating pedestal while one or more range cameras remain stationary;

a point of view of the body on a wireless turntable while one or more range cameras are moving to capture each depth image;

a point of view of the body remaining fixed in space while one or more range cameras are moving to capture each depth image;

a point of view of the body remaining fixed in space and with two or more range cameras remaining fixed in space with each range camera having a different point of view with respect to the other range camera;

a point of view of the body with one or more range cameras moving with respect to the body that moves while capturing the depth images; and

a point of view of the body with one or more range cameras moving, stopping to take a depth image, moving and then stopping again to take a depth image; and

a point of view of the body with one or more range cameras moving, stopping to take at least one depth image, but also taking yet at least another image while moving.

13. The method of claim 9, comprising displaying the measurements over a network on a network attached device.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of transforming comprises minimizing the differences between the first and second sets of three dimensional points.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of transforming comprises rotating and translating the first and second sets of three dimensional points.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein each step is performed in one or more locations selected from the group consisting of:

a home, a commercial kiosk, a retrofitted store fitting room, a gaming machine establishment, and a karaoke room.

17. A system for scanning and measuring a surface of a body of a person, comprising:

a processor;

a range camera capable of capturing a plurality of sets of depth images of a surface of a body, a first set of depth images comprising depth images of the surface of the body captured from at least a first point of view while the body is in a pose, each subsequent set of depth images comprising captured depth images of the surface of the body captured from at least a second point of view, while the body remains in the same pose, at least one of the two or more range cameras positioned at a different angle with respect to the other range cameras;

a first set of computer instructions executable on the processor capable of calculating a set of three dimensional points for each set of depth images;

a second set of computer instructions executable on the processor capable of reconstructing the surface of the body by transforming all sets of three dimensional points into one final set of three dimensional points representing the surface of the body in a commonly shared coordinate system; and

a third set of computer instructions executable on the processor capable of identifying points of measure from the combined set of three dimensional points;

a fourth set of computer instructions executable on the processor capable of extracting body measurements using the points of measure; and

a wireless turntable having a rotatable platform capable of rotating the body to provide the two or more points of view of the body, wherein the processor as capable of wirelessly controlling rotation of the platform while the depth images are being captured;

wherein the wireless turntable further comprises a scale capable of communicating with the processor to provide weight data for the body.

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