Method and apparatus for selecting a wearable to match an object
First Claim
1. An apparatus for selecting a wearable, the apparatus comprising:
- an input device having a light emitting portion light receiving portion, the light emitting portion operative to emit light which is reflected by an object, and the light receiving portion operative to detect the reflected light, thereby producing a sensed electrical signal representative of the color of the object based on light reflectivity of the object;
a memory for storing a database of color reflectivities associated with a plurality of wearables, each wearable having at least one reflectivity identified therewith;
control logic in communication with the input device, the control logic being operative to receive said sensed signal to compare the reflectivity of the sensed object with the color reflectivities of the wearables, to determine a difference metric between the color reflectivities of each of the wearables and the reflectivity of the object, and to compare the difference metrics to determine the least difference metric to select one of the plurality of wearables based on the least difference metric; and
an output device in communication with the control logic for indicating the selected wearable associated with the least difference metric.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting wearables, such as cosmetics and clothing accessories, which match an object of interest, includes control logic for selecting an appropriate wearable based on a metric determined by light reflected from the object. Light is transmitted by an input device which also detects the reflected light. The input device is connected to the control logic which determines a metric and compares the metric to predetermined data corresponding to each of the available wearables. The selected wearable is indicated to a customer by an output device also connected to the control logic. The output device may include a light corresponding to each available wearable, or a mechanical machine which provides the selected wearable or a sample of the selected wearable to the customer. In one embodiment the apparatus is utilized to match the color of a cosmetic foundation make-up to the color of the customer'"'"'s skin.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus for selecting a wearable, the apparatus comprising:
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an input device having a light emitting portion light receiving portion, the light emitting portion operative to emit light which is reflected by an object, and the light receiving portion operative to detect the reflected light, thereby producing a sensed electrical signal representative of the color of the object based on light reflectivity of the object; a memory for storing a database of color reflectivities associated with a plurality of wearables, each wearable having at least one reflectivity identified therewith; control logic in communication with the input device, the control logic being operative to receive said sensed signal to compare the reflectivity of the sensed object with the color reflectivities of the wearables, to determine a difference metric between the color reflectivities of each of the wearables and the reflectivity of the object, and to compare the difference metrics to determine the least difference metric to select one of the plurality of wearables based on the least difference metric; and an output device in communication with the control logic for indicating the selected wearable associated with the least difference metric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for selecting a wearable, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of reflectivity values associated with wearables in a database; transmitting light to impinge upon an object to be coordinated with the wearable; detecting light reflected from the object to provide an object reflectivity value representing color of the object; comparing the object reflectivity value to each of the plurality of reflectivity values of the wearables to determine metrics based on the relationships between the object reflectivity value and the reflectivity values of the wearables the metric representing closeness in match of color based on the reflectivities; and selecting the wearable based on the metrics.
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26. A method of selecting one of a plurality of wearables based on the color of a sensed object, the method including the steps of:
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storing a plurality of color reflectivities and associated wearables in a database; sensing reflectivity of an object by emitting light toward the object and receiving reflected light from the object and producing an electrical signal representative of sensed color based on reflectivity of the object; comparing the sensed color with each of the stored color reflectivities and determining a color difference metric for each wearable; comparing the difference metrics to determine the least difference value and identifying the wearable associated with the least difference value; and
visually indicating the selected wearable. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method of automatically selecting one of a plurality of wearables based on the color of a sensed object, the method including the steps of:
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providing an input device that senses color of an object by emitting light toward the object by a light source and receiving light reflected from the object from the light source by a photosensor and providing a electrical signal representative of the reflected light; storing a plurality of color reflectivities and associated wearables in a database; comparing the electrical signal to a light threshold value to determine the presence of a predetermined relationship indicative of placement of an object to be measured against the input device; comparing the sensed color of the electrical signal with the database of wearables and selecting one of the plurality of wearables only after detecting the predetermined relationship; and indicating the selected wearable. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method of automatically selecting one of a plurality of wearables based on the color of a sensed object, the method including the steps of:
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providing an input device that senses color of an object by emitting light toward the object by a light source and receiving light reflected from the object from the light source by a photosensor and providing an electrical signal representative of the reflected light; storing a plurality of color reflectivities and associated wearables in a database; receiving the electrical signal representative of object'"'"'s color and comparing the sensed object'"'"'s color with the stored color reflectivities and selecting one of the plurality of wearables based on the comparison; and visually indicating the selected wearable by activation of means directly adjacent the selected wearable. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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